NO DISGRACE AS CARLISLE UTD KIDS BOW OUT OF FA YOUTH CUP AT FULHAMCoach Eric Kinder said Carlisle United’s youngsters could not have done more to keep Fulham’s Premier League prospects at bay in their FA Youth Cup defeat.
The young Blues went down 3-1 in last night's third-round tie but pushed Fulham close, according to Kinder.
“We came up against an academy side who have been scoring five or six goals every week,” said Kinder.
“We made life difficult for them and the players gave everything they had, which is all I could ask.”
Watched by a host of scouts and the former Blues manager Neil McDonald – now assistant boss at West Ham – United went 2-0 down before Dale Minor halved the deficit on the stroke of half-time when his left-wing cross was misjudged by the Fulham keeper.
The Cumbrians had chances to level, through Brad Potts, Mark Beck and Dave Symington, before the Cottagers sealed victory on the break in the closing stages.
“We had enough chances to take it to extra-time but we got caught late on,” Kinder added.
“Their captain, a German lad called Ronnie Minkwitz, scored twice and was probably the difference between the sides.
“But we gave a really good account of ourselves and their coach, Kit Symons, was very complimentary afterwards.”
Kinder also paid tribute to the capital-based Carlisle fans who travelled to Motspur Park.
“We had some really good support from the London Branch – they came out in their numbers and I thank them for that, we all appreciated it,” added the coach, whose side host Oldham in the league on Saturday.
Carlisle United: Parker, McGlen, Staunch, Morse, Minor, Todd, Potts (Jones 90), Lynch (Gwinnutt 72), Symington, Brough (Clarey 72), Beck. Not used: Rule, Berwick.
United have now sold about 2,200 tickets for the Boxing Day clash at Preston.
The Blues are advising fans that the originally-advertised price of £5 for 16-20s and students is incorrect, and should be £10.
“This error was a result of incorrect information initially provided to us by Preston North End,” United said. “They have agreed to honour any tickets sold at the original £5 rate but from this point forward, prices will revert to the correct £10 price.”
Any complaints or queries should be made to ticketoffice@pne.com.
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