COCA-COLA LEAGUE ONE
Saturday December 8th, 3pm
Sixfields
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NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2
Jason CROWE 28, Bradley JOHNSON 90
CARLISLE UNITED 2
Marc BRIDGE-WILKINSON 25, Joe GARNER 63
Attendance: 4,908 (732 away fans)
Cobblers: Mark BUNN, Jason CROWE*, Daniel JONES, Mark HUGHES, Liam DOLMAN, Ian HENDERSON (sub Ryan GILLIGAN 68), Danny JACKMAN (sub Poul HUBERTZ 68), Bradley JOHNSON, Andy HOLT, Andy KIRK (sub Joe BURNELL 85), Dean BOWDITCH
Substitutes not used: Chris DUNN, Guy BRANSTON
Carlisle: Keiren WESTWOOD, David RAVEN, Zigor ARANALDE, Marc BRIDGE-WILKINSON, Danny LIVESEY, Chris LUMSDON, Danny CARLTON (sub Kevin GALL 80), Joe GARNER (sub Danny GRAHAM 85), Simon HACKNEY (sub Paul THIRLWELL 70), Richard KEOGH, Joe ANYINSAH
Substitutes not used: Peter MURPHY, Chris HOWARTH
Referee: Mr T Kettle
* SIXFIELDS TRAVEL CLUB MAN OF THE MATCH
Booked:
Cobblers: Liam DOLMAN (24, 3rd of the season), Mark BUNN (63, 3rd), Mark HUGHES (77, 6th)
Carlisle: Zigor ARANALDE (45), Danny CARLTON (49), Chris LUMSDON (77), Marc BRIDGE-WILKINSON (89)
5 cautions on or before 28 February; 1 match suspension
10 cautions on or before 8 April; 2 match suspension
15 cautions at any time in season; 3 match suspension
Sent off:
Cobblers: none
Carlisle: none
Sending offs: 2 cautions in one game; 1 match suspension but cautions do not count towards above totals. Other sendings off; 1 or 3 match suspension. Extra match ban for additional sendings off.
Northampton Town welcomed high flying Carlisle United to Sixfields. Stuart Gray made three changes to the side beaten at Swansea City in midweek with Daniel Jones, Andy Holt and Dean Bowditch replacing Guy Branston, Colin Larkin and Ryan Gilligan.
On a wet, cold and dark December afternoon, the Cobblers had the first opportunity on 6 minutes. A break down the right from Ian Henderson fed Danny Jackman and he had the composure to lay a pass back to Bradley Johnson who saw his effort from 8 yards blocked by a recovering defender.
Carlisle came forward on 13 minutes and after Danny Jackman had done well to deny Joe Anyinsah, the full back's clearance was only as far as Marc Bridge-Wilkinson who saw his effort tipped away by Mark Bunn at close range.
Liam Dolman tested Keiren Westwood with a 35 yard drive in the 15th minute that the Carlisle keeper got behind, while at the other end Bridge-Wilkinson curled a free kick over the bar.
A well worked short corner routine on 22 minutes saw Mark Hughes send Danny Jackman's delivery back across goal where Liam Dolman steered his header inches over the bar.
Dolman was then booked after catching Simon Hackney on a Carlisle break, and from the resulting free kick Marc Bridge-Wilkinson curled home to give the visitors the lead against the run of play.
The Cobblers were back level within a matter of minutes. Dean Bowditch constructed an attack down the right hand side and fed Jason Crowe in space, and he drove a low shot in beyond Westwood.
The Carlisle keeper, who was not having the best of afternoons, then nearly dropped an Ian Henderson free kick in to the net, grabbing the ball at the second attempt.
Zigor Aranalde was booked for hauling down Ian Henderson and then arguing about the decision and as the half time whistle went, the Cobblers could count themselves unfortunate to only be level.
Danny Carlton was booked for kicking the ball away 3 minutes after the re-start, but after the hour mark Carlisle regained the lead in the most controversial of fashions. Mark Bunn had collected a Zigor Aranalde free kick in both hands before the ball was barged away from his grasp, allowing Joe Garner to fire into an empty net. Bunn was booked for his protests.
A double change from Stuart Gray saw Ryan Gilligan and Poul Hubertz replace Ian Henderson and Danny Jackman. For Carlisle, Paul Thirlwell came on for Simon Hackney.
Richard Keogh drove just wide of the target after the Cobblers defence had half cleared a 73rd minute corner, before Mark Hughes and Chris Lumsdon were both booked. Hughes for a foul, Lumsdon for his reaction.
Andy Kirk's 78th minute shot on the turn was held by Westwood as Kevin Gall replaced Danny Carlton for the visitors.
The Carlisle keeper made amends for his earlier errors when he somehow clawed a Ryan Gilligan drive away on 83 minutes, and from the resulting corner Poul Hubertz saw his header cleared off the line.
Danny Graham came on for Garner in Carlisle's final change, before Joe Burnell replaced Andy Kirk.
Liam Dolman then headed a Daniel Jones corner just wide of the far post, while at the other end Mark Bunn saved well from Danny Graham.
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson was booked for time wasting, before the equaliser the Cobblers so deserved came in injury time, Bradley Johnson driving beyond Westwood after Hubertz and Bowditch had teamed up to lay the ball back into his path.
COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (5) 12
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (4) 7
CORNERS: (5) 10
FOULS: (8) 13
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (1) 2
CARLISLE MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (2) 6
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (4) 6
CORNERS: (2) 7
FOULS: (10) 15
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (1) 3
The above stats are recorded by club staff. The stats shown elsewhere on this page are recorded by the Press Association.
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