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The match took place at the Coach and Horses Ground in Dronfield, the home of Sheffield FC, Carlisle fielding a mix of professionals, trialists and youth teamers in the game. The trialist being Gavin Rothery, who was at Brunton Park for a trial spell last season, Matty James and Michael Burns, Rothery playing the full 90 minutes while James and Burns were on the field for a half apiece.
Early on Tom Aldred was forced to clear from almost off his own line after a David Carney goalbound chip for the Blades but the Cumbrians took the lead in the 15th minute. Kevin Gall, playing his first game in a Blue shirt since pre-season, smacking an excellent 18-yard volley into the back of the home net from a Simon Hackney cross in.
Carlisle made it 2-0 with 36 minutes on the clock, Burns, Hackney and Rothery all combining well for Gary Madine to finish neatly side-footed from just inside the Sheffield United penalty area. The Blues going into the break with that two goal advantage and a clean sheet, that being no mean feat with midfielder Grant Smith playing out of position at centre-half.
Madine netted again after 75 minutes to make it 3-0 to the Cumbrians, the young striker this time getting on the end of a Gall pass in to fire home from 18 yards out. Gall then just missing the chance to make the final scoreline 4-0 when he rattled the post late on with a right-footed shot. United's next second-string match coming on Monday night at 7pm when they face Morecambe in a league fixture at Brunton Park.
Sheffield United line-up :
Justin Haber, Joe Smith (Brown 65), Maxime Chanot, Matt Lowton, Alabidyn Zeyn S-Latef, Aymen Tahar (Luca Senicanin 54), Sam Wedgbury, Keith Quinn, David Carney, Grant Roberts, Sean Gordon.
Unused substitutes :
Jamie Annerson (GK), Ian Gee and Cameron Lyn.
United line-up :
Ben Williams, Jonny Blake, Evan Horwood, Tom Aldred, Grant Smith, Gavin Rothery, Michael Burns (Matty James 46), Chris Lumsdon, Kevin Gall, Gary Madine, Simon Hackney (Conor Tinnion 80).
Unused substitutes :
Alex Mitchell, Matt Duffy and Andy Cook.
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