DESPITE Boro being reduced to 10 men at 1-0, the Reds then conceded a second goal before Mike Williams reduced the deficit and gave a little home in the final 15 minutes.
Dean Saunders makes just the one change, enforced by the suspension to Christian Smith, with Jamie McCluskey taking over in midfield
2 Baynes header wide at near post from Jamie McCluskey after a run down the right wing.
9 Free kick in centre circle aimed at Ashley Westwood but off centre half's for a goal kick.
10 Jamie Taylor long range effort, power but wide of Sam Russell's left hand post.
15 Jones fed Baynes who worked some space outside the box and let fly with an effort that was only a few feet over the home cross bar - just setting his sights!
18 1-0 Taylor - What the 'eck happened there! Benjamin flicked the ball over McCluskey down our left before racing to the corner of the box and crossed with the outside of his left boot. In the middle Jamie Taylor had a free header from 2 yards. No challenge from the centre backs and Russell stood and watched it go passed him into the corner of the net - unreal!
24 Baynes tried his luck again from the 'd', but keeper Danny Knowles got his body behind the ball and made the save. Wrexham responding positively and pushing forward.
25 Jamie Taylor full of confidence for Boro, hitting another 25-yarder that whistled passed the target.
31 Spann clears a Enver-Marum cross from his own six-yard box, before racing up field and winning a corner.
33 McCluskey bangs heads and needs treatment - then Holden is talked to after clashing with Taylor.
38 Mangy, Assoumani and Westwood scrambling in the Boro box before Marc Pullan hacks away for a corner.
40 At the other end, Benjamin wrong foots Spann, but Mani holds him up and only a weak shot.
45 Taylor beat the offside trap and raced through towards Russell, but keeper quickly off his line to dive at the forward's feet and smother the danger.
HT 1-0
48
Holden freekick played to the back post where Mike Williams ran through and just missed out with a diving header - he ended up in the back of the net.55 Boro Full back Neil Jenkins sent off for cutting down McCluskey, seemed a bit hard, but he did take a wild swing at the midfielder.
59 2-0 Enver-Marum. Long ball from Johnson, Mani short back pass, Enver-Marum in on Russell rounds keeper and easy into an empty net - disaster!
62
Wrexham pushing on and Baynes wide with 18-yard effort.75 Sakho cross face of goal, McCluskey back in for Baynes, who scuffed his shot against a post.
76 2-1 Mike Williams -
Some hope as Baynes lays the ball into the path of Mike and from the edge of the box he slots home to reduce the arrears.83 Fleming runs 30 yards but shot straight at Knowles.
87 Reds pushing on and win two corner, but eventually Fleming slides in late on Armstrong and lucky not to get a second yellow.
88 Ball across the face of Boro net, McCluskey connects at back post but only back across an empty net.
93 Keeper came but fell over bodies, then Westwood missed his header!
95 Smart booked time wasting.
Eastbourne: Knowles, Baker, Jenkins, Pullan, Armstrong, Enver-Marum, Matt Crabb, Johnson (Smart 77), Taylor (Nathan Crabb 84), Benjamin (Rowe 56), Elphick.
Subs: Weatherstone, Lightwood.
Wrexham: Russell, Spann, Mani, Westwood, Mike Williams, McCluskey, Fleming, Jones, Holden (Sakho 62), Mangan, Baynes.
Subs: Maxwell, Obeng, Fairhurst, Obi.
Referee: M McLaughlin (Beds)
Attendance: 972
Away: 75ish
Bookings -
Borough: Knowles (92 time wasting), Smart (94 time wasting), Armstrong (95, time wasting)
Wrexham: Fleming ( foul)
