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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Alexandra Stadium
  • Attendance: 5989
  • Referee: Russell, M

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

Goal!! Crewe have scored with Ryan Lowe putting it in the back of the net.

90mins

Paul Thirlwell is booked for unsporting behaviour.

83mins

Crewe are replacing Nicky Maynard with Luke Rodgers.

81mins

The referee has booked Peter Murphy.

81mins

Karl Hawley is replaced by Neale McDermott.

79mins

Crewe are replacing Michael O'Connor with Ben Rix.

73mins

Goal!! Crewe have scored with Luke Varney putting it in the back of the net.

70mins

Chris Billy is being taken off, Stephen Hindmarch has come on in his place.

63mins

Goal!! Ryan Lowe scores for Crewe.

57mins

Kevin Gall is being taken off, Derek Holmes has come on in his place.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 1.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by M Russell

45mins

Goal!! Crewe have scored with Ryan Lowe putting it in the back of the net.

42mins

Goal!! Luke Varney scores for Crewe.

25mins

Paul Arnison goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

24mins

Goal!! Carlisle have scored with Karl Hawley putting it in the back of the net.

22mins

Julien Baudet is replaced by Darren Moss.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, September 30th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Ryan Lowe claimed a superb hat-trick as Crewe went goal crazy to end Carlisle's nine-game unbeaten run.

The former Shrewsbury and Chester hitman fired an astonishing number of efforts on Keiren Westwood's goal and was rewarded with his third in stoppage time with a superb free-kick.

But earlier his side, who had suffered back-to-back defeats, looked shaky in defence.

Carlisle's top-scorer Karl Hawley missed a one-on-one chance on four minutes when he allowed home keeper Ben Williams to make an easy save.

But Hawley redeemed himself on 24 minutes when he pounced on a Darren Moss mistake.

The full-back tried to clear a cross but scuffed it into Hawley's path and he fired home.

Luke Varney levelled just three minutes before the break when he shot home from Michael O'Connor's cross and Crewe went in at the break in front when Varney swept past Zigor Aranalde and whipped the ball back across the six-yard box for Lowe to fire home.

But the Cumbrians were far from out of it in an open game and Hawley missed a good chance before Danny Livesey went even closer when he grazed the bar with a header.

Crewe went further in front when Lowe produced the best finish of his three to bring Billy Jones' through ball down, flick it over a defender and volley in past Westwood.

Lowe was shooting on sight at this stage and when Westwood parried his shot in the air Varney was on hand for his second.

Lowe then wrapped it up with a fifth at the death from Lowe's magic to complete the rout.

Crewe Alexandra

Carlisle United

Corners

47

Fouls

58

Goal attempts

1810

Shots off target

53

Offsides

24

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