Carlisle United sealed promotion to Sky Bet League One as they beat Stockport County 5-4 on penalties at Wembley.
Jon Mellish’s unlucky personal purpose within the first half noticed the Cumbrians path earlier than Omari Patrick’s late equaliser meant it completed 1-1 within the League Two play-off closing, sending the sport into additional-time and a shootout the place United ultimately prevailed.
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Isaac Olaofe provides Stockport the lead within the League Two play-off closing with this cross-turned-shot which loops in
Omari Patrick meets the cross of Joel Senior and slides it dwelling to equalise late for Carlisle
It is the primary return for Carlisle to the third tier in 9 years, and caps off an distinctive season beneath Paul Simpson – who led the membership to again-to-again promotions himself as participant-supervisor from non-League to League One between 2004 and 2006, solely returning to the membership final February.
Stockport, in the meantime, fall simply in need of reaching their very own speedy rise from the fifth tier to League One, having solely come out of the National League final yr. Their wait to succeed in that stage, going again to 2010, will go right into a 14th yr. But it has nonetheless been a exceptional marketing campaign for a facet that have been within the National League North as lately as 2019.
Carlisle return to League One after 9 years away
Carlisle rejoice profitable promotion to League One with a Wembley trophy carry!
It wasn’t a basic of a primary half in scorching situations at Wembley, and it took a stroke of actual fortune for Stockport to take the lead on 34 minutes. Isaac Olaofe’s tried cross from the best took an enormous deflection off the foot of Mellish, looping over the unlucky Tomas Holy within the Carlisle purpose. Even at 6ft9, he had no likelihood of stopping it.
Just earlier than the hour it must have been a second for Stockport, as Chris Hussey floated a free-kick into an unmarked Akil Wright, who had a chasm to goal at however in some way solely managed to go broad.
Omari Patrick celebrates after equalising for Carlisle at Wembley
Carlisle boss Paul Simpson rung the modifications, and it was considered one of his substitutions who discovered the late equaliser, as Patrick coolly completed from simply contained in the field after Joel Senior’s cross had ricocheted into his path.
That purpose took the sport to additional-time after which penalties. Carlisle took 5 excellent spotkicks, whereas Ryan Rydel’s essential miss with Stockport’s second meant it was the Cumbrians who prevailed.
What’s subsequent?
Having achieved promotion, Carlisle will play in Sky Bet League One through the 2023/24 season, whereas Stockport will stay in League Two for one more yr. Both divisions begin on the weekend of August 5-6.
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