City Force a Draw

BUT THEN LOSE THE TOSS UP

Tuesday August 16th 1977. Home Park, Plymouth, attendance 7,639.

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0 EXETER CITY 0.

It is now literally a toss-up as to whether Exeter City or Plymouth Argyle go through to the second round of the Football League Cup competition, and it is all back to Home Park next Tuesday night to decide the outcome. In the second leg on the Argyle ground the teams drew 0-0 to make the aggregate score 2-2. Then, off the field, the action switched to the referee's room. He tossed the coin in front of the two managers. The Plymouth chief, Mr Kelly, correctly called "heads," and so the third match will go ahead at Plymouth next Tuesday. This means that Exeter City's scheduled first League game of the season, against Sheffield Wednesday, will now be put back to a later date.

The second leg never reached the heights of Saturday's thriller at St James's Park, but it was still a tight affair. Both teams could have broken the deadlock, but Exeter will view it as a good result for them.

Plymouth Argyle:- Barron; Smart, Uzzell; Horswill, Foster, Craven; Johnson, Delve, Austin, Trusson, and Rogers.

Exeter City: Baugh; Templeman, Hore; Weeks, Saxton, Hatch; Hodge, Kellow, Bowker, Beer, and Jennings.