“Georgie Kelly breaks the deadlock with the opening goal to give Carlisle the lead”
Pivotal“Stephen Wearne doubles Carlisle's advantage just after Evans' substitution”
Pivotal“Temi Eweka pulls one back for Eastleigh in stoppage time to set up dramatic finale”
Pivotal
Eastleigh
Carlisle United
Carlisle United secured a crucial away victory at Eastleigh thanks to a dominant 15-minute spell in the second half, with Georgie Kelly and Stephen Wearne finding the net to establish what proved to be a match-winning lead. The Cumbrians looked comfortable at 2-0 until Temi Eweka's dramatic stoppage-time strike set up a nervy finale, but Paul Simpson's side held firm to claim all three points. Kelly's opener on 54 minutes broke the deadlock after a cagey first half, before Wearne doubled the advantage just a minute after Kieron Evans' introduction from the bench. Despite Eastleigh's late rally and a flurry of substitutions from both managers, Carlisle's clinical finishing in that crucial second-half period proved the difference in a result that will boost their National League ambitions.
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