Match Details
Silsden AFC 5-0 Goole AFC
NCEL Premier Division
Saturday 15th April 2023
The Office Interiors Stadium – Att: 231
Match Report
Silsden ended the 22/23 NCEL Premier Division season on a high, with a spectacular 5-0 victory over already-relegated Goole at The Office Interiors Stadium today.
Two first half goals from Jack Normanton were followed by a Tyler Walker own goal and strikes from Lennon O’Grady and Ellis Hudson.
The win not only ended the Cobbydaler’s 13 game winless run, but also saw them leapfrog Bradford district rivals Albion to 11th in the table on 51 points.
From the first whistle the hosts looked to take the game to the Vikings, Normanton lashing an early effort into the side netting after a loose ball dropped to him in the box.
Goole keeper Mateusz Zaniewski was then forced into two good saves, first blocking Luke Brooksbank’s low effort with his leg before getting down well to deny Normanton’s acrobatic effort on 20 minutes.
Many Silsden fans may have been surprised to see defender Liam Hudson in between the sticks but Hagie Damba’s absence left the hosts with little choice.
Hudson proved himself a fine shot stopper, making himself big to deny a Goole striker after a loose back pass allowed them through on goal.
Normanton would break the deadlock for the hosts on 28 minutes, racing through and seeing his initial effort saved, he reacted quickest to follow up and poke home with his left foot.
He would grab his and Silsden’s second just before the break, good work from Brooksbank enabling the striker to rifle home from inside the six yard box for 2-0.
The Vikings came out after halftime looking to turn things around, Hudson once again being called into action with another great save 1on1.
Things weren’t going quite as well for Goole keeper Zaniewski however.
His miscontrol from a Walker backpass gifted Silsden their third goal and summed up a disappointing season for the away side.
On 74 minutes, O’Grady added the finishing touches to a well crafted Silsden move, his first goal for the senior team since making the step up from the WYL side.
Ellis Hudson’s great run and finish on 78 minutes put the icing on the cake of a 5-star Sils performance with Goole lacking any sort of attacking threat for much of the game.
Brooksbank and Joe Crosby both came close to applying further misery later on but their late misses mattered little to the outcome of the game.
With the result, Silsden record their highest ever NCEL Premier Division points total of 51 points and with that game the season comes to a close, plenty of positives to take for the Cobbydaler’s who have a the summer break to look forward to ahead of next year’s campaign.
From everyone at the club, we would like to thank all fans, players, staff and volunteers for a wonderful season and we hope to see you all again next season!
