Two superb second-half free-kicks from Akos Buzsaky saw Plymouth win at Coca-Cola Championship rivals Norwich for the first time in 46 years.

Buzsaky, who last found the net in Argyle's 2-1 home defeat to Luton in April, crashed home a brace of unstoppable 25-yard shots to halt a five-match win-less streak for Ian Holloway's side.

The first came in the 63rd minute with the game poised at 1-1 and after the Hungarian was fouled by Gary Doherty. Buzsaky picked himself up to take the kick himself and found the top left-hand corner with a fierce right-footed shot.

He doubled his tally 12 minutes later to complete the scoring. Dion Dublin brought down Lilian Nalis on the edge of the area and Buzsaky repeated the trick in emphatic fashion, crashing his shot past Paul Gallacher and into the net off the underside of the crossbar.

Earlier, an equally impressive free-kick by Youssef Safri had handed Norwich a deserved lead on the stroke of half-time.

Safri curled his 25-yard shot over the Argyle wall and beyond the helpless Luke McCormick into the bottom corner after Marcel Seip had fouled Dublin.

Plymouth equalised just before the hour-mark when leading scorer Barry Hayles headed his ninth goal of the season from Hasney Aljofree's corner.

Before the game there was a minute's silence in memory of former club secretary Bert Westwood, who passed away on Boxing Day.

But the sombre mood around Carrow Road soon turned into excitement as the home side made a bright start.

Darren Huckerby was the chief instigator, twice getting in behind the Argyle defence and forcing McCormick to punch away dangerous balls into the box but it was the visitors who provided the game's first effort on goal.

Peter Halmosi, signed this week on loan from Hungarian champions Debrecen, almost marked his debut in superb fashion with a dipping 25-yard volley which narrowly cleared the crossbar after 12 minutes.

Soon afterwards Huckerby was tormenting the Plymouth backline again. He beat two men and slid a low cross along the six-yard for Paul McVeigh, but Seip had read the danger and turned the ball out for a corner.

The match had to be stopped for four minutes midway through the first half when McCormick needed treatment after coming off worse in a 50-50- challenge with Dublin.

Aljofree had given up the chase on a long, bouncing through-ball but Dublin had kept running and jumped with the Plymouth goalkeeper, who landed awkwardly.

When the game resumed Dublin glanced a header just over the crossbar from Safri's free-kick before the Moroccan opened the scoring.

Until then Norwich had dominated but were unable to make the decisive breakthrough. Peter Grant was dealt a blow prior to kick-off with the news that the Championship's leading scorer Robert Earnshaw would miss out with a groin injury and Norwich lacked cutting edge in his absence.

The 17-goal striker sustained the problem in training and is set to see a specialist to discover the full extent of the damage.

McCormick produced a fine parrying save to prevent Lee Croft doubling Norwich's lead early in the second half and it proved a defining moment when Hayles rose to head the equaliser from six-yards out.

Buzsaky's brace knocked the stuffing out of Norwich but they had chances to reduce their arrears in the closing 15 minutes.

Grant brought on new signing Chris Brown, a £325,000 buy from Sunderland this week, and he set up Dublin within minutes of his introduction, but the veteran fired over the crossbar.

Then Brown, who replaced McVeigh, went close himself but his acrobatic overhead kick was smothered at the second attempt by McCormick.

Plymouth withstood more pressure but held on to win in Norwich for the first time since Boxing Day in 1961.

Norwich Gallacher, Colin (Robinson 86), Doherty, Shackell,Drury, Croft, Safri, Etuhu, Huckerby, Dublin,McVeigh (Brown 65).

Subs Not Used: Lewis, Hughes, Martin.

Booked: Safri, Doherty.

Goals: Safri 45.

Plymouth McCormick, Gosling (Hodges 70), Sawyer, Seip,Aljofree, Norris, Buzsaky, Nalis, Halmosi (Summerfield 83),Hayles (Reid 88), Gallen.

Subs Not Used: Clapham, Laird.

Booked: Buzsaky, Norris.

Goals: Hayles 59, Buzsaky 63, 75.

Att: 23,513

Ref: M Jones (Cheshire).