Bury put in another good performance but again came away with nothing as they suffered their tenth defeat of the season.
Bury rode their luck first half but an outstanding performance from keeper Charlie Beckwith kept Bury in the game. On 12 minutes Spalding had a good chance when a ball into the near post was headed just wide from close range by Lewis White. On 16 minutes another chance for Spalding came from a corner when Connor Johnson headed just wide. On 19 minutes Jack Roberts saw an opportunity to shoot, and Charlie Beckwith made a superb save. A mistake at the back from Bury on 22 minutes let in Abduramane Sani but Bury we let off when he completely mishit his strike and the ball sailed high and wide. A sustained attack from Spalding on 31 minutes put pressure on the Bury defences but they saw out the danger. On 39 minutes Charlie Beckwith pulled off another excellent save when Bart Cybulski’s header look curtain to be heading in. On 40 minutes Jack Roberts put a great ball across the face of the Bury goal but with no one close enough the chance was gone. A chance for Bury came on 43 minutes when George Quantrell got into the box but shot wide. Late in the half Jack Roberts had a great chance to put Spalding ahead when he was clean through on goal, but the defence and keeper did enough to snuff out any chance of shooting. In added time George Quantrell had a chance when he was in the box and shot wide. A double chance for Spalding saw Bart Cybulski’s first shot save superbly by Charlie Beckwith and his follow up strike go wide.
Half Time ; Spalding United 0 Bury Town 0
Second half Bury took control of the game from the start and chances came and went in front of goal early on. Mikey Davis sent a great ball into the box for Bury on 49 minutes which was half cleared out to Ally Conway, and he blasted the ball high over the bar. On 51 minutes George Qunatrell got deep into the box and his shot from a tight angle was easy for Daniel Wilks to save. On 54 minutes George Quantrell hit a sweet strike from inside the box and Daniel Wilks made a good save. Then a loose ball broke for Jack Roberts on the wing, and he charged forward and his cross into the box was perfect for Bart Cybulski who scored from close range to give the hosts the lead on 61 minutes. Bury equalised on 71 minutes when a cross into the box from Mikey Davis was converted by Ally Conway who found the back of the net with a good header. On 72 minutes George Quantrell saw a shot from the edge of the box go wide of the mark. Bury were on top but then Dion Sembie-Ferris fired Spalding back in front on 77 minutes with another close-range finish from another quality assist from Jack Roberts. Joe White saw red for Bury in added time, picking up his second yellow card of the night. Spalding almost added a third goal to their tally on 96 minutes when Jack Roberts strike was cleared from the goal line by Max Maughn. The final whistle came and the best team on the night had lost. Spalding had strengthened their position in 2nd place and Bury, despite another good performance against a top team are still struggling to get the results to match their efforts on the pitch.
Full Time: Spalding United 2 Bury Town 1
The David Longman Man of the Match: Charlie Beckwith
Match Rating: 4/5
Attendance: 315