Bury Town had to come from behind to secure the point and were well worthy of the win. Bury started brightly with Ryan Jolland testing the Witham Keeper on 3 minutes with a stinging shot from distance which Rob Budd did well to save
On 15 minutes Jake Chambers Shaw put a free kick on to the head of Jolland who headed just wide. Witham had a good chance on 20 minutes with Callum Matthews playing a cross field ball out to Kahlil Kirwan-Meade and his cross into the box was a fraction too high for a header by Chinedu Osadebe.
On 34 minutes a good attack from Bury saw Jesse Nwabueze find Cemal Ramadan with an excellent ball into the box but a solid block from Billy Willis denied Ramadan. A minute later Bury were back in the Witham box this time Jake Chambers Shaw put a great ball through for Nwabueze, but he fired his shot high over the bar.
On 37 minutes Carlos Edwards broke into the box but his goal bound shot was blocked by Ahmed Mohammed.
Witham took the lead on 40 minutes with a quick counter attack. A high ball over the defence was chased down by Chinedu Osadebe who went past Bury ‘keeper Sam Blair and on to score into the empty net.
A touch of fortune got Bury back level on 45 minutes with Max Maughn hitting a low ball which bobbled it way past the outstretch Budd and nestled into the bottom corner of the net.
Half Time: Witham Town 1 Bury Town 1
After the break Bury continued to press forward and attack. On 52 minutes Max Maughn got into the box and fired a low shot to the far post but Rob Budd got a hand to the ball to send it out of play.
Maughn was on hand again on 57 minutes, this time finding Cemal Ramadan in the box, but Ramadan’s shot was blocked by Billy Willis.
On 61 minutes Bury got their reward for all their attacking play. After a sustained spell of pressure going forward, Max Maughn played a superb ball into Cemal Ramadan who smashed the ball past Rob Budd to give Bury the lead.
On 66 minutes Chambers Shaw sent Maughn on his way into the box but his shot went inches wide of the far post. Witham went on a swift counter attack on 75 minutes with Kahlil Kirwan-Meade powering down the wing and putting a cross in to the box but some smart covering by Zak Bradshaw saw him head the ball clear.
On 78 minutes another quick break from the home side saw Ben Search play the ball up field for Jamahi Godward but Joe Hood read the play well and made the vital interception.
Witham had a good opportunity to pull level on 85 minutes with Kahlil Kirwan-meade putting a cross into the box to give Ikpemwinoghena Yakubu a clear header, but he put his effort wide. Bury took a deserved win at the final whistle and attacked hard and fast to turn the game around to collect all three points.
Full Time: Witham Town 1 Bury Town 2
The David Longman Man of the Match: Max Maughn
Match Rating: 3
Attendance: 177