Birmingham Metropolis cruised to a 2-0 win at St Andrew’s to puncture Wrexham’s hopes of a Championship play-off place.
Wrexham had the chance to maneuver inside two factors of Hull Metropolis in sixth with a win however squandered the prospect with a sloppy and lacklustre show towards a Birmingham outfit who had been brief on type heading into the encounter.
Chris Davies’ facet had misplaced three video games in a row however managed the sport from the primary whistle to snap that streak, with Wrexham providing little within the type of a response.
Vicente got here near breaking the impasse earlier than half-time after pouncing on a free ball and racing in behind the defence, solely to be denied by one in every of Arthur Okonkwo’s six saves.
The winger took simply 4 minutes after the restart to atone for the miss, nonetheless, after racing throughout George Thomason on the again submit to latch onto Kai Wagner’s cross and plant his header into the highest proper nook.
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Christoph Klarer provides a second to Birmingham’s lead with header on the again submit with Wrexham’s goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo no the place close to the ball from the cross of the nook
An error from Okonkwo after failing to assert a nook then allowed Christoph Klarer to faucet dwelling a second from shut vary to safe the win for Birmingham, their first in over a month.
Again-to-back defeats for Wrexham, following a dismal 5-1 loss to fellow promotion hopefuls Southampton, imply a four-point hole now separates them from the highest six with 4 video games to go.
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Carlos Vicente’s header on the far submit offers Birmingham Metropolis the lead over Wrexham
The managers
Birmingham’s Chris Davies:
“It was one of our best performances of the season, one of our best wins. We were very aggressive, first to the ball and played quickly.
“I do not suppose that they had a shot on purpose. A completely dominant efficiency, the gamers had rather a lot in them in the present day and pushed arduous.
“It’s an unforgiving league so we have to stay humble. I like what I’ve seen in the spirit and fight.”
“Do we need a big finish to the season to alleviate pressure? Possibly, I don’t know. I have felt the pressure since the very first day. I am used to it. We go for every match.”
Birmingham boss Chris Davies celebrates after beating Wrexham
Wrexham’s Phil Parkinson:
“The first half was a competitive game. We expected them to go direct, but he [Chris Davies] changed how they played.
“We grew into it with out caring for our remaining move. We had been proper within the sport however the objectives we conceded had been so gentle that it outlined the sport.
“We were right in the game in the first half. They were aggressive and went forward quickly. The goals have really hurt us today.
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson
“I am never going to be critical of individuals; it is all about the team. They are just moments. In those two moments, it is really poor from our point of view.
“Goalscoring over the season hasn’t been an issue; we’ve at all times been a risk. However in the present day we did not, within the second half we simply could not discover a approach via.
“The game was defined in moments where, in defending, we should have done better.
“We’re nonetheless within the combine. It is not over.”
