Northampton Town vs Carlisle United. Sky Bet League Two.
Sixfields StadiumAttendance4,583.
Northampton Town 2
- S Sherring (53rd minute)
- L Appere (56th minute)
Carlisle United 1
- J Armer (50th minute)
Northampton 2-1 Carlisle: Sam Sherring, Louis Appere help Cobblers close gap on second-placed Stevenage
Tuesday 20 December 2022 23:35, UK
Northampton came from a goal down to beat Carlisle 2-1 and cement their place in the League Two automatic promotion places at Sixfields.
All three goals were scored in the space of six second-half minutes as Jack Armer put the visitors ahead before the Cobblers immediately hit back through Sam Sherring and Louis Appere.
They have now closed the gap on second-placed Stevenage to just two points.
Neither team had played a game for two-and-a-half weeks and that lack of sharpness could contributed to a largely drab and uneventful first half.
Carlisle's one and only chance was dragged wide by Ryan Edmondson early on while the home side's best opportunity before half-time fell to Sam Hoskins but he was denied by Tomas Holy.
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The game exploded into life, though, with three quickfire goals soon after the break.
Armer initially slotted Carlisle ahead after 50 minutes following a goalmouth scramble but Northampton's response was as impressive as it was immediate.
Sherring levelled from a corner just three minutes later and within moments Appere found the bottom corner to complete the turnaround, and that proved to be the winner.
