Goals from Mikey Davis and Ollie Canfer sees Bury Town’s unbeaten run extend to seven games.
A dominant first half from Bury Town was matched by an outstanding performance from St Ives keeper Ollie Taylor. Bury Town’s new signing Callum Page put in an excellent debut performance as he caused St Ives problems all afternoon. On 7 minutes Ally Conway put a good strike to the top corner which Ollie Taylor saved well at full stretch with one hand. On 9 minutes a Bury free kick found Lewis O’Malley and he hit the bar with a solid strike. On 11 minutes Mikey Davis put a good cross into the box which George Quantrell headed just over the bar. Bury attacked again on 21 minutes with Max Maughn setting up Callum Page and his first time strike went just over the bar. A rare attack from St Ives on 26 minutes saw a great ball into the box find Jernade Meade but his poor control on his first touch saw the chance evaporate. On 29 minutes Tommy Hughes tested the keeper with a cracking shot from distance and Ollie Taylor made another good save. Max Maughn put a good cross into the box on 33 minutes which almost found Jamie McGrath but for in important interception from Gibou Njie. St Ives had a good chance on 35 minutes when Tyrone Baker hit a low driven shot which Charlie Beckwith did well to save. On 40 minutes Jamie McGrath looked curtain to score for Bury from close range but another exceptional save from Taylor kept the score level at the break.
Half Time : St Ives Town 0 Bury Town 0
Bury continued to look dangerous on the attack second half and St Ives keeper Ollie Taylor was determined to keep them out. On 46 minutes George Qunatrell’s strike was saved by Taylor. Then on 48 minutes Jamie McGrath got a shot away for Bury inside the box and Taylor made another superb save. On 49 minutes Ally Conway brought the ball inside from out wide and his shot was again saved well by Taylor with his foot. On 51 minutes Bury won a corner which Mikey Davis put in the box close to goal and Taylor had to scramble the ball out from under his crossbar. Then against the run of play Bury fell behind on 55 minutes when Jonny Edwards turn and strike in the box found the back of the net. Bury had a good shout for a penalty on 83 minutes when George Quantrell was shoved to ground in the box but the Referee saw nothing wrong with the clumsy challenge. Then with time running out for Bury the game went into nine minutes of added time. On 97 minutes St Ives had a great chance to double their lead when a good strike was cleared of the goal line by Joe Carroll. Bury went straight on the attack and Mikey Davis broke forward from the wing and hit a low ball into the box which beat everyone and Cemal Ramadan slotted home from close range. Then in the last-minute Mikey Davis set up Ollie Canfer to score and send the travelling Blues fans wild with excitement. An incredible end to a game that saw Bury claim back-to-back wins and extend their unbeaten run to seven games.
Full Time: St Ives Town 1 Bury Town 2
The David Longman Man of the Match: Mikey Davis
Match Rating: 5/5
Attendance: 326