Bury Town crash out of the FA Trophy to a dominant Billericay Town

Bury started the game well and had a couple of chances in the opening half hour. On 13 minutes Cemal Ramadan had his shot from inside the box saved well by Dan Wilks. On 17 minutes Billericay went on the attack with Ben Wells playing a clever through ball into the box for Ade Azeez to chase but the ball went fractionally too long. Danny Cullum made a good save for Bury on 18 minutes when Richard Asamoah shot to the near post. Ethan Mayhew did well for Bury on 20 minutes making a double block from two shots from Bradley Stevenson. On 26 minutes Ed Upson cracked his powerful strike from distance off the underside of the bar. The game then turned against Bury on 35 minutes with Billericay scoring four goals in 10 minutes. First Bradley Stevenson took advantage of Bury losing the ball to go on to find space to tuck his shot away. Next Ben Wells made the most of a cross into the box to turn and strike from close range to double the lead for Billericay. Then Bradley Stevenson battled hard to win the ball in the Bury box to send the ball over to the far post for Ade Azeez to score. Stevenson himself made it 4-0 in injury time when Richard Asamoah sent a long ball up field and Bradley Stevenson did the rest as he shot through a crowded box to find the back of the net. A bright start to the half from Bury but Billericay’s clinical finishing saw them take a four-goal lead in with them at half time.

Half Time: Billericay Town 4 Bury Town 0

Bury defended in numbers second half as Billericay continued to dominate and attack at will. On 47 minutes Bury got forward with Max Maughn putting a cross into the box for Oliver Yun but the defence made the header clear just in the nick of time. On 52 minutes Danny Cullum made an excellent save from a shot from close range from Alfie Cerulli. On 58 minutes Ed Upson tried to make something happen for Bury as he went on a run through the centre to shoot just over the bar. On 61 minutes Billericay were back on the attack with Richard Asamoah going on a run until he was stopped by a superb challenge from Will Gardner. On 66 minutes another good attack from Billericay saw Ade Azeez smash the ball off the post. On 70 minutes Alfie Cerulli got back into the Bury box to shoot to the near post but a quick reaction save from Danny Cullum saved an almost certain goal. On 75 minutes Ben Curtis tried to ease the pressure on the Bury defence as he took the ball down the wing but some good defensive cover from Billericay saw the ball go out of play. A counterattack from Bury on 82 minutes saw Luke Brown turn and strike on the edge of the box which pulled a good save from Dan Wilks. Bury had defended well throughout the second half but on 84th minutes Billericay made it five when George Wind drove down the wing and his great cross into the box was met by a perfect first-time strike from Moses Emmanuel. A comfortable win for Billericay as they cruise into the next round. As for Bury with all the cup games now out of the way it’s time to move on and get back on track in the league.

Full Time: Billericay Town 5 Bury Town 0

The David Longman Man of the Match: Oliver Yun
Match Rating: 3
Attendance: 518