Bury Town see in the New Year with a win over Wroxham

Bury Town had the best of the play at the start of the first half. With 8 minutes on the clock, Bury were on the attack with Luke Brown playing a clever through ball into the box for Oliver Yun who was running in but his strike was blocked.
Three minutes Bury pressed forward and a half clearance fell to Ryan Jolland on the edge of the box but again the shot was blocked. On 18 minutes Cemal Ramadan had a double effort on goal which were saved and blocked respectively.
Bury were on top but Wroxham defended well up until the 25 minutes when Cemal Ramadan worked the ball inside the box from out wide and his low ball into the box was met by a short clearance which fell to Luke Brown who shot low through a crowded box and into the back of the net to give Bury the lead.
Wroxham replied by putting a good ball into the box which bounced in front of the 'keeper before Max Maughn got the ball clear.
Five minutes before the interval, Ryan Jolland put a useful cross into the box from a free kick which went around the back of the defence but was cleared.
On 43 minutes Wroxham won a free kick in a dangerous area which Harley Black sent in on goal but a solid one hand save from Charlie Beckwith sent the ball over the bar, from the resulting corner Jordan King shot just wide of the far post.

Half Time: Wroxham 0 Bury Town 1

Early in the second half Bury were reduced to ten men when Ryan Jolland was shown a straight red card for a high tackle and was dismissed on 49 minutes. The sending off swung the advantage to Wroxham who then took the game to Bury looking to make their man advantage count. On 53 minutes Harvey Peters though he had pulled Wroxham level when he found the back of the net only to be denied by the offside flag. On 60 minutes a cross into the Bury box was picked up by Harry Barker who shot high over the bar. A good attack from Wroxham on 62 minutes saw Rio Abodunde get to the edge of the box before he was swamped by Bury defenders who got the ball clear.
Bury were sitting deep and soaking up the pressure but on 77 minutes Tom Thulborn went on a long run forward into the box and found Luke Brown on hand to score with a low shot that took a deflection and left Ollie Sutton wrong footed.
Wroxham were back in the Bury box on 86 minutes but Harry Barker saw his low strike saved by Charlie Beckwith.
As the clock hit the 90 minute mark, Wroxham pulled a goal back when a hopeful ball into the box found substitute Andrew Topping in the right space and he blasted the ball in from close range. The goal made for a nervy end to the game for ten man Bury but they stood firm to take their third win in a row at the final whistle. Cole Skuse's side have now made it four wins and a draw from their last five games to remain 9th in the league.

Full Time: Wroxham 1 Bury Town 2
The David Longman Man of the Match: Luke Brown
Match Rating: 3
Attendance: 265