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  • Kick-off: 12:15
  • Venue: Brunton Park
  • Attendance: 12138
  • Referee: Walton, P

Live Commentary

90mins

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

90mins

Luciano Becchio is replaced by Andy Robinson.

86mins

Goal!! Jermaine Beckford scores for Leeds.

75mins

Neil Kilkenny is being taken off, Robert Snodgrass has come on in his place.

72mins

Danny Carlton is being taken off, Jennison Myrie-Williams has come on in his place.

63mins

Carlisle are replacing Cleveland Taylor with Michael Bridges.

54mins

Leeds are replacing Aidan White with Jonny Howson.

47mins

The referee has booked Frazer Richardson.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

46mins

Carlisle are replacing Danny Graham with Scott Dobie.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by P Walton

31mins

Goal!! Leeds have scored with Luciano Becchio putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Carlisle slumped to their first home defeat of the season as Leeds lived up to their billing as league favourites with a clinical win at Brunton Park.

Luciano Becchio and ex-Cumbrians loanee Jermaine Beckford were the goalscorers for the Yorkshiremen, as the visitors flexed their muscles to bat away the challenge of Carlisle.

Argentinian Becchio was a source of constant frustration to the home defence and smashed in his fourth goal of the season after half an hour.

Neil Kilkenny's deep corner looked to be heading out of play before veteran Paul Telfer stretched to poke the ball back to Becchio, who made no mistake from ten yards to clip a volley into the roof of the net.

It was hard to take for Carlisle who had imposed themselves on the visitors in the opening exchanges and were unlucky when Simon Hackney's mis-hit cross ran along the length of the crossbar early on.

Winger Hackney had his marker Frazer Richardson tied in knots and was the only true threat to Leeds keeper David Lucas.

Danny Carlton and Paul Thirlwell both tried their luck from distance before Cleveland Taylor headed over when well placed.

Hackney again ran rings round the Leeds defence in the second half and his pinpoint cross was headed agonisingly wide by sub Scott Dobie after 64 minutes.

Sixty seconds later Lucas made a good block from Hackney's drive before Carlton's goalbound header was deflected over by the unflappable Rui Marques.

With the game now opening up Leeds captain Richardson cut inside onto his left foot to hit a stunning 30-yard drive that flicked off the top of the bar.

With eight minutes to play Hackney had his best chance yet, but after dribbling past Richardson his low drive took the merest of deflections to send the ball inches wide.

As the hosts pushed forward desperate for a late equaliser Leeds hit back with a stunningly effective counter-attack.

Becchio robbed Thirlwell and poked the ball through for substitute Richard Snodgrass, who had plenty of time to pick out Beckford at the far post for his 11th goal of the campaign.

Carlisle United

Leeds United

Corners

72

Fouls

67

Goal attempts

1712

Shots off target

108

Offsides

21

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