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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Causeway Stadium
  • Attendance: 5270
  • Referee: Dorr, S

Live Commentary

90mins

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

87mins

Joe Burnell is being taken off, Ian Stonebridge has come on in his place.

86mins

Adam Murray is being taken off, Paul Simpson has come on in his place.

86mins

Tommy Mooney is being taken off, Jonny Dixon has come on in his place.

71mins

Derek Holmes is replaced by Raphael Nade.

70mins

Wycombe are replacing Stefan Oakes with Matt Bloomfield.

68mins

Zigor Aranalde goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

56mins

The referee has booked Chris Billy.

46mins

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

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Peter Murphy is booked for unsporting behaviour.

37mins

Goal!! Tommy Mooney scores for Wycombe.

17mins

Goal!! Carlisle have scored with Derek Holmes putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, August 6th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

A wonder strike from Wycombe veteran Tommy Mooney denied Paul Simpson's Carlisle United from victory on their return to the Football League in a 1-1 draw at the Causeway Stadium.

In an entertaining opener Carlisle gave a confident opening account of themselves and on 17 minutes found the net. Good work from Zigor Aranalde on the left flank gave Derek Holmes the opportunity to turn and shoot past the diving Frank Talia.

Wanderers, undeterred after falling behind, remained calm and pushed forward with the experienced Mooney and highly-rated youngster Nathan Tyson.

The breakthrough came on 37 minutes for Wanderers when, only seconds after Peter Murphy cleared off the line for United, Mooney made an early claim for goal of the season.

The former Swindon front man produced a wonderful curling shot into the top corner from 25 yards giving Anthony Williams no chance and delighting the home fans.

Wanderers pushed forward and minutes before the break captain Roger Johnson twice hit the woodwork. His first effort was a volley from the edge of the area, which was closely followed by a guided header that again crashed against the bar.

The second period saw the home side continue their push for the winning goal. Mooney forced Williams into another fine save and Stefan Oakes came close for Wanderers with his 35-yard free kick.

Carlisle were limited in their chances and Holmes should have done better with his header from an accurate Brendan McGill cross.

Wycombe boss John Gorman must have known it wasn't going to be his day when Kevin Betsy struck the woodwork for the third time from his low shot.

Despite good possession Wanderers failed to capitalise against an organised Carlisle rear-guard and a shared point on the opening day would please Simpson and the United faithful more than Gorman's promotion favourites.

Wycombe Wanderers

Carlisle United

Corners

61

Fouls

1314

Goal attempts

155

Shots off target

53

Offsides

52

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