A dominant first half display from Bury proved to be not enough as Witham fought back in the second half
Bury went straight on the attack with Zak Bradshaw playing the ball down the wing to Ollie Hughes who made it in to the box before Jack Nolde made an important interception. Bury took an early lead on 12 minutes when a shot from Jake Chambers Shaw was saved by Rhys Madden but the ball only went as far as Ollie Hughes who was on hand to slot home from close range. On 15 minutes Bury won a free kick and Ross Crane put the ball in for Cemal Ramadan but he headed the ball straight into the arms of Madden. A counter attack from Witham on 18 minutes saw Ramiah Mills fire a shot just over the bar from distance. Ramadan tried his luck from distance for Bury on 22 minutes but his effort was easy for Madden to collect. Jake Chambers Shaw showed good skill on the edge of the Witham box and found Ramadan but his shot went high over the bar. On 40 minutes Carlos Edwards played a great ball to find Chambers Shaw and his well hit strike was saved at full stretch by Madden. Ryan Jolland went on a run for Bury 0n 42 minutes and got to the edge of the box and his chip over to the far post almost found Ramadan but for Nolde who managed to poke the ball out of play.
Half Time: Bury Town 1 Witham Town 0
After the break Witham came out fighting and were rewarded almost instantly when a fortunate error at the back saw the ball spin up over the head of Bury keeper Sam Blair and straight in to the path of Ramiah Mills who netted the equaliser. The early goal lifted Witham and they gave Bury more to be concerned about throughout the second half. On 54 minutes a belter of a strike from Ryan Horne stung the hands of Rhys Madden as he palmed the ball over the bar. in the next attack Bury were on the break down the wing and Cemal Ramadan saw Madden off his line and lofted the ball over his head but just wide of the far post. On 57 minutes Ryan Jolland hit a low strike which Madden did well to stop then the ball went out to Jake Chamber Shaw who hit another low strike which Madden saved with the help of the foot of the post. Bury continued to get forward with Witham continuing to counter attack and on 76 minutes their hard work paid off for Witham as Mills grabbed the winner after his first shot was saved by Sam Blair but the ball went back to Mills who made no mistake with his second attempt. On 84 minutes Witham had a chance to kill the game off when a corner whipped in to the box was met by Ben Search who hit a powerful strike on target but a superb save from Blair ended the attack. Bury will wonder how they lost this game but for Witham it was a hard fought out win to take all three points.
Full Time: Bury Town 1 Witham Town 2
Star Man: Carlos Edwards
Match Rating: 3
Attendance: 568