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Bury 0 Wycombe 0

Ben Collins
27/ 9/2008

BURY remain top of League Two after a goalless stalemate in their top-of-the-table-clash with Wycombe.

The Shakers had the better of a tight first half, although the joint-leaders were content to keep their unbeaten starts intact.

Cheered on by a bumper home crowd of 3,597, Bury made a lively start which saw Stephen Dawson’s cross-cum-shot tipped over by Scott  Shearer in the ninth minute.

The resulting corner was cleared as far as Brian Barry-Murphy, whose fizzing half-volley was deflected wide for another corner.

Ben Futcher then almost bundled the ball home after David Buchanan picked out Barry-Murphy behind the Wycombe defence but a free-kick was given against the Bury defender.

Wycombe gradually gained a foothold in the game, although Dawson sent a 25-yard strike narrowly wide just after the half-hour mark after pouncing on a loose ball in midfield.

Andy Bishop curled a right-footed effort wide shortly after the restart as Bury remained on top.

Strike partner Andy Morrell then lofted the ball narrowly over from Bishop’s flick-on while Mike Jones and Elliott Bennett fired wide.

Chris Zebroski called Wayne Brown into action on the hour mark and the Bury keeper pulled of two fine saves to deny David McCracken.

Brown then saved McCracken’s snapshot, while Shearer denied Jones and Paul Scott a Bury winner at the death.

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