Shaking off the disappointment from the weekend Bury returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion smashing seven past Gorton side Abbey Hey on Tuesday evening, writes James Beedie.

Ringing the changes from Saturday Bury manager Dave McNabb brought in Gaz Peet for his first start of the season handing him the captain’s armband as well while Efe Ambrose was picked at centre back and Cameron Fogerty in midfield in place of Mac Wilson and Josh Gregory.

Almost from the very beginning the Shakers took the game to their hosts. Early attacks down the right wing from Bebeto Gomes saw one cross cleared away before it could reach Alex Cherera and another fired over the bar by Sam Coughlan. Bury took the lead in the 13th minute, a Gaz Peet corner headed in by the busy Gomes eluded home goalkeeper Ellis Allen at his near post.

Bury came close to extending their lead with a Rustam Stepans cross just eluding Ruben Jerome. Later Jerome turned provider teeing up Cherera to shoot and force Allen into a good save.

The closest the visitors came to doubling their lead came on the half hour mark. A Stepans free kick was met by Efe Ambrose who unleashed a thumping header that crashed against the crossbar and left the woodwork shaking.

Bury took just a one goal advantage into the break though their play deserved a more comfortable lead. This was quickly remedied as the second half began.

Rustam Stepans had already proved himself to be a threat on the right wing sending a low cross into the Abbey Hey area that just needed a finishing touch before he created Bury’s second goal. His cross was intended for Cherera but a home defender inadvertently headed it goalwards himself, Jerome swept in to get the final touch and claim his first of the night.

It was swiftly followed five minutes later with his second and Bury’s third. A great throughball by Coughlan was met by Jerome who timed his run perfectly and found himself one on one with goalkeeper Allen. Jerome struck firmly into the bottom corner to give Bury a commanding lead. Five minutes after that the Shakers were celebrating again.

During a rare spell of Abbey Hey pressure defender Lewis Earl’s long clearance made its way as far as Stepans who battled his way forward, marked heavily by an Abbey Hey centre back as he went. Stepans was eventually upended in the penalty box and while Shakers fans shouted for a penalty Ruben Jerome pounced claiming the loose ball and firing it into the top corner to complete a ten minute hattrick.

The Shakers attack was relentless and continued to reap rewards. Alex Cherera found the back of the net slamming home from close range but had his goal chalked off for offside and a sublime pass from Stepans made its way to Gomes but his shot was brilliantly pushed round the post by Allen. The Abbey Hey keeper was finally bested by Cherera’s lobbed effort but the chance was headed off the line by a defender.

Stepans at last got the goal his efforts deserved grabbing Bury’s fifth goal with a curled shot that beat Allen and landed in the far corner of the goal.

Even as Bury’s starters were replaced by substitutes the drive to score more never diminished. Cameron Fogerty making his first start for Bury played a ball forward to debutant Jack Dunn who held the ball up as the midfielder surged forward. The new man played the ball back to his teammate and Fogerty finished well to make it 6-0 to the away side.

There was even time for another goal in stoppage time as Efe Ambrose met a free kick at the far post and headed in his first Bury goal to put the Shakers in seventh heaven. His back flipping celebration the cherry on the cake for the hardy Bury fans who braved the rain and were treated to an attacking masterclass.

Sadly for Bury it could not quite be a perfect night. Deep into stoppage time with the last meaningful action of the match Jack Wray slipped through the Bury defence unnoticed and finished a chance from point blank range. It was the home side’s first shot on target of the match and perhaps took the shine off the most accomplished performance by Bury’s defence so far this campaign.

It did not prove to dampen the spirits of the Bury fans in attendance who roared on their side through the wind and rain. The 7-1 away win was the sort of display they had always hoped the Shakers could produce and one they hope will be consistently repeated.