Wrexham learn their lesson after slow restart in Norwich defeat | OneFootball

Wrexham were beaten 2-1 by Norwich City after a second-half stoppage for a medical emergency, and the hosts stressed the affected supporter’s wellbeing came first. Phil Parkinson also acknowledged the restart left his team with a lesson to absorb.

According to NY Times, referee Will Finnie halted play at 4.07pm with four minutes and 45 seconds gone and the score 1-1, as medics treated a fan in the Mold Road Stand. Players left the pitch, returned at 4.20pm and the game resumed five minutes later, with announcements keeping the crowd informed under EFL Matchday Medical Plan protocols.

Wrexham had ended the first half strongly and delivered a couple of Issa Kabore crosses early in the half, but momentum faded after the pause. Norwich then broke from their own area just before the hour, Jovon Makama drilling low beyond Arthur Okonkwo.

The hosts pushed without conviction. Nathan Broadhead was denied by a superb one-handed stop from Vladan Kovacevic, and a late Matty James corner curled behind. Defeat snapped a 10-game unbeaten home run, the club’s joint best at this level.

Parkinson and Max Cleworth said the supporter’s health mattered most and both expressed hope the fan was OK. Cleworth reflected that conditions were the same for both sides and admitted Wrexham were sloppy in possession. Parkinson called it a lesson the squad would take together.

Source: NY Times