League One
March 9, 2013
Carlisle United
2 - 0
Brentford
League One
15:00 +00:00, March 9, 2013
Brunton Park, England
Referee: S Duncan
Cumbrians takes sting out of relegation worry
Scoring Summary
| Carlisle United | Brentford |
|---|---|
| Sean O'Hanlon (23') | |
| Mark Beck (54') |
Teams
| Carlisle United | Brentford |
|---|---|
| 20 Mark Gillespie | 21 Simon Moore |
| 23 Sean O'Hanlon | 5 Tony Craig |
| 5 Danny Livesey | 14 Shaleum Logan |
| 3 Matty Robson | 6 Harlee Dean |
| 2 Frank Simek | 32 Liam Moore |
| 22 Jordan Mustoe | 8 Jonathan Douglas |
| 12 Paul Thirlwell | 20 Toumani Diagouraga |
| 4 Jon-Paul McGovern | 4 Adam Forshaw |
| 21 James Berrett | 15 Stuart Dallas |
| 16 Brad Potts | 9 Clayton Donaldson |
| 17 Mark Beck | 11 Marcello Trotta |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Adam Collin | Richard Lee 1 |
| 15 Mike Edwards | Lee Hodson 18 |
| 6 Peter Murphy | Tom Adeyemi 12 |
| 7 Andrew Welsh | Jake Reeves 22 |
| 19 David Symington | Charlie Adams 34 |
| 11 Danny Cadamarteri | Paul Hayes 23 |
| 9 Rory Loy | Bradley Wright-Phillips 17 |
| Substitutions | |
| Andrew Welsh for Matty Robson (82) | Bradley Wright-Phillips for Clayton Donaldson (54) |
| Charlie Adams for Adam Forshaw (75) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Paul Thirlwell (41) | Harlee Dean (36) |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips (87) | |
| · Squads: Carlisle United | Brentford | |
Carlisle took a big step towards safety in npower League One with a 2-0 home win over promotion hopefuls Brentford.
The Cumbrians led through Sean O'Hanlon's header midway through the first half and made sure of a first win in seven games with a second-half strike by teenager Mark Beck, his sixth goal of the season.
Brentford had a definite edge in first-half possession, but failed to make the most of the chances they created and it was Carlisle who snatched the lead in the 22nd minute when Jon-Paul McGovern's free-kick was met by O'Hanlon, who beat goalkeeper Simon Moore with a looping header from 12 yards.
Carlisle almost added to their advantage soon after when Moore had to make a smart double save, initially to block Beck's header and then to get down at the feet of Matty Robson, who had followed up.
Carlisle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie proved equally alert at the other end, diving full-length to divert Adam Forshaw's 25-yard drive for a corner.
Bees went close again when central defender Liam Moore blasted a rasping right-footed shot over the crossbar from a dangerous position inside the area.
Bees' leading goalscorer Clayton Donaldson should have done better with a free header at the far post, but Carlisle caught the visitors napping in the 54th minute when Brad Potts stole possession and ran through the middle before feeding Beck, who converted from 12 yards.
Carlisle's defence held strong in the face of late Brentford pressure and James Berrett nearly capped a breakaway with a third near the end when Moore only just managed to keep out a piledriver.