Bury Town bounce back to keep their promotion hopes on track with a solid home win.
Another big crowd at Ram Meadow were witness to 11 crazy minutes at the start of the game that saw three goals. First and error at the back from Bury on 3 minutes left the keeper stranded and let in Louie Johnson who could not miss as his guided header found the back of an empty net. Then an error at the other end on 10 minutes left the opposing keeper on the ground as Camel Ramadan found himself free and clear in the box and he also scored into an empty net. A minute later Bury got themselves in front when a delightful long cross field ball from Cemal Ramadan got the attack going and Ethan Mayhew’s shot was blocked and the ball went to Luke Brown put Bury in front with a low driven strike. The game then settled down and on 13 minutes Walthamstow had a chance to pull level on 13 minutes when Louie Johnson saw an opportunity to strike from distance and his shot went just over the bar. On 30 minutes a Bury attack saw max Maughn pick up the ball from a long ball down the wing and he went on past a defender and into the box to set up Cemal Ramadan to shoot but his shot was blocked. On 33 minutes Bury keeper Charlie Beckwith was called into action when Dwight Pascal got into the box and blasted a shot to the near post which Beckwith did well to save. There were goal keeping heroics at the other end on 38 minutes when Lamar Joseph Johnson made a superb double save, first from Luke Brown and then from a follow up effort from Ethan Mayhew.
Half Time : Bury Town 2 Walthamstow 1
After the break Bury wasted no time in getting forward when Luke Brown hit the post in the first minute. Then on 51 minutes Cemal Ramadan gave Bury some breathing space when his decision to strike early paid off and his excellent strike from distance went in of the far post. A double substitution on the hour for the visitors reinvigorated Walthamstow and they looked more purposeful going forward. On 63 minutes Jordan Peart got down the wing and into the box to set up Louie Johnson but his shot was saved by the leg of Charlie Beckwith and cleared by the defence. On 68 minutes Jordan Peart got down the wing again and almost set up Callum Ibe to shoot but a superb challenge from Ryan Horne in the box won the ball back for Bury. On 73 minutes Luke Brown saw a chance to shoot from distance but he put his shot wide of the target. On 75 minutes Charlie Beckwith made another excellent save from a shot from Ali Njie from inside the box. Ali Njie saw his effort on 81 minutes from inside the box go just wide of the far post. Walthamstow kept probing forward but Bury defended well to contain the late surge from the visitors and at the final whistle Bury had done enough to secure the win. A win that keeps Bury Town firmly in contention, remaining in third place, three points off top spot. With only five games to go there are just eight points between the top five sides and it is still all to play.
Full Time: Bury Town 3 Walthamstow 1
Bury Town Star Man: Luke Brown
Match Rating: 4
Attendance: 774