Match Details
Ollerton Town 3-2 Silsden AFC
NCEL League Cup Second Round
Wednesday 5th October
The Fast Frame Stadium
Match Report
A late goal sent Silsden crashing out of the NCEL League Cup on Wednesday, as they fell to a 3-2 defeat away to Ollerton Town.
Despite starting slow and finding themselves 2-0 down, the Cobbydalers fought back with goals from Luke Brooksbank and Talent Ndlovu.
Just as the game looked to be heading to penalties, Town snatched a last-gasp winner to secure their place in the next round.
Silsden would get off to the worst possible start, Sam Kelly giving away a penalty after only seven minutes. The admittedly talented Alfie Dodsworth stepped up and opened the scoring.
The hosts continued to dominate the early exchanges, Dodsworth first curling narrowly wide before Kelly was forced into a stunning save, tipping over what looked a certain second goal.
Carlton Pownall and Finn Donovan would then both have opportunities just moments apart, the former seeing his stinging effort pushed clear then Donovan sending over after getting behind on the left.
Kelly would be called into action again before half-time, proving his quality with a brilliant diving save down to his left.
Just two minutes after the break, Ollerton and Dodsworth grabbed a second, curling a low freekick around the wall and into the bottom corner.
There was a glimmer of hope on 61 minutes, Ndlovu floated in a free kick that was spillled by the keeper, leaving young winger Brooksbank to smash home his seventh goal of the campaign.
With 15 minutes to go, Brooksbank came inches away from scoring with a flicked header cleared upwards towards the goal line, only for a defender to get back and head away from danger.
The equaliser would come just two minutes from time, Lamin Janneh’s low cross was swiped at by Brooksbank, but fell to Ndlovu unmarked at the back post to slot the ball home and make it 2-2.
Silsden would have been forgiven for thinking the game was set for spot kicks, but a lapse of concentration allowed Nathan Murr to smash home a winner and send the Nottinghamshire side through to the next round.
There’s a chance for the Cobbydalers to make amends this weekend with a league trip to face second-placed Emley on Saturday.
