Carlisle United 0-0 Northampton Town
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Goalkeepers Tomas Holy and Lee Burge ensured League Two automatic promotion hopefuls Carlisle United and Northampton drew 0-0.
United keeper Holy denied Cobblers top scorer Sam Hoskins and Will Hondermarck - the match-winner against Gillingham on Easter Monday - early in the second half.
Then it was Burge's turn to come to his team's rescue, keeping out back-to-back efforts by Carlisle's own leading scorer Kristian Dennis.
Carlisle claimed the forward's second effort had crossed the line before Burge grabbed the ball but referee Rebecca Welch was unmoved by the appeals.
The Cumbrians have now failed to score in six of their past seven games, a run which has also brought four stalemates.
Despite the drought, Paul Simpson's side remain in the hunt for a top-three finish, sitting fifth in a congested top end of the table.
Jon Brady's visitors shrugged off the absence of 12 injured players to remain second behind champions-elect Leyton Orient, and Town are now three points ahead of fourth-placed Stockport County.
Northampton have lost just one of their past 11 games as they look to forget last season's final-day heartbreak and subsequent failed play-off challenge.
Match report supplied by PA Media.