Match Report


Carlisle UnitedCarlisle United     Stockport CountyStockport County
Tom ParkerTom Parker Jay Livermore Jay Livermore
Joel LitmanenJ. Litmanen78
G
1
G
78Stephane ScifoS. Scifo
Ignacio PabónI. Pabón81
D
captain2
D
72Celestine KanuC. Kanu
Alvaro MendozaA. Mendoza86
D
3captain
D
74Marco LaurentM. Laurent
Paul van DijkP. van Dijk75
D
4
D
75Harry RobsonH. Robson
Helder CostaH. Costa76
D
5
D
72Les BarrettL. Barrett
Drazen TudorD. Tudor78
M
6
M
73Torsten HallerT. Haller
Tomek WilimowskiT. Wilimowski81
M
7
M
78Mark SchwarzerM. Schwarzer
Erik ÁsgeirssonE. Ásgeirsson84
M
8
M
71Graham JacobsG. Jacobs
Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez79
M
9
A
76Rafael LimaR. Lima
Emmanuel LevratE. Levrat80
A
10
A
77Niccolo PowerN. Power
Paulo MonteiroP. Monteiro83
A
11
A
76Shaun WestwoodS. Westwood
 
Ade GarbaA. Garba79
D
12
D
69Mick FinneyM. Finney
Igor NikiforovI. Nikiforov77
M
13
M
77Harry HigginbothamH. Higginbotham
Nacer RamdaniN. Ramdani79
A
14
A
77Cedric ZugnaC. Zugna

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Brunton Park where Carlisle United play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 18,823 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Carlisle United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Riggott.


0.00
Carlisle United kick off and get the match underway!
2.10
Mark Schwarzer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shaun Westwood. Shaun Westwood shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Joel Litmanen. Excellent save.
3.02
Helder Costa threads the ball through to Drazen Tudor. Drazen Tudor makes an attacking run forward. Drazen Tudor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.41
Tomek Wilimowski makes a probing pass to Emmanuel Levrat. Emmanuel Levrat knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Paulo Monteiro is offside!
9.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Helder Costa plays the ball forward to Erik Ásgeirsson. Erik Ásgeirsson flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Levrat holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emmanuel Levrat plays a sublime one-two with Paulo Monteiro and races in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Emmanuel Levrat provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Stephane Scifo had no chance!! Goal for Carlisle United!
12.17
From the throw-in, Mark Schwarzer picks out Graham Jacobs. Graham Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Shaun Westwood. Shaun Westwood plays a one-two with Rafael Lima and rushes in on goal... Shaun Westwood cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
20.32
Marco Laurent advances with the ball. Marco Laurent chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Westwood. Shaun Westwood hits a low pass to Niccolo Power. Niccolo Power cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Paul van Dijk.
21.05
Helder Costa flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Guerrero Lopez who brings the ball under control. Hugo Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Levrat controls it well on his chest. Emmanuel Levrat knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harry Robson.
39.09
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.11
Paul van Dijk hacks Rafael Lima from behind! Paul van Dijk is given a warning by the referee! Rafael Lima runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Carlisle United appear unchanged since the first half. Stockport County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stockport County players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Stockport County kicking off!
48.06
Erik Ásgeirsson chips the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Levrat. Emmanuel Levrat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.34
Graham Jacobs clumsily knocks into Tomek Wilimowski. Graham Jacobs is given a warning by the referee! Tomek Wilimowski stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.43
Mark Schwarzer comes in with a late challenge on Paul van Dijk. Mark Schwarzer is given a warning by the referee! Paul van Dijk carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.56
Erik Ásgeirsson knocks the ball forward to Paulo Monteiro. Paulo Monteiro shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Stephane Scifo manages to gather it.
55.22
Mark Schwarzer flicks a high pass forward to Shaun Westwood who brings the ball under control. Shaun Westwood advances inside the box! Shaun Westwood muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Joel Litmanen has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.28
Mark Schwarzer clumsily knocks into Erik Ásgeirsson. The referee calls over Mark Schwarzer again and warns him to calm down! Erik Ásgeirsson runs off the knock.
60.18
Stockport County have made a substitution with Cedric Zugna replacing Niccolo Power .
66.17
Tomek Wilimowski makes a simple pass to Emmanuel Levrat. Emmanuel Levrat knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Monteiro. Paulo Monteiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
72.44
Drazen Tudor threads the ball through to Emmanuel Levrat. Emmanuel Levrat shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Stephane Scifo. Excellent save.
77.48
Carlisle United have made 3 substitutions with Ade Garba replacing Ignacio Pabón, Igor Nikiforov replacing Drazen Tudor and Nacer Ramdani replacing Paulo Monteiro .
79.45
Tomek Wilimowski threads a neat ball through to Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marco Laurent.
81.50
Torsten Haller knocks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Zugna. Cedric Zugna shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
85.35
Paul van Dijk boots it upfield. Emmanuel Levrat shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.18
Harry Robson makes a simple pass to Mark Schwarzer. Mark Schwarzer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Westwood. Shaun Westwood shoots from 25 yards but somehow Joel Litmanen manages to keep it out.
90.00
Celestine Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Haller controls it well on his chest. Torsten Haller makes a probing pass to Cedric Zugna. Cedric Zugna makes a defence splitting pass to Shaun Westwood. Shaun Westwood side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Joel Litmanen. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Carlisle United

Stockport County
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
30%
45%
25%

Scorers
Emmanuel Levrat 9
Paulo Monteiro 66
Shaun Westwood 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Westwood of Stockport County

Match Ratings
1.Joel Litmanen (GK)
7
2.Ignacio Pabón (DEF)
6
3.Alvaro Mendoza (DEF)
6
4.Paul van Dijk (DEF)
7
5.Helder Costa (DEF)
6
6.Drazen Tudor (MID)
6
7.Tomek Wilimowski (MID)
6
8.Erik Ásgeirsson (MID)
6
9.Hugo Guerrero Lopez (MID)
7
10.Emmanuel Levrat (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Paulo Monteiro (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ade Garba (DEF)
6
13.Igor Nikiforov (MID)
6
14.Nacer Ramdani (ATT)
6

1.Stephane Scifo (GK)
6
2.Celestine Kanu (DEF)
6
3.Marco Laurent (DEF)
7
4.Harry Robson (DEF)
6
5.Les Barrett (DEF)
6
6.Torsten Haller (MID)
6
7.Mark Schwarzer (MID)
6
8.Graham Jacobs (MID)
6
9.Rafael Lima (ATT)
6
10.Niccolo Power (ATT)
6
11.Shaun Westwood (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Mick Finney (DEF)
0
13.Harry Higginbotham (MID)
0
14.Cedric Zugna (ATT)
6