Bury Town had to work hard to secure any points from this game, with a late equaliser setting up a frantic finish but both sides had to settle for a point in the end
On 6 minutes Ross Crane put a good cross in to the box for Bury which found the head of Max Maughn but he put the ball over the bar. On 14 minutes Grays had a great chance with David Knight going through on goal but his low strike was saved by Sam Blair who got down quickly to collect the ball. Bury had a good penalty shout on 18 minutes when Ryan Jolland was shoved over in the box, but the Ref waved play on. On 23 minutes Bury were on the attack with Ryan Stafford and Jolland linking up well on the wing and Jolland was through in to the box, but his low shot was deflected just wide of the post. From the corner a high ball in saw Ollie Fenn’s powerful header saved by the fingertips of Danny Sambridge. Cemal Ramadan found himself clean through on goal for Bury on 26 minutes but another good block from Sambridge kept Bury out. Lewis Clark put the visitors in front on 34 minutes with a good finish to beat Sam Blair. Chances were there for both sides throughout the half, but it was Bury who pulled level on 43 minutes after some good build up play found Ryan Jolland on the edge of the box, Jolland worked the ball past his marker and hit a low strike past Danny Sambridge. In injury time Ramadan broke into the box but his shot was too close to the keeper and saved by Sambridge.
Half Time: Bury Town 1 Grays Athletic 1
After the break Grays took the game to Bury. An early chance for Grays saw Freddy Moncur shoot wide on 46 minutes. On 53 minutes Kai Brown went past two defenders and on in to the box but a superbly timed tackle from Max Maughn brought the attack to an end. Cemal Ramadan went close for Bury on 63 minutes but put his shot from a wide-angle inches wide of the far post. On 66 minutes the visitors got their reward for all their frequent attacks when a short clearance from a corner fell to Jack McQueen who put Grays back in front with another good finish. A double effort on goal from David Knight on 74 minutes was blocked twice by some brave defending from Bury as they got bodies in the way inside the box. On 84 minutes David Knight put a header just over the bar from a long throw in. Bury were not to be out done and came back strongly as the game was coming to an end and on 86 minutes Ollie Hughes grabbed the equalizer with a cool finish from close range which beat Danny Sambridge. Bury went close to scoring twice in injury time with Cemal Ramadan shooting just wide from distance and just before the final whistle Ryan Sammons saved the day for Grays as he cleared the ball off the goal line.
Full Time: Bury Town 2 Grays Athletic 2
Star Man : Carlos Edwards
Match Rating : 4
Attendance : 502