WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Wrexham, the fourth-tier Welsh crew co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, took a step towards one other promotion by beating Mansfield 2-0 on Friday.

Talismanic ahead Paul Mullin scored each objectives — ending from a cross within the first half and changing a penalty within the 67th minute — earlier than 12,494 followers on the Racecourse Floor.

Wrexham stays third in League Two tied on factors with Mansfield, which is second on purpose distinction. Stockport beat Forest Inexperienced 3-0 to maneuver into first place, one level clear.

The highest three groups on the finish of the season are robotically promoted and the following 4 enter a playoff for one final promotion spot. Wrexham has six video games remaining and performs at mid-table Doncaster on Tuesday.

Wrexham was adrift when Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney purchased the little-known membership for $2.5 million in 2021.

Final April, they clinched the Nationwide League title to get again into the English Soccer League — the three divisions beneath the Premier League — for the primary time in 15 years.

The Hollywood stars have invested closely within the membership by way of loans — the membership’s monetary reviews this week present that they’re owed more than $11 million.

Reynolds’ and McElhenney’s adventures as soccer crew homeowners have been chronicled of their present “Welcome to Wrexham.”

Mullin’s brace raised his tally to 99 objectives for Wrexham since he joined in 2021 on a three-year deal. The Englishman’s season bought off to a sluggish begin after he sustained a punctured lung throughout a pleasant in July on the crew’s tour of the US.

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