The Buildbase FA Vase 2020-2021 1st Qualifying round.
Saturday 19th September, 2020
SILSDEN AFC 3 v 1 GARSTANG F.C.
Brown 26, Hurles-Brook 21, 57. Maddox(pen) 90. Att. 115.
COBBYDALERS MARCH ON IN THE VASE
Following last Saturday’s heavy defeat to Bootle in the Emirates FA Cup, Silsden had a chance to atone in the FA Buildbase Vase on Saturday when Garstang FC visited The Cobbydale Construction Stadium.
The Cobbydalers had Alfie Darke back in goal and Lewis Morgan started in midfield in place of Joe Mitchell. Immediately the game was stopped for a head injury to skipper Josh Kaine who eventually recovered.
Silsden attacked up the left with Everingham pushing forwards but the ball was quickly cleared. Jacob Salisbury burst down the left and crossed to the right where no-one had dropped back to cover for Everingham. Fortunately Darke was on hand to save Salisbury’s shot. The Silsden keeper was busy again as the visitors broke forwards after a Morgan’s free kick had been cleared.
Darke was in the action a few minutes later just managing to gather a through-ball on the edge of his box with Reece Barrett breaking forwards for the Lancastrians.
Gradually Silsden settled with slick inter-play between Khurram Shazad and Antony Brown ending with Leon Hurles-Brook heading over. Sean Airey then went close with a header from a Kaine free kick, before Brown drove the ball just wide of the far post after running onto a cross-field ball from Shazad.
The Silsden forwards began to move the ball at pace and Shazad crossed the ball to HURLES-BROOK who cut back inside to give the Cobbydalers the lead on twenty-one minutes. Five minutes later Kaine hit a glorious ball up the wing to BROWN who turned inside across the penalty area before hitting a left footer wide of the Garstang keeper.
Silsden were well on top. Everingham sent Morgan through but his flick was just wide of the post. Garstang responded but Myles Foley denied Barrett one opportunity whilst Kaine broke up another attack.
Silsden were content to keep possession at the back until an opening occurred and then attack on the break. In a five-minute spell before the break, a neat turn by Brown sent Hurles-Brook down the left but his cross was too deep. A minute later, Hurles-Brook shot wide before Brown’s low effort was deflected for a corner. It was swung in and a dummy by Morgan gave Brown another chance. His volley was wide.
Silsden might have gone in four goals to the good but, at two-nil, the visitors were still in the game. The pattern of play was much the same at the start of the second half and, with a little more precision, the Cobbydalers might have netted two more. Garstang did have the odd break away but first Morgan and then Everingham broke up promising attacks.
Ten minutes into the half Silsden got a third. Hurles-Brook cut up the wing and crossed to Brown but the weight on the pass was too heavy. When Brown reciprocated via an astute ball to McKiernon, HURLES-BROOK netted his second. Morgan almost made it four but he dragged his shot wide.
Silsden had controlled the game for fifteen minutes before Garstang had a chance, Martin Grundy firing Jonathan Hothersall’s cross over the bar. Hothersall then flicked the ball to substitute Daniel Squires but Airey cleared the danger before Darke saved a Hothersall volley.
Chris Wademan and Daniel Drovi came on for Shazad and Brown and immediately Silsden were on the attack again. Wademan broke forwards onto a cross from Drovi on the wing but, from two yards out, he ballooned the ball over the bar.
The visitors responded with a break which was cleared by Everingham before setting up Hurles-Brook at the other end. He was denied his hat-trick by Kellett in the Garstang goal.
Garstang finally looked like opening their account on eighty-minutes but Darke denied Barrett with a superb save. As the clocked ticked down, Darke made another superb save from substitute Andrew Murphy. He was finally beaten three-minutes into stoppage time by Sam MADDOX’s penalty, although the decision to award it was strange as none of the Garstang side appealed for it!
The Cobbydalers entertain Guisborough Town who beat Washington 3-0 in the second qualifying round.
In the meantime Silsden travel to Garforth Town on Tuesday and Yorkshire Amateurs on Saturday.
SILSDEN AFC. Darke, Kaine, Everingham(Pownall 76), Barnes, Airey, Foley, McKiernon, Morgan, Brown(Drovi 66), Shazad(Wademan 66), Hurles-Brook. Subs not used. Higginson, Hudson, Russon, Bentham.
GARSTANG FC. Kellett, Birch, Nagy, Grundy, O’Connor, Hanslip, Salisbury(Squires 51), Akrigg(Maddox 62), Barrett, Hothersall (Murphy 63), Sailor. Subs not used. Ross, Dewhurst.
Referee. Mr D. Grant
