Wrexham blow the Nationwide League title race vast open as Ollie Palmer’s double both aspect of Paul Mullin’s aim sends them above Stockport on aim distinction getting into the ultimate week of the season
- Wrexham moved above Stockport County with a 3-0 win on the Racecourse
- It means they lead the Nationwide League on aim distinction getting into ultimate week
- Nonetheless, Stockport retain a recreation in hand – at dwelling to Torquay on Wednesday
- Ollie Palmer headed dwelling Ben Tozer’s lengthy throw at hand Wrexham the lead
- Paul Mullin made it two earlier than half-time earlier than Palmer added quantity three
Wrexham ensured the Nationwide League title race will go proper right down to the wire with an emphatic 3-0 victory over their promotion rivals Stockport County.
The Welsh membership moved above their opponents into prime spot on aim distinction getting into the ultimate week of the season however County retain a recreation in hand.
That comes at dwelling to Torquay United on Wednesday night time however this outcome piles on the strain with the season concluding subsequent weekend.
Ollie Palmer celebrates scoring Wrexham’s opening aim of their 3-0 win over Stockport
Stockport’s Ryan Rydel appears dejected as Wrexham have fun their third – scored by Palmer
Ollie Palmer headed dwelling Wrexham’s first from a Ben Tozer lengthy throw earlier than Paul Mullin fired into the underside nook for the second simply earlier than half-time.
Palmer scored Wrexham’s third after the break to spherical off a memorable efficiency at a raucous Racecourse Floor.
Stockport host Halifax of their ultimate recreation subsequent Sunday whereas Wrexham head to Dagenham & Redbridge – and we’re assured to have the title at stake.
It was Stockport who began the competition the brighter, with Miles Hippolyte forcing Christian Dibble into an early save.
Stockport’s Antoni Sarcevic holds off Bryce Hosannah of Wrexham throughout the match
Wrexham’s Max Cleworth will get throughout to dam off Stockport’s Sarcevic on the Racecourse
Antoni Sarcevic’s goalbound effort was then haded away by Max Cleworth and Dibble obtained fingertips onto Scott Quigley’s effort.
Wrexham roared again into the competition in the direction of the tip of the first-half, nevertheless. Stockport keeper Ben Hinchcliffe made an excellent response save to the touch over Mullin’s overhead kick following one in all Tozer’s catapult throws.
However when Tozer launched one other missile into the Stockport field, Palmer rose to look a header previous Hinchcliffe and open the scoring.
There was additional delight for a ten,000+ crowd in first-half stoppage time when Mullin was performed via by Jordan Davies and completed nicely.
Two minutes into the second-half and Palmer nodded dwelling a Davies free-kick for his sixteenth aim since signing from AFC Wimbledon in January.
There was no route again for Stockport from there and now the strain is all on their shoulders getting into the ultimate days of the season.
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