SCHUMACHER HAILS HUGE THREE POINTS
The Football League Paper|September 03, 2023
PLYMOUTH boss Steven Schumacher branded his side’s resounding home win over Blackburn Rovers a “huge three points”.
Rich Fewlass
SCHUMACHER HAILS HUGE THREE POINTS

PLYMOUTH A 3, Azaz 27, Hardie 77, Cundle 80

BLACKBURN R 0

Scottish striker Ryan Hardie took his tally to four goals in five league games with an opportunist 77thminute close-range strike, then won the aerial duel to tee-up Luke Cundle’s sublime chip over goalkeeper Aynsley Pears as promoted Argyle climbed to tenth.

Finn Azaz’s deflected 27-minute strike had opened the scoring and Schumacher said: “It’s a huge three points for us. It gives us seven points from our first five games in the Championship, we can all be quite pleased with that.

“We go into the international break having got maximum points, which is important. We have won the game probably without playing our best. We played better in our past two league games and on Tuesday night in the cup and haven’t got anything.

“It’s a funny old game, football. Blackburn were a really tough opponent and for us to get three points from it? It’s a huge win.

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