Match Report


Carlisle UnitedCarlisle United     Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carlos ZamoraC. Zamora49
G
1
G
60Richard InceR. Ince
Diego MontapertoD. Montaperto62
D
2
D
56Rodolfo VicenteR. Vicente
Carlton CoppingC. Copping55
D
captain3
D
47Ian WatsonI. Watson
Andy FlintlockA. Flintlock52
D
4
D
47Carlos RibeiroC. Ribeiro
Alun GowerA. Gower73
M
5
M
50Steffen JungS. Jung
Brendan SinclairB. Sinclair58
M
6
M
49James ForbesJ. Forbes
Eddie WestwoodE. Westwood57
M
7
M
48Ross GrimandiR. Grimandi
Patricio RomeroP. Romero55
M
8
M
46Paolo PlowrightP. Plowright
Paul GreeningP. Greening63
A
9
A
63Warren WoodgateW. Woodgate
Neil MilliganN. Milligan61
A
10
A
58Wes CleggW. Clegg
Dion WilliamsD. Williams46
A
11captain
A
46Ruel SmithR. Smith
 
Simon BowerS. Bower52
D
12
G
51Dennis PetersD. Peters
Jody EadieJ. Eadie51
D
13
A
45Carl GreenC. Green
Sylvain KeaneS. Keane49
D
14
D
44Fredrik SalakoF. Salako

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Brunton Park where Carlisle United play host to Crewe Alexandra. A crowd of 4,563 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Carlisle United and Crewe Alexandra are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Dichio.


0.00
Carlisle United kick off the first half!
2.36
Showing composure, Diego Montaperto plays the ball forward to Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood makes a probing pass to Dion Williams. Dion Williams skips past Rodolfo Vicente! Dion Williams rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Richard Ince.
3.17
Eddie Westwood advances with the ball. Eddie Westwood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.16
Patricio Romero knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Williams. Dion Williams edges inside the box! Dion Williams takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Carlisle United!
9.18
Rodolfo Vicente knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Grimandi. Ross Grimandi flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Smith controls it well on his chest. Ruel Smith knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
10.02
James Forbes knocks the ball to his team mate, Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.30
Patricio Romero knocks the ball forward to Paul Greening. Paul Greening knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.12
Carlton Copping flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Westwood controls it well on his chest. Eddie Westwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Milligan. Neil Milligan cuts inside the box! Neil Milligan rockets a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
21.09
Eddie Westwood makes a simple pass to Neil Milligan. Neil Milligan plays a perfect one-two with Paul Greening and rushes in on goal... Neil Milligan shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Carlisle United!
26.33
Ian Watson clumsily knocks into Paul Greening. The referee calls over Ian Watson and warns him to calm down! Paul Greening stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.06
Patricio Romero threads the ball through to Neil Milligan. Neil Milligan skips past Ian Watson! Neil Milligan comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
30.05
Carlton Copping flicks a high ball forward to Brendan Sinclair who takes it down. Brendan Sinclair flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Williams. Dion Williams hits a low pass to Paul Greening. Paul Greening shoots from just inside the box. Richard Ince is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.11
Rodolfo Vicente makes a probing pass to James Forbes. James Forbes sees a break and surges forward. James Forbes knocks the ball forward to Wes Clegg but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.44
James Forbes threads a neat ball through to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.10
Diego Montaperto threads a neat ball through to Alun Gower. Alun Gower flicks a high pass forward. Paul Greening holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Greening kicks a strong pass forward to Dion Williams but the referee indicates it's offside!
42.23
Steffen Jung flicks a high pass forward. Warren Woodgate holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Warren Woodgate knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Clegg. Wes Clegg jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Ross Grimandi flicks a high pass forward. Warren Woodgate holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Warren Woodgate knocks in a cross ball towards Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith makes a convincing header. Ruel Smith scores for Crewe Alexandra!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Carlisle United appear unchanged since the first half. Crewe Alexandra also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Crewe Alexandra get the second half underway!
47.01
Steffen Jung threads a neat ball through to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ruel Smith. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ruel Smith provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Carlos Zamora manages to gather it.
49.27
Eddie Westwood plays the ball forward to Dion Williams. Dion Williams shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Richard Ince!
51.23
Steffen Jung knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.37
Steffen Jung sees Ruel Smith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruel Smith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.39
Carlton Copping controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Greening. Paul Greening plays a one-two with Neil Milligan and advances towards the goal... Paul Greening comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.30
James Forbes hits a low pass to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith whips in a cross ball towards Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Carlos Zamora gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
65.29
Ross Grimandi hits a low pass to Ruel Smith. Ruel Smith shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
66.29
Diego Montaperto threads a neat ball through to Brendan Sinclair. Brendan Sinclair changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Brendan Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Paul Greening. Paul Greening whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Richard Ince. Excellent save.
71.26
Diego Montaperto hits a low pass to Patricio Romero. Patricio Romero surges forward with the ball. Patricio Romero cuts inside the box! Patricio Romero takes a shot at goal. Patricio Romero scores for Carlisle United!!
75.27
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
78.03
Diego Montaperto makes a probing pass to Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood makes a probing pass to Dion Williams. Dion Williams cuts inside the box! Dion Williams makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Carlisle United!
81.18
Patricio Romero flicks a high pass forward to Paul Greening who brings the ball under control. Paul Greening sees Dion Williams just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Dion Williams shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
83.39
Patricio Romero knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Greening. Paul Greening shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.23
Andy Flintlock flicks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Sinclair. Brendan Sinclair threads the ball through to Neil Milligan. Neil Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Dion Williams. Dion Williams jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball comes off Ian Watson and the loose ball is cleared up field.
87.39
Carlton Copping catches Ruel Smith on the ankles. Carlton Copping is warned by the referee! Ruel Smith stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Carlisle United

Crewe Alexandra
Goals
5
2
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.1%
31.9%
Play Area
28.7%
43.6%
27.7%

Scorers
Dion Williams 6, 78
Neil Milligan 21
Paul Greening 30
Patricio Romero 71
Wes Clegg 42
Ruel Smith 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dion Williams of Carlisle United

Match Ratings
1.Carlos Zamora (GK)
6
2.Diego Montaperto (DEF)
7
3.Carlton Copping (DEF)
6
4.Andy Flintlock (DEF)
6
5.Alun Gower (MID)
6
6.Brendan Sinclair (MID)
6
7.Eddie Westwood (MID)
7
8.Patricio Romero (MID)goal scored
8
9.Paul Greening (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Neil Milligan (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Dion Williams (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Simon Bower (DEF)
0
13.Jody Eadie (DEF)
0
14.Sylvain Keane (DEF)
0

1.Richard Ince (GK)
6
2.Rodolfo Vicente (DEF)
6
3.Ian Watson (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Ribeiro (DEF)
6
5.Steffen Jung (MID)
6
6.James Forbes (MID)
6
7.Ross Grimandi (MID)
6
8.Paolo Plowright (MID)
6
9.Warren Woodgate (ATT)
7
10.Wes Clegg (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Ruel Smith (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Dennis Peters (GK)
0
13.Carl Green (ATT)
0
14.Fredrik Salako (DEF)
0