BACK IN THE BIG TIME!
WREXHAM had the dream Hollywood ending they were hoping for as the Red Dragons won promotion back to the Football League last night.
The North Wales side have enjoyed plenty of time in the spotlight after being taken over by acting royalty Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds – but it was their players who grasped their chance to shine and end the 15-year wait for a return to League Two.
Notts County’s 5-2 win at Maidstone United earlier in the day meant Phil Parkinson’s men needed a win against Boreham Wood to avoid a nervous last-day trip to Torquay.
But things went distinctly offscript in the first minute when the visitors, who came to North Wales still fighting for a play-off spot, took a shock lead.
A ball over the top of the Wrexham defence found Lee Ndlovu, who chipped ex-England keeper Ben Foster in the Wrexham goal.
But having gone so close to escaping the National League in recent seasons, the North Walians weren’t to be denied.
Elliot Lee, one of the side’s big signings after joining last year from Luton Town, grabbed the equaliser, stooping in to head into the net from a right-wing cross inside 20 minutes to calm the hosts’ nerves.
And, typically, it was top-scorer Paul Mullin who put the hosts in command just after the break.
The forward picked up the ball on the left hand side, drove into the box and whipped the ball across the keeper into the top corner on 52 minutes.
And Mullin eased any anxiety among the packed crowd with just under 20 minutes to go.
He raced onto a long ball, steadied himself and fired a fine strike into the net for his 45th strike of the season.
Now, the owners will be dreaming of a successful sequel.