Carlisle United 1-0 Cheltenham Town

Carlisle ended a run of four straight league defeats with a vital win over fellow strugglers Cheltenham.

Charlie Wyke scored the game's only goal when he bundled in from close range after Antony Sweeney had headed a free-kick back across goal.

Sean O'Hanlon got back onto the line to scramble Matt Taylor's low shot away to maintain the Cumbrians' lead.

Taylor sent a free header wide in added time as Cheltenham failed to halt their slide into the relegation places.

Cheltenham caretaker manager Russell Milton told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:

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Milton on Carlisle v Cheltenham

"I can't fault the lads' effort and commitment but the game was decided by the small margin of a free-kick.

"We didn't create too much. The decision-making wasn't quite what it should be and the end product wasn't quite there either.

"I thought in the first half we broke quite well on them but didn't make the most of our opportunities.

"You're going to get highs and lows but you have to remain constant and level headed. There's definitely enough in the dressing room to get over the line, which I believe we will."

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Line-ups

Carlisle

• 20Hanford
• 31Young
• 6Archibald-Henville
• 23O'Hanlon
• 18Brough
• 7Amoo
• 22Dempsey
• 8Sweeney
• 34Griffith
• 21RiggBooked at 89minsSubstituted forAsamoahat 90+4'minutes
• 26Wyke

Substitutes

• 5Buddle
• 9Paynter
• 12Thirlwell
• 14Gillies
• 15Meppen-Walter
• 24Spiegel
• 25Asamoah

Cheltenham

• 1Carson
• 2Vaughan
• 5Brown
• 4Taylor
• 3Braham-Barrett
• 10Burns
• 6MillsBooked at 59minsSubstituted forWynterat 79'minutesBooked at 85mins
• 8Richards
• 24SparrowBooked at 45mins
• 18RichardsSubstituted forMansetat 55'minutesBooked at 84mins
• 29Harrad

Substitutes

• 9Johnstone
• 12Gould
• 16Hanks
• 17Kotwica
• 20Wynter
• 25Berry
• 39Manset

Referee:

Craig Pawson

Attendance:

3,116

Match Stats

Home TeamCarlisleAway TeamCheltenham

Possession

Home57%

Away43%

Shots

Home4

Away6

Shots on Target

Home3

Away2

Corners

Home6

Away4

Fouls

Home15

Away17

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Carlisle United 1, Cheltenham Town 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Carlisle United 1, Cheltenham Town 0.

Posted at 90'+5'

Charlie Wyke (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Troy Brown (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 90'+5'

Attempt missed. Matt Taylor (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+4'

Substitution, Carlisle United. Derek Asamoah replaces Steven Rigg.

Posted at 90'+2'

Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Kyle Dempsey.

Posted at 90'+1'

Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Matt Young.

Booking

Posted at 89'

Steven Rigg (Carlisle United) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Steven Rigg (Carlisle United).

Posted at 89'

Matt Sparrow (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 87'

Wes Burns (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Anthony Griffith (Carlisle United).

Posted at 85'

David Amoo (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Craig Braham-Barrett (Cheltenham Town).

Booking

Posted at 85'

Jordan Wynter (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 85'

Charlie Wyke (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Jordan Wynter (Cheltenham Town).

Booking

Posted at 84'

Mathieu Manset (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 84'

Matt Young (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Mathieu Manset (Cheltenham Town).

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jordan Wynter replaces Pablo Mills.

Posted at 75'

Troy Archibald-Henville (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 75'

Foul by Wes Burns (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 73'

Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Patrick Brough.

Posted at 72'

Attempt missed. Shaun Harrad (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 70'

Steven Rigg (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Matt Taylor (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 68'

Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Matt Taylor.

Posted at 67'

Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Trevor Carson.

Posted at 67'

Kyle Dempsey (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Matt Sparrow (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 65'

Attempt blocked. Matt Taylor (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 65'

Foul by Antony Sweeney (Carlisle United).

Posted at 65'

Matt Sparrow (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 64'

Attempt saved. Matt Richards (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Sean O'Hanlon (Carlisle United).

Posted at 63'

Matt Sparrow (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Matt Young.

Booking

Posted at 59'

Pablo Mills (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.

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