Match ends, Carlisle United 1, Lincoln City 0.
CarlisleCarlisle United1Lincoln CityLincoln City0
Lincoln City's League Two title party will have to wait after Carlisle midfielder Mike Jones' second-half strike sealed a 1-0 win that left the Imps' 2,000-strong travelling fans disappointed.
Danny Cowley's side will have to wait until Monday before they can add the championship trophy to promotion.
Jones drove home his first goal of the season after 75 minutes, a 25-yard right-foot shot that evaded the dive of goalkeeper Matt Gilks to nestle in the bottom left corner of the net.
After a bright start, Lincoln were reduced to 10 men on the half hour when referee Lee Mason sent off skipper Jason Shackell for a second yellow card.
Four minutes earlier Shackell had earned his first yellow for a foul on Jamie Devitt, from which the Carlisle midfielder had Gilks at full stretch saving the resulting free-kick.
Chances were limited until Jones decided the game with his long-range effort with 15 minutes remaining.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Line-ups
Carlisle
Formation 4-5-1
- 30Collin
- 2MillerSubstituted forGillespheyat 60'minutes
- 4LiddleBooked at 90mins
- 5GerrardBooked at 21mins
- 6Parkes
- 22Scougall
- 8Jones
- 21Etuhu
- 17O'Hare
- 9Hope
- 10DevittSubstituted forThomasat 53'minutesBooked at 67mins
Substitutes
- 7Kennedy
- 12Gillesphey
- 15Slater
- 16Thomas
- 19Simpson
- 23Branthwaite
- 29Gray
Lincoln City
Formation 4-4-2
- 18Gilks
- 23Eardley
- 16BostwickBooked at 87mins
- 5ShackellBooked at 30mins
- 14ToffoloSubstituted forRobertsat 81'minutes
- 26Anderson
- 7Pett
- 6O'Hara
- 11Carvalho AndradeSubstituted forRoweat 57'minutes
- 17McCartanSubstituted forBolgerat 34'minutesBooked at 34mins
- 29Akinde
Substitutes
- 1Vickers
- 4O'Connor
- 9Rhead
- 19Rowe
- 24Bolger
- 25Roberts
- Referee:
- Lee Mason
- Attendance:
- 6,819
Match Stats
Home TeamCarlisleAway TeamLincoln City
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away1
- Corners
- Home6
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Carlisle United 1, Lincoln City 0.
Booking
Gary Liddle (Carlisle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Gary Liddle (Carlisle United).
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Harry Anderson (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Carlisle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Kelvin Etuhu (Carlisle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Tom Pett (Lincoln City).
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Callum O'Hare (Carlisle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Nathan Thomas (Carlisle United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
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Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Carlisle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Cian Bolger.
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Attempt blocked. Hallam Hope (Carlisle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Nathan Thomas (Carlisle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Booking
Michael Bostwick (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Michael Bostwick (Lincoln City).
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Nathan Thomas (Carlisle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Mark O'Hara (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Callum O'Hare (Carlisle United).
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Attempt missed. Hallam Hope (Carlisle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
