Wrexham, Wales Pays (AP) – Wrexham fans have ignored warnings. They were always going to do it.
As the final whistle exploded on Saturday to confirm Promotion at the second level of English footballThousands of people were ready and waited to storm the field to celebrate.
Lightning rockets were lit, the red smoke filled the air, the Welsh flags were proudly agitated and songs sung loudly.
Wrexham was a step of the Premier League and nothing was going to stop this party.
Charlton was beaten 3-0 to ensure that Wrexham increased as a second division behind the Birmingham champion, and co-owner Ryan Reynolds thought about their third promotion in three seasons.
“It seemed to be an impossible dream,” said the movie star. “We said five years ago, our goal was to go to the Premier League. There was naturally a lot of laughter, but it looks like something that could materialize at the moment.”
There have been warnings of the police action for the pitch invaders before kick -off. And while the match reached its last moments, an announcement on the speaker told fans that it could be stopped if they did not go behind the barricades.
But everyone inside the club’s historic hippodrome field knew what was going to happen, and in the seconds of the whistle, the field was a sea of red while Wrexham supporters celebrated wildly.
The remarkable climb of the Welsh football team under the Hollywood owners Reynolds and Rob MCELHENNY has reached a new summit – return to the second level for the first time since 1981.
This means that from next season, he will play a level below the Premier League, which was unthinkable only four years ago when it was a non-binding team in difficulty.
Reynolds and Mcelhenney were part of a full house of nearly 13,000 fans.
“The stadium and the atmosphere are incredible, it is a massive club and a big project, it will be a special week now,” said striker Sam Smith, who scored two goals in victory.
Who knows what is the next step for a team that has challenged the chances since the actors bought it for $ 2.5 million in 2021 and transformed it into a familiar name worldwide.
“The owners came and did an incredible job. I am so happy for them because they deserve it,” said director Phil Parkinson. “They are invested in all decisions, but they trust us in our decision -making and that is why we have succeeded in the past three years.”
While the celebrations praised the final whistle, the party started much earlier after Wycombe rival promotion Lost against Leyton Orient 1-0.
Wrexham just needed victory to get second place to promote in Ligue 1.
Reynolds posed for selfies with fans outside and served drinks behind the bar in a marquee installed outside the nearby Turf advertisement, which has won the world’s “welcome to Wrexham”.
The fans broke out in applause after the final whistle of the loss of Wycombe, which was shown on the big screen.
Wrexham just needed to finish the work against Charlton, fourth and attenuated the nerves with two goals in the space of three minutes in the first half. Oliver Rathbone’s long shot in the 15th minute was followed by Smith’s volley.
When Smith directed in a third in the 81st, the result was undoubtedly and the Wrexham fans serenade the players with songs of “We Are Up”.
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