With two games to go Bury take a big step to ensuring home advantage in the playoffs.
Ahead of the game, with Brentwood and Felixstowe having played on Good Friday, Bury knew they needed to win to return to 2nd place and they delivered. However, Bury did not have things all their own way as first half it was Sporting that had the better chances. On 11 minutes Thomas Ngegba won the ball deep in the Bury half and set up Neil Spencer to shoot but he shot over the bar. On 21 minutes a Sporting freekick proved tricky for Charlie Beckwith as the windy conditions sent the ball curling towards goal but Beckwith read the flight of the ball well and collected safely. On 24 minutes Brandy Makuendi got inside the Bury box and saw his shot blocked. Sporting had a double effort on goal on 32 minutes, Sam Bailey’s shot from inside the box was saved well by Charlie Beckwith, the loose ball fell to Muiz Alaka and his strike saw Joe White blocking the ball on his goal line. Then Sam Bailey had a great chance to put Sporting in front on 34 minutes when a good ball over the defence fell neatly in front of him and he was clear with just the keeper to beat but his put his effort wide. Then against the run of play Bury made an attack count when Harley Curtis got down the wing and sent a low ball in to the box for Max Maughn who composed himself and fired Bury in front in added time at the end of the half with good finish.
Half Time: Sporting Bengal Utd 0 Bury Town 1
Second half Bury got into their stride and soon dominated the game. On 49 Harley Curtis provided again as his ball across the box found Mikey Davis out wide and he doubled the lead for Bury with a low finish past the keeper. On 59 minutes Harley Curtis had a chance to get on the score sheet himself when Max Maughn’s powerful strike was saved by the keeper and the loose ball fell to Curtis close to goal but his shot was deflected up over the bar. Bury attacked in numbers on 61 minutes and Mikey Davis made it 3-0 from the same position out wide in the box with a similar finish to his first. Bury were in total control. On 69 minutes another Bury attack saw the ball break to Alfie Pinyoun in the box but his shot spun off his boot and went wide. On 81 minutes Cemal Ramadan battled to win the ball deep in the Sporting box and laid the ball back for Luke Brown but his shot was blocked. Not to be denied Luke Brown got his goal on 85 minutes when a great ball over the defence fell to him and he scored from close range. Camel Ramadan had two chances to add his name to the score sheet too. First a high ball into the box gave him the opportunity to shoot but he shot high over the bar. Then on 87 minutes he put another shot inches wide of the post. The final whistle came and Bury had got the win they needed to move back into second place and now face Mildenhall at home on Easter Monday and Wroxham away in their final game.
Full Time: Sporting Bengal Utd 0 Bury Town 4
The David Longman Man of the Match: Mikey Davis
Match Rating: 4
Attendance: 67