Late leveller not in the script for star owners

WREXHAM............................1 TORQUAY UNITED..............1

WREXHAM co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were denied a win in their first home game as Torquay United dug deep to claim a point.

The actors stars saw Harry Lennon score from Ben Tozer’s long-throw in after just four minutes at a packed Racecourse Stadium.

But there was to be no Hollywood ending as Connor Lemonheigh-Evans levelled late on for Torquay,

The Dragons slip to 13th in the table, with Torquay only two places behind them in 15th.

Deadpool star Reynolds and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator McElhenney spent the week in North Wales after attending their first Wrexham game on Tuesday evening, a 3-2 loss at Maidenhead United.

The co-owners, whose takeover of the National League club was completed in February, visited the Racecourse for the first time on Wednesday and have since met with club staff including players and enjoyed drinks with fans at the The Turf Hotel, where the club was formed in 1864.

They received a rapturous reception ahead of kick-off and both briefly addressed the capacity Racecourse crowd from the centre circle.

Both had only just taken their places in the stand to see their side make the perfect start, with Lennon firing home following a trademark long throw-in from captain Tozer.

James Jones’ deflected shot almost played in Liam McAlinden, while Jordan Ponticelli headed wide and a Jordan Davies header was gathered by keeper Shaun MacDonald during a half in which Wrexham looked comfortable.

Torquay, after a quiet first half, went close early after the interval with Klaidi Lolos heading wide as Gary Johnson’s side showed more purpose.

It was a game in stark contrast to the co-owners’ introduction to the National League in midweek, an exhilarating, incidentpacked game in which Phil Parkinson’s side ultimately lost.

They would have again experienced the range of emotions at the Racecourse, from the ecstasy of an early goal to the nailbiting second half as Wrexham held on to their narrow lead.

And they were to lose that lead with six minutes remaining, Wales Under-21 international Lemonheigh-Evans heading Chiori Johnson’s cross past Rob Lainton.