Carlisle 1 - 1 Morecambe : Amond denies Cumbrians

Posted Sunday, March 22, 2015 by PA

Carlisle missed a good chance to pull further away from the League Two danger zone as Padriag Amond's penalty earned Morecambe a 1-1 draw.

Brad Potts gave the home the lead after half time, but they allowed Morecambe back into the game and Jack Redshaw was inches away from snatching all three points for Shrimps when he hammered a shot against the bar.

Carlisle put Morecambe's on-loan Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward under early pressure with a series of dangerous crosses and corners, and the keeper had to be on top form to claw away a Kyle Dempsey blast from 25 yards.

For all their first half possession Carlisle's shooting was off target and twice Potts worked openings from long range, but fired efforts wide.

However Potts had the Shrimps goal in his sights in the 53rd minute when he received a pass from Paul Corry and struck a low 25-yard right-foot shot that beat the diving Ward down by the right-hand post.

Aaron Wildig, making his Morecambe debut on loan from Shrewsbury, almost levelled within a couple of minutes when he drove a low shot across the face of goal which drifted narrowly wide.

Morecambe drew level from a penalty in the 78th minute after substitute Paul Mullin had gone down in the box. Amond, another Shrimps' second half change, sent Dan Hanford the wrong way from the spot.

It was nearly 2-1 moments later when Redshaw crashed a 30-yard shot against the bar with Hanford clutching at fresh air.

Jason Kennedy was a fraction away from scoring a Carlisle winner in added time when his shot went across the six yard area and Billy Paynter just failed to get a touch.