Swansea 1 Bury 3: THREE top quality goals ended second-placed Swansea's eight game winning home sequence and kept the Shakers well and truly in the promotion-chasing pack.

As in last week's victory over Notts County it was not a complete performance. They have played better and failed to secure three points.

There was an amazing start to the game with three goals in a frantic first seven minutes.

Slow out of the blocks the Shakers went behind inside 96 seconds when evergreen striker Kevin Nugent evaded his marker to beat keeper Andy Marriott, an effort on the turn following good work from Lee Trundle.

But before the home fans cheering had died down there was another Nugent goal. Thankfully this one came from Dave!

Picking up the ball just inside the Swansea half the Shakers' leading scorer went route one, running with pace at the home defence before driving home a low shot from the edge of the box that beat Swans keeper Willy Gueret at his near post.

Four minutes later Bury went into the lead with a goal that, if anything, was more spectacular than Nugent's effort.

Dave Flitcroft chipped the ball up to Chris Porter just inside the City penalty area, under pressure from Alan Tate he headed it back into the path of Dwayne Mattis who spectacularly volleyed home a screamer.

The goal worked wonders for Bury's nervy start and it was the home side who began to look rocky.

But in Lee Trundle they have one of the most effective strikers in the lower divisions.

Matt Barrass did well to get in a late challenge that caused Trundle to scuff a shot straight at Marriott, and when he did get a clear shot on goal on the half hour, the Bury keeper did well to turn the ball away for a corner. In the second period the home side took the game to Bury without any great success.

Swailes nullified Trundle and the back line reduced the home side to shots from distance.

Twice midway through the half Marriott had to be alert to shots from outside the box.

The first, a free-kick from Trundle, he did well to save at the second attempt after the powerfully struck effort skidded along the wet and slippery surface.

Then Gurney tried his luck again with a fierce shot that Marriott elected to punch, effectively, for a throw-in.

Bury Substitute Colin Kazim-Richards had a good chance to get his first Football League goal when Barry-Murphy fed him in the box but his deflected effort only found the side-netting.

Minutes later a mazy dribble by Nugent was ended by Tate who clipped his heels just outside the box.

Barry-Murphy stepped up to curl a superb left-foot effort just inside the post and that was game over!

BURY: Marriott 8, Swailes 8, Barrass 7, Woodthorpe 7, Unsworth 7, Kennedy 7, Mattis 8, Flitcroft 7, Barry-Murphy 7, Nugent 7 (Newby 86), Porter 6 (Kazim-Richards 65). Ref: Mr S. Tanner. Attendance: 6,971