Wrexham 1 – 1 Birmingham

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Birmingham saved their five-point lead over Wrexham within the League One promotion race after a 1-1 draw.

Wrexham had taken the lead on the Racecourse Floor on Thursday night time, as Oli Rathbone fired them in entrance early on. Birmingham pegged them again quickly afterwards with a objective awarded to Lyndon Dykes.

The outcome means Birmingham improve their result in second-placed Wycombe to a few factors, with Wrexham.

Birmingham, on 57 factors, even have performed a recreation lower than Wycombe (56pts) and Wrexham (52pts).

Spoils shared on the Racecourse

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Wrexham co-chairman Rob McElhenney thanked his golf equipment’ help for his or her match in opposition to Birmingham from Los Angeles.

Wrexham struck the opener after simply 9 minutes. Ollie Palmer hassled Taylor Gardner-Hickman off the ball deep in Birmingham territory, and Rathbone picked it up earlier than bending a beautiful effort from exterior the field into the underside nook.

After 18 minutes Birmingham have been stage. A nook was swung in deep and Dykes headed it again in direction of objective earlier than it struck George Dobson on its manner in.

Wrexham are imperious at house this season and confirmed that energy as they pushed for a winner within the second half.

Birmingham have goalkeeper Ryan Allsopp to thank for the purpose, notably for a positive save on 64 minutes to maintain out James McClean’s header from a nook on the close to publish.

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Wrexham’s Oliver Rathbone scores the opener in opposition to his father’s former membership, Birmingham, of their League One conflict.

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Birmingham equalled the scoring in opposition to Wrexham with a well-worked nook of their League One conflict.

The managers

Wrexham’s Phil Parkinson:

“I thought we started really we and got a fantastic goal from Oli. Always disappointed to concede and we could have done better with their goal. It probably knocked us a bit.

“Bit I assumed we responded terrifically effectively within the second half and we have had a whole lot of video games like that the place we have pinned groups in and the objective has come. However it did not fairly fall for us tonight.

“But in terms of what we ask from the lads: desire, commitment and energy, we got all that.”

Birmingham’s Chris Davies:

“Mixed emotions. I thought first half we were very good despite conceding the goal and we responded to that.

“We have been very calm, acquired management of the sport once more and scored a superb objective from a set-piece. I appreciated the look of us in that half. I assumed we have been very threatening and gave them little or no.

“Second half we had some moments, but we didn’t have the same control I’d like us to have. And in the end we ground it out and fought hard to get the point, and we’ll take that.”

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