An excellent first half performance gave Bury Town their first win in six games
Bury Town put in a much-improved performance from their last outing and were rewarded with a thumping win over Barwell. Bury started the game on the attack and were soon in front when Ollie Canfer picked up the ball in midfield, beat his marker and hit a low driven strike from distance that out foxed the ‘keeper as he remained rooted to the spot as the ball found the back of the net on just 11 minutes. Then on 22 minutes Bury added a second goal when Mikey Davis put a cross into the box that found Jamie McGrath who had time to get the ball under control before his shot beat the ‘keeper. On 25 minutes Max Maughn’s jinking run forward got him into the box and his ball into the center of the box was met by Ollie Canfer, but the ball got stuck under his feet and he could not get a clean strike, and the defence got the ball clear. On 29 minutes Max Maughn was involved again in another good attack for Bury, setting up Lewis O’Malley with a chance but his first touch took the ball away from him in the box. Bury were dominating the game with their slick forward play. Mikey Davis turned from provider to goal scorer on 40 minutes when his corner bounced in the box and eluded everyone as it found its way into the goal. Bury then added a fourth goal in added time at the end of the first half when a cross into the box from Max Maughn was put in by Ollie Canfer.
Half Time: Bury Town 4 Barwell 0
Second half Barwell got more into the game on the attack but Bury contained them well with some solid defending. On 57 minutes Jevin Seaton got to the edge of the Bury box and his shot was intercepted by Taylor Parr. On 60 minutes Tyrell Waite but a cross into the box and Ethan Mayhew was there with a header clear for Bury. Bury got forward on 62 minutes and a cross into the box was headed over the bar by Ollie Canfer. On 67 minutes Max Maughn set up Jamie McGrath to strike and he hit the post. On 70 minutes a ball forward from Barwell almost found Jevin Seaton but a superbly timed sliding challenge from Ethan Mayhew won the ball back for Bury. Bury got forward on 82 minutes with Goerge Quantrell slipping the ball through to Mikey Davis in the box but some quality defending from Sidik Atcha took the chance away. On 83 minutes a Barwell cross into the box found the head of Kane Richards but he did not get enough on the ball to trouble Bury keeper Charlie Beckwith. Bury had a late chance on 86 minutes when George Quantrell shot just wide of the near post. In the closing minutes Barwell had a chance to get a consolation goal when a cross to the far post was just out of reach for Zayn Hakeem. At the final whistle, with every single point vital for Bury as they try to avoid the relegation places the Blues had taken a huge three point and took their biggest win of the season to move up two places to 16th in the table.
Full Time: Bury Town 4 Barwell 0
Bury Town Star Man: Ollie Canfer
Match Rating: 4/5
Attendance: 568