Plymouth take pleasure at Niall Ennis goading the Exeter City fans in a hilarious tweet issued by the club following the final whistle.
Matt Butcher netted in the second half to help the Pilgrims defeat their fierce rival, seeing Argyle return to the top of League One.
In a tense opening half, Argyle shot stopper Callum Burton saved an early effort from Demetri Mitchell while Finn Azaz came close for the visitors.
Butcher’s shot, following a pass from Niall Ennis from a short corner, was deflected off Will Aimson and into the net with Jamal Blackman having no chance at saving that one.
The result means that Argyle are now two points ahead of third place Sheffield Wednesday and one behind second place Ipswich Town after they demolished Charlton 6-0.
Ennis you beauty! 😂🇳🇬 #pafc #ecfc pic.twitter.com/9OK1RJcxxE
— ARGYLE ARE MASSIVE💚 (@kernow_argyle) April 15, 2023
Huge exposure for Sands Consultants.#pafc https://t.co/1OV3yUUySV
— Plymouth Argyle FC (@Argyle) April 15, 2023
“I thought Niall played really well,” said Schumacher. “Him and Sam [Cosgrove] had to battle and fight for everything. For Niall, I’m pleased for him to play 70 minutes – and brilliant to get Rands back on the pitch.
“I felt we just needed to sure that midfield up, with a defensive-minded midfield player in there. It’s brilliant to have him back. He used his brain, because he didn’t try and score in the last 30 seconds. He just ran up to the corner flag, and I’m sure he enjoyed it when the final whistle went.
“The character of the players is we try to not get too high or too low. After defeats, we try to analyse it and figure out what went wrong. We speak about openly as a group. That’s what we did on Thursday when we got back in, and then we put a game plan together, to come here and try and get a result.”
“Obviously the fans, that’s the most important thing today: they’ve got the bragging rights in the derby game,” said Schumacher. “That’s the most important thing. For us, it’s back to work on Monday, business as usual.
“We can’t go and celebrate this one and let our standards drop against Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury could be similar – we’re going to have to put in a performance where we battle, fight, and earn the right to play, and then try and get another big result.
“If we can back this up with another positive one, we’ll be in good shape.”
Steven Schumacher reflects on Argyle’s win against Exeter City.
In partnership with @TheTurmericCo.#pafc
— Plymouth Argyle FC (@Argyle) April 15, 2023
Exeter boss Gary Caldwell said: “It hurts, but to lose to your biggest rivals is devastating.
“I thought we were the better team, we gave it everything, but there were small details and we were naive at times. We have to get better at the fine arts of the game and that’s the lesson we take. We don’t get this back and we have to learn from it for Tuesday.
“To be a successful team you need to find a way to win. I don’t think there’s a moment in the game where we were under pressure. They came here to score one goal and nick a win, and that’s what they did.
“if you score an early goal, they would’ve had to come out and play a different gane, so we have to take our chances.”
Twitter users were amused as Plymouth take pleasure at Niall Ennis goading Exeter fans in a hilarious tweet surfacing mid-game…
@BradSaundersPfc: Hell of a job from the one steward keeping them all back #respect
@_HansYolo1: Poetry in motion. Hang it in the fucking Louvre. 💚
@dlqaguy: Smiling from ear to ear. Made my weekend seeing the Devon Derby turn 💚🤍.
@taylorjhn1: I will happily watch this on repeat! 💚 #pafc
@danielroberts29: Love the man taking the piss!!!! 😍😍😍💚💚💚⚽⚽⚽
@brightonpilgrim: Love this lil bit of banter/shithousery from @Niall_Ennis11 I’m here for it all day long #pafc 💚
@obrie030964: 😂 Them fucking mugs in the corner, fuck off wankers, Devon is green and white. 💚
@ashleybroooks: This has made me so happy
@_samwarddd: Build him a statue, simple as
@OhAlfff: Legend 🤣🤣
@LewisssH: That 2ft barrier working wonders 😂 inbred fucks come on you greens 🇳🇬😍
@Stevemillerpafc: What a sight
@argyleross1985: Brave of @Niall_Ennis11 running towards the hills have eyes! 😂
@PiefaceIsMyDad: We were all showing our appreciation for Sands Consultants. Hence why Ennis ran over to the advertisement signs. What a business 👏👏👏
@Stevied1977: Haha bravo Argyle 👏 😂
@footballbrev: Inject it. Red and White shite. Fuck off
@JacChapman17: Love you admin 😂💚
@bowhay_joshua: Niall Ennis you beauty 😍
@PAFCGraphics: My admin 💚
@TimCotton81: 😂 quality tweet
@MatthewLippett: NIAL THE KING ENNIS. What a fucking piss boiling legend big bank in tears 😂😂😂😂
@wavimul: Those cave dwellers deserved to have their noses rubbed in it after the way they were desperately trying to put Ennis off! Priceless!
@MoeMoeMoe1992: Knight him
@kingdbiz26: Elite shithousery admin 👏🏽😂💚
— Patrick Heafield (@heafipat90) April 15, 2023
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