Tranmere Reserves lost 1-0 at home to Carlisle in the totesport.com League West Division on Wednesday afternoon.
Carlisle scored the only goal of the game on 62 minutes when a long ball allowed Emmanuel Richardson the chance to fire past substitute keeper Andy Coughlin.
Starting goalkeeper Joe Collister was substituted as a precaution due to a tight hamstring.
Reserve Manager Shaun Garnett said: "We huffed and puffed without really hurting them but the commitment and attitude were spot on. What we lacked at times was a bit of quality with the decision making but the boys came out of the game with credit."
Tranmere: Collister (Coughlin 17), Pursehouse, Ashcroft, Platt, McNamara, Baker, Power, Roberts, Rule, Jennings, Appleton (Healing 62). Substitutes not used: Stockton, Garnett.
