--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-08-24T02:41:49.558Z last_updated: 2026-08-23T07:45:35+00:00 data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/cardiff-city/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGx5bW91dGhoZXJhbGQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvcGx5bW91dGgtYXJneWxlLXBlcmZlY3RseS1nb29kLWdvYWwtMTExMjM3MDA --- # Argyle had 'perfectly good goal disallowed' in Wycombe draw - **Source:** - **Published:** 23 Aug - **Club:** Cardiff City - **Original URL:** https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/plymouth-argyle-perfectly-good-goal-11123700 The Pilgrims, in their second League One game of the season and coming off a 3-1 defeat at Home Park the previous Saturday, took the lead in the 25th minute with a superbly-taken first goal for the club from striker Will Evans, the recent signing from Mansfield Town. Evans thought he had scored again in first half added time when he was played through by Julio Pleguezuelo and fired the ball past Wycombe's former Argyle goalkeeper Conor Hazard, only for an offside flag to be raised. Read More: Player ratings as Argyle have to settle for Wycombe point Read More: Two Argyle signings imminent but Malachi Boateng is injured Cleverley saw a replay of that incident on a screen in the away dug-out and was adamant that Evans had been onside before he got in his shot. Later, around the hour mark of the match, Evans and his strike partner Bim Pepple both had shots blocked in a goalmouth scramble, with Cleverley claiming that a high challenge on Argyle substitute Bradley Ibrahim, on for an injured Malachi Boateng, should have led to a penalty. Instead, the game continued at 1-0 to Argyle and Wycombe went on to draw level in the 76th minute with a header from Connor Taylor after a free-kick into the box from Ewan Henderson. The knee ligament injury to Boateng early in the match came the day after another Argyle midfielder, Brendan Wiredu, completed a move to League Two side Salford City. Cleverley said: "Unfortunately, it's a game that will be focused on refereeing decisions. I thought the application of my team was outstanding. "A perfectly good goal disallowed before half-time, which is a mountain to climb for them. The biggest stonewall penalty you will see not given second half and my team still dug in to take something. "They (Wycombe) are a good side, they put us under pressure second half but if that game was 2-0 and your new centre-forward scored a brace there is a completely different feel to that second half, and the referee rightly so should feel responsible." Cleverley did wait to have some words with referee Neil Hair as the match officials walked towards the tunnel at the end of the first half. "I have learned my lesson not to be aggressive or not to show negative body language in those moments," said the Pilgrims' boss. "If only they knew the dedication the players and the staff put into these moments, the work the coaches and Will Evans have put into his finishing. It hurts when he has a legitimate goal chalked off, and it has absolutely affected the result of the game." Argyle had a good spell after Evans opened the scoring for them and Cleverley felt a second goal before the break would have made it very difficult for Wycombe to come back. Cleverley said: "When you come to really challenging places like this and go 1-0 up, the second goal is so so important. It's not rocket science. To score such a good quality goal that we did, it's disappointing." On the second half penalty incident, Cleverley said: "Bradley Ibrahim goes for the ball, he gets kicked in the chest/throat with force and the defender made no contact on the ball. When you look at the rules of the game it is the biggest stonewaller you will see." You can read more of our Argyle stories from Plymouth Live by clicking HERE PlymouthLive has launched a Plymouth Argyle transfer news and top stories group on WhatsApp and we want you to join us. Once you sign up for our updates, we'll send all the latest straight to your phone. To join our community, you need to already have WhatsApp. All you need to do is click this link and select 'Join Community'. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the PlymouthLive team. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'Exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Click here to join our WhatsApp community.