Match Report
| Bury | Bury |  |  | Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alistair Simonsen | A. Simonsen |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Nikos Gouzanis | N. Gouzanis | |||||||||
| Stephen Le Tissier | S. Le Tissier | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | Paolo Barton | P. Barton | |||||||||
| Sergio Santos | S. Santos |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Krunoslav Boban | K. Boban | |||||||||
| Seth Fowler | S. Fowler | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Patrick Bishop | P. Bishop | |||||||||
| Frank Haynes | F. Haynes | | 73 | M | | 5 | | M | 75 |  | Pius Vermeulen | P. Vermeulen | |||||||||
| Gary Smith | G. Smith | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Gavin Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Emile Kasper | E. Kasper | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Alberto Vieira | A. Vieira | |||||||||
| Frank Rufus | F. Rufus | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Edward Laycock | E. Laycock | |||||||||
| Isaiah Walsh | I. Walsh | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Vasilis Diamantidis | V. Diamantidis | |||||||||
| Jamie Ball | J. Ball | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Samuel Campos | S. Campos | |||||||||
| Chris Weir | C. Weir | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Nigel Jobson | N. Jobson | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Gigg Lane where Bury play host to Crewe Alexandra. A crowd of 18,056 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bury and Crewe Alexandra are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Bury and Crewe Alexandra are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Crewe Alexandra kick off and get the first half underway!
4.58
0-0Frank Haynes makes a probing pass to Jamie Ball. Jamie Ball deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Weir but the linesman indicates offside!
8.55
0-0Patrick Bishop chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Laycock. Edward Laycock chips the ball to his team mate, Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sergio Santos.
9.10
0-0Gavin Naysmith threads the ball through to Nigel Jobson. Nigel Jobson shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.23
Krunoslav Boban boots it upfield. Vasilis Diamantidis tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
16.27
Patrick Bishop kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.01
Alberto Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.49
0-0Edward Laycock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos shoots from 25 yards. Alistair Simonsen easily smothers it.
22.20
Gavin Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Jobson. Nigel Jobson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
28.37
Pius Vermeulen passes the ball forward to Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Le Tissier.
30.21
Paolo Barton knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira makes a probing pass to Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.04
0-0Pius Vermeulen barges into Frank Rufus. Pius Vermeulen is given a warning by the referee! Frank Rufus runs off the knock.
34.36
Alberto Vieira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Jobson. Nigel Jobson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasilis Diamantidis but he's offside!
36.24
Edward Laycock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos whips in a cross ball towards Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Alistair Simonsen!
39.43
Isaiah Walsh comes in with a late challenge on Patrick Bishop. Isaiah Walsh is given a warning by the referee! Patrick Bishop hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.09
0-0Bury are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Crewe Alexandra's defence.
44.31
Emile Kasper passes the ball forward to Jamie Ball. Jamie Ball shoots from long range but somehow Nikos Gouzanis manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Bury start the second half!
47.10
Samuel Campos clumsily knocks into Seth Fowler. Samuel Campos is warned by the referee! Seth Fowler runs off the knock.
53.08
1-0Sergio Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Haynes. Frank Haynes passes the ball forward to Isaiah Walsh. Isaiah Walsh kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Weir. Chris Weir shoots from just inside the box. Nikos Gouzanis is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.11
Alberto Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.25
Gavin Naysmith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Jobson. Nigel Jobson shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
63.19
Alberto Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
66.51
Alberto Vieira passes the ball forward to Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.23
Edward Laycock makes a simple pass to Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos plays a perfect one-two with Vasilis Diamantidis and rushes in on goal... Samuel Campos shoots from just inside the box. Alistair Simonsen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.24
1-1Edward Laycock comes in with a late challenge on Frank Haynes. The referee calls over Edward Laycock and shows him a yellow card! Frank Haynes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.09
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
77.26
Stephen Le Tissier flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Haynes. Frank Haynes knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Weir. Chris Weir threads the ball through to Isaiah Walsh. Isaiah Walsh tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Nikos Gouzanis.
78.42
Pius Vermeulen knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
81.46
Paolo Barton makes a probing pass to Edward Laycock. Edward Laycock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.39
Patrick Bishop barges into Jamie Ball. The referee calls over Patrick Bishop and shows him a yellow card! Jamie Ball stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Frank Rufus decides to run forward with the ball. Frank Rufus shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
9
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
34.2%
43%
22.8%
Scorers
| Chris Weir 53 | Samuel Campos 67 |