Bury Town go out of the FA Cup as Woodford Town proved a tough nut to crack.
As in the first game Woodford stuck to their game plan of defending well and counter attacking when possible. On 3 minutes confusion at the back from Bury almost let in Ollie Sotoyinbo but the quick reactions from Charlie Beckwith saw the Bury keeper get to the ball first. On 9 minutes a ball forward from Bury found Cemal Ramadan on his own, he got the ball under control but shot wide of the target. Bury had a chance to get off the mark on 13 minutes when Tommy Hughes hit a good strike from outside the box and Manny Agboola made a superb save. A Woodford Attack on 20 minutes saw David Gokou Siakouri work the ball in from the wing and a great strike from distance hit the bar. On 21 minutes Joe Carroll sent a long throw in into the Woodford box which was half cleared out to Tommy Hughes who shot just wide of the far post. Roman Michael Percil went on a forward run for Woodford on 29 minutes and got to the edge of the box before the Bury defence intervened and got the ball clear. On 30 minutes Lewis O’Malley saw a gap to shoot low from distance but wide of the post. On 39 minutes a quick Woodford attack almost worked out when Ollie Sotoyinbo’s ball into the box went in front of David Gokou Siakouri but just too long for him to reach. On 44 minutes Cemal Ramadan flashed a good ball across the face of goal, but no one was close enough to make the chance count.
Half Time : Woodford Town 0 Bury Town 0
Second half Bury kept searching for a way through the well organised Woodford defence and the hosts always looked dangerous on the break. On 57 minutes Bury worked the ball forward and Mikey Davis sent a cross into the box and easy clearance from Woodford was recycled back in from Bury and Tommy Hughes shot low from distance but wide. On 60 minutes a ball into the Bury box close to the goal saw a long delay as Charlie Beckwith and Roman Micheal Percil collided and had to receive treatment. The game resumed. On 77 minutes a good ball into the Bury box was met by Alex Kozak and he fired a whisker wide of the far post. On 87 minutes Bury got forward and a good ball into the box went to George Quantrell who scuffed his shot towards goal and Manny Agboola collected the ball with ease. On 95 minutes Joe Carroll put a throw in into the box for George Quantrell, but his shot lacked power and went harmlessly through to Manny Agboola. Woodford had a great chance on 96 minutes when Malaki Toussaint broke forward and his shot was cleared from the goal line by Josh Curry. Woodford won a free kick a minutes later which Malaki Toussaint fired goalward, and Charlie Beckwith made a great save to keep the game level. Just before the full-time whistle Woodford had another good chance when David Gokou Siakouri was left to go on a long forward run and his strike was deflected just wide.
Full Time: Woodford Town 0 Bury Town 0
The game went into extra time and after an uneventful first half early in the second half of extra time Woodford got the chance they had waited patiently for. Bury gave the ball away at the back and Woodford stole in and a good ball into the box found Marko Protic who got the winner with a good strike. Across the two games Woodford’s defence had done an outstanding job keeping Bury out and their reward is a place in the next round of the FA Cup.
Extra Time: Woodford Town 1 Bury Town 0
The David Longman Man of the Match: Charlie Beckwith
Match Rating: 2 / 5
Attendance: 279