Wellington Phoenix vs Wrexham live updates
The Welsh side, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, finish their Wrexham Down Under tour following matches against Sydney FC (lost 2-1) and Melbourne Utd (won 3-0).
Wellington Phoenix: 1. Josh Oluwayemi, 5. Fin Roa Conchie, 9. Hideki Ishige, 15. Isaac Hughes, 17. Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, 18. Lukas Kelly-Heald, 24. Xuan Loke, 25. Kazuki Nagasawa (c), 27. Matthew Sheridan, 29. Luke Brooke-Smith, 39. Jayden Smith
Subs: 35. Matt Foorde, 40. Eamonn McCarron, 31. Ryan Lee, 32. Ryan Watson, 33. Dylan Gardiner, 34. Nick Murphy, 36. Luke Mitchell, 37. Anaru Cassidy, 42. Fergus Gillion, 44. Dan Makowem, 45. Lewis Partridge, 46. Lachlan Candy, 47. Luke Flowerdew, 48. Mac Munro
Wrexham AFC: 1. Arthur Okonkwo, 24. Dan Scarr, 4. Max Cleworth, 3. Lewis Brunt, 47. Ryan Longman, 37. Matty James, 6. Tom O'Connor, 38. Elliot Lee, 7. James McClean (c), 45. Harry Ashfield, 18. Ryan Hardie
Subs: 21. Danny Ward, 13. Callum Burton, 34. Aaron James, 19. Jacob Mendy, 5. Eoghan O'Connell, 44. MaxPurvis, 23. Sebastian Revan, 29. Ryan Barnett, 15. George Dobson, 12. George Evans, 40. Alex Moore, 22. Modou Faal, 9. Ollie Palmer, 42. Callum Edwards
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