Scott Dobie headed a dramatic late winner as Carlisle snuck past Oldham 1-0 in the Carling Cup first round.
Carlisle front man heads home deserved winner
Carlisle United booked their place in the second round of the Carling Cup as they sneaked past Oldham courtesy of a late Scott Dobie header.
On the balance of play the Cumbrians deserved their win having created more chances than the Latics who did not manage to test home keeper Lenny Pidgeley until the 82nd minute when Chris Taylor had their first on-target shot.
Dobie should have put Carlisle in front in the 13th minute when Matty Robson floated over a perfectly-placed cross which the striker headed straight at 'keeper Dean Brill from six yards.
Carlisle defender Richard Keogh came closest to breaking the deadlock in the 33rd minute when he smacked a header against the foot of the post from Graham Kavanagh's right-wing corner.
The home side continued to press after the break but spurned another golden opportunity when Danny Livesey burst onto Kavanagh's corner from the left but glanced his close-range header wide.
Pidgeley was largely inactive until Taylor weaved his way into the box to force him to palm away his rising drive, but it was Dobie who had the last word with a thumping header from David Raven's cross two minutes from the end.
