Great game with both sides playing fast and open football. From start to finish both teams really went at each other, and it was Argyle that took an early lead when the Ottery defence struggled to cope with the pace and strength of Steve Williams who forced the ball in within ten minutes of the start.
Ottery played some attractive football and caused Argyle several problems keeping the Argyle defence of Mathew Mortimore, James Williams, Michael Vernon and Elliot Collins on their toes, but Argyle continued to ask questions on their opponents and always looked threatening with Chris Wills raiding down the right flank and Steve Kinsey linking up well with Robbie Clark on the other side, whilst Phillip Evans and Robbie Miller worked tirelessly in the middle of the park. Ottery got back on level terms and enjoyed a good period of play forcing Argyle’s Keeper Daniel Malcolm to pull off a couple of really good saves.
Argyle regained their lead when Steve Williams once again was quick to react to a through ball and holding off determined defenders he placed the ball wide of the Ottery keeper.
Late into the first half Argyle won a corner and Chris Wills delivery to the edge of the Ottery box found Mathew Mortimore who scored with a superb half volley wide of the keeper.
Ottery came out in a really determined fashion in the second half and kept the pressure on Argyle getting their reward early in the second half with a scrappy goal on the far post. With the game still flowing from end to end, both keepers had to be at their best. This time it was Ottery’s keeper that pulled off two superb saves to deny Argyle. Argyle were a touch unlucky when a clear penalty appeal was turned away when a Phillip Evans low drive was stopped short of the line by the Ottery defender handling not once but twice to turn the ball over the line for a corner.
Ottery levelled the game in the 88th minute when their No 12 got in behind the Argyle defence to hammer a close range shot past the keeper and high into the net to deny Argyle all three points.