Johnstone's Paint Trophy 1st round
Accrington Stanley 0-3 Bury
Ryan Donaldson (18, pen 86), Matt Ritchie (23)
West ham's Josh Payne is getting his first start for Bury today. Jose Baxter will be rested for the league game with Accrington in a few days time. Débutante Josh Payne has a smashing effort in the 3rd minute, to be blocked by Ian Dunbavin. We're in the 18th minute now, Matt Ritchie has played a square ball to unmarked Ryan Donaldson on the edge of the box, who runs towards the keeper and blasted it in low. Ritchie and Donaldson team up again in the 23rd minute, this time Donaldson picks out Ritchie among the Accrington defenders, Ritchie has slotted it in past Dunbavin. Time is running out in this half for the Accrington team, Andrew Proctor decides to have a go from range, but it flies wide of the post, and the referee blows his whistle for half time. Lewis Dean will be the happier out of the 2 managers. Accrington have come out of the tunnel refreshed and looking a different team, they play the ball nicely towards the Bury goal, Billy Kee with the effort inside the area, it was out of reach for the keeper, but over the bar too. Bury have a corner in the 71st minute, it's headed clear by an Accrington defender, it's fallen to Ian Morris 30 yards out, who has struck it with real venom, but it was wide and high of the target. 80th minute, Accrington are on the attack, Chris Turner plays a nice ball to Billy Kee, who finds John Miles in the Bury area, one on one with the keeper, but he fluffs it and it goes wide. David Buchanan of Bury plays the ball to Efe Sodje, who has space to run onto the edge of the Accrington area, Accrington full back Phil Edwards trips Sodje, and the ref awards the penalty! Donaldson will take it, can he stay calm and score his second of the match, securing the win for Bury? Of course he can! He sends the keeper the wrong way and Accrington Stanley out of the cup!
Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman was asked to comment on the late penalty given against them, he said "It was an awful decision, Sodje tripped over the ball and it was clearly outside of the area." He may have a valid argument, but Accrington were out of it by this point.
MotM: Ryan Donaldson
The Johsnstone's Paint Trophy Second Round was drawn today, Bury are going to travel to Vale Park, to face Port Vale who are currently sitting in 2nd place in League 2, level on points with Bury! The game will be played early next month.
League 2
Bury 2-0 Accrington Stanley
Sam Hewson (49), Richie Baker (66)
These 2 met just a few days ago, at Accrington last time, for the first round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. Bury came out on top, 0-3 the scoreline.
Bury's first choice keeper Gunnar Nielsen is on international duty for the Faroe Islands for this match, so Wayne Brown steps in between the sticks for the first time this season. David Worrall is picked again in the defensive midfield spot, Josh Payne is rested and Jose Baxter continues his lone striker role, Ryan Donaldson is dropped back into central midfield. We're approaching the 5th minute in the game, Baxter is picked out in the centre of the park by Donaldson, Baxter plays it forward to Ryan Lowe, who smashed it into the roof of the netting! The Bury celebrations have been cut short by a whistle. The linesman had is flag up for offside. We're almost at the 30th minute now, Accrington went close but the ball was kicked up field, where Baxter was waiting for it, he has a shot, but it's parried by Dunbavin and it's gone behind for a corner. The corner was taken short by Lowe, into the feet of Donaldson who crosses it into the area, it's come off an Accrington head and out for another corner, this time on the opposite side. Nothing came of it. It is now half-time, the score is still 0-0 and not much has really happened! Maybe the managers can spur the players on? There has been a Bury sub, Ryan Lowe has come off for Richie Baker. Accrington have used up all 3 of their subs already! Sean McConville, Robert Grant and Michael Symes all off, Gary King, Darran Kempson and Bee Ami are replacing them. Scott has passed the ball along the ground to Richie Baker who is standing on the corner of the Accrington box, Baker plays a through ball into the middle of the box and Sam Hewson has pounced on it for Bury, driving it low past Dunbavin. Bury 1-0 Accrington Stanley! The first goal was seen in the 48th minute. Bury have a free kick about 40 yards out, and Hewson has gone for it! It's gone miles wide. The adrenaline must still be pumping from the goal that he scored just a few minutes ago! 66th minute now, and Dunbavin has picked up a loose ball, he's thrown it out but onto the chest of Hewson, Hewson chests it down for Worrall, who plays a perfect through ball onto Richie Baker, who has shot across the face of the goalkeeper, into the back of the net! What a super sub Baker has been, assisted for Hewson and now scoring one himself! Lewis Dean will take the credit for that. Nothing has happened since the goal, there are 2 minutes of added time in the second half. The whistle goes, and Bury have beaten Accrington twice in 5 days. Lewis Dean will be happy with that.
MotM: Richie Baker
Unfortunately the loan offer was rejected 
What is the limit to players on loan until the end of the season? Am I right in thinking 4?
