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Bury 0 Exeter 1

Ben Collins
11/10/2008

BURY surrendered their unbeaten record in League Two after suffering a 1-0 home defeat by Exeter.

Richard Logan gave the visitors a seventh-minute lead and despite dominating the rest of the game, the Shakers were unable to rescue a point.

Bury named an unchanged line-up for the eighth straight league game and in-form striker Andy Bishop saw an early shot blocked.

But the Grecians hit back to open the scoring moments later, Adam Stansfield flicking on Jack Obersteller’s left-wing cross for Logan to sidefoot home after getting in behind David Buchanan.

Mike Jones sent a tame header straight at Paul Jones in reply, while Buchanan volleyed narrowly wide from 20 yards.

Exeter midfielder Ryan Harley then tested Wayne Brown with a 25-yard drive before Stansfield’s low cross flashed across the face of goal.

Bury finished the half strongly, with Dawson firing over before the Exeter keeper had to turn Elliott Bennett’s low strike wide.

Bennett and Barry-Murphy had long-range efforts on target after the break, while Bishop had a strong penalty shout turned down.

Jones sliced a close-range effort off target as Bury continued to lay siege on the Grecians’ goal, although Harley then fired narrowly wide after a rare Exeter attack.

Bishop’s 20-yard strike wide was turned wide with 15 minutes left before subs Glynn Hurst and Richie Baker went close late on, while Bishop fired agonisingly wide from 10 yards.

:: Bury have been drawn against Darlington in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Arean Quarter-finals.

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