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When Bury Town were promoted to Step 3 for the first time back in 2010
Kieran Leabon was the hero with a hat-trick in the crucial clash against Marlow
Fast-forward 15 years and today it was Ed Upson's name that will go down in club folklore after he returned the Blues back to that level with a stoppage-time winner in the 1-0 Isthmian League North Division play-off final victory against Brightlingsea Regent at the Getaway Cars Stadium
As is often the case in games of such magnitude
Neither side was prepared to give the other an inch
and consequently it was a relatively comfortable opening 45 minutes for both goalkeepers
In the 22nd minute the Brightlingsea defence backed off Bury midfielder Ryan Jolland
who drove into the box with intent before sending a low cross that Ethan Mayhew slid in to convert
only for Brightlingsea goalkeeper Lewis Greene to make the block
which quickly came to a halt when referee Craig Charles deemed that Greene had been fouled
Brightlingsea came closest to breaking the deadlock during the first half – and it was their livewire Fletcher Hubbard that was heavily involved
The number 10 saw his shot from distance glanced on by team-mate Michael Okafor
who saw his effort drift no more than a yard wide of Charlie Beckwith's left-hand post
As the half drew towards a close Upson was not too far off target with an audacious effort from just inside the Brightlingsea half that had Greene back-pedalling
while moments before the whistle the home side's wing-back Max Maughn was left perplexed after he was booked for simulation after going down under a challenge from Jake Clowsley inside the box
The tension remained present after the restart
although there was at least a little more attacking action at both ends
Bury's leading marksman Cemal Ramadan twice went close with very different efforts
In the 62nd minute his intended cross from wide on the left forced a back-pedalling Greene to tip the ball over at the back post
while nine minutes later his hooked shot from Mikey Davis' inswinging corner was cleared off the line by Fin Adams
That was the start of a busy couple of minutes for the Brightlingsea substitute
who in his side's next attack called Beckwith into action with a left-footed shot from 25 yards out
Another of the away side's replacements – Teddy Collis – had a good opportunity to end the stalemate with 10 minutes remaining
but he volleyed well over the crossbar from around the penalty spot
And as clock ticked into stoppage time it appeared that everyone had accepted extra-time as inevitably
Maughn collected a poor clearance from Adam Bailey-Dennis
drove forward and then squared a pass for the midfielder
who bent a left-footed shot into the top corner
The nerves then ramped up for the five remaining minutes of time added on
but Bury held out and the final whistle was greeted by scenes of wild celebrations as supporters poured on to the pitch
Crews were called to the University Community Sailing Club in Waterside Marina, Brightlingsea
The Essex fire service said the blaze escalated quickly "due to a failed external gas pipe" and because it was a timber-framed building
"Our crews worked incredibly hard to save artefacts and other important items
as well as to stop the fire from spreading further," said Brightlingsea station manager Quentin Sage
both this building and the house next door has been left with significant fire damage."
It was contained by 13:15 and following an investigation
the service concluded the cause was accidental
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