Match ends, Carlisle United 3, Newport County 2.
CarlisleCarlisle United3NewportNewport County2
Danny Grainger's last-gasp winner for Carlisle denied Newport County a point.
Jamie Devitt put Carlisle two goals in front within 12 minutes, sliding home to finish and then curling home from long-range past the despairing Joe Day.
Newport forward Padraig Amond gave Newport heart by heading home to reduce the arrears before the interval.
Dan Butler thought he had earned Newport a point on 87 minutes with an equaliser, but Danny Grainger's late thunderbolt won the day for Carlisle.
Newport County manager Michael Flynn told BBC Sport Wales:
"I am gutted to lose that game, apart from the opening 15 minutes I thought the boys were absolutely outstanding, they played some of the best football this club will ever see.
"They were switching play, through balls, we ripped them apart at times.
"But you can't start games the way we did and we paid the price.
"But we could have had four penalties today and definitely should have had at least two stonewell penalties. You expect one of them."
Line-ups
Carlisle
Formation 4-4-2
- 30Collin
- 4Liddle
- 5Gerrard
- 12Gillesphey
- 3GraingerBooked at 90mins
- 18Sowerby
- 11GlendonSubstituted forBennettat 67'minutes
- 10Devitt
- 8JonesSubstituted forSlaterat 67'minutes
- 17Yates
- 23Nadesan
Substitutes
- 2Miller
- 14Bennett
- 15Slater
- 16Campbell
- 26Egan
- 27McCarron
- 29Gray
Newport
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Day
- 2Pipe
- 28Demetriou
- 3Butler
- 21Hornby-ForbesSubstituted forMattat 66'minutes
- 15Bakinson
- 8Dolan
- 16SheehanSubstituted forMarsh-Brownat 85'minutes
- 7Willmott
- 42SemenyoSubstituted forM Harrisat 81'minutes
- 9Amond
Substitutes
- 10Marsh-Brown
- 11Matt
- 14M Harris
- 18Foulston
- 30Townsend
- 33Cooper
- 38Collins
- Referee:
- Chris Sarginson
- Attendance:
- 3,541
Match Stats
Home TeamCarlisleAway TeamNewport
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away9
- Corners
- Home5
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away3
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Carlisle United 3, Newport County 2.
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Attempt saved. Matthew Dolan (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal!
Goal! Carlisle United 3, Newport County 2. Danny Grainger (Carlisle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
Booking
Danny Grainger (Carlisle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Tyreeq Bakinson (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Danny Grainger (Carlisle United).
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Attempt saved. Jamie Devitt (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal!
Goal! Carlisle United 2, Newport County 2. Dan Butler (Newport County) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
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Attempt saved. Dan Butler (Newport County) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Richard Bennett (Carlisle United).
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Tyreeq Bakinson (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Keanu Marsh-Brown replaces Josh Sheehan.
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Foul by Ashley Nadesan (Carlisle United).
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David Pipe (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Adam Collin.
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Attempt saved. Jamille Matt (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Mark Harris replaces Antoine Semenyo.
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Josh Sheehan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Danny Grainger (Carlisle United).
