Wrexham pulls off dramatic late recovery to advance in League Cup on penalties

Wrexham (Wales), Aug 13: Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer scored two goals in the space of a minute in stoppage time then converted one of the team’s penalties in its dramatic shootout win over Hull in the English League Cup.

The Welsh club owned by Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney looked to be heading out in the first round when trailing 3-1 at the start of added-on time.

Then Palmer, on as a 69th-minute substitute, converted headers in the first and second minutes of stoppage time to make it 3-3 and take the game to a shootout.

Wrexham won it 5-3 to advance.

After three straight promotions, Wrexham — now globally renowned after its 2021 takeover and the “Welcome to Wrexham” fly-on-the-wall documentary — is playing in the second-tier Championship for the first time since the 1980s and opened the season with a 2-1 loss at Southampton on Saturday.

Palmer has played a leading role in the documentary but has fallen down the pecking order of strikers over the past two years. (AP)

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