Bury Town continue to prove their current form is making them hard to beat with another solid team performance.
Chances came and went for both side as the game progressed and then on the half hour Bury started to get on top. On 7 minutes Bishop’s Stortford had a good chance when a ball into the box was volleyed over the bar by Bradley Russell. On 12 minutes Bury went on the offensive with Callum Page going on a long run forward and he found Jamie McGrath in the box and his shot was blocked. Tommy Hughes broke forward for Bury on 16 minutes and his pass out to the wing was collected by Mikey Davis who sent a great ball in close to goal which needed to be saved well by Toby Atkins. On 17 minutes Frank Norris got to the edge of the Bury box and his shot was saved by Charlie Beckwith. On 20 minutes Bury had a good chance when Ethan Mayhew put a cross into the box and Ollie Canfer volleyed wide. Bury had the ball in the net on 29 minutes when Ollie Canfer bundled the ball over the goal line, but the Referee saw a handball as the ball crossed the line. Not to be out done by the handball three minutes later Ollie Canfer got his head to a corner and put Bury in front. On 43 minutes a good forward run from Callum Page saw him get to the edge of the box and he shot just wide of the far post. Bury had a good shout for a penalty on 45 minutes when Callum Page put a cross into the box and Ethan Mayhew was pushed over in the box, but the Referee saw nothing wrong with the challenge.
Half Time: Bury Town 1 Bishop’s Stortford 0
Second half Bishop’s Stortford were more creative with their attacking play than they had been first half but the Bury defence made it very difficult for the visitors to get any reward. An early chance went the way of Bury when Tommy Hughes put a beautiful curling effort to the far post and Toby Atkins made an excellent save. On 50 minutes Bishop’s Stortford did break through the Bury back line when Dempsey Crace found space to shoot, and Charlie Beckwith made a superb save. On 54 minutes Bishop’s Stortford got in again when a through ball from Cole Dasilva was inch perfect for Dempsey Crase but an exceptional challenge from Joseph Carroll won the ball back for Bury. Cole Dasilva put a cross into the Bury box on 59 minutes and Erin Amu headed high over the bar. On 60 minutes Bury went close when Ollie Canfer put a cross in the box and Jamie McGrath’s shot was saved by the foot of the keeper. On 65 minutes Max Maughn sent an inviting cross into the box for Bury and Ethan Mayhew headed just wide. Bury doubled their lead on 69 minutes when Max Maughn put an excellent cross into the box straight to the feet of Ethan Mayhew and his low first-time strike beat the keeper. Bury saw the game out and stayed solid at the back to take the win at full time and extend their impressive run of good form to just one defeat in 14 games.
Full Time: Bury Town 2 Bishop’s Stortford 0
Bury Town Star Man: Ethan Mayhew
Match Rating: 3/5
Attendance: 685