Northampton Town vs Carlisle United. Sky Bet League One.
Sixfields Stadium.
Northampton 2-0 Carlisle
Saturday 6 April 2024 17:57, UK
Carlisle's relegation from League One was confirmed after they were beaten 2-0 by Northampton.
The Cumbrians won promotion last season but their immediate return to League Two was sealed thanks to goals from Kieron Bowie and Ali Koiki.
Carlisle had a strong wind behind them in the first half at Sixfields and they used that to dominate territorially but the conditions did not help either side find their flow in a scrappy contest.
A rare chance saw Lee Burge tip over Georgie Kelly's header before Northampton scored with their first real chance of the first half.
It came on 33 minutes when Sam Sherring's header from a Mitch Pinnock corner was blocked and fell to Bowie who stabbed into the net.
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Carlisle tried to force the issue in their pursuit of an equaliser after the break but they struggled against the wind and barely created a chance of note.
And their fate was sealed in stoppage time when Koiki ran the length of the pitch from a defensive corner and rolled the ball home after rounding goalkeeper Harry Lewis.
