article_snippet: The League Two clash between play-off rivals Bury and Southend at the JD Stadium in League Two had to be abandoned after just seven minutes as torrential rain rendered the pitch unplayable.
article_snippet: The game went ahead despite a heavy downpour prior to the 3pm kick-off but after a short discussion with the managers the referee decided to postpone The match.
article_snippet: The officials planned to bring The players back out after 20 minutes to re-assess the state of the pitch and the weather but, despite the use of rollers during the break, The match was abandoned.
article_snippet: Players were taken off the pitch just seven minutes into The League
article_snippet: Torrential rain before and during The game cause the pitch to become waterlogged .
article_snippet: Bury groundsman tries in vain to rid the pitch of some of the surface water before The game was abandoned .
article_snippet: Players battle for the ball in the very wet conditions before The game was postponed .
article_snippet: Southend manager Phil Brown leaves the pitch in the heavy rain .
article_snippet: Twenty minutes before The game the pitch was playable and both managers agreed with that.
article_snippet: But it was monsoon-like and the rain is still coming down
highlights_snippet: The players were taken off after seven minutes after a torrential downpour .
  
highlights_snippet: The match was later abandoned as the rain continued to fall .