Bryan Ly scored a dramatic late penalty as Bury came from behind to stun Radcliffe in the FA Cup third qualifying round.

It seemed there would be nothing to separate the sides after 90 minutes when Josh Wardle fired home from close range.

However, Ly made no mistake from the spot after Ruben Jerome had been tripped in the box to secure a memorable victory on the road for Dave McNabb’s side.

The football was secondary in many ways, with tributes paid to Paul Hilton ahead of kick-off following the sad death of the Radcliffe chairman.

The hosts got off to a quick start when Anthony Dudley latched onto Brad Roscoe’s pass and provided a composed finish.

Wardle crashed a header off the post as Radcliffe cranked up the pressure in search of a second goal.

Bury grew into the game and got back on level terms 10 minutes into the second half when Sam Coughlan curled a clever free kick into the bottom corner.

The Shakers completed the turnaround eight minutes from time when Jerome’s strike trickled over the line despite the efforts of Mateusz Hewelt.

Wardle handed the hosts a lifeline with an instinctive finish after Bury had failed to deal with Nicky Adams’ free kick.

But there was a final twist in the tale as the defender was caught on the ball by Jerome and judged to have brought him down inside the area. Ly kept his cool from 12 yards to send the travelling supporters into raptures.

Mitch Allen made a heroic save in stoppage time as Radcliffe searched desperately for a reprieve, although they finished with 10 men after Matt Sargent was shown a second yellow card.