Peterborough ended a dismal season on a high with victory over fellow relegated club Plymouth.
Chris Clark fed Bradley Wright-Phillips, who gave Plymouth a 31st-minute lead with a neat finish.
Craig Mackail-Smith levelled with his 10th of the season on 63 minutes after Liam Dickinson's superb backheel.
Mackail-Smith made it 2-1 six minutes later when he headed in Tommy Rowe's free-kick, but Plymouth were unlucky to see Alan Judge's free-kick hit the bar.
Plymouth boss Paul Mariner:
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We were absolutely spent - Mariner
"It was a classic end-of-season game on a horrible, bumpy pitch.
"It's the first time for a long time we have taken the lead and I was interested to see how the players handled the situation.
"The second half we came out flat and then we conceded some soft goals."
Peterborough boss Gary Johnson: "It was an important win.
"The boys have put in a good effort for me in the last four weeks. We haven't always had the quality but today we had the effort and a little bit of quality.
"We had a few chances and Plymouth had a few, but there were people putting themselves on the line and that's what you need to win matches."
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Sunday, 2 May 2010
Npower Championship
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Plymouth
1-2
Peterborough
FT
(HT 1-0)
Wright-Phillips 31
Mackail-Smith 63
Mackail-Smith 69
Plymouth
01 Larrieu
29 Ngala
35 Bhasera (Barker 46)
02 Duguid (Fallon 78)
04 Fletcher
06 Clark (Bolasie 69)
07 Johnson
11 Arnason
25 Judge
10 Wright-Phillips
32 Mason
Substitutes
21 Chenoweth,
15 Barker,
22 Johnson,
38 Nelson,
20 Summerfield,
36 Bolasie,
14 Fallon
Peterborough
01 Lewis
04 Morgan
16 Little
24 Andrew yellow card
29 Bennett
06 Lee yellow card
14 Rowe
33 Simpson
07 Dickinson (Wright 64)
12 Mackail-Smith
31 Korentang yellow card
Substitutes
13 McKeown,
30 Griffiths,
35 Piergianni,
25 Green,
27 McCrae,
20 Wright,
26 Mills
Ref: TannerAtt: 8,557
PLYMOUTH
PETERBOROUGH
Possession
Plymouth54%
Peterborough46%
Attempts on target
Plymouth3
Peterborough5
Attempts off target
Plymouth10
Peterborough6
Corners
Plymouth4
Peterborough6
Fouls
Plymouth10
Peterborough15
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+3:54 The referee brings the game to a close.
90:00+2:44 Ben Wright has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the target.
90:00+1:24 Alan Judge takes the outswinging corner, Josh Simpson fouled by Kari Arnason, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Joe Lewis.
90:00+0:15 Bradley Wright-Phillips takes a shot. Tommy Rowe makes a clearance. Alan Judge takes the outswinging corner, Craig Morgan manages to make a clearance.
89:56 Josh Simpson takes a shot. Blocked by Chris Barker.
88:44 Ben Wright challenges Chris Barker unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kari Arnason takes the free kick.
87:49 Alan Judge has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.
86:51 Tommy Rowe produces a cross, Kari Arnason makes a clearance. Corner taken left-footed by Tommy Rowe, Bondz N'Gala manages to make a clearance.
85:46 Chris Barker fouled by Ben Wright, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Romain Larrieu.
83:46 Long range effort by Alan Judge goes harmlessly over the bar.
83:23 Charlie Lee challenges Yannick Bolasie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Chris Barker.
82:47 Effort from outside the area by Kari Arnason goes wide right of the goal.
80:28 Charlie Lee gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Yannick Bolasie. Alan Judge has an effort direct from the free kick, Kari Arnason produces a right-footed shot from close in that goes over the bar.
79:02 Danny Andrew challenges Joe Mason unfairly and gives away a free kick. Alan Judge takes the direct free kick.
78:24 Free kick awarded for a foul by Craig Mackail-Smith on Kari Arnason. Romain Larrieu takes the indirect free kick.
76:54 Substitution Rory Fallon is brought on as a substitute for Karl Duguid.
76:54 Josh Simpson takes a shot. Romain Larrieu makes a save. Effort on goal by Bradley Wright-Phillips from just inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.
75:54 Tommy Rowe has an effort at goal from outside the area which misses left.
75:27 Joe Mason is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Craig Morgan.
73:43 Unfair challenge on Charlie Lee by Yannick Bolasie results in a free kick. Joe Lewis takes the free kick.
72:06 Unfair challenge on Bradley Wright-Phillips by Craig Morgan results in a free kick. Karl Duguid restarts play with the free kick.
68:59 Tommy Rowe provided the assist for the goal.
68:59 GOAL - Craig Mackail-Smith:Plymouth 1 - 2 Peterborough Craig Mackail-Smith grabs a headed goal from close in. Plymouth 1-2 Peterborough.
67:21 Centre by Tommy Rowe,
67:21 Substitution Chris Clark goes off and Yannick Bolasie comes on.
67:21 Charlie Lee fouled by Chris Clark, the ref awards a free kick.
65:13 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Alan Judge from the right by-line, clearance by Charlie Lee.
63:19 Substitution Ben Wright is brought on as a substitute for Liam Dickinson.
62:01 Assist on the goal came from Mark Little.
62:01 GOAL - Craig Mackail-Smith:Plymouth 1 - 1 Peterborough Craig Mackail-Smith gets on the score sheet with a goal from close in low into the middle of the goal. Plymouth 1-1 Peterborough.
60:27 Damien Johnson fouled by Liam Dickinson, the ref awards a free kick. Kari Arnason takes the indirect free kick.
57:05 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Josh Simpson, save made by Romain Larrieu.
55:12 The offside flag is raised against Liam Dickinson. Romain Larrieu takes the indirect free kick.
52:21 Unfair challenge on Nathan Koranteng by Karl Duguid results in a free kick. Danny Andrew crosses the ball in from the free kick. Tommy Rowe takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Damien Johnson.
51:37 Liam Dickinson takes a shot. Save made by Romain Larrieu.
49:28 Corner taken left-footed by Tommy Rowe, Unfair challenge on Carl Fletcher by Craig Morgan results in a free kick. Romain Larrieu takes the free kick.
47:28 Damien Johnson takes the direct free kick. Foul by Damien Johnson on Nathan Koranteng, free kick awarded. Craig Morgan restarts play with the free kick.
47:28 Booking Booking for Charlie Lee.
47:22 Unfair challenge on Alan Judge by Charlie Lee results in a free kick.
45:01 The second half has started.
45:01 Substitution Onismor Bhasera leaves the field to be replaced by Chris Barker.
Half Time
45:00+3:21 It is the end of the first-half.
45:00+3:00 Bradley Wright-Phillips is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Lewis.
45:00+2:33 Joe Mason is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Lewis.
45:00+2:00 Shot on goal by Bradley Wright-Phillips from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
44:13 Nathan Koranteng challenges Alan Judge unfairly and gives away a free kick. Romain Larrieu restarts play with the free kick.
43:06 Foul by Kari Arnason on Liam Dickinson, free kick awarded. Josh Simpson restarts play with the free kick.
42:17 Bradley Wright-Phillips produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.
38:07 Free kick crossed right-footed by Damien Johnson from right wing, Liam Dickinson manages to make a clearance.
38:07 Booking Danny Andrew booked for unsporting behaviour.
38:01 Danny Andrew concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Judge.
35:58 Karl Duguid restarts play with the free kick.
35:58 Booking Nathan Koranteng is booked.
35:52 Foul by Nathan Koranteng on Alan Judge, free kick awarded.
34:17 Shot from long distance by Mark Little goes wide of the left-hand upright.
33:42 Inswinging corner taken by Tommy Rowe from the right by-line, Bradley Wright-Phillips manages to make a clearance.
32:25 Joe Mason produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the left-hand post.
30:55 Assist on the goal came from Chris Clark.
30:55 GOAL - Bradley Wright-Phillips:Plymouth 1 - 0 Peterborough Bradley Wright-Phillips finds the net with a goal from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Plymouth 1-0 Peterborough.
29:43 Shot from close range by Bondz N'Gala strikes the post.
28:39 Unfair challenge on Alan Judge by Mark Little results in a free kick. Alan Judge takes the free kick.
27:37 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tommy Rowe by Carl Fletcher. Ryan Bennett takes the free kick.
26:33 Liam Dickinson produces a header from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
25:01 The referee blows for offside against Liam Dickinson. Free kick taken by Romain Larrieu.
21:35 Effort from just outside the box by Nathan Koranteng goes over the bar.
20:49 The ball is crossed by Craig Mackail-Smith, clearance made by Kari Arnason. Josh Simpson takes the inswinging corner, Damien Johnson makes a clearance.
13:12 Corner taken by Alan Judge, Craig Morgan makes a clearance. Free kick awarded for a foul by Alan Judge on Craig Mackail-Smith. Joe Lewis takes the indirect free kick.
8:25 Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Andrew on Chris Clark. Free kick taken by Carl Fletcher.
6:55 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Josh Simpson by Carl Fletcher. Direct free kick taken by Josh Simpson.
5:40 Tommy Rowe produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.
4:34 Carl Fletcher takes a shot. Ryan Bennett gets a block in.
1:18 Bradley Wright-Phillips gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Morgan. Craig Morgan takes the indirect free kick.
0:00 The game begins.
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