A return to action for skipper Danny Livesey following his injury lay-off saw him partner Brad Staunch at centre-half, with Alessio Bugno at left-back and Brandon Gwinnutt at right-back, with the back four protecting Adam Collin in goal. The Blues employing a 4-4-2 formation with across midfield from left to right Andy Welsh, Brad Potts, Josh Todd and Dave Symington, while playing upfront together were Mark Beck and Paddy Madden.
2 mins - Symington cross in from right, Beck touches off to Potts, 20-yard shot blocked away by Celtic captain Tyran Taylor.
10 mins - Welsh cross in from the left, Madden hits shot 8 yards out, cleared away by Taylor.
11 mins - Livesey long ball down middle breaks to Beck after aerial challenge between Madden and Marc Butler. Beck high drive from just inside of the box flies over the angle of near-post and crossbar.
13 mins - David Renyard shoots straight at Collin from 20 yards out.
14 mins - Bugno ball in from left, Madden turn and shot in the middle of the box well pushed behind by Nation goalkeeper Ian MIlburn. Welsh corner in, Beck header 10 yards out hits Liam Henderson, who then clears for the home side.
16 mins - Long ball up from Milburn, flick on from James Earl down the left-hand channel, Renyard races on before shooting low across Collin and into the far corner of the United net from 12 yards out, 0-1.
17 mins - Bugno cross in breaks to Beck, his 15-yard shot goes behind off Lee Hoolickin. Welsh corner in, Bugno completely unmarked 6 yards out, no-one covering far-post, easy header down and in, 1-1.
28 mins - Welsh ball in hits Earl, falls for Beck for a left-footed shot over the top from just inside the box.
30 mins - Earl foul on Madden 30 yards out, Symington from free-kick fires wide of Milburn's left-hand post.
32 mins - Symington cross in the from the right, Madden weak volley straight into Milburn's hands from close range.
33 mins - Welsh ball in from left, comes off Beck and drops straight for Madden one-on-one with Milburn 10 yards out, shot on goal bounces away off Nation's left-hand upright.
38 mins - Beck to Potts, 22-yard shot goes behind off Earl. Welsh ends up taking 3 corners, the final one short back to Todd, his cross in is nodded down by Beck for Madden in front of goal, offside flag raised though by assistant referee Chris Backhouse.
42 mins - Bugno to Madden, shot from 25 yards out pulled well wide of Milburn's right-hand post.
46 mins - Nation make two substitutions at half-time as David Wallace replaces Paul Arnison and Michael Reed comes on for Earl.
47 mins - Madden to Beck, 12-yard drive goes wide of MIlburn's far-post.
55 mins - Madden cross in, Beck header 8 yards out at back-stick straight into arms of Milburn.
57 mins - Symington cross in from the right, Welsh coming in at the back-post has 8-yard volley cleared away from the line by Butler.
58 mins - Welsh shot from just outside the box straight at Milburn.
60 mins - Hoolickin ball in, headed out by Livesey, Henderson pulls 20-yard drive wide of the target.
63 mins - Jeff Smith delivery in, Henderson 10-yard flicked header across goal just evades the lunging Ryan Errington at the far-post.
63 mins - During the break in play Carlisle make two changes as Jack Lynch comes on for Livesey and Alex Salmon replaces Symington. Lynch goes into central midfield with Potts dropping back into Livesey's centre-half spot. Salmon goes upfront alongside Beck, Madden slots into Symington's vacant right wing berth.
65 mins - Wallace long ball down the right-hand channel, Reed races onto it, shoots from 15 yards out across goal but wide of Collin's far-post.
65 mins - Before the goal-kick Nation make their final substitution as Taylor is replaced by Craig Wilson, the Celtic captain's armband passing from Taylor to Hoolickin.
72 mins - Welsh ball from left deep to the back-stick, Madden 10-yard half-volley on the bounce straight at Milburn.
75 mins - Bugno struggling for a short while with a left leg problem after stretching for the ball, taken off and replaced by Tom Berwick at left-back.
77 mins - Madden cross in from the right, Beck header 8 yards out at the far-post goes straight into Milburn's gloves.
83 mins - Welsh cross in from the left, Beck 10-yard header comfortably held by Milburn.
84 mins - Salmon skips away at pace on the break down the left-hand channel, low ball to far-post, Madden simple finish from 6 yards out running in, 2-1.
87 mins - Lynch foul on Errington 30 yards out, Smith chips it in, breaks to Errington at the back-stick, 10-yard half-volley across goal pushed away by Collin.
88 mins - Lynch shot from just beyond the 'D', goes wide of Milburn's right-hand upright.
89 mins - Beck through for Salmon, tight angle down right-hand channel, 10-yard shot across goal and inches past Nation's far-post.
90+2 mins - Beck to Todd to Beck, stretching volley over the top from the edge of the box.
Celtic Nation line-up:
Ian Milburn, Paul Arnison (David Wallace 46), Lee Hoolickin ((c) from 65), Tyran Taylor (c) (Craig Wilson 65), Marc Butler, Liam Henderson, David Renyard, James Earl (Michael Reed 46), Ryan Errington, Adam Boyd, Jeff Smith.
Unused substitutes:
Ryan Smith (GK) and Graham Anthony.
United line-up:
Adam Collin, Brandon Gwinnutt, Alessio Bugno (Tom Berwick 75), Brad Potts, Danny Livesey (c) (Jack Lynch 63), Brad Staunch, David Symington (Alex Salmon 63), Josh Todd, Mark Beck, Paddy Madden, Andy Welsh.
Unused substitutes:
Jordan Parker (GK) and Dale Minor.
Referee - Anthony Backhouse.
Assistants - Chris Backhouse and James Hawkins.
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