CARLISLE UNITED are hoping they can summon the same energy from the Bradford win to beat Stockport County in the League Two playoff final – but its not going according to plan.
Isaac Oloafe's deflected cross looped over Tomas Holy into the Carlisle net.
And now United will have to dig deep to avoid a very long disappointing journey home.
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- Carlisle XI: Holy; Whelan, Huntington, Mellish; Senior, Moxon, Guy, McCalmont, Armer; Gordon, Ganer
- Stockport XI: Hinchliffe; Wright, Horsfall, Hussey; Knoyle, Camps, Croasdale, Sarcevic, Rydel; Olafe, Madden
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
65 mins: Another stoppage for a drinks break which will also bring a double change for Stockport.
Madden and WrightOFF
Collar and Hippolyte ON
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
63 mins: County break away from a Carlisle corner with Olaofe.
However Senior is able to put in a great challenge to stop the attack.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
61 mins: Subs for Carlisle.
Garner and McCalmont OFF
Edmondson and Patrick ON
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
59 mins: Camps goes for the spectacular.
He gets enough on it but the direction is all wrong as Holy watches it sail over.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
57 mins: HOW HAS THAT STAYED OUT? Wright latches onto a cross and gets his head on the ball.
Holy is left stranded as the ball bounces just inches wide of his left-hand post.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
55 mins: County have a chance to double their lead but Olaofe's cross is poor.
Carlisle then charge up the other end and work the ball to Gordon in the box, but he can't control it and the opportunity goes begging.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
52 mins: Quite a flat start to the second half so far as Carlisle are struggling to create any clear opportunities.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
47 mins: Stockport have forged out the first chance of the second half but Madden heads over.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
45 mins: We are back underway as Carlisle take the kick off.
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Half time stats
Possession – Stockport 58% Carlisle 42%
Shots off target – Stockport 4 Carlisle 4
Shots on target – Stockport 0 Carlisle 1
Corners – Stockport 2 Carlisle 2
Fouls – Stockport 6 Carlisle 10
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The difference at the moment
Isaac Olaofe's deflected strike is all that separates the two sides at the moment.
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HT – Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
49 mins:Nield has seen enough from the first half and calls time.
Stockport deserved their lead but the tie it not over yet.
Carlisle will fancy their chances of grabbing a goal in the second half after their last skirmish in the first period.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
47 mins: Gordon has the chance this time. He wins the ball and takes it past Wright.
But the forward's effort is high and wide of the Stockport goal.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
45 mins: Senior does great to win the ball on the halfway line and get away from the defender.
However, Wright is able to get across and stop the Carlisle man from getting his pass to Gordon for a one-on-one chance.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
40 mins: Stoppage in play as Sarcevic needs some treatment. But he seems fine to continue.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
37 mins: Stockport are trying to double their lead quickly but Camps fired his ambitious shot well wide from distance.
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More on the goal
The ball is played out to Olaofe on the right wing.
He takes the ball into the Carlisle box before trying a cross, but it takes a massive deflection and loops over Holy and into the goal!
It has gone down as an own-goal by Mellish.
Advantage Stockport.
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Carlisle 0-1 Stockport
34 mins: GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Stockport take the lead.
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Carlisle 0-0 Stockport
30 mins: Senior plays a great ball into the Stockport box but no Carlisle player is able to get on the end of it.
But the referee blow for goal kick as the ball had just gone out of play before the cross.
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Carlisle 0-0 Stockport
27 mins: A shot from Stockport. After some neat play around the Carlisle box, the shot comes in from Croasdale but it is well wide.
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Carlisle 0-0 Stockport
26 mins: And we are back underway.
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Carlisle 0-0 Stockport
25 mins: A quick stoppage in play as the players get some water on board during a drinks break.
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Carlisle 0-0 Stockport
23 mins: Mellish picks up the first yellow card of the game for a foul in his own half.
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Carlisle 0-0 Stockport
22 mins: Garner goes close for Carlisle. The forward gets a good header at goal but Hinchliffe is able to palm it away.
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Carlisle 0-0 Stockport
20 mins: Chance for Stockport as the ball is played into Olaofe, but he is outmuscled and Carlisle manage to deal with the danger.
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