On minute sixteen, Josh Vela pounced on a deep pass and fired home to break the game.
Chris Martin, a striker for Bristol Rovers, tied the score on minute 34. Early in the second half, hosts Scott Sinclair scored a fantastic goal into the top corner to secure all three points.
Chris Martin, the attacker for the Gas, had the first real chance on minute ten, but he ultimately headed wide. The opening exchanges saw few chances for either side.
Luke Armstrong nearly broke the deadlock four minutes later when Fin Back headed across goal, but Armstrong was unable to direct his header on target.
On minute sixteen, the Blues took the lead thanks to a deep ball that found Vela at the far post. The midfielder scored from close range, much to the pleasure of our travelling supporters.
Soon after, the hosts began to exert more pressure on Lewis. Harvey Vale made a fine low stop at his near post, and Back found Armstrong at the other end, but Armstrong’s shot went wide.
At the 32-minute mark, Taylor Charters struck the post, bringing us dangerously close to expanding our lead.
Chris Martin’s close-range goal two minutes later gave Bristol Rovers an equaliser against the flow of play. Soon after, they were dangerously close to taking the lead, but Back’s intervention proved crucial for United.
we entered stoppage time at the end of the first-half, but nothing came from it in the end.
As Carlisle gained a corner,
Half-time: Bristol Rovers 1–1 Carlisle United
Armstrong and Jon Mellis both had opportunities to score from point blank range after United’s early second-half corner, but neither was able to give us the lead again.
The hosts took the lead on minute 51 when Scott Sinclair cut in from the left and curled a shot past Harry Lewis into the far corner.
Fifteen minutes later, Kamil Conteh scrambled back to clear the danger as the Blues attempted to catch the Gas on the break after Vela picked up Diamond running forward.
Jack Ellis was introduced and soon after, he slid a pass down the line to Diamond, who won United a corner that Lavelle met. Harrison Neal also had a chance on the outskirts of the box, but neither player was able to test Jed Ward in the Bristol Rovers goal.
On minute 78, the hosts had another chance to extend their lead, but Lewis deflected the first shot onto the post, and then Vaughan shot, only to have it flagged offside.
After a Jack Hunt cross from the right, Ellis cleared the danger to save the Blues in the 82nd minute.
Martin had an opportunity to seal the three points for his team on minute 88, but he missed the mark with a shot from within the Carlisle area.
On minute ninety-five, Lavelle had a great chance to level the score after a free kick, but our captain missed the mark.
Full-time: Bristol Rovers 2-1 Carlisle United
Goals
Bristol Rovers: (Martin 34’), (Sinclair 51’)
Carlisle United: (Vela 16’)
Bookings
Bristol Rovers: (Hunt 22’), (Thomas 50’), (Marquis 90+4)
Carlisle United: (Neal 56’), (Armstrong 90+3)
Teams
Bristol Rovers: Ward, Gordon, Wilson, Sinclair (Crama 87’), Thomas (Vaughan 77’), Martin, Vale (Marquis 89), Brown (Grant 82’), Conteh, Baggott, Hunt
Unused subs: Cox, Connolly, Hoole
Carlisle United: Lewis, Back (Ellis 67’), Lavelle, Mellish, Armer, Neal, Vela, Gibson (Butterworth 67’), Charters (Maguire 87’), Diamond (McCalmont 87’), Armstrong
Unused subs: Breeze, Huntington, Grehan
Match Officials
Referee: Thomas Parsons
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Cresswell
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Aylott
Fourth Official: Kevin Howick
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