Silsden Under-16s A go for cup glory tonight (Friday) when they meet Sandy Lane in the semi-final of the West Riding FA Junior Cup.

The Cobbydale club's senior side's have made the FA Woodlesford headquarters their second home in recent years and the youth side are determined to follow in their footsteps. Sandy lane are favourites to reach the final, but Silsden warmed up with a fantastic 4-1 victory over a hard working Long Lee side last weekend.

Silsden took the lead when Thomas McLean headed in Luke Forrest's perfect corner but the visitors drew level from the penalty spot early in the second half. Man of the match Andrew North put Silsden ahead with a volley and increased their lead after a mix up in the Long Lee defence provided a simple tap-in opportunity. Thomas McLean got his second with another superb header to make certain of victory. Top performances came from Clark Greenwood, Adam McLean, Sam Dowgill and Luke Scott.

Silsden Under-8s A were outplayed in the first half of their top of the table clash at Gomersal who took the lead when a defensive header from a corner was glanced over the keeper. The visitors levelled on the stroke of half time when Callum Hey poked a ball out of a scramble for Euan Sessford to tap in. They went behind again after the break but Sessford equalised almost immediately and was supported in midfield by Pat Lee. The winner came from a corner with Sessord completing his hat-trick.

Silsden Under-8s B played out a goalless first half away at Gomersal in a typical end to end encounter. The second half was much the same but the home side scored twice with Silsden not managing to convert any of their chances. Ben Sheppard was man of the match.

Long Lee Under-13s A suffered their biggest defeat in four seasons at the hands of a determined Shipley Tigers who secured an 8-5 victory. After a solid start Long Lee faded as Shipley took the lead, Matthew Kershaw quickly equalised only for Shipley to open up a 4-1 half time lead. The second half saw a little more work from Long Lee with Kershaw adding two more. As they pressed for an equaliser Long Lee couldn't contain Shipley's counter-breaks and they moved on tot take a 7-3 lead. Long Lee kept going with Myrosh Allen finishing in style before Kershaw took his tally to four. Shipley re-grouped and eventually pushed the game beyond Long Lee. Philip Smith and James Sutcliffe picked up a joint match point.