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The ref has blown his whistle for full time.
Michael Taylor is being taken off, Gavin Caines has come on in his place.
Grant McCann takes a penalty for Cheltenham and scores!.
Raphael Nade is replaced by Peter Murphy.
Kayode Odejayi is being taken off, Sosthene Yao has come on in his place.
Goal!! Carlisle have scored with Zigor Aranalde putting it in the back of the net.
Kevin Gray is booked for unsporting behaviour.
Jeremy Gill is being taken off, Ashley Vincent has come on in his place.
Paul Arnison is booked for unsporting behaviour.
Goal!! Carlisle have scored with Karl Hawley putting it in the back of the net.
The referee has booked John Melligan.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
Goal!! Karl Hawley scores for Carlisle.
Goal!! John Melligan scores for Cheltenham.
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
Carlisle United maintained their unbeaten away record with a victory over Cheltenham that was more comprehensive than the scoreline suggests. The newly promoted Cumbrians recovered from conceding an early goal to take control of the game and claim three strikes of high quality before a late penalty set up a tense finish. The home side, who were unbeaten until last week's defeat at Wrexham, grabbed the lead after 19 minutes when midfielder JJ Melligan collected the ball in midfield and speared a 25-yard shot beyond goalkeeper Anthony Williams and just inside his left-hand post. The lead lasted only five minutes, however. Cheltenham midfielder John Finnigan dwelled on the ball for too long and was robbed on the edge of his own box by Chris Billy. Striker Karl Hawley was onto it in a flash and guided a low shot beyond goalkeeper Shane Higgs. Both sides had a number of half-chances either side of half-time but the turning point arrived on 52 minutes. Carlisle left-back Zigor Aranalde found Hawley on the edge of the area and the former Walsall man turned his marker before shooting past Higgs. Aranalde seemed to have put the result beyond doubt 78 minutes when he scored a spectacular third for the visitors. Chris Lumsdon's corner was headed out by Ashley Vincent but Aranalde thumped a spectacular volley back from the edge of the box and into the top right-and corner of Higgs' net. Cheltenham had struggled for any sort of fluency going forward, although they were handed a late lifeline when Carlisle captain Kevin Gray jumped all over Jamie Victory in the penalty area. Referee Jarnail Singh pointed immediately to the spot and Grant McCann despatched the penalty. Cheltenham threw players forward in the closing minutes but Carlisle were rarely troubled and can now boast an impressive record of three wins and two draws on the road.
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