Non League Yorkshire

Captain marvel Lazenby scores late winner for Garforth

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division 

Garforth Town 1-0 Silsden 

New Garforth Town captain marvel Jack Lazenby produced the moment of magic the game was crying out for

New captain marvel Jack Lazenby pounced with seven minutes to go to secure a brilliant start to the league campaign for Garforth Town.

The moment of magic was a rare glimpse of quality in a fairly dull encounter – but it was a harsh on Silsden as a draw would have been a very fair result.

Garforth enjoyed the best chance of a lacklustre first half. The Miners broke away down the right and teasing ball was met by Alex Burton whose close range net-buster was turned over the crossbar by goalkeeper Alfie Darke.

How Garforth escaped not falling behind in the opening 20 minutes of the second half remains a mystery. Sam Leach was the initial hero in an almighty goal-mouth scramble when he blocked Leon Hurles-Brook’s shot from literally inside the six-yard-box. There were two more last-ditch blocks before Garforth cleared their lines.

Hurles-Brook also had Silsden’s second chance. A ball over the top sent him scuttling away and only brave goalkeeping from Toby Wells prevented him scoring.

Silsden substitute Dylan Drovi then blazed wide from a good position and the missed chances came back to haunt Danny Forrest’s men. 

With time running out, Lazenby sent a low drive into the bottom corner from inside the penalty area and that was the deathly blow.

The Teams 

Garforth Town: Wells, Leach, McGahan, Lazenby (captain), Denton, Fitzgerald, Marshall, Coupland, Burton, Turner, Barker. Subs: Smith, Mayall, Davison, Silva, Colley.

Silsden: Darke, Kaine (captain), Everingham, Barnes, Airey, Foley, McKiernon, Morgan, Brown, Shazad, Hurles-Brook. Subs: Wademan, Higginson, Trueman, Hudson, Drovi.

Who Was In Charge 

David Holbrook (7/10)

How Many Were There 

118

Man of the Match

Leon Hurles-Brook (Silsden)

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