Bury Town will face Waltham Abbey at Ram Meadow in playoff semi-final after draw.
Ahead of the game Bury Town needed a win to finish 2nd and Wroxham needed a point to avoid possible relegation. Wroxham made a lively start to the game and Bury found it difficult to contain their direct attacking style. Wroxham made use of a ball given away by Bury on 5 minutes and Ryan Miles saw his good strike saved well by Charlie Beckwith. With Bury defending deep Wroxham got themselves in front on just 7 minutes when a corner played in the box saw Shaun Taylor’s effort headed from the goal line by Max Maughn, the Referee judged the ball had cross the line and the goal was given. Charlie Beckwith made another excellent save on 10 minutes, this time it was Asa McGeachy with a decent strike on goal. A Wroxham attack on 23 minutes got Asa McGeachy free in the Bury box but he could not get the ball under control quick enough to get a shot away and the Bury defence closed him down and cleared the ball. Ethan Mayhew almost got Bury level on 28 minutes with a superb strike from distance that was heading to the top corner but an equally superb save from Tom Coombe kept Wroxham in front. On 31 minutes Wroxham broke forward with Ryan Miles going on a long run unchallenged and getting into the Bury box before shooting over the bar. Bury saw more of the ball in the final stages of the half but could not find a way through the solid Wroxham defence.
Half Time: Wroxham 1 Bury Town 0
Second half Bury got more involved later in the half but it was Wroxham who continued to press on the attack early in the half. On 54 minutes Ryan Miles was back in the Bury box and saw his shot saved by Charlie Beckwith. On 64 minutes Asa McGeachy played a great ball through to Ryan Miles in the Bury box but he took way too long to find a shot and the Bury defence was on him and won the ball back. A triple substitution from Bury changed the momentum for Bury as they started to look more dangerous in front of goal and Joe White got Bury level on 69 minutes with a good low strike past the keeper and into the bottom corner. On 70 minutes Cemal Ramadan got into he box but his shot was blocked. On 74 minutes a delightful ball into the box from Ed Upson was perfect for Harley Curtis but again his shot was blocked. In added time Wroxham substitute Jordan Forbes had a chance to snatch the win when the ball broke forward and he was on his own with just the keeper to beat but he chose to shoot early and well wide of the target. Bury finished the game on top but could not find another goal to claim a win and that all important 2nd place in the league as they dropped down to 3rd. The draw saw Wroxham get the point they needed to remain safe at the final whistle.
Full Time: Wroxham 1 Bury Town 1
The David Longman Man of the Match: Ethan Mayhew
Match Rating: 2
Attendance: 552
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