DONCASTER roared into the Third Round and evaded an FA Cup upset thanks to a Roy of the Rovers display from Ben Whiteman.
The captain’s brilliant first half double sealed a 2-1 win at Brunton Park and a potential money-spinning tie against one of the Premier League’s big boys.
Ben Whiteman’s brace fired Doncaster into the FA Cup Third RoundCredit: Rex Features
Donny manager Darren Moore said: “Ben did well.
“He was closely-marked today, but when he got into the areas he showed his quality with those two goals.
“The FA Cup is really important to us and all clubs at the level we are.
“We wanted to try and get into that Third Round and to have a run alongside our league form is really important.”
Carlisle’s Jon Mellish skewed over and Omari Patrick forced Joe Lumley into a diving save from distance early on.
But it was the visitors who broke the deadlock with a superb curling finish from the edge of the area by the skipper.
Lightning struck again before the break as Whiteman struck from 18 yards to double the advantage.
Mellish set-up a nervy last ten as he stabbed home close-range but the League Two outfit were unable to find an equaliser.
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Carlisle manager Chris Beech said: “We went toe-to-toe with them and I think they only had a couple of shots in the first half.
“But Whiteman is so good.
“He’s probably had his least amount of touches in a match but managed to get two goals.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
