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Spectators: 7489 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 139) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jack Taylor made the kick off which started today's match. If Dominic Seaman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Bury AFC's Greg Jepson got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute Jimmy Riad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbie Gamble saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Nancy AFC's Jack Taylor got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute, Vic Carragher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bury AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 20 minutes into the game, when Graham Forster put in a rough tackle. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nancy AFC! The goalkeeper, Walter Gardner, was totally fooled by Bury AFC's Tom Haywood, who 22 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Sam Lowe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walter Gardner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominic Seaman, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When Dominic Seaman fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bury AFC's protests and gave Dominic Seaman a yellow card for diving instead. Jack Taylor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bury AFC's Ozzy Norton got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Walter Gardner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vic Carragher, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Jimmy Riad hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to Bury AFC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Eddie Horn hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Ozzy Norton took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Walter Gardner to make any attempt to save it.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ozzy Norton to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Ozzy Norton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Gardner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walter Gardner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ozzy Norton in the 55th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Vic Carragher ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walter Gardner was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Dominic Seaman kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Greg Jepson kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 70thth minute of the game Sam Lowe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bury AFC's Robbie Gamble was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Robbie Gamble was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rodney Kessler showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-3 in the 81 minute of play. In the 84th minute, Jimmy Riad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walter Gardner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vic Carragher in the 86th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Bury AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Lowe came free, but Robbie Gamble reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Bury AFC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Vic Carragher hit a great ball. Robbie Gamble showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Lowe, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Bury AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.