Summary
With a squad much diminished by injuries and suspension, Plymouth Argyle will have suspected that their FA Cup third-round mission at Peterborough United this weekend was going to be a battle. They were right.
The Pilgrims will be in today's fourth-round draw thanks to Saturday's 1-1 draw, but they did not escape unscathed from Cambridgeshire. In a heated last half-hour at London Road, visiting full-back Paul Connolly was sent off, the ten-man Pilgrims took the lead with a twice-taken penalty but soon lost it - and their skipper was struck on the head by a bottle flung on to the pitch by a spectator.See the full content of this document
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Under-Strength Argyle
In the tie's major flashpoint, 16 minutes from the finish, Hasney Aljofree was both the hero and the villain. The Argyle defender saw his first spot-kick kept out by Peterborough goalkeeper Mark Tyler, who - despite the hindrance of an ankle injury - plunged to his left...
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