Teenage striker Luke James scored twice as Hartlepool swept aside Carlisle.

The 17-year-old opened the scoring early on although his shot, from Andy Monkhouse's cross, deflected in off visiting defender Lubo Michalik.

Pools doubled their lead through Antony Sweeney's header before Carlisle striker Lee Miller was sent off for a lunge on Monkhouse.

James smashed in his second for 3-0 and substitute Colin Nish slid home a low finish to complete the rout.

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Hartlepool first-team coach Neale Cooper tells BBC Tees:

"It looked harsh, it looked like they just went for the ball and collided, and if anything I thought Andy (Monkhouse) was going to get booked.

"He did catch him on the ankle, there's a mark, but Lee Miller is not that type of person so its unfortunate for Lee and Carlisle.

"However when they went down to 10 men, we stopped playing like we had been."

Carlisle United manager Greg Abbott told BBC Radio Cumbria:

"If we're going to have any ambition about staying where we are then we're going to have to start getting clean sheets.

"The first three goals, from a defensive point of view, are awful.

"Unless we can tidy that up and be more resolute and start getting nil against our name, then the ambition of the top six is purely a dream."

Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (6)

Hartlepool United

  • 01 Flinders
  • 02 Austin
  • 05 Collins
  • 06 Horwood (Haslam - 39' )
  • 29 Hartley
  • 04 Liddle Booked
  • 11 Monkhouse
  • 15 Sweeney
  • 20 Murray (Baldwin - 84' )
  • 33 James
  • 07 Brown Booked (Nish - 70' )

Substitutes

  • 21 Rafferty
  • 16 Haslam
  • 18 Baldwin
  • 03 Humphreys
  • 09 Nish

Carlisle United

  • 01 Collin
  • 02 Simek
  • 05 Livesey (Cook - 46' )
  • 19 Parker
  • 25 Michalik Booked
  • 04 McGovern
  • 11 Thirlwell (Chantler - 75' )
  • 12 Taiwo (Madden - 46' )
  • 17 Noble
  • 13 Zoko
  • 14 Miller Dismissed

Substitutes

  • 20 Gillespie
  • 06 Murphy
  • 24 Chantler
  • 16 Cook
  • 10 Madden
Ref: Robert Madley
Att: 5,995

Match Stats

Shots

15 6

On target

9 1

Corners

6 3

Fouls

11 14

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +2:49 Full time

Full Time The referee signals the end of the game.

90:00 +1:44

Free kick crossed right-footed by Neil Austin.

90:00 +1:44 Booking

Booking Lubomir Michalik booked for unsporting behaviour.

90:00 +1:29

Free kick awarded for a foul by Lubomir Michalik on Colin Nish.

90:00 +1:09

The ball is crossed by Jon-Paul McGovern, save made by Scott Flinders.

88:14

Jon-Paul McGovern gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Monkhouse. Antony Sweeney shoots direct from the free kick.

87:06

Short corner taken by Jon-Paul McGovern. Lubomir Michalik produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.

84:34

Unfair challenge on Steven Haslam by Jordan Cook results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

83:30 Substitution

Substitution Jack Baldwin replaces Paul Murray.

82:30

Corner taken right-footed by Luke James, comfortable save by Adam Collin.

81:57

Jon-Paul McGovern gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Colin Nish. Direct free kick taken by Neil Austin.

80:26

Assist on the goal came from Peter Hartley.

80:26 Goal scored

Goal - Colin Nish - Hartlepool 4 - 0 Carlisle Colin Nish finds the net with a goal from inside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Hartlepool 4-0 Carlisle.

79:46

Chris Chantler challenges Paul Murray unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Peter Hartley, clearance made by Lubomir Michalik.

79:26

A cross is delivered by Patrick Madden, save made by Scott Flinders.

77:56

Francois Zoko is ruled offside. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.

76:53

Neil Austin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Francois Zoko. Francois Zoko takes the direct free kick.

75:37

Free kick awarded for a foul by Lubomir Michalik on Luke James. Free kick crossed by Neil Austin, Chris Chantler makes a clearance.

74:29 Substitution

Substitution Chris Chantler joins the action as a substitute, replacing Paul Thirlwell.

73:01

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Murray by Jordan Cook. Free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

72:26

Free kick awarded for a foul by Liam Noble on Paul Murray. Paul Murray takes the direct free kick.

71:40

Luke James takes a shot. Save by Adam Collin.

70:43

Corner taken right-footed by Luke James, save by Adam Collin.

69:57

Lubomir Michalik concedes a free kick for a foul on Luke James. Neil Austin restarts play with the free kick.

69:12 Substitution

Substitution Colin Nish is brought on as a substitute for James Brown.

66:48

Assist by James Brown.

66:48 Goal scored

Goal - Luke James - Hartlepool 3 - 0 Carlisle A goal is scored by Luke James from the edge of the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Hartlepool 3-0 Carlisle.

64:43

The ball is crossed by Antony Sweeney.

63:08

Antony Sweeney is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Adam Collin takes the indirect free kick.

62:10

Effort from outside the penalty box by Gary Liddle goes wide left of the target.

62:05

A cross is delivered by Antony Sweeney, clearance made by Frank Simek.

60:18

Luke James takes a shot. Lubomir Michalik gets a block in. Corner taken right-footed by Luke James. Effort from inside the area by Sam Collins misses to the right of the target. Corner from right by-line taken by Luke James.

59:27

Steven Haslam challenges Patrick Madden unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lubomir Michalik restarts play with the free kick.

58:49

The ball is sent over by Frank Simek, clearance by Peter Hartley.

57:04

James Brown sends in a cross, comfortable save by Adam Collin.

54:14

Jon-Paul McGovern shoots direct from the free kick.

54:14 Booking

Booking Gary Liddle goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

54:09

Gary Liddle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Francois Zoko.

53:40

Unfair challenge on Francois Zoko by Neil Austin results in a free kick. Liam Noble takes the free kick.

53:15

Unfair challenge on Paul Thirlwell by Gary Liddle results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Paul Thirlwell.

51:56

Jon-Paul McGovern crosses the ball, Sam Collins manages to make a clearance.

49:19

Corner taken right-footed by Jon-Paul McGovern, Scott Flinders makes a comfortable save.

45:10

Liam Noble crosses the ball, Sam Collins makes a clearance.

45:01

The referee gets the second half underway.

45:01 Substitution

Substitution Patrick Madden is brought on as a substitute for Tom Taiwo.

45:01 Substitution

Substitution (Carlisle) makes a substitution, with Jordan Cook coming on for Danny Livesey.

45:00 +3:17 Half time

Half Time The whistle is blown to end the first half.

45:00 +1:04

Shot by Francois Zoko from just outside the area goes over the net.

45:00 +0:11

The ball is delivered by Gary Liddle.

44:09

The ball is crossed by James Brown, Lubomir Michalik manages to make a clearance.

42:34

Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Luke James from the right by-line, Header on goal by Antony Sweeney from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

38:35 Substitution

Substitution Steven Haslam comes on in place of Evan Horwood.

33:52

James Brown takes a shot. Save by Adam Collin.

32:50

The ball is delivered by Evan Horwood, Andy Monkhouse produces a right-footed shot from close range which goes wide of the right-hand post.

29:38

The ball is sent over by Frank Simek, Peter Hartley gets a block in.

28:11

Antony Sweeney challenges Jon-Paul McGovern unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Adam Collin.

26:43

Free kick taken by Neil Austin.

26:43 Dismissal

Dismissal Lee Miller is shown a red card.

26:41

Lee Miller gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Monkhouse.

25:44

The ball is crossed by Ben Parker, clearance made by Evan Horwood.

24:06

Evan Horwood produces a cross, Andy Monkhouse takes a shot. Save by Adam Collin.

21:58

A cross is delivered by Paul Murray, save made by Adam Collin.

18:46

Neil Austin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Thirlwell. Jon-Paul McGovern crosses the ball in from the free kick, Sam Collins makes a clearance. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jon-Paul McGovern, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Collins by Lubomir Michalik. Direct free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

17:54

Francois Zoko takes a shot. Blocked by Peter Hartley.

16:41

The assist for the goal came from Neil Austin.

16:41 Goal scored

Goal - Antony Sweeney - Hartlepool 2 - 0 Carlisle Antony Sweeney finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Hartlepool 2-0 Carlisle.

16:39

Neil Austin produces a cross,

15:52

Centre by Jon-Paul McGovern, comfortable save by Scott Flinders.

15:09

Free kick crossed right-footed by Jon-Paul McGovern, Andy Monkhouse makes a clearance.

15:09 Booking

Booking James Brown goes into the book.

14:41

James Brown concedes a free kick for a foul on Jon-Paul McGovern.

13:55

Antony Sweeney gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tom Taiwo. Lubomir Michalik restarts play with the free kick.

12:50

Francois Zoko challenges Neil Austin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Evan Horwood from right wing, clearance by Francois Zoko.

11:21

Free kick awarded for a foul by Peter Hartley on Lee Miller. Jon-Paul McGovern produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

10:27

Liam Noble concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Liddle. Free kick taken by Neil Austin.

8:36

James Brown takes a shot. Danny Livesey gets a block in. Corner from left by-line taken by Luke James.

7:51

Gary Liddle produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.

7:19

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Monkhouse by Ben Parker. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.

5:37

Assist by Andy Monkhouse.

5:37 Goal scored

Goal - Luke James - Hartlepool 1 - 0 Carlisle Luke James scores a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. Hartlepool 1-0 Carlisle.

5:35

A cross is delivered by Andy Monkhouse,

5:21

Handball by James Brown. Lubomir Michalik takes the direct free kick.

2:04

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee Miller by Sam Collins. Jon-Paul McGovern takes the direct free kick. Lubomir Michalik takes a shot from long range which goes wide right of the goal.

0:35

Andy Monkhouse sends in a cross, save by Adam Collin.

0:00

The referee gets the game underway.

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