Hallmark Security League Division One: Silsden 1 Chadderton 0

SILSDEN halted in-form Chadderton's four-match winning run with a first-half strike from Josh Eastwood.

Mark Trueman was back in midfield for the Cobbydalers, who did well to keep a clean sheet against opponents who had scored 18 in that sequence of victories.

With several regulars unavailable, the visitors included several youngsters. The pace of Leon Iluobe was a constant threat for Chadderton, while at the other end, Chris Wademan and Josh Eastwood created good openings but their final shots lacked venom.

Callum Jakovlevs denied the visitors the opener when he dived to thwart Iluobe before Aaron Scholes burst into the box and saw his shot cleared for a corner.

Kyle Hancock cut inside and hit the side-netting before Wademan had another chance which was under-hit.

Josh Kaine’s superb tackle denied James Curley and Dan Illingworth headed a dangerous cross to safety.

The deadlock was broken after 37 minutes when Trueman hit a low drive which keeper Michael Smith could only parry. Eastwood was on it in a flash to give the Cobbydalers the lead.

Two minutes later he could have made it two but he headed Danny Bunch’s cross over the bar.

The second half became a war of attrition, Eastwood heading over after good work by Bunch before Chadderton’s Chris Pauley’s mazy dribble ended with Matt Crothers firing high and wide.

Illingworth and Iluobe were both cautioned before Gareth Hill committed another cynical foul and received a second booking.

The crowd did see some football. Wademan’s run found Hancock, whose shot cleared the bar, and Trueman’s free-kick brought gasps from the bumper crowd as it sailed inches wide.

A pacy run down the left by Matty Moses, playing his 200th game for the Cobbydalers, brought a chance for substitute Tom Henderson but his effort was blocked. Further bookings followed in the final minutes when players got involved in a melee.

Silsden boss Danny Forrest was delighted with the result and the resolve of his team in a feisty encounter. Had Chadderton concentrated more on football, they might have enjoyed at least a share of the spoils.

On Saturday the Cobbydalers face a long trip to Eccleshall in Staffordshire.

SILSDEN: Jakovlevs, Moses, Vincent (Henderson 78), Kaine, Illingworth, Trueman (Taylor 85), Storrie, Eastwood, Bunch, Wademan, Hancock. Subs not used: Cox, Davis, Foulds.