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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Moss Rose Ground
  • Attendance: 2512
  • Referee: Boyeson, C

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Bury are replacing Andy Bishop with Brian Barry-Murphy.

83mins

Glynn Hurst is replaced by Jake Speight.

79mins

Matty McNeil is being taken off, Colin Heath has come on in his place.

77mins

Goal!! Macclesfield have scored with Spencer Weir-Daley putting it in the back of the net.

59mins

Goal!! Glynn Hurst scores for Bury.

57mins

John Miles is being taken off, Jordan Hadfield has come on in his place.

55mins

The referee has booked Matty McNeil.

49mins

Goal!! Bury have scored with Richie Baker putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by C Boyeson

33mins

Goal!! Bury have scored with Richie Baker putting it in the back of the net.

28mins

Goal!! Rob Scott scores for Macclesfield.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, October 14th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Former England midfielder Paul Ince will have shuddered at the extent of the job in front of him as his likely new charges capitulated to relegation rivals Bury.

Set to be announced as Macclesfield's new manager next week, Ince must realise that he will have to don his boots to sort out Macclesfield's defensive frailties.

Macclesfield dominated the opening exchanges with David Morley heading wide in the second minute and Kevin McIntyre forcing a fine save from on-loan keeper Lewis Edge in the fourth minute.

But the home side's defensive wobbles were all too apparent in the 19th minute when a sliced clearance from John Miles bounced between Danny Swailes and Rob Scott for Andy Bishop to lash a first-time shot from 15 yards which was brilliantly tipped wide by Tommy Lee.

Macclesfield took the lead on 28 minutes when Swailes flicked on a Miles corner for Rob Scott to hook over the line at the far post.

However, their lead was shortlived with Richie Baker given the freedom of the park to stroll through midfield before powering home a 25-yard drive.

Baker repeated the feat two minutes after the break when he was again given license to roam before clipping a superb shot inside the far post on the diagonal.

Bury made Macclesfield's defence look leaden footed on 59 minutes when Dwayne Mattis nodded between the static Swailes and Morley for Glynn Hurst to stroke home his fifth goal in four on loan games from Shrewsbury Town.

Macclesfield tried hard to get back into the game and in the 67th minute Jamie Tolley powered a volley which on-loan keeper Edge - called in from Blackpool late last night - made a brilliant save to tip wide.

Swailes then saw a powerful header cleared off the line by Marc Pugh.

The Cheshire side finally got their reward on 77 minutes when Spencer Weir-Daley headed home at the near post to give them a late lifeline.

And they nearly made it pay in injury time when substitute Colin Heath powered a 20-yard drive against the upright.

Macclesfield Town

Bury

Corners

102

Fouls

1212

Goal attempts

1311

Shots off target

42

Offsides

23

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