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The sequel turned out to be simply nearly as good for Wrexham.
WREXHAM, Wales: The sequel turned out to be simply nearly as good for Wrexham.
The Welsh crew co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds clinched promotion to the third tier of English soccer due to a 6-0 house win over Forest Green on Saturday.
That’s back-to-back promotions for the crew because it was thrust into the highlight following the funding by its Hollywood homeowners. It is 2 tiers away from the Premier League.
“This is the ride of our lives,” Reynolds wrote on X, formely Twitter, after the sport.
Wrexham wanted to each beat Forest Green and see MK Dons and Barrow drop factors in an effort to safe automated promotion to League One with two rounds to go.
Wrexham’s win was by no means unsure because the crew was 4-0 up at halftime. MK Dons wasted an early lead in shedding at house in opposition to Mansfield 4-1, whereas Barrow misplaced to Gillingham 3-0. That sparked mass celebrations at Wrexham as followers ran onto the sphere after the ultimate whistle, regardless of pre-game warnings from the membership urging them to remain within the stands.
Wrexham is second in League Two, 4 factors behind chief Stockport, which additionally clinched promotion on Saturday. The prime three groups are robotically promoted to League One, and fourth-placed MK Dons can not catch Wrexham.
Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney purchased the little-known membership for $2.5 million in 2021.
Last season, they clinched the National League title to get again into the English Football League — the three divisions beneath the Premier League — for the primary time in 15 years. This is the primary time within the membership’s 159-year historical past that it has earned promotion in two consecutive seasons.
“A few years ago, if you told me I would be crying tears of joy over a football match taking place in North Wales, you would be Rob McElhenney,” Reynolds wrote in his social media submit. “Congrats to Wrexham and to my co-chairman in crime. Double up the town!”
The crew’s journey has been chronicled within the present “Welcome to Wrexham.”
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