| 4¹ | A free-kick from IWELUMO raced over the bar. |
| 5¹ | A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Stoke City 'keeper. |
| 7¹ | McANUFF rushed through the Macclesfield Town defence but shot straight at the Macclesfield Town 'keeper. |
| 9¹ | IWELUMO made space on the right and dragged the ball to KALLIO who rasped the ball over. |
| 17¹ | The 'keeper was able to palm clear a tame header from McANUFF. |
| 19¹ | The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from CARLE fell just wide. |
| 21¹ | WINDASS drove a left foot shot wide from close range. |
| 24¹ | CRESSWELL nutmegged CARLE but slammed the ball into the arms of KARCEMARSKAS. |
| 24¹ | A corner was collected by McANUFF who forced an effort over the bar. |
| 29¹ | BOYD receives a yellow card by the ref for a bad tackle. |
| 34¹ | A late tackle gets CARLISLE a yellow card. |
| 36¹ | An exceptional effort from IWELUMO scraped the outside of the lefthand post. |
| 43¹ | The Macclesfield Town 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from GUÐJÓNSSON. |
| 5² | GOAL!! After being forced wide SHTANIUK managed to drive the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (1-0 Stoke City)| 20² | A refined pass from WINDASS was tapped goalbound by IWELUMO only for the Stoke City 'keeper to claw away. | | 22² | WINDASS receives a yellow card by WEBSTER. | | 26² | ROBERTS booked for violent conduct. | | 27² | GOAL!! A penalty was awarded to Macclesfield Town, after THOMAS had fouled ELLIOTT which IWELUMO comfortably converted. (1-1)| 36² | A header by CRESSWELL at the near post was easily collected by the Macclesfield Town 'keeper. | | 37² | A strike from CRESSWELL held no problem for the Macclesfield Town 'keeper. | | 38² | The Stoke City 'keeper was able to palm clear an amazing effort. | | 42² | A tame strike from BOYD rolled agonisingly wide. | | |