Walsall out of Trophy on penalties
Walsall were dumped out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy as they lost 5-4 to Bury after a penalty shoot-out.
After the game ended goalless, Sam Parkin missed the important spot kick – hitting the inside of the post – and the Shakers converted all five to progress to the second round.
Steve Jones, Richard Taundry, Matt Richards and Troy Deeney all scored but it mattered little, as Stephen Dawson hit the winning penalty for the visitors.
It was another poor effort from the Saddlers, who again struggled to find any creative edge.
Manager Chris Hutchings made four changes from Saturday's 0-0 draw with Jones, Clayton Ince, on international duty with Trinidad and Tobago, Stephen Roberts and Parkin all dropping out.
Gilmartin replaced Ince while Taundry and Darren Byfield started. Clayton McDonald, deadline day loan signing from Manchester City, made in debut at the back for the rested Roberts.
Byfield set up Deeney to shoot wide after five minutes as the Saddlers started brightly, but Bury soon found their feet and the game.
Jordan Robertson headedAlbion loanee David Worrall's cross well wide, as Bury began to find space on the flanks, while McDonald came close to a debut goalfor the Saddlers after his shot was deflected over on the half hour.
Byfield, who was looking the most likely to break the deadlock, skinned Efe Sodje and Paul Scott, but opted to pass when a shot was the better option and the chance was lost.
The Shakers broke forward in fits and starts and Robertson latched onto Andy Bishop's flick to take advantage of McDonald's slip by firing wide.
Bishop continued to cause problems, by heading off target from Simon Johnson's cross five minutes before the break.
Brian Barry-Murphy's was free kick expertly turned around the post by Gilmartin, as the Shakers finished the half strongly.
They started the second well and Dawson went down under Taundry's challenge, but referee Graham Scott waved away the muted penalty appeals after 53 minutes.
The Shakers and were putting the Saddlers under some concerted pressure but, like the hosts, their final ball was letting them down.
Then the game had entered a lull from which neither side looked like escaping, but Deeney headed over as the Shakers started to edge the contest.
Former Saddler Bishop was making a nuisance of himself, but the game was crying out for a goal.
Substitute Steve Jones almost produced one when he shot into the side netting, but penalties were the inevitable outcome and Bury went on to progress.
