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The match was played in physical fashion throughout, perhaps too physical at times as a weak referee allowed a little bit too much to go in the tackle. The Cumbrians took the lead ten minutes before the break when skipper Shaun Vipond curled a beauty of a free-kick in across goal and into the Rochdale net from 20 yards out. Matthew Wood also had a goal disallowed for the Blues when he was the subject of a marginal offside decision after finishing off a cross at the 'Dale far-post.
Second-year YTS striker Andy Hardman missed a couple of second-half chances for Carlisle, one of them being a lob into the opposition side-netting, before the home side equalised in controversial circumstances. A poor free-kick decision being given in favour of the 'Dale which they scored from to bring the scores back level at 1-1. Despite the late drama in the Cumbrians goal the United lads showed good team spirit and discipline to keep things going under pressure from the home side as they hung on for a point.
United line-up :
Grant Carson (Dale Wilson 75 - Matthew Brown goes in goal), Ashley Combe, Matthew Blake, Dan Wordsworth, Terry Stewart, Shaun Vipond, Richie Hoban, Matthew Wood, Matthew Brown (goes in goal for Carson 75), Dan Rayson (Mike Stewardson 65), Andy Hardman.
Results in the division this morning :
Bury 4-0 Accrington Stanley
Chester 2-0 Macclesfield
Port Vale 3-1 Walsall
Preston 1-3 Oldham
Rochdale 1-1 Carlisle
Stockport 1-1 Shrewsbury
Wrexham 0-3 Tranmere
Wigan 4-4 Burnley (played Friday afternoon)
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