"250 Not Out". The words on the banner that greeted Marcus Stewart's 72nd minute penalty that gave City their first win back in League One, maintained their record of scoring in every league game so far and landed the 36-year-old striker a landmark goal tally.

Smash and grab, or a hard earned victory built on a resolute, if at times stretched and last ditch, defensive effort? You decide. Whichever, the build up to City's goal typified the game. Neil Saunders, on as a half time substitute for Cozic, won a crunching tackle in the right back position. The ball fell kindly for him and City broke. A slick interchange of passes midway into the Carlisle half sent Stewart into the penalty area. His first touch gave the keeper a chance, the second snatched it away as Pidgeley took him down. Stewart rose and, Panenka style, coolly put City ahead.

Carlisle will have felt hard done by and that City shouldn't have been in the game at that point. Despite a fairly ordinary first half hour the home side had threatened from set pieces with central defender Livesey looking the most likely. City's best moment had been halted in its tracks when referee Oliver seemingly blew his whistle too quickly after an apparent head injury.

The momentum really swung the home side's way on 32 minutes. Corr had to leave the field for treatment to a facial injury and City temporarily went down to 10 men. What they didn't realise at first was this would last for the next 11 minutes. Carlisle forced Troy into a last ditch tackle. Moments later a far post cross saw Matt Taylor attempt to head away under severe pressure. His header smashed off the angle of post and bar and away to safety.

As Marriott and Gwinett ran messages to the increasingly frustrated bench regarding Corr's condition Jones saved point blank after a corner was knocked back from the far post, City then scrambled another corner away, before Jones saved comfortably from Carlisle danger man Joe Anyinsah.

When Corr finally made it back with barely a minute to go in the first half all City could muster was a tame Sercombe shot which trickled abjectly wide.

The second half, save for the personnel change by City, started in much the same vain. The change did allow City to be more flexible and go 4-4-2 as well as the 4-5-1 they'd been for the first half. However,

Sercombe was City's first saviour. He was perfectly positioned to clear from the line after another great corner delivery. City's only real attacking show in the first 15 minutes of the half produced a corner which came to nothing.

As Carlisle possession mounted City couldn't get lone striker Corr into the game and the midfield were unable to break quickly enough to support as they were guilty of giving up possession too easily at times.

A brief respite saw City win another corner after some patient build up play allowed Tully to cross, but Corr's resulting header looped harmlessly into Pidgeley's arms.

On 66 minutes City were again a little fortunate. Tully had managed to keep Matt Robson largely quiet on the Carlisle left but he managed to skilfully turn between him and Stewart. He darted into the area and shot across Jones. It looked as if Jones had saved easily, but somehow the ball bobbled past him and his touch was just enough to see the ball trickle agonisingly wide of the post

And then came City's moment. Their only real moment of attacking quality, with quick, accurate passing meeting the expectations of intelligent movement and they were ahead.

With something to hold on to Corr was withdrawn for Logan who was booked as quickly as he'd scored the previous week as a substitute.

Tully, Taylor, Troy and Duffy continued to defy all that Carlisle could muster, mostly legally, sometimes not. Former Premiership striker Scott Dobie and Anyinsah both looked capable of scoring but never got to see the whites of Jones' eyes. Anyinsah was subbed with about 10 to go to give Carlisle a more direct approach. It was a decision which seemed to baffle and upset the home fans in equal measure. As City weathered more attacks and set pieces Edwards replaced Stewart to shore up the midfield.

One looping header over was the only effort from the home side during the added three minutes and City were eventually able to see the game out playing keep ball in the corner.

But, the stats will show a City win and a clean sheet. The back 5 stood strong and fully deserved their slice of luck. The midfield looked to be positive but was not able to find its rhythm. This meant City relied a little too much on playing the ball high upto Corr who was well marshalled by the Carlisle centre halves.

But you know Tis, triumph and disaster are 2 imposters to be treated the same and as the Tuesday night games come to an end for now, we look forward to Paul Ince's MK Dons visiting the Park next Saturday. They currently occupy 6th place. 4 ahead of City, unbeaten and harbour ambitions to go further than their play off semi final defeat last season.

The support so far at the Park has seen three 6000+ crowds so lets pack the Park again and cheer the Grecians to a bank holiday victory.

City: Jones, Tully, Taylor, Archibald-Henville, Duffy, Sercombe, Harley, Russell, Stewart (Edwards 88), Cozic (Saunders 45), Corr (Logan 74)

Unused subs: Marriott, Golbourne, Seaborne, Norwood

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While the first team were victorious in Carlisle the Exeter City Under 18's won a goal-fest 5-4 against Yeovil.