Bury held on to complete a 1-0 win over Warrington Rylands despite goalscorer DJ Pedro being sent off late on.
There was one change to the Bury team that won in midweek with Kai Evans starting after a couple of impactful substitute appearances.
From the off the home side looked strong. On an early attack George Glendon played in Rustam Stepans, his curled shot hit the post. Kai Evans and DJ Pedro both saw shots saved by Rylands keeper Luke Pilling.
The match was still fairly open and the visitors had chances from Harrison Wood and George Waring that Mitch Allen had to do well to save.
After James Neild had shot on goal from a Leo Graham corner Pedro fired into the back of the net but the offside flag was already up. At the other end Ben Hardcastle also had a goal chalked off for offside.
Bury ought to have taken the lead after earning a penalty, a Stepans cross was handled by a Rylands defender, however Tom Carr’s poor spot kick was too close to Pilling who made the save.
The Shakers put their disappointment behind them and pressed on getting the goal their efforts deserved. Pedro heading home in a packed box from a cross from the left by Kai Evans.
More goals could have been scored, Stepans again hit the woodwork from another curled effort while James Neild and Bailey Sloane had chances from corners put over.
The hosts may have come to regret not taking more of their chances in the first half as after the restart the visitors were much harder to break down.
The one goal lead felt increasingly narrow as time passed and Rylands were getting closer each attack. A couple of Harrison Wood crosses just needed a touch while substitutes Jake Burton and Myles La Bastide both had shots go just wide.
A second goal would have settled the contest but beyond a Luca Navarro shot and a looping Pedro header, both saved well by Pilling, the Shakers couldn’t finish the match off.
Late on and with tempers flaring Bury goalscorer Pedro saw red for his part in an off the ball scuffle. Despite the disadvantage during the long last few minutes Bury saw out the win.
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