Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are a large step nearer to their dream of main Welsh soccer crew Wrexham to promotion to the English Soccer League.
The pair have been jubilant as they celebrated on the finish of Monday’s recreation after an exciting finale worthy of the films. Former England goalkeeper Ben Foster pulled off a penalty save within the seventh minute of stoppage time to safe a 3-2 win in opposition to closest rivals Notts County.
Wrexham, which has loads of A-list sparkle after being purchased by the 2 actors, moved three factors clear on the high of the fifth-tier Nationwide League with a recreation in hand.
Elliot Lee’s 78th-minute strike was the decisive objective after each groups had led throughout the match. But it surely was Foster’s save to disclaim Cedwyn Scott that secured victory and put the fourth tier of English soccer nearby.
Foster is 40 years outdated and got here out of retirement final month to affix Wrexham’s promotion push, 15 years after they have been relegated out of the Soccer League.
It had been billed as presumably the largest recreation within the historical past of soccer at this stage — and it did not disappoint.
Each groups went into the match on 100 factors every, with County topping the desk on objective distinction. Third-placed Woking are greater than 20 factors adrift.
However just one crew is promoted robotically and Wrexham now prepared the ground with 4 video games left to play.
John Bostock fired County forward with a free kick, however main scorer Paul Mullin and Jacob Mendy put Wrexham forward in entrance of 9,924 supporters.
Celebrations from the house followers have been minimize quick, nevertheless, when the protection dozed off and Kyle Cameron equalized for County.
However Lee struck three minutes later to place Wrexham on target for victory.
That was earlier than Eoghan O’Connell dealt with within the field, however Foster offered the Hollywood ending when he plunged low to his proper to maintain out Scott’s penalty.
