Wrexham’s Paul Mullin scores an acrobatic bicycle kick in the 3-3 draw with Crewe.
Wrexham 3-3 Crewe: Last ditch Fletcher header saves Reds in thrilling clash
Wrexham left it late to make their point at the Racecourse
Wrexham AFC clinched a deserved point at the Racecourse thanks to a late Steven Fletcher header as Dragons fans were furious with the officials’ display. A red card for Ryan Barnett and a soft penalty given against James McClean were the main bones of contention but Phil Parkinson’s men did eventually earn a deserved point.
Paul Mullin looked back to his best as he grabbed a brace and although Wrexham started poorly they did put in an impressive display overall, especially considering they played an hour with ten men.
The big striker clinched a last-ditch point with a header that sent the Racecourse into raptures. Wrexham deserved at least a point and this performance with ten men for an hour will hearten Phil Parkinson ahead of a tough October schedule.
As mentioned above, Wrexham didn’t exactly come out of the blocks firing and it was the visitors who were on top during the opening exchanges. The hosts barely threatened the Crewe goal and it was no surprise when Alex took the lead in the 24th minute.
A corner was whipped into the box and Mickey Demetriou was given plenty of space to head home. It got even worse for the Reds in the 36th minute as Ryan Barnett was sent off for a late challenge and things looked bleak for the hosts.
In the 40th minute however Paul Mullin bagged his first goal since his return from injury with a spectacular overhead kick which nestled in the corner of the net. Unfortunately for Phil Parkinson’s men they slipped behind once again as James McClean was adjudged to have brought down Rio Adebisi.
Chris Long made no mistake from the spot and Crewe went into the half time break 2-1 up as the home fans roundly booed off the officials. The second got off to a dream start for Wrexham however as Paul Mullin bagged his second of the game with a fabulous strike from 15 yards.
Crewe then retook the lead in the 65th minute as some confusion in the Wrexham box was pounced on by the visitors and Shilow Tracey silenced the crowd and slotted into the net to make it 3-2. Phil Parkinson then rolled the dice, replacing James McClean and James Jones for Jacob Mendy and Steven Fletcher.
There were huge appeals for a Wrexham penalty in the 80th minute but the referee waved away the appeals from players and fans. Steven Fletcher agonisingly hit the post late on but he wasn’t to be denied for long.
The big striker clinched a last-ditch point with a header that sent the Racecourse into raptures. Wrexham deserved at least a point and this performance with ten men for an hour will hearten Phil Parkinson ahead of a tough October schedule.
