ARGYLE captain Carl Fletcher hailed his team-mates' character after leading the Pilgrims to a 3-1 victory at Barnsley on Saturday.

Fletcher scored a second-half equaliser, before goals from Jamie Mackie and Rory Fallon saw the Pilgrims come behind to win an away game for the first time since the opening day of the 2007-08 season.

"We're pleased," said Fletch. "It's nice get a bit of something back for all the hard work we have been putting in over recent weeks. It's nice to get a good result, get a few goals and, more importantly, get three points."

Barnsley netted their goal in the 45th minute, through Hugo Colace, and Carl said: "Any time is not a good time to concede a goal, and just before half-time is disappointing, but I think we realised that there wasn't a lot in it, the teams were quite even.

"It shows the character of the team, and the squad that we have in the dressing-room, to come out and, with the performance in the second half, it was a justly deserved victory.

"With the pressure and the way we played in the second half, once we got one goal, we were always confident we could get another."

Fallon's goal was a measured, dipping strike from 40 yards, and Fletch said: "It was a fantastic goal. I saw it as soon as he hit it and said to him 'That's going in'.

"Rory worked hard for the team. He won a lot of headers and held the ball up well. It's a good reward for him."

Fletch also paid tribute to central midfield partner Damien Johnson, a deadline-day signing from Birmingham City.

"He's a proven quality player," said Carl. "It's nice for him to slot straight in. You saw today and on Tuesday [at Reading] that he worked his socks off.

"That's what we need to do between now and the end of the season. If he does it, and everyone else does it, it's nice when you get the rewards on a Saturday afternoon.

"Everyone in that changing-room is together, and results like this only make us stronger."