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Like the United first-team their second-string counterparts have failed to win in any of their league matches on the road this season, and tonight would prove no different as two goals in the last 21 minutes saw the Citizens claim all three points. After a drab and uninspiring first-half the match finally sparked into action after 69 minutes when Blues keeper Anthony Williams brought down City striker Ashley Grimes in the Carlisle penalty area.
Williams received his marching orders for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, United then having to sacrifice an outfield player to bring on substitute glovesman Adam Bradley. The Cumbrians' third-choice keeper couldn't have got off to a better start as he saved Grimes resultant penalty, only for City's Ian Daly to chest down the rebound and volley the ball home into the empty Carlisle net.
The Citizens doubled their lead and effectively killed off the match just four minutes later when Grimes bagged his brace on the evening as he curled an 18-yard shot beyond Bradley and into the United goal. The home side played out the closing stages under no real threat, and Blues reserve-team boss Greg Abbott will certainly be looking for a much better performance at home to Chester City next Wednesday in a 2pm kick-off at Brunton Park.
City line-up :
Laurence Matthewson, Christopher Ramsey (Angelos Tsiaklis 77), Ben Morris. Michael Daly, Nathan D'Laryea, Sam Williamson, Marc Laird, Ashley Williams, Ian Daly (James Poole 83), Ashley Grimes, Vladimir Weiss.
Unused substitutes :
Gregory Hartley and Ryan McGivern.
United line-up :
Anthony Williams, Matthew Blake, Simon Grand, Danny Livesey (sub 46), Luke Joyce, Neale McDermott, Shaun Vipond, Derek Holmes (sub 46), Stephen Hindmarch, Matthew Brown, Andy Hardman.
Substitutes :
Adam Bradley, Matthew Wood, Terry Stewart, Dan Wordsworth and Ashley Combe.
Results in the division this week, both played Wednesday :
Accrington Stanley 0-4 Preston North End
Manchester City 2-0 Carlisle
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