Wrexham have secured a major victory in the League One promotion race after beating Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
The end of the season is moving closer and closer with Wrexham once again in the hunt for promotion.
Wrexham fans have become used to seeing promotion races at this time of year and it’s happening again.
Wrexham were beaten at Reading in midweek but hit back in the big game at Wycombe Wanderers.
Sam Smith’s beautiful volley handed Wrexham the 1-0 win at Wycombe, securing three points to leapfrog the Chairboys into second place.
Wrexham’s promotion push was given a real boost on Saturday, but it paled into insignificance due to one fan suffering a medical emergency.
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Rob McElhenney sends heartfelt message to Wrexham fan
The second half was halted around the 78th minute as a Wrexham supporter suffered a medical emergency.
Wrexham later announced that the fan had been taken to hospital and was in stable condition, with the game resuming around 45 minutes after the incident.
An official Wrexham announcement on Sunday notified supporters that the fan in question was recovering in hospital whilst thanking the staff involved.
Rob McElhenney shared an emotional message after the full-time whistle, praising the Wrexham squad for their victory whilst also wishing the affected fan a full recovery.
McElhenney has now added to that message by thanking Wycombe staff and supporters for a ‘brilliant show of humanity’.
McElhenney hailed Wycombe was a ‘beautiful organisation’ and praised Wrexham fans for quickly alerting staff to the incident too.
Sam Smith shares message to Wrexham fan
McElhenney’s sentiments will be echoed by Wrexham fans everywhere with medical staff at Wycombe acting quickly.
Striker Smith bagged the winning goal on Saturday and sent his thoughts to the fan and family affected.
Smith told Wrexham’s official YouTube channel that he and the Wrexham squad didn’t really know what was happening before seeing Wrexham fans reacting in the area of the incident.
Phil Parkinson told the Wrexham squad to go out and secure the win for the Wrexham fans with Smith admitting that it was ‘special’ to score.
Smith added that the emergency really put everything into perspective for him whilst praying for everybody’s well-being.
“When we went back inside, we didn’t know what was going on and we heard and had seen the fans all reacting and we knew it was serious,” said Smith.
“The gaffer basically said ‘let’s go back out there and let’s play for the fans and get the three points’, so to get the goal was a special and feeling and yeah, just praying that everyone is okay.
“We’re here to watch and play football and everyone loves it, and when someone goes down like that, it puts things into perspective so I think you could see the emotion in the celebration,” he added.
Wrexham and Wycombe may be vying for promotion, but some things are bigger than football – and seeing this union between the two clubs after such a stressful matter is a reminder of how football can bring people together.