Source: PA
Abbott hurting after defeat
Carlisle manager Greg Abbott was fuming after the 2-1 defeat at Tranmere and admitted he is concerned over his side`s poor form.
Peter Murphy blasted a 17th-minute penalty over the crossbar before Rovers went ahead against the run of play through Ian Goodison.
Tranmere then wasted an opportunity to go 2-0 up on the hour when Ian Thomas-Moore`s spot-kick was saved by Adam Collin after Matty Robson tripped Joss Labadie. Another penalty followed for Rovers in the 69th minute after Lubomir Michalik tripped Lateef Elford-Alliyu. This time Aaron Cresswell stepped up but again Collin made an excellent diving save.
Berrett levelled things up after 78 minutes with a neat 12-yard finish but Tranmere edged ahead again two minutes later as Thomas-Moore made up for his penalty lapse with a close-range finish.
"It really does hurt. There was a big opportunity for us and on the balance of play we should have had something from the game," said Abbott. "We had so much possession and created so many chances and we should have done much better. We have lost a game we should have won.
"After we got the equaliser we were far too open and left too many gaps which were exploited. Naivety cost us the game. Two wins in 10 outings is a great concern and I'm certainly not happy about it. I still think we`ve got a good group of players but we are not taking the opportunities when they come along."
