Carlsberg South West Peninsula division one East University of Exeter 3 Okehampton Argyle 2 THIS was a disappointing start to the league season for Argyle, but there were many positives that could be taken from this performance as well as some things to work on. The students are traditionally weak at this time of the year as their autumn term has not yet started, but in the event they had persuaded virtually all of last year's first team to travel back for this fixture and Argyle found themselves up against a well drilled, fast and skilful side. Argyle started confidently and played good possession football taking their time to probe the University defence with Matt Sanders playing some telling balls from midfield and Brad Ausden making some threatening runs up front. Jason Cordice was leading the forward line well and he gave Okehampton the lead after 25 minutes, when he robbed a defender 30 yards out and ran on to place a superb shot in the corner of the net from the edge of the box. However, Argyle gave the students too much room to attack down the right flank and Alex Wren often found himself with two players breaking against him. On 39 minutes, this led to the University equalising as they played the ball out to their unmarked right winger, who used his overlapping full back to perfection. The resulting cross was turned in firmly by Louis Bowers given Aaron Dearing in the Argyle goal no chance. The game had now become an even encounter and both teams created good chances, the nearest to a goal coming a few minutes before half-time when a defence splitting pass from Matt Sanders was caught on the volley by Brad Ausden but flashed just outside the University post. The second half saw the students take the initiative to begin with and in the next half hour they won the match. On 68 minutes, a good low cross from Magnus Assmundson glanced off an Argyle defender to give the University the lead and seven minutes later they went 3-1 up after a clever lob from Jack Jones on the edge of the box found the net. Argyle did not give up and came back at the University. On 81 minutes, they reduced the arrears when Jason Cordice did brilliantly to control a lovely through ball and slotted it past Hallam in the Exeter goal. Okehampton really pressed for an equaliser in the remaining minutes but it just would not come as the students defended their lead well.