Surrey Street again proved to be an unhappy hunting ground for Bury as a side made up mainly of youth players lost 2-1 just as the senior side had done ten days earlier.

Manager Dave McNabb would watch from the sidelines as Under 23s managers Leon Mike and Stephen Sheil led a side made up of mostly youngsters with only Lewis Gilboy and Shakeel Jones-Griffiths included from the senior squad.

Glossop North End named a strong team with many who had played in the recent league fixture between the two clubs included again and all of the starting eleven had first-team league experience.

It was feared that it could have been a case of men against boys and in the opening exchanges, it certainly felt like that. The Hillmen broke into the Bury box and had a penalty shout waved away by the referee in the first few seconds of the match.

The home side would take the lead after four minutes Ryan Katumba’s shot finding the bottom corner beyond the reach of Bury keeper Sam Jones.

Jones was then called upon again to make an impressive double save from a Glossop corner as the more seasoned side continued to pressure the Bury backline.

Once Bury’s young charges got a measure of the match they began to make their mark, forward Joseph Hudson had a shot deflected for a corner, from that Bury had a chance cleared off the line. Their next corner found the equaliser. Mason Beard rising highest placed a header beyond Louis Hood in the Glossop goal.

It was a fairly even battle for the rest of the half. The Hillmen had the ball in the back of the net but had their effort ruled out for a foul while the Shakers nearly took the lead in bizarre circumstances. A long-range effort by Shak was spilled by Hood and deflected behind him. He scooped the ball away from danger while Bury fans appealed for a goal in hope more than expectation that the ball crossed the line.

Bury might have taken the lead again when Gilboy chased down a ball sent out to the right wing. He cut inside, played in Hudson the forward who fired just off target.

The second half was a different story. In the words of one spectator the game went off the boil. Bury struggled to create many meaningful chances after the break while Glossop failed to find a winner against a team of kids and came up short.

The closest Glossop came was when substitute Jacques Etia burst between two Bury defenders, rounded keeper Sam Jones, and with an open goal gaping he missed, hitting the side netting.

The home side did take the lead however, captain Nathan Valentine was felled in the box and the resulting penalty was duly dispatched by the outspoken Yorkshireman.

Bury couldn’t find a late equaliser but their defence stood firm, ultimately only a penalty could separate them from a North West Counties quality side. The final stages did have a disappointing finish, Shakeel Jones-Griffiths saw a straight red from a referee who had long before drawn the ire of many of the Bury players and management. The dismissal had little effect on the final result. Bury crash out of the Manchester Premier Cup but those that played made a good account of themselves.