A evenly fought pre-season friendly between fellow Bury Sunday Division One sides Bury United and Moreton Hall Ferals saw the defending Champions strike once in each half in an attempt to take momentum into the league campaign.
Sam Waterson (16') broke the deadlock with a clever finish, while United did probe for an equaliser but found goalkeepers Charlie Larter and Mitch Bryant unbeatable.
Ferals however were denied twice by the crossbar after the restart before a neat move was capped by a fantastic finish from Jake Peasgood (88') to double the visitors' lead.
In truth, the game could've went either way, though as the second half progressed it was arguably the Ferals who had the better chances - twice hitting the crossbar, though as mentioned both Larter and Bryant were required to preserve the Ferals' clean sheet.
Ferals had the first chance in 2 minutes, Callum Dongray threaded Charlie Glover through down the left wing but his header was off target and well collected by Steve Fenner.
At the other end, Jack Yallop was fed free onto the left-hand edge of the box but saw his good strike deflected just wide of the bottom far corner by Kieran Waller.
Glover then weaved through two defenders down the right wing a minute later but Mitchell Bryant's left wing byline effort was held well by Fenner.
United then saw a shot turned just wide of the right-hand post for a corner, while Andrea Downey shot just wide of the bottom right-hand corner with the outside of his right foot on the edge of the box on 5 minutes.
Declan Walsh then fired just wide of the bottom right-hand corner on 9 minutes for the hosts, while Mitchell Bryant's surging 14th minute run down the left wing saw his cross well claimed by Fenner.
Ferals broke the deadlock smartly two minutes later, a low left wing cross found Sam Waterson at close range to turn home a cultured finish at the far post.
Ferals went close again on 27 minutes, great football saw Charlie Glover drive forward before threading Mitchell Bryant through outside the box only to fire low just wide of the bottom far, left-hand, corner.
Charlie Larter then read play well to advance off his line to edge of his area on 33 minutes to deny a lobbed effort over him, while Glover fired narrowly over from distance on the edge of the box.
Downey however shot narrowly wide of the bottom right-hand corner on 37 minutes.
Scott McGavin saw a great low ferocious 25-yard free-kick parried away by Fenner down low smartly to his left on 44 minutes, while Glover fired a low shot from distance straight at the stopper.
Larter at the other end was forced into a great diving save a minute later, at the expense of a corner as Ferals led an entertaining, closely fought, game at the break.
Waller however broke through one on one on 50 minutes but Fenner dived low well to his left to turn it wide, before punching the corner out for a throw guarding his six yard box well.
Yallop broke down the other end a minute later but saw his dangerous low right-hand squared ball across the six yard box well palmed away by Larter.
Glover then went agonisingly close on 53 minutes, the winger broke into space from distance before lobbing Fenner but seeing his thunderous strike cannon off the underside of the crossbar, bounce on the line but back into play.
Josh Allen fired narrowly wide of the left-hand post from 35-yards a minute later, as Ferals went close twice on 58 minutes.
First Newdick rattled the underside of the crossbar from 30-yards before Dongray saw an effort from the left-hand byline denied well by Fenner at point blank range.
Bryant then switched with Larter in between the sticks just after the hour mark, with the former forced into a smart saves on 73 minutes.
United broke smartly down the right-hand side to square a great ball into the six yard box, after a brilliant pinpoint cross-field long ball from Ehran Steele, which Josh Allen - at the far post - saw his effort superbly held by Bryant, diving across his line.
Ferals though went close three minutes later as Charlie Goodchild headed a long free-kick across goal and just wide of the bottom far corner from 12-yards out.
Allen again went close, but was once more denied by a good save from Bryant in the 78th minute, this time diving across to his near right-hand post to deny the United man's close range good strike from a tight angle.
A great team move from Ferals did however see the Blues double their lead late on, Kieran Waller was released smartly down the left wing from a great through-ball, in turn slipping Scott McGavin through, who unselfishly and expertly nutmegged the defender to slide Jake Peasgood through clear on goal down the right-hand side to run onto the ball and finish the move in style, first time brilliantly find the near corner.
Tom Halliday, returning after a long time out injured, saw a late shot well blocked, as Ferals finished pre-season with a 2-0 victory.
Ferals host Bury Bowl on the opening weekend of the Premier Logos Bury Sunday Division One, while newly promoted United host Godolphin on 31st August (both KOs 10:30am).
United:- 1 Steve Fenner, 8 Charlie Steedman, 16 Ehran Steele, 27 Josh Allen, 15 Declan Walsh, 19 Joe Phillips, 2 Harvey Francis, 11 Jack Yallop, 7 Sam Goddard (c), 4 Jim Clayton, 14 Andrea Downey. Subs: 18 Tom Halliday, 3 George Lines, 12 Tom Fenner.
Ferals: 1/4 Charlie Larter, 28 Ben Newdick (24' Crowe), 20 Callum Dongray (75' Peasgood), 5 (c) Sam Waterson, 19 JK, 8 Scott McGavin, 99 Kieran Waller (35' Newdick), 10/1 Mitchell Bryant (HT' Waller), 6 Charlie Goodchild, 11 Jake Peasgood (63' Bryant), 15 Charlie Glover. Sub: 88 George Crowe.
Goals: Sam Waterson (16'), Jake Peasgood (88').
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