FA Cup
November 3, 2012
Bury
1 - 0
Exeter City
FA Cup
15:00 +00:00, November 3, 2012
Gigg Lane, England
Referee: T Harrington
Sodje sees red but Shakers survive
Scoring Summary
| Bury | Exeter City |
|---|---|
| Efetobore Sodje (35') |
Teams
| Bury | Exeter City |
|---|---|
| 1 Trevor Carson | 1 Artur Krysiak |
| 16 Efetobore Sodje | 16 Kevin Amankwaah |
| 5 Adam Brian Lockwood | 6 Danny Coles |
| 31 Matthew Doherty | 3 Craig Woodman |
| 3 Joe Skarz | 5 Pat Baldwin |
| 6 Peter Sweeney | 2 Steve Tully |
| 8 Steven Schumacher | 4 Scott Bennett |
| 7 David Worrall | 8 Matt Oakley |
| 25 David Healy | 7 Liam Sercombe |
| 19 Troy Hewitt | 12 Jamie Cureton |
| 33 Dominic Poleon | 10 Alan Gow |
| Substitutes | |
| 30 Cameron Belford | Rhys Evans 24 |
| 17 Mark Hughes | Jordan Moore-Taylor 37 |
| 9 Craig Jones | Tommy Doherty 14 |
| 21 Andrai Jones | Aaron Dawson 23 |
| 4 Shane Byrne | Jimmy Keohane 22 |
| 15 Lateef Elford-Alliyu | John O'Flynn 19 |
| Tom Nicholls 20 | |
| Substitutions | |
| Mark Hughes for David Healy (62) | John O'Flynn for Steve Tully (46) |
| Aaron Dawson for Kevin Amankwaah (86) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Efetobore Sodje (28) | Pat Baldwin (82) |
| Adam Brian Lockwood (57) | |
| Joe Skarz (68) | |
| Red Cards | |
| Efetobore Sodje (60) | |
| · Squads: Bury | Exeter City | |
Bury survived the second-half dismissal of Efe Sodje to beat Exeter 1-0 and reach the second round of the FA Cup.
The veteran centre-back had given League One Bury a deserved lead in the 35th minute and although he was sent off on the hour mark for a second bookable offence, Exeter were unable to take the tie to a replay.
Bury dominated the first half, with Peter Sweeney firing over before Dominic Poleon's shot clipped the top of the crossbar.
Alan Gow proved a constant threat for Exeter and was fouled for Sodje's first yellow card before testing Bury goalkeeper Trevor Carson with the resulting free-kick.
But Bury went in front as Sweeney played a short corner to David Worrall and Sodje rose highest to head his cross home at the far post.
Poleon drew a fine save from Artur Krysiak just after the break and half-time substitute John O'Flynn volleyed narrowly over.
Carson gathered Gow's shot at the second attempt before the Scottish striker turned Sodje again, drawing his second booking.
Liam Sercombe then had a close-range shot blocked while Gow fired narrowly wide but Bury went closest to scoring in a thrilling finale when Troy Hewitt's effort struck the crossbar.