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  • "Just got back with my 9 y.o. from one of the best days of my life. Hearing 44.000 fans singing "stand up if you love the saints" made my hair stand up - amazing atmosphere, great team effort and comittment from some of our second string players who gave everything today. Mills was great at LB and Harding had their speedy winger in his pocket all afternoon. Agree that Antonio was superb as was Waigo and the rest. So proud to be a Saint."
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Saints 4 Carlisle 1

3:46pm Sunday 28th March 2010 in 09-10 Season

OH HAPPY DAY: Michail Antonio celebrates with his team mates after scoring their fourth goal OH HAPPY DAY: Michail Antonio celebrates with his team mates after scoring their fourth goal

See today‘s Daily Echo for a special 24-page pullout celebrating Saints’ Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final at Wembley - featuring the best reports, reaction, colour and photographs of the big day.

SAINTS made a triumphant return to the big stage with a thumping Wembley victory over Carlisle in the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy this afternoon.

Top scorer Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Papa Waigo and Michail Antonio grabbed the goals as Alan Pardew lifted the club's first silverware in 34 years.

Saints' first participation in this competition may illustrate just how far they have fallen since their top-flight days, but 44,000 supporters made the trip from the south coast to see the 2003 FA Cup finalists take on their League One rivals.

The 10-point penalty for going into administration has left Saints off the play-off pace and they are just one spot above Carlisle - but the teams are leagues apart in every other sense.

Peter Murphy handed them the lead, literally, in the 15th minute when he stuck out an arm to whip the ball from the head of Lambert.

The defender was fortunate to escape with a booking but Lambert exacted revenge from the penalty spot with his 32nd goal of a prolific season.

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Carlisle had their moments in the first half, not least when Matty Robson's cross was headed onto the top of the crossbar by Ian Harte.

However, it was Southampton who grabbed a second goal two minutes before half-time. Lambert flicked on Antonio's long throw and Lallana was left with the simple task of nodding the ball past Adam Collin for his 16th goal of the season.

Any hopes of a Cumbrian comeback were crushed four minutes into the second half when Evan Horwood made a hash of Lambert's cross. Collin managed to keep out Antonio's shot but Senegalese striker Waigo was on hand to nod the rebound into an empty net.

On-loan Reading winger Antonio crashed in the fourth from the edge of the area on the hour, before Carlisle substitute Gary Madine gave the blue half of Wembley something to cheer with a late header.

For the best reports, reaction, colour and photos from Wembley, don't miss tomorrow's 24-page Daily Echo pullout.

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