This game was already set to be scrappy before the kick off with a battered pitch following heavy rain.
Leek looked the better side for 90 minutes and dominated early play. They were awarded a controversial penalty after Kevin Lusamba was deemed to have brought down a player in the box. Many around the ground thought he had won the ball but Darren Chadwick grabbed the only goal of the game with a composed strike into the bottom right.
From then on the game was very uneventful bar Sam Grimshaw and William Mellors-Blair hitting the woodwork for each side. Carlton must now hope Daniel Fletcher will recover in time for their next fixture having come off after a clash of heads and Niall Davie filling in at left back for much of the game.
Entertainment factor:1/5
Man of the match: Rob Stevenson
