Bury Town went toe to toe with Felixstowe & Walton in the first half of the Suffolk Premier Cup 2nd Round tie and had the better of the early chances
On 12 minutes Ryan Stafford and Cemal Ramadan linked up well but the move ended with Ramadan shooting just wide of the near post.
On 17 minutes Carlos Edwards put a free kick in to the box which Will Gardner steered on to the crossbar. Felixstowe went on the attack on 18 minutes with Henry Barley getting in to the box but shooting high and wide with his effort.
Bury broke forward in numbers on 25 minutes and a half clearance fell to Ryan Horne but his first-time strike sailed over the bar. On 33 minutes Bury had another chance to take the lead when a ball played in to the box found Cemal Ramadan whose shot was blocked and defected to Max Maughn, but his shot was saved from close range by Callum Robinson.
Charlie Warren drove the ball forward for Felixstowe on 38 minutes and got to the edge of the box before he shot wide of the post.
On 40 minutes some good vision from Cemal Ramadan in the box with a short direct pass sent Ryan Jolland on his way and in on goal but he put his shot just over the bar.
Bury did take the lead on 43 minutes when a half-cleared ball went to Ollie Snaith just outside the box and his well hit low strike beat Callum Robinson and hit the back of the net to give Bury the lead at half time.
Half Time: Bury Town 1 Felixstowe & Walton Utd 0
The second half saw Felixstowe have more of the ball and were more purposeful on the attack as Bury began to tire. On 49 minutes a high ball in to the box was headed on by Emmanuel Osei-Owusu to Charlie Warren but the Bury defences got the ball clear. In the next attack another long ball in to the Bury box found Emmanuel Osei-Owusu and his shot was met by an excellent save by Lewis Ridd.
On 51 minutes Bury were back on the attack and Ollie Snaith put a great ball over to Cemal Ramadan but he shot wide. Felixstowe kept pressing forward looking for an opening. On 64 minutes Emmanuel Osei-Owusu played Henry Barley in on goal but a superb defensive challenge from Ryan Stafford stopped the attack.
Felixstowe started to look more dangerous with every attack and they made the break through when they pulled level on 74 minutes through Henry Barley. Some neat passing between Andre Hasanally and Bailey in the build-up opened up the space needed for Bailey to put his low strike past Lewis Ridd.
With the game looking to be heading for a penalty shootout Oliver Canfer came off the bench to snatch a winner. A questionable free kick was played deep in to the box and after another good save from Lewis Ridd the ball fell at the feet of Oliver Canfer, and he tapped in the winner from close range. The performance was good from Bury but it was Felixstowe who went through to the next round of the County Cup.
Full Time: Bury Town 1 Felixstowe & Walton Utd 2
Bury Town Star Man : Carlos Edwards
Match Rating : 3
Attendance : 261