Seventeen years ago today Hereford United played Carlisle at Edgar Street.
Here's a look back at the game.
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HEREFORD 2 Carlisle 3 (December 14th 1996)Hereford gifted Carlisle an early Christmas present when they failed to pick up the unmarked Paul Conway in the fourth minute, who easily beat goalkeeper Andy De Bont from close range.
Carlisle punished the Bulls again in the 39th minute when a harsh decision gave them a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.
Owen Archdeacon chipped the ball over the static Hereford defence into the far corner of the net for their second goal.
But Hereford fought back and Trevor Matthewson headed past goalkeeper Tony Caig on the stroke of half-time.
The Bulls levelled five minutes from time when Dean Walling conceded a penalty for a foul on Hereford striker Adrian Foster.
Up stepped central defender Dean Smith to convert the spot-kick and set up an exciting finish.
Hereford pushed forward in search of their first win in 10 games but Caig came to the rescue, pushing over a rasping shot from Adrian Foster.
And it was Carlisle who snatched victory when top-scorer Steve Hayward set up Aspinall for his excellent strike.
The Bulls have now gone 10 games without a win and only 1,588 die-hard home fans turned out after boss Graham Turner had appealed for them to get behind the team.
Starting XI: De Bont, Norton, Matthewson, Smith, Warner, Law, Cook, Hargreaves, Foster A, Cross, Brough.
Subs: Fishlock, Kottila, Foster I .
(Report complied from several sources)