Ryan Reynolds.Photo: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty
Ryan Reynolds called Wrexham’s dramatic 3-2 win over Notts County on Monday “the most dramatic thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
The nail-biting win put Wrexham firmly into first place with just four games remaining in its season, needing a top-place finish in order to get promoted to English football’s next highest league, according toCNN.
“Aside from the birth of my kids, this day was up there for me, emotionally,” Reynolds, whohas four kidswith wifeBlake Lively,toldThe Athletic after the game. “Everything about this sport and the way the sport is handled here, with the pyramid system — promotion and relegation — that creates stakes like nothing else.”
From left: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty
The drama began early in the second half when back-to-back goals from strikers Paul Mullin and Jacob Mendy put Wrexham on top 2-1. After Notts County tied the game, Wrexham’s Elliot Lee put the storybook football club on top in the 78th minute when he scored on a defensive error and went sliding on his knees in front of the frenzied crowd to celebrate the goal.
Then Foster’s moment came. The former Manchester United goalie — who recently came out of retirement to aid Reynold’s squad after their starting goalie got injured — dove to his right and barely got his hand on a penalty shot, securing the win as his team mobbed him in front of the net.
“The owners came in afterwards and they were buzzing,” Foster told The Athletic. “I got a kiss on the lips from Rob. Fully on the lips. And Ryan called me a ‘double-handsome bastard’. I’ll take that all day long from someone like Ryan, who is so handsome himself.”
McElhenneytweetedafter the game: “I can’t believe there was a time when I thought football was boring.”
From left: Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty
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Reynolds, 46, and McElhenney, 45, bought the team in 2021, and their now-famous ownership became the subject of the FX’s 2022 documentaryWelcome to Wrexham.
The club is currently in the fifth English football division and vying for a promotion into the country’s top-four leagues, which is known as the Football League. Wrexham has been relegated outside the top-four leagues since 2008 after 87-straight years competing in the Football League.
The third oldest football club in the world, Wrexham is now one step closer to returning to the fourth division on the heels of Foster’s save.
Foster told The Athletic that Reynolds and McElhenney “were over the moon” after Monday’s match.
“To be honest, they are probably like the rest of us, worn out and tired,” he said. “But it’s great to see how much it means to Rob and Ryan.”
source: people.com
