Buxton gifted three goals to the visitors, two of them in the last five minutes, but otherwise the home squad once more looks primed for a successful season with an ability now to play a more stylish brand of attacking football.
The Bucks had plen
ty of the early play, but it was The Silkmen who led after 23 minutes.
A Mark Lees error let in John Rooney, brother of the famous Wayne, and he netted with a low drive after sidestepping Tommy Agus.
Mark Hulme thought he had equalised after 40 minutes with a copybook far post header under the angle from Gavin Knight's cross, but an assistant's flag ruled against him.
However a thrill packed second half saw newcomer Steve Brodie produce a superb equaliser with a goal that may well not be equalled all season.
Spotting the visiting keeper off the line, but under pressure, the ex-Sunderland winger lobbed into goal from 25 yards, just past the hour mark.
This was a start of a purple patch for Buxton and just three minutes later the home side took the lead with local boy Mark Balfe netting with a well placed glancing header from a fine curling cross by Michael Towey.
This might have been a second strike for Balfe as just prior to the Brodie goal he had headed narrowly wide from Maxfield's inswinging corner.
Buxton made it three goals in 12 minutes when Maxfield scored direct from another deadly flag, the chance having been created by Paul Walker's fierce shot from an opening created by Lees.
Buxton look in cruise control as the game reached its final stages but mistakes in defence cost them dear as first Academy player Hurst and then Christian Dennis netted to mar the home side's excellent second half display.
BUXTON: (half time changes in brackets) Hartley, Smith (Black) Anderson, Maxfield, Agus, Wilson (Walker) Towey, Lees (Henry), Turley (Brodie), Hume, Knight (Balfe).
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