Match ends, Wrexham 1, Aldershot Town 0.
Wrexham ended a momentous week in the club's history with victory over Aldershot Town.
Luke Young's superb 20-yard effort secured a second successive victory, their first back-to-back wins since January.
The triumph came at the end of a week in which Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were backed as the club's new owners.
They move above Aldershot into 11th in the table, a point off the play-offs.
Jordan Ponticelli and Young had good chances for the hosts within the opening six minutes while Aldershot offered little.
Young's free-kick forced Brad James into a save at the end of a forgettable first half.
Aldershot put Wrexham under pressure early in the second half and Rob Lainton denied Harry Panayiotou and Mohamed Bettamer
Young scored his second goal of the season with a low drive to give his side the lead while at the other end Bettamer flashed an effort wide of the post.
Wrexham manager Dean Keates said:
"We knew Aldershot play on the front foot, they make you defend and the front four play close together. The lads stood up to it and showed great character defensively.
"But we played our game as well. Disappointed we didn't go 1-0 up in the first three minutes but it was a great save from their keeper. Great finish from Youngy, we know he's got that it his locker.
"In my opinion we deserved the three points. It's not free flowing but it's effective at the moment on the back end of the confidence dip we had. We've shown resilience and we're grinding results out."
Line-ups
Wrexham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Lainton
- 15HorsfieldBooked at 78mins
- 4Vassell
- 6Harris
- 3Reckord
- 22Kelleher
- 7DurrellBooked at 85mins
- 8Young
- 14Rutherford
- 39Thomas
- 9PonticelliSubstituted forYussufat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Jarvis
- 19Yussuf
- 21Dibble
- 29Davies
- 32Cleworth
Aldershot
Formation 4-4-2
- 35James
- 2Fowler
- 6Lyons-Foster
- 12WhittinghamSubstituted forRoweat 20'minutes
- 25Ogie
- 22PhillipsBooked at 45mins
- 8Rees
- 17HungboSubstituted forKandiat 68'minutes
- 20EdserBooked at 50minsSubstituted forNoubleat 75'minutes
- 11Panayiotou
- 9Bettamer
Substitutes
- 1Walker
- 7Rowe
- 10Kandi
- 14Nouble
- 23Colombie
- Referee:
- Gareth Rhodes
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wrexham 1, Aldershot Town 0.
Substitution
Substitution, Wrexham. Adi Yussuf replaces Jordan Ponticelli.
Booking
Elliott Durrell (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
James Horsfield (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Joel Nouble replaces Toby Edser.
Substitution
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Chike Kandi replaces Joseph Hungbo.
Goal!
Goal! Wrexham 1, Aldershot Town 0. Luke Young (Wrexham).
Booking
Toby Edser (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half
Second Half begins Wrexham 0, Aldershot Town 0.
Half Time
First Half ends, Wrexham 0, Aldershot Town 0.
Booking
Giles Phillips (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Aldershot Town. James Rowe replaces Alfie Whittingham.
Kick Off
First Half begins.
Post update
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.