It was a gain straight out of a Hollywood production.
Wrexham AFC, co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, pulled off a beautiful upset in the FA Cup on Saturday, beating Coventry Metropolis 4-3 on the road to progress to the fourth spherical.
For context, Wrexham is based mostly in Wales and competes in the National League, the fifth-tier level of competition in English football. Coventry Metropolis, on the other hand, is a normal in the EFL Championship, the next tier right behind the English Premier League.
It took only 18 minutes for Wrexham to seize a 2- lead, with a header from Sam Dalby in the 12th minute, followed by a sensational finesse hit from outdoors the box courtesy of Elliot Lee.
Ben Sheaf, a previous Arsenal youth item to more highlight Coventry’s expertise, pulled 1 back again in the 36th minute, but yet another header, this time from Thomas O’Connor, manufactured it 3-1 Wrexham deep into added time of the initial 50 %.
Paul Mullin then transformed a penalty to make it 4-1 in the 58th minute, but Coventry built it a nervy ending when Viktor Gyokeres (69th moment) and Kasey Palmer (76th minute) cut the deficit to 4-3.
Wrexham managed to hang on for the historic acquire, turning out to be the 3rd non-league club to do away with a Championship-league club in the last two FA Cups.
The fourth round of the cup will ensue on the weekend of Jan. 28, with the draw to match up opponents slated for Jan. 8 forward of the Manchester Town-Chelsea fixture.
