Match ends, Bury 5, Colchester United 2.
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Andrew Tutte hit a hat-trick as Bury came from 2-0 down to thrash 10-man Colchester United.
The U's, who are now 10 points from safety, led through early strikes by Chris Porter and Gavin Massey.
But Tom Eastman was sent off on 33 minutes for a second caution and Ryan Lowe pulled a goal back with a header from the free-kick that followed.
Tutte slid in his first and made 3-2 with a deflected strike, with Craig Jones and Tutte sealing victory.
A remarkable burst of four goals in 12 second-half minutes began when Tutte netted twice inside a minute.
Jones made it 4-2 with a header from Tom Pope's cross and Tutte completed his treble for mid-table Bury with a strike from the edge of the box.
Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"This was a massive potential banana skin. I said to the players 'don't get complacent, make sure that we make it difficult for them' but all that went out of the window in the first 15-20 minutes.
"The players showed great resolve in coming back and we scored at a good time.
"The sending off was completely the right decision.
"We really took advantage of them only having 10 players."
Line-ups
Bury
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Lawlor
- 2Riley
- 27Cameron
- 5Clarke
- 22PughSubstituted forHusseyat 45'minutes
- 14Jones
- 4Tutte
- 19SoaresSubstituted forBrownat 45'minutes
- 10Mayor
- 9ClarkeSubstituted forPopeat 45'minutes
- 15Lowe
Substitutes
- 3Hussey
- 8Mellis
- 11Pope
- 18O'Sullivan
- 32Rose
- 34Ruddy
- 40Brown
Colchester
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 33Parish
- 22Vincent-Young
- 18EastmanBooked at 33mins
- 15Kent
- 24BrindleyBooked at 61minsSubstituted forShoreyat 66'minutes
- 11Massey
- 4Edwards
- 2Garvan
- 28AmbroseSubstituted forHarneyat 35'minutes
- 19Bonne
- 9PorterSubstituted forMoncurat 58'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Wright
- 10Moncur
- 16Akinwande
- 20Lapslie
- 25Barnes
- 26Harney
- 31Shorey
- Referee:
- Mark Brown
- Attendance:
- 3,428
Match Stats
Home TeamBuryAway TeamColchester
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home3
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bury 5, Colchester United 2.
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Macauley Bonne (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Peter Clarke (Bury).
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Attempt missed. Tom Pope (Bury) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
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Foul by Tom Pope (Bury).
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Owen Garvan (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Tom Pope (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gavin Massey (Colchester United).
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Danny Mayor.
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Attempt saved. Macauley Bonne (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Owen Garvan (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. George Moncur (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Chris Hussey.
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Corner, Bury. Conceded by Joe Edwards.
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Tom Pope (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kane Vincent-Young (Colchester United).
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Foul by Reece Brown (Bury).
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Joe Edwards (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. George Moncur (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
