Carlisle United Football Club News

• Nickname:The Cumbrians
• Founded:1903
• Manager:Greg Abbott

• Ground:Brunton Park
• Capacity:16,651

Ward upbeat despite late blow

13 May 2008 - 09:00:45

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Carlisle United boss John Ward was delighted with his side's 2-1 victory at Leeds United in the first leg of their play-off semi-final.

Goals from Danny Graham and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson put the Cumbrians in total charge of the tie at Elland Road, but Dougie Freedman's strike deep into stoppage time gave the Whites a valuable lifeline.

Ward said afterwards: "I'm really pleased and delighted with the way the game's gone.

"You don't want to concede a goal, but you come to Elland Road and that's always a possibility with the way they play, but for us to score twice was great.

"If you had said to me at six o'clock you can have a goal start when you go to Brunton Park on Thursday, I'd have thanked you very much and stayed on the bus.

"But they're two very good teams and by no means do I think this is finished, there's a cracking game ahead on Thursday."