Bury vs Oldham Athletic. Sky Bet League Two.
The Energy Check Stadium at Gigg LaneAttendance7,784.
Saturday 23 February 2019 20:49, UK
Nicky Maynard scored a second-half brace as Bury came from behind to beat derby rivals Oldham 3-1 in what was a pulsating League Two clash.
The bragging rights went to the promotion-chasing Shakers, who remain unbeaten since Boxing Day thanks to a deserved win against Paul Scholes' side.
The visitors struck after just eight minutes at a packed Gigg Lane.
Jose Baxter dragged a low cross back into the path of Callum Lang, and the Wigan loanee forced the ball home from inside the six-yard box.
The stunned hosts ought to have levelled almost immediately, but Nicky Adams scooped over from 12 yards as he charged in to meet Byron Moore's cross.
Bury went even closer when Latics' skipper Peter Clarke cleared Callum McFadzean's effort off the line, with Moore then somehow firing the rebound over the top from eight yards.
Oldham created the first chance of the second period with young loanee Zak Dearnley firing in a 20-yard drive which Joe Murphy saved well.
Bury levelled after 72 minutes. McFadzean crossed in low from the left and there was the predatory Maynard, who bundled the ball home.
Five minutes later the game was turned on its head when the Shakers struck again as Jay O'Shea charged in to meet Adams' cross and lashed the ball clinically into the roof of the net.
Maynard made it 3-1 late on as he nipped in from of a dithering George Edmundson to tap home from two yards out and seal the win.
