HIGHLIGHTS | Wrexham AFC v Melbourne Victory

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finalist in Arthur Dilly’s first season in charge. So, we’re underway. Rexom’s tour down under begins in Melbourne against the team who reached the last two ALeague men’s grand finals. Lee’s corner. It’s a skimmer again. It’s a good header and it’s a great save from Duncan on the stretch tipping it over the bar. Cameras ahead. And in quick succession, there comes another corner. That one not quite as effective. And we’ll head down to the sideline with Michael Zapone. Zappers. How’s the atmosphere downstairs? Yeah, as you said, it’s an excellent crowd tonight here at Marvel Stadium. Plenty of red shirts before the game from Rex. Does it bring a goal before Halime? Floated to the back post. It’s a real scramble on Jack Dunk. And that is top draw to deny Clu. Acrobatic and spectacular on both fronts. You can see that strength in the header there and then a little bit of acrobatics. Jack Duncan, ready and alert. He was fantastic last season. Well, he’s just continuing on with that form here tonight. and James with some confidence about the Red Dragons at the moment. Ina with the clearance, but it’s all hands to the pump here for victory. Dobson pulls wide away and in. It’s O’ Conor who scores the opening goal for Rexen. And you cannot say the Red Dragons do not deserve it. They have been banging on the victory door and finally it’s O’ Connor an unheralded goal scorer who gets the account underway in Melbourne. Well, on the Harvey Norman replay it’s a ball into a dangerous area. I think Jack Duncan was in two minds. Sully Palmer with the cross and I think Jack Duncan was thinking maybe collect but then decides to punch but it’s straight into the danger area on the edge of the D. No corner as cool as victory players converged on him and it allows space on the flank for Mendy Mlan delivery good off the post the header from Ashefield the youth product so close to doubling the lead for the Welsh team well it was a great run down the left hand side from Mlay and he just hangs it up in the Yeah, and he’s free as a bird. Gets the direction, but he just won’t drop as everybody stops and watches. Cut back for Wrath. And the cross is another good one from Barnett. Challenging for Melbourne. Victory. Evans back into the mixer. Mlank angles it wide. Barnett drives it in. There’s the second and it’s the new recruit, the Scotsman, Ryan Hardy. What a debut for Rexom. Just after 20 minutes for the Red Dragons and he’s found the back of the net. [Music] Well, it was off the back of some sustained pressure. James Mlan at the heart of it on the Harvey Norman replay. And that’s a great ball just across the front post area. Hardy sliding in. Just gets just enough on it to guide it in on that near post area. It’s nothing more than they have deserved. Really controlled the game particularly in this second half. Rexom, get those understandings back with your teammates. the goal scorer and Hardy looking for a second. Spills back for Evans and it creeps its way under Grascowski. And George Evans, the Manchester City youth product who only got limited opportunities last year, just seven appearances in League One. He gets a goal in Australia and it’s 3-0 to Rex. Well, he almost looked a little embarrassed, didn’t he? There’s a great run on the Harvey Norman replay to initiate the play as it falls back out. It’s more of a hopeful strike and that’s a replay that Ruskowski won’t want to see again. Hardy did well. It’s a strike away really. That should have been saved, but it’s 3-0 for Rexum. What was his celebration? Let’s have a look. There you go. They were out doing the Aussie rules uh celebrations yesterday and he’s pulled one out there. So Rexom’s brand new chapter begins with a victory down under. And it was a very dominant second half