Match ends, Colchester United 1, Carlisle United 1.
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Colchester and Carlisle had to settle for a point apiece after playing out an entertaining 1-1 draw.
Colchester almost took a sixth-minute lead when Freddie Sears' shot clattered the inside of the post.
But Carlisle came close soon after when Jack Armer's diving header flew inches wide and Colchester goalkeeper Sam Hornby then pulled off a fine save to deny striker Kristian Dennis, after Ryan Clampin had under-hit a back-pass.
Colchester took a 19th-minute lead when Noah Chilvers collected Luke Hannant's pass and drilled a fine shot into the far corner of the net.
But Carlisle refused to lie down; Dennis's low 25-yard effort was well saved by Hornby.
And the Cumbrians deservedly equalised in the 44th minute when Dennis glanced home a superb header, following Owen Moxon's excellent cross from the left.
Colchester were the better side in the second half and Carlisle keeper Tomas Holy made a fine save to deny Chilvers but Hornby saved Armer's header late on, as the match ended in a draw.
Match report by PA Media.
Line-ups
Colchester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Hornby
- 22Tchamadeu
- 4Chambers
- 18Eastman
- 3ClampinSubstituted forCoxeat 73'minutes
- 8SkuseSubstituted forAkindeat 87'minutes
- 10JudgeSubstituted forMarshall-Mirandaat 63'minutes
- 19NewbySubstituted forAshleyat 63'minutes
- 14Chilvers
- 7HannantSubstituted forNoubleat 63'minutes
- 11Sears
Substitutes
- 6Dallison-Lisbon
- 17Ashley
- 24Akinde
- 27Coxe
- 33Marshall-Miranda
- 44Collins
- 45Nouble
Carlisle
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Holy
- 25BackBooked at 74mins
- 26BarclayBooked at 82mins
- 5Feeney
- 22Mellish
- 3Armer
- 7Gibson
- 8Guy
- 4MoxonSubstituted forHarrisat 88'minutes
- 14DennisSubstituted forStrettonat 69'minutes
- 9EdmondsonSubstituted forPatrickat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Patrick
- 12Hilton
- 17Whelan
- 28Devitt
- 29Harris
- 30Kelly
- 32Stretton
- Referee:
- James Oldham
- Attendance:
- 3,137
Match Stats
Home TeamColchesterAway TeamCarlisle
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away5
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Colchester United 1, Carlisle United 1.
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Attempt missed. Ossama Ashley (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Frank Nouble.
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Attempt saved. Jordan Gibson (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finley Back.
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Callum Guy (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
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Tomas Holy (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Freddie Sears (Colchester United).
Substitution
Substitution, Carlisle United. Jayden Harris replaces Owen Moxon.
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Owen Moxon (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
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Attempt blocked. Freddie Sears (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Chambers.
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. John Akinde replaces Cole Skuse.
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Foul by Owen Moxon (Carlisle United).
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Marley Marshall-Miranda (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Marley Marshall-Miranda.
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Attempt saved. Jack Armer (Carlisle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Gibson with a cross.
Booking
Ben Barclay (Carlisle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ben Barclay (Carlisle United).
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Freddie Sears (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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From the Match Stats above, sounds evenly balanced, and a draw a fair result. Looking forward to reading other people's take on the match (and especially from Wormhole!!! - not.)