League One

February 12, 2013
  • FTFT
     
    Brentford
    Stevenage
    2
    0
    2
    0
    1
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    Bury
    Sheff Utd
    0
    2
    0
    2
    2
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    Crewe
    Bournemouth
    1
    2
    1
    2
    3
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    Doncaster
    MK Dons
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
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    Hartlepool
    Portsmouth
    0
    0
    0
    0
    5
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    Scunthorpe
    Carlisle
    3
    1
    3
    1
    6
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    Yeovil
    Preston
    3
    1
    3
    1
    7

Full-time

Bury

0 - 2

Sheffield United

League One

19:45 +00:00, February 12, 2013

Gigg Lane, England

Referee: G Salisbury

Blades cut gap to top two

Scoring Summary

Bury Sheffield United
 Jonathan Forte (38')
 Jamie Murphy (60')

Match Stats

Bury

Sheffield United

6(2) Shots (on Goal) 6(2)
15 Fouls 10
2 Corner Kicks 3
4 Offsides 5
45% Time of Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2

Teams

Bury Sheffield United
1 Trevor Carson25 George Long
19 Carl Regan15 Neill Collins
3 Joe Skarz4 Danny Higginbotham
24 Stephane Zubar29 Tony McMahon
6 Ashley Eastham5 Harry Maguire
34 Ethan Ebanks-Landell8 Michael Doyle
8 Steven Schumacher11 Kevin McDonald
35 Tom Soares7 Ryan Flynn
32 Zac Thompson14 Dave Kitson
10 Andy Bishop16 Jonathan Forte
15 Nicholas Ajose23 Jamie Murphy
Substitutes
30 Cameron BelfordDanny Coyne 35
37 Sebastien CaroleMatthew Hill 6
9 Craig JonesDarryl Westlake 2
13 Mark CarringtonBarry Robson 19
7 David WorrallCallum McFadzean 26
25 David HealyJoe Ironside 24
 Diago De Girolamo 36
Substitutions
David Worrall for Steven Schumacher (62)
Barry Robson for Jonathan Forte (74)
David Healy for Andy Bishop (82)
Joe Ironside for Dave Kitson (89)
Yellow Cards
Carl Regan (89)
 
· Squads: Bury | Sheffield United

Sheffield United closed the gap on the automatic promotion places in League One to three points with a 2-0 win at Bury.

Jonathan Forte's first goal since returning to the club on loan from Southampton and a Jamie Murphy strike sealed the points at Gigg Lane.

It was a particularly disappointing night for Bury manager Kevin Blackwell, who was facing his former club for the first time since being sacked as manager in 2010.

But revenge never looked on the cards as United enjoyed the better chances, Forte denied early on by Trevor Carson.

The Bury `keeper also scrambled to keep out a Harry Maguire header while George Long tipped away a Nick Ajose effort at the other end.

The visitors eventually went in front seven minutes before the break when Forte cut in from the flank to fire into the bottom corner.

Ashley Eastham spurned a great chance to equalise soon after the break, blasting over from Steven Schumacher's free-kick.

And Bury paid the price, allowing Murphy to seal the win with a powerful finish after some catastrophic defending from a corner.