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Plymouth Argyle 2 Wycombe Wanderers 3: Late fightback gives Argyle hope

Plymouth Argyle mounted a late fightback to keep their League Two promotion hopes alive as Wycombe Wanderers won an eventful play-off semi-final first leg 3-2 at Home Park.

Wycombe appeared to be cruising to a place at Wembley as they raced into a 2-0 lead midway through the first half on Saturday.

Veteran captain Paul Hayes opened the scoring from close range after Alfie Mawson had a header saved from Joe Jacobson's corner.

Hayes went off at half-time due to the effects of a head injury, but Craig finished emphatically on the end of Sam Saunders' throughball to make it 3-0 after 52 minutes.

However, Zak Ansah netted a brilliant swerving 25-yard effort in the 86th minute and Jason Banton threaded a shot through a crowded penalty area and into the net with a minute to play, putting the tie back in the balance ahead of Thursday’s second leg at Adams Park.