Plymouth Argyle came from behind to defeat Ipswich Town 2-1 in front of 16,000 fans as both clubs said farewell to a legend.
Evans made the last of 432 appearances for the Pilgrims, while Town said goodbye to a legend of their own, Jim Magilton, who played the last 30 minutes of an exciting encounter.
Nicky Forster opened the scoring for Ipswich on 11 minutes with a well directed header after a fine run, and deep cross from the right by young full-back Chris Casement.
Argyle responded positively, and gained a deserved equaliser on 28 minutes.
Skipper Paul Wotton sent a long ball forward and Evans managed to flick the ball back into the danger area from the right side of the box, and into the path of Tony Capaldi.
The Northern Ireland international capped an excellent all-round performance with a neat finish that crept through the legs of Town's young keeper Shane Supple.
The Pilgrims continued to dominate proceedings, and manager Tony Pulis will have been disappointed that his team didn't go into the interval in front.
The winner arrived on 58 minutes, when Evans latched on to a Vincent Pericard flick-on to head past Supple, and send the Home Park crowd wild.
It would have been impossible to write a more perfect script for a true Argyle legend, although Nicky Forster tried to spoil the party with ten minutes to go.
Fortunately for the Pilgrims, the former Reading Striker fired over from ten yards after Romain Larrieu had only parried a Darren Currie free-kick.
Evans departed the playing arena with 12 minutes to go, and the home crowd rose in unison to applaud a true legend in the history of Argyle.
Ipswich played their part, although Joe Royle will have been a little disappointed that his two centre backs, Jason De Vos and Richard Naylor, struggled to cope with the physical prowess of Evans and Pericard.
The day belonged to Evans, however, and few could deny that the atmosphere deserved a winner from an Argyle great.