Isthmian Leagues

BURY TOWN 2 HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS 1

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 September 2021

DIV 1 NORTH
By John Alcock

■ LATE drama saw Bury Town grab a winner deep into injury-time.
Bury had shaded it in the first half and were awarded a penalty after 38 minutes when a foul by Jeremy Arthur on Gerrard Buabo led to Cemal Ramadan getting the opener from the spot.
Heybridge came into the game after the break, but were dealt a blow after 58 minutes when Matthew Hayden picked up his second yellow card. But that only appeared to drive Heybridge on and they got their reward after 86 minutes when Andrew Fennell levelled.
But it was Bury who were to snatch victory when midfie...

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