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Fupp

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Oh dear

Now I am really really really glad Im not watching it

c&p from fishoil...

Gary McAllister welcomed Jermaine Beckford to the fold for the first leg of the Play-Off semi-final after injury as United looked to make the most of home advantage.

The only empty seats in the stadium were in the South East Corner - where the visitors were housed - and the atmosphere was at fever pitch when the game kicked off.

Carlisle opted to defend the Kop end first half - much to the displeasure of the home supporters - and the game started at a fast and frenetic pace as both sides looked to make their mark on the contest.

Carlisle winger Scott Dobie was fortunate not to be the first name in the book after eight minutes when he hauled down Bradley Johnson, off the ball, as United mounted a quick break, but moments later there was the first real drama of the game.

Danny Graham escaped down the Carlisle left and his cross found Marc Bridge-Wilkinson unmarked in the area. The former Bradford man struck the ball sweetly first time, but Carlisle were denied by the upright.
Leeds v Carlisle

Moments later, the action was at the other end as United came within a whisker of taking the lead. Dougie Fredman worked himself an opening on the edge of the box and visiting goalkeeper Keiren Westwood was at full stretch to get his fingertips to the ball to nudge it around the post.

The fast flow continued and Casper Ankergren was next into action when he spread himself well to block a Graham header. United's response was some superb passing on the break, culminating in Freedman curling a shot around the post.

With just 13 minutes on the clock, the tone appeared to be set with both sides going hell for leather.

The pace did, inevitably, slow after the opening burst, but tensions were running high and Dobie became the first booking of the contest on 23 minutes after showing his studs in a challenge on Lubo Michalik.

Six minutes later it was United who were surging forward again and Westwood made another full-stretch save to deny Beckford with a curling effort.

At the other end, Graham won a corner for Carlisle when he attemped to slip a shot beneath the body of the advancing Ankergren. And it was from that corner that the visitors snatched the lead. Simon Hackney seized upon the ball after the corner was half-cleared and his strike took a big deflection to leave Ankergren stranded.

United almost responded with an equaliser six minutes before the break. Freedman was again involved, and Jonathan Douglas finished the move by firing straight at Westwood..

On 42 minutes there were cries of a 'pass-back' by the United fans after Beckford was crowded out by the Carlisle defence and Westwood claimed the ball after one of his own players had the final touch.

There were no such shouts 30 seconds later when Neil Kilenny carved open the defence for Beckford with a delightful pass, but the striker's finish was narrowly wide.

Again, Carlisle responded, though, and Ankegren had to be brave to dive at the feet of Graham.

HALF-TIME

Oh dear, not very good then

You still confident of Wembley Twongy

Yeah

Gary Mac 'll give 'em a right rollicking at H-T
and we'll win 3-1 tonight and Carlisle won't bother turning up on Thursday!

Wemberlee Wemberlee

On On On

Still confident Twongy

I feel like crying here

When oh when will it be Leeds season.

minus 15 to play offs

What a fuppin season we've had!



another match to play yet...

Well you are right about the -15 to the playoffs is an awesome achievement in itself but everyone seemed so confident that we would easily beat Carlisle.

Can you see Leeds getting three goals away at Carlisle?

It's never over til the fat lady sings!

Well I have to hand it to you Twongy, you never give up till its over

LEEDS UNITED 1 (Freedman 90), CARLISLE UNITED 2 (Hackney 32, Bridge-Wilkinson 50)

Leeds: Ankergren, Richardson, Michalik, Huntington, Johnson, Kilkenny, Howson (Hughes 90), Douglas, Prutton (Carole 78), Beckford (Kandol 58), Freedman. Subs: Lucas, Marques.

Carlisle: Westwood, Arnison, Livesey, Murphy, Horwood, Grant Smith (Thirlwell 80), Lumsdon, Bridge-Wilkinson, Hackney (Taylor 70), Dobie, Graham (Madine 90). Subs: Howarth, Campion.

Referee: A Bates

Bookings: Hughes (Leeds), Dobie, Arnison (Carlisle)

Att: 36,291 (1,008 Carlisle)

Have just seen the goals and it was never a corner which led to the first goal, it went off a Carlisle player for a goal kick