SILSDEN and Hemsworth Miners Welfare played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at The Office Interiors Stadium last night with a last-gasp Jos Bradshaw equaliser ensuring the points were shared.

Despite a slow start to the first half, finding themselves 1-0 down after just two minutes, The Cobbydalers flew out the traps on home soil after the break, levelling the scores through Arley Barnes.

Although the visitors retook the lead with a delightful, lobbed finish midway through the half; Bradshaw’s late header earned the home side a hard-fought point.

Within two minutes, Silsden found themselves behind.

Well’s winger Nash Connelly drilled in a low cross from the right and centre-back Barnes unluckily deflected the ball beyond his own keeper for the opener.

Hemsworth kept up the pressure throughout the first half, Jason Davies seeing an effort fly just wide of the left-hand post.

New Cobbydalers keeper Lewis Haley was called into action on numerous occasions, first punching a wayward cross over his bar before then making a superb reaction stop with his feet to deny Connelly.

With the score just 1-0 at the break, the hosts got off to a brilliant start in the second half.

On 47 minutes, a Talent Ndlovu corner was headed down by Bradshaw into the path of Barnes.

The defender made no mistake in atoning for his earlier own goal, burying the ball in the bottom corner.

Welfare were quickly back on the front foot however.

Connelly again caused problems with his well-timed runs in behind. One of these runs found him one-on-one with Haley but the young shot-stopper stood his ground and did well to deny the winger.

Hemsworth’s lead was soon restored however. A free-kick found Harry Viggars unmarked and his downward header was looped in by a quick-thinking Charlie Barks, much to the delight of the travelling support.

With the game heading towards its final moments, Silsden brought on Finn Donovan and Arale Mohamed to provide some fresh legs on the right-hand side.

These changes proved instrumental, as, with the visitors looking to hold the ball in the corner, the Cobbydalers stole the ball, with Donovan finding Mohamed on the right wing.

The former Athletico man had acres of space to run into, using his blistering pace to get to the byline and deliver a pinpoint cross towards Bradshaw in the six-yard box.

The striker headed that home to notch his first goal of the campaign, levelling the score at 2-2 with essentially the final touch of the game.

While the visitors will be disappointed they couldn’t see out the game, the result sees Silsden move up to sixth in the table, picking up seven points from their opening four games.

There is another home game for The Cobbydalers this weekend, as they take on Garstang in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase.