Wrexham begin pre-season tour with spectacular win over Melbourne Victory
Wrexham began their pre-season tour of Australia and New Zealand with a formidable 3-0 win in opposition to final season’s A-League grand last runners-up Melbourne Victory.
Tom O’Connor, debutant Ryan Hardie and George Evans all netted on the Marvel Stadium as Phil Parkinson’s facet started their tour Down Beneath in type.
The opening phases have been comparatively whilst Arthur Okonkwo saved out Clarismario Santos’ low strike earlier than palming away a Zinédine Machach shot.
Jack Duncan then needed to be at full stretch to tip over Dan Scarr’s header earlier than Seb Revan volleyed into the facet netting.
Wrexham grew stronger because the half wore on, with Duncan producing a high quality fingertip save to claw away Max Cleworth’s acrobatic effort.
The Crimson Dragons’ strain instructed simply earlier than half-time as O’Connor drilled into the online from Duncan’s punched clearance.
Summer time signings Hardie and Danny Ward – who joined from Plymouth Argyle and Leicester Metropolis respectively – have been amongst these to function for Wrexham within the second half as Parkinson made wholesale modifications.
The hosts have been unlucky to not stage straight after the restart as Louis D’Arrigo’s thumping hit rattled the crossbar.
Wrexham got here agonisingly near doubling their lead as Harry Ashfield nodded James McClean’s cross in opposition to the woodwork on the hour mark.
However the vacationers did make it 2-0 within the 67th minute as Ryan Barnett’s pushed cross was became the online by Hardie for the striker’s first objective in Wrexham colors.
And the Welsh facet capped off a trendy win as Evans’ shot from 25 yards out squirmed underneath the physique of Victory’s substitute goalkeeper Daniel Graskoski late on.
Wrexham face Sydney FC on the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday, 15 July (10:30 BST) earlier than concluding their tour in opposition to Wellington Phoenix on the Sky Stadium on Saturday, 19 July (06:30 BST).
Parkinson’s facet begin their 2025-26 Championship marketing campaign at Southampton on Saturday, 9 August (12:30 BST).
They may host West Bromwich Albion of their first house league fixture of the brand new season every week later (12:30 BST).