MATCH DETAILS
Silsden AFC 2-0 Parkgate FC
NCEL Premier Division
Saturday 8th March 2025
Regal Interiors Stadium – Att: 317
TEAM DETAILS
Hall, Kilner, Clark, Cromack, Coates, Cassidy, Jeffrey (Greaves, 67′), Maltby, Price, Brooksbank (Conteh, 82′), Stewart (Thirkhill, 90′)
MATCH REPORT
A crowd of 317 watched on as Silsden ran out comfortable 2-0 winners over Parkgate at the Regal Interiors Stadium yesterday afternoon.
Kayle Price grabbed his 23rd goal of the campaign to open the scoring in the first half before stand-in skipper Harry Coates opened his Sils account with a powerful header from a corner in the second.
We made a number of changes from last weekend as Sam Kilner and Toby Jeffrey came into the side for this one.
It would be Jeffrey’s corners that provided two early opportunities as Jake Cassidy and Coates both saw headed efforts hooked clear from the goaline.
Despite Silsden looking to have early control of the game, a defensive mistake allowed Parkgate’s Ashton Stringer to round Edd Hall on 15 minutes.
With the goal at his mercy, the young winger then somehow poked his effort onto the post and back into the hands of a much relived Hall.
Price was in no mood for let off’s at the other end however and he would open the scoring just four minutes later.
Hall’s pinpoint distribution found Casey Stewart bearing down on goal, two good saves from Jordan Greaves initially denied him before Price lashed the ball into the bottom corner on the follow up.
Some neat play from Stewart and Jake Maltby almost added a second on 33 minutes, the latter seeing his strike from inside the box well blocked by a stern Parkgate defence.
The visitors came out after the break looking to level things early, Stringer almost redeeming his earlier miss as he poked a shot onto the post and behind.
At the other end Stewart’s inswinging freekick caused issues but drifted agonisingly wide of the far post with no one able to make a telling touch.
A succession of corners soon followed for the Steelmen as they went in search of an equaliser, seeing multiple headers drop wide of the target.
It would be a corner of our own that secured the three points however, Stewart delivering with accuracy and Coates rising highest inside the 6-yard box to divert his header into the net for his first ever goal in Red and Black!
Parkgate’s luck was summed up in the closing stages as yet another good opportunity went begging with Brad Gregory lifting a 1v1 over the crossbar.
A result that Silsden definitely needed as the season comes down to the final stretch. As results elsewhere see us maintain a five point gap at the summit of the NCEL Premier Division.
There’s a break from league action midweek as we head to Golcar for the League Cup Quarter Final on Tuesday.
