The home side came roaring out after the interval and a sustained spell of pressure saw them take the lead after seven minutes of the second-half, Charlton Davies firing home a neat four-man move. To their credit though the young Blues stuck to their task and equalised through Stewardson, the young winger seeing his first shot blocked, after a pacey run into the opposition box, only for the ball to ricochet straight back to him. Whitehaven-born Stewardson than firing the ball into the back of the Walsall net to bring matters level in the match.
Just as the game was likely all-on to end in a draw, after some hard work in the defensive ranks by both sides, the Saddlers somehow managed to grab a late injury time winner. The home side's Rory Curtis cracking a shot in from the edge of the United box which Blues glovesman Grant Carson made an uncharacteristic mistake on as the ball dribbled past him and into the back of the United net. The final whistle came literally seconds later to signal a disappointing result for Carlisle and a long trip home to Cumbria.
Walsall line-up :
James McKeown, Philip Doran, Nethan Sansara, Richard Taundry, Tom Schwartz, Richard Davies (Bentley), Jones (Chris Hanna), Charlton Davies, Harry Harris (Rory Curtis 75), Nathaniel Howell, Leon Quarless.
Unused substitutes :
Silver and White.
United line-up :
Grant Carson, Ashley Combe, Matthew Blake, Dan Wordsworth, Terry Stewart, Matthew Brown, Shaun Vipond, Matthew Wood, Dan Rayson, Mike Stewardson, Richie Hoban.
Substitutes :
Mark Graham, Jonny Blake and Dale Wilson.
Results in the division this morning :
Burnley 0-4 Tranmere
Bury 0-2 Stockport
Chester 2-0 Rochdale
Port Vale 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Shrewsbury 1-4 Blackpool
Walsall 2-1 Carlisle
Wigan 1-0 Macclesfield
Wrexham 2-1 Oldham
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