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  1. Ashton own goal gives Bury edge

    Ashton own goal gives Bury edge

    Neil Ashton's own goal nine minutes from time gifted Bury a 1-0 win at Shrewsbury in the first leg of their League Two play-off clash. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Shrewsbury Town
    • Bury
    • 90'+5 HOLT HAS A FREE SHOT FROM SEVEN YARDS - HE MUST SCORE - BUT HE DOESN'T!!!!! Amazing scenes, how did he miss? The shot was high and straight, that's how... and from the rebound Davies does the same with an equally straightforward effort.
    • 90'+4 Lovely bicycle kick from Davies after Holt's nod-down - but it flies just wide! What a chance that was!
    • 90'+3 Goalmouth scramble in the Bury box, but no fewer than eight red shirts pounce to close off the danger.
    • 90'+1 Three minutes to play - and Bury waste half of one of them with a sub.
    • 89' The other match has finished 0-0... Will there be a final twist here?
    • 88' The free kick flies way too far in the wind... That looks far from being the last chance of the game though.
    • 87' Shrews leave gaps at the back as they search for the equaliser, and now Bury have a free kick from the right edge...
    • 85' There's a bit of aggro now as the Shrews win a free kick - Bury defender Sodje is lucky to escape leaving the pitch as he tries starting a fight in the box.
    • 84' Rotten shame for Shrewsbury who have been well on top in this second half. Let's hope that cock-up doesn't turn out to be the deciding factor that spoils their chances of a trip down the M4.
    • 81' OWN GOAL - AND DISASTER FOR SHREWSBURY!!!! Neil Ashton has been solid tonight, but his over-hit pass back to Daniels - played without even looking up to check his keeper's position - ends up being a perfect lob that trickles over the line despite Daniels's fingers getting to it.
    • 80' The players are running out of puff now and the pace is dropping off a little - it's making it harder to see how the Shrews will get the breakthrough that their dominance probably deserves.
    • 78' Shrews fans think Langmead has won a free kick, but the ref isn't interested.
    • 77' Davies latches on to a ball just outside the six-yard box for the Shrews, but takes an edge switching feet and doesn't even get a shot away. Terrible waste.
    • 76' Corner for the Shrews, and tehy're really pressurising now... They win another.
    • 75' Another loose cross in from Shrewsbury this time finds Holt almost in position, but as he dives to head he fails to find sufficient power.
    • 73' Langmead chases up to pressurise Brown again, again the Bury keeper is just quick enough...
    • 72' Holt chases a ball trickling back in to defence but the keeper gets there first.
    • 70' Chance for the Shrews as McIntyre has a clear header - but only because he had rather unsubtly shoved his marker onto the deck.
    • 69' We seem to be heading for a stalemate tonight - there's wonderful effort by both sides but nobody can make the a clear chance.
    • 66' SUPERB STRIKE - BUT JUST WIDE! A truly fearsome effort by Jones there, cracked with massive power that would have given Daniels no chance - and the Shrews keeper just watches the ball whistle past the right post.
    • 65' Dangerous free kick for Bury, 35 yards out and Jones lines it up...
    • 64' Still no score in Rochdale-Gillingham either - it's a nervy night all round...
    • 62' Holt jumps on the edge of the six-yard box to get to a header, but it's guided just wide. Still, a good chance from one of the few accurate crosses we've seen on this windy night.
    • 60' Shrews push up once more... Holt gets the ball and tries a 35-yard chip - which would have had a better chance of beating the keeper if it had gone more than 15 yards.
    • 58' The Shrews have a free kick from the left edge, but Chadwick is penalised for an infringement as the ball comes in.
    • 56' The hosts are dominating possession in this half, with waves of blue pushing forward well.
    • 55' Jevons has a go for Bury from the left half of the box, but it's chipped ineffectively wide.
    • 53' The Shrews push up well from a long free kick in, but their good movement into the box just isn't matched by the quality of the delivery.
    • 51' It's getting frantic again, the players demonstrating blistering pace up and down the pitch after the half-time break.
    • 49' Nice move by the Shrews sees Chadwick glance a header across goal.
    • 47' Great chance for Jevons to open the scoring for Bury as he has a free shot on goal from the edge of the box, but he skies it over.
    • 46' We're back in action at the Prostar stadium, and Humphrey is off for the Shrews to be replaced by Worrall.
    • 45'+4 Half-time, and Shrewsbury have edged it so far with that goalmouth scramble being the closest either side came. Holt might think himself unlucky that his shot deflected off a defender and glanced the post, but he had the entire net to aim at.
    • 45'+2 Terrific chance for Holt, running through onside onto an aerial through-ball... but his lunge to make contact falls just a foot short and Brown gathers on the edge of the six-yard box.
    • 45'+1 There's a penalty shout from the crowd at the corner as Futcher shoulderbarges a Shrews defender off the ball. Ref not concerned.
    • 45' A chance falls to Shrews midfielder Davies, whose shot deflects off the back of Futcher and out for a corner...
    • 43' One of the Shrewsbury players is down injured - it's Kevin McIntyre, but a bit of magic sponge sees him right and he hobbles on.
    • 41' Bury push up to try and make something happen before half-time, and win a free kick... but it's looped in ineffectively and cleared easily.
    • 39' This encounter is heating up nicely now - just to update you on the evening's other play-off match, it's still goalless at Rochdale.
    • 37' The corner is cleared, and the game settles down from 'breakneck' to 'frantic' once more. McIntyre's brilliant shot a few minutes ago to start that scramble drew a great save from Brown in the Bury goal but Holt should have done better with the follow up.
    • 35' Back up the other end again, and corner for the Shrews...
    • 34' We don't have time to digest what's just happened before the game charges up the other end where Bury's Bishop has a half-chance that goes wide!
    • 33' SO CLOSE FOR SHREWSBURY! A classic goalmouth scramble sees half the Shrews team with chances to bury the ball in the net, but the tange of Bury players on the line manage to clear them one by one!
    • 32' Coughland heads from the corner, but Barry-Murphy is there to head clear.
    • 31' The Shrews pushing back up still, and they win a corner.
    • 29' Sodje gets a yellow card, adjudged to have headbutted an opponent in an aerial challenge. Total nonsense of a decision: if it was a headbutt he should be off, if he's not off then it was an accidental clash of heads.
    • 28' Corner for Bury after a long range effort is deflected over - but none of the strike force can get to the ball.
    • 27' Yellow card for Darren Moss after he jumps on top of Bennett in a sliding challenge.
    • 26' The pitch might be generally decent, but the Shrews keeper Daniels has a six-yard box which looks more like Paschendale than Shrewsbury.
    • 25' Just over half-way through the half and there have been no more than a few semi-glances goalward so far.
    • 24' Another chance for the Shrews with Chadwick taking a long-range swipe, but it's punted into row J.
    • 22' Nice chance for the home side now but Sodje cuts the ball out well.
    • 21' Daniels spills a high ball in the Shrews box, but Bishop is just too far away to pounce on it and the gloveman recovers.
    • 20' Another chance for Bury, who are looking better and better now. Jones puts in a good ball for the charging Bennett, but he's unable to control.
    • 18' Great chance for Bury as a free kick just wide of the box on the left is cut straight into the path of Barry-Murphy, but his effort trickles wide.
    • 16' Another corner for the hosts - but no, Bennett is judged to have pushed Ashton.
    • 15' Holt is flattened off the ball just when then Shrews are opening Bury's back four up - but the ref isn't interested.
    • 14' End to end stuff as first Bury have an effort through Jones and then Holt has another long-ranger that comes to nothing.
    • 13' Another corner for Bury won by Mike Jones with a long-range effort that's deflected off.
    • 12' Bury win a corner - it's floated in, but a blue-clad head nods the danger away.
    • 10' Well cut out by the Shrews defence, and the men in blue push forward once more.
    • 9' Bury win a free kick in their own area and Brown pumps it up field to get something going...
    • 7' It's a fairly calm, open game so far considering what's at stake. Shrewsbury - who had the better finish to the season - look sharper though.
    • 5' Shrewsbury legend Grant Holt has a long-range pop, but the ball floats over the crossbar harmlessly.
    • 3' The Shrews win the first corner of the match but as it comes in the whistle goes for a foul on the keeper.
    • 2' the pitch looks in lovely condition considering this is a post-season match at a small club. Shrewsbury are pushing up again already.
    • 1' First minute, and Shrewsbury make a good start with a run up the left, but the Bury keeper Brown takes it well from the cross.
    • - It's a nervy night in store at the Prostar stadium tonight, where the club are expecting the biggest crowd ever.
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of this first leg play-off semi-final.

  • Summary

    • 90'+5 HOLT HAS A FREE SHOT FROM SEVEN YARDS - HE MUST SCORE - BUT HE DOESN'T!!!!! Amazing scenes, how did he miss? The shot was high and straight, that's how... and from the rebound Davies does the same with an equally straightforward effort.
    • 90'+4 Lovely bicycle kick from Davies after Holt's nod-down - but it flies just wide! What a chance that was!
    • 81' OWN GOAL - AND DISASTER FOR SHREWSBURY!!!! Neil Ashton has been solid tonight, but his over-hit pass back to Daniels - played without even looking up to check his keeper's position - ends up being a perfect lob that trickles over the line despite Daniels's fingers getting to it.
    • 66' SUPERB STRIKE - BUT JUST WIDE! A truly fearsome effort by Jones there, cracked with massive power that would have given Daniels no chance - and the Shrews keeper just watches the ball whistle past the right post.
    • 62' Holt jumps on the edge of the six-yard box to get to a header, but it's guided just wide. Still, a good chance from one of the few accurate crosses we've seen on this windy night.
    • 45'+4 Half-time, and Shrewsbury have edged it so far with that goalmouth scramble being the closest either side came. Holt might think himself unlucky that his shot deflected off a defender and glanced the post, but he had the entire net to aim at.
    • 45'+2 Terrific chance for Holt, running through onside onto an aerial through-ball... but his lunge to make contact falls just a foot short and Brown gathers on the edge of the six-yard box.
    • 37' The corner is cleared, and the game settles down from 'breakneck' to 'frantic' once more. McIntyre's brilliant shot a few minutes ago to start that scramble drew a great save from Brown in the Bury goal but Holt should have done better with the follow up.
    • 33' SO CLOSE FOR SHREWSBURY! A classic goalmouth scramble sees half the Shrews team with chances to bury the ball in the net, but the tange of Bury players on the line manage to clear them one by one!
    • 32' Coughland heads from the corner, but Barry-Murphy is there to head clear.
    • 18' Great chance for Bury as a free kick just wide of the box on the left is cut straight into the path of Barry-Murphy, but his effort trickles wide.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Shrewsbury Town

    Starting line-up

    • L. Daniels
    • D. Moss Yellow Card
    • K. Langmead
    • G. Coughlan
    • N. Ashton Own Goal
    • C. Humphrey Substitution Out (46′)
    • P. Murray
    • K. McIntyre
    • B. Davies
    • G. Holt
    • N. Chadwick

    Subs

    • O. Riza
    • D. Worrall Substitution In46′
    • S. Cansdell-Sherriff
    • M. Ashikodi
    • S. Leslie

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Bury

    Starting line-up

    • W. Brown
    • S. Haslam
    • E. Sodje Yellow Card
    • B. Futcher
    • D. Buchanan
    • M. Jones
    • S. Dawson
    • B. Barry-Murphy
    • E. Bennett Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)
    • A. Bishop
    • P. Jevons

    Subs

    • G. Hurst
    • J. Welsh Substitution In90′
    • A. Morrell
    • R. Cresswell
    • D. Racchi

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Are Derek Spence & Andy Johnson on the bench­ toneet, we need a spanking top show from Nev Nev's­ boys - 3-0 liquid football :o)

    From Mike, on Thu 7 May 5:48PM

  2. Come on the shakers, you can do it.

    From danspam, on Thu 7 May 9:03AM

  3. I was First!

    From Is this the Bestway, on Wed 6 May 5:15PM

  4. Shrews v Bury in Final, Shrews to win in extra time.­ Come on the Town.

    From Is this the Bestway, on Wed 6 May 5:14PM
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