Bury Town had to settle for a share of the points as local derby draws a blank
Bury saw plenty of the ball but could not find a way through a determined Mildenhall defence. Mildenhall started the game looking to attack but were soon pushed back to defend in numbers. On 12 minutes Ed Upson sent a long ball to the far post looking for Cemal Ramadan but the defence got the ball clear. Bury went close to opening the scoring on 19 minutes when a ball into the box was headed off the bar by Lewis O’Malley and a follow up strike was saved by Josh Pope. Bury had a good spell on the ball on 25 minutes which ended with Luke Brown putting a through ball into the box but the ball went straight through to Josh Pope. Mildenhall had a chance on 29 minutes when a high ball into the box fell in front of Luke Butcher but he could not get to the ball in time to make it count. Luke Brown had a chance for Bury on 31 minutes when he got into the box and sent a low shot heading inside the near post but Pope was down quick to make a good stop. On 33 minutes Michael Davis put a cross into the box which Pope punched clear from his goal line. Three minutes later Davis had another go at goal and his low strike was again saved well by Pope. On 41 minutes it was Ethan Mayhew who had a go to try and beat Pope with a testing shot but Pope was equal to it and made the save. In added time a mistake at the back from Bury let in Ollie Hughes who went straight on to the attack, got into the box but his shot was saved by Charlie Beckwith.
Half Time: Mildenhall Town 0 Bury Town 0
After the break Bury dominated the game. On 49 minutes Max Maughn sent a good ball into the box for Micheal Davis but the defence did its job and got the ball clear. Eathan Mayhew put a cross into the box on 54 minutes, which Pope rose to reach close to the crossbar. Max Maughn put a cross into the box on 62 minutes which was cleared but only to Ed Upson on the edge of the box but his low strike went straight to the keeper. Michael Davis put a cross into the box on 68 minutes which almost found the head of Eathan Mayhew but was an inch too high to make use of. Max Maughn tried a shot on 75 minutes which Pope struggled to collect but the defence helped him out and got the ball clear. On 77 minutes Max Maughn cased down a ball into the box and set up Ollie Canfer to strike but the ball went straight to the keeper. Mildenhall had a counterattack on 79 minutes when Ryan Swift took the ball deep into the Bury half and put a good cross over to Jonathan Kaye on the opposite side of the pitch but he skewed his shot wide of the target. On 82 minutes a Bury free kick sent into the box by Micheal Davis was headed over the bar by Luke Brown. In the closing minutes Max Maughn set up Ollie Canfer in the box but his shot was deflected just wide of the near post. From the corner Lewis O’Malley went close when he headed just over the bar from close range. Mildenhall had a great chance to steal the win in added time when Samuel Adetiba found himself one on one with the keeper but Charlie Beckwith made a superb save. A largely frustrating afternoon for Bury Town as the game finished goalless but Mildenhall did well defensively to take a hard-earned point.
Full Time: Mildenhall Town 0 Bury Town 0
The David Longman Man of the Match: Max Maughn
Match Rating: 1
Attendance: 682