Match Report
| Carlisle United | Carlisle United |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clive Walsh | C. Walsh |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 46 | | Nicky Kasper | N. Kasper | ||||||||
| Paul Ehiogu | P. Ehiogu | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Syd Makin | S. Makin | |||||||||
| Marcus Banks | M. Banks | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Craig Lightfoot | C. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Craig Mercer | C. Mercer | | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Alfred Mustoe | A. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Dean Fletcher | D. Fletcher | | 42 | D | | 5 | | M | 49 | | Alun Jobson | A. Jobson | |||||||||
| Alistair Mckay | A. Mckay | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 41 | | Nwankwo Shaw | N. Shaw | |||||||||
| Tim Cooper | T. Cooper | | 46 | M | | | 7 | | M | 37 | | Daniele Vieira | D. Vieira | ||||||||
| Clive Brown | C. Brown | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 36 | | Matthew Sharpe | M. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Rio Froggatt | R. Froggatt | | 41 | M | | 9 | | M | 32 | | Duncan Higginbotham | D. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Dean Dichio | D. Dichio | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Peter Stone | P. Stone | |||||||||
| Francis Milburn | F. Milburn | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 |  | Tiago Marques | T. Marques | |||||||||
| Seth Lawrence | S. Lawrence | | 48 | A | | 12 | | A | 49 | | Marc Gardner | M. Gardner | |||||||||
| Marvin Barrett | M. Barrett | | 46 | A | | 13 | | A | 47 | | John Westwood | J. Westwood | |||||||||
| Terry Mowbray | T. Mowbray | | 46 | G | | 14 | | A | 45 | | Nicky Mcgovern | N. Mcgovern | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Brunton Park where Carlisle United play host to Hull City. A crowd of 2,377 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Carlisle United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Whelan.
The pitch is in good condition.
Carlisle United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Whelan.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Carlisle United get the match underway!
3.55
0-0Alistair Mckay catches Matthew Sharpe on the ankles. The referee warns Alistair Mckay to calm down! Matthew Sharpe runs off the knock.
9.38
0-0Peter Stone catches Marcus Banks on the ankles. The referee calls over Peter Stone and shows him a yellow card! Marcus Banks gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.09
0-0Matthew Sharpe knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Marques. Tiago Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Stone. Peter Stone gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball comes off Marcus Banks and the loose ball is cleared up field.
14.52
0-1Matthew Sharpe flicks a high ball forward to Tiago Marques who takes it down. Tiago Marques tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
26.40
0-1Daniele Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Marques. Tiago Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.22
0-1Rio Froggatt knocks the ball forward to Francis Milburn. Francis Milburn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Nicky Kasper. Excellent save.
40.35
0-1Craig Lightfoot knocks the ball forward to Daniele Vieira. Daniele Vieira makes a probing pass to Tiago Marques. Tiago Marques shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Hull City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Carlisle United appear unchanged since the first half. Hull City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Carlisle United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Hull City kicking off!
48.06
Duncan Higginbotham runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Duncan Higginbotham shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.04
0-1Matthew Sharpe hacks Alistair Mckay from behind! The referee calls over Matthew Sharpe and shows him a yellow card! Alistair Mckay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.22
Craig Mercer flicks a high pass forward to Clive Brown who brings the ball under control. Clive Brown knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Milburn. Francis Milburn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.05
Dean Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Tim Cooper. Tim Cooper sees Francis Milburn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francis Milburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Syd Makin.
60.20
0-1Carlisle United have made a substitution with Marvin Barrett replacing Tim Cooper .Hull City have made 2 substitutions with Marc Gardner replacing Alfred Mustoe and Nicky Mcgovern replacing Peter Stone .
63.20
Nwankwo Shaw flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Mcgovern. Nicky Mcgovern shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.53
Nwankwo Shaw hacks Clive Brown from behind! Nwankwo Shaw is shown the yellow card! Clive Brown gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.50
Alistair Mckay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Milburn. Francis Milburn shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
75.41
Alun Jobson hits a low pass to Tiago Marques. Tiago Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Clive Walsh who gathers it comfortably.
77.52
Hull City have made a substitution with John Westwood replacing Daniele Vieira .
78.62
Dean Fletcher sees space and advances. Dean Fletcher makes a simple pass to Francis Milburn. Francis Milburn shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That brings them back into the game!
87.39
Alun Jobson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Mcgovern. Nicky Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Tiago Marques. Tiago Marques powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
89.43
Nwankwo Shaw sees Nicky Mcgovern in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicky Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Tiago Marques. Tiago Marques directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Clive Brown hits a low pass to Francis Milburn. Francis Milburn finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
31.7%
54%
14.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Francis Milburn of Carlisle United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Clive Walsh (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Ehiogu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcus Banks (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dean Fletcher (DEF) | 8 | |
| 6. | Alistair Mckay (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tim Cooper (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Clive Brown (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rio Froggatt (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dean Dichio (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Francis Milburn (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Seth Lawrence (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Marvin Barrett (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Terry Mowbray (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Nicky Kasper (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Syd Makin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Craig Lightfoot (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alfred Mustoe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alun Jobson (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nwankwo Shaw (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Daniele Vieira (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Matthew Sharpe (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Duncan Higginbotham (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Peter Stone (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Tiago Marques (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Marc Gardner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | John Westwood (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Nicky Mcgovern (ATT) | 7 | |