Match ends, Wrexham 2, Eastleigh 1.
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New signing Elliot Lee made an immediate impact to earn Wrexham a 2-1 come-from-behind win against Eastleigh.
Eastleigh led when George Langston poked home after a poor attempted punch from debut home goalkeeper Mark Howard.
Ollie Palmer should have equalised for Wrexham before half-time with at least one of three good chances.
But Lee came off the bench to turn the game on its head, equalising with a fine curling effort before a sweet turn and shot sealed victory for Wrexham.
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said: "It was important to get three points on the board on the first day.
"I'm glad in a way that the game was in the manner it was, because with the squad we've got there is a fear that people will get carried away and think every game we will go beat teams 3-0.
"This is a reminder teams will disrupt the game here, it's all about being patient and not trying to force it."
Line-ups
Wrexham
Formation 4-4-2
- 21Howard
- 5Hayden
- 3McFadzeanSubstituted forMendyat 79'minutes
- 14Forde
- 4Tozer
- 22O'ConnorSubstituted forDaviesat 19'minutes
- 32CleworthBooked at 74mins
- 8Young
- 9Palmer
- 10Mullin
- 30JonesSubstituted forLeeat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Davies
- 18Dalby
- 19Mendy
- 31Watson
- 38Lee
Eastleigh
Formation 5-3-2
- 1McDonnell
- 2CampBooked at 45mins
- 17Harper
- 19Panter
- 5Martin
- 12LangstonBooked at 26mins
- 8CisséSubstituted forRutherfordat 86'minutes
- 7Carter
- 16McKiernanSubstituted forHeskethat 75'minutes
- 14Abrahams
- 9WhitehallSubstituted forHillat 62'minutesBooked at 65mins
Substitutes
- 10Hesketh
- 11Hill
- 21Rutherford
- 25Willson
- 27Yang
- Referee:
- Scott Jackson
- Attendance:
- 9,897
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wrexham 2, Eastleigh 1.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Oscar Rutherford replaces Ousseynou Cissé.
Goal!
Goal! Wrexham 2, Eastleigh 1. Elliot Lee (Wrexham).
Substitution
Substitution, Wrexham. Jacob Mendy replaces Callum McFadzean.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Jake Hesketh replaces.
Booking
Max Cleworth (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!
Goal! Wrexham 1, Eastleigh 1. Elliot Lee (Wrexham).
Booking
Ryan Hill (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Ryan Hill replaces Daniel Whitehall.
Substitution
Substitution, Wrexham. Elliot Lee replaces James Jones.
Second Half
Second Half begins Wrexham 0, Eastleigh 1.
Half Time
First Half ends, Wrexham 0, Eastleigh 1.
Booking
Brennan Camp (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Booking
George Langston (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution
Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Davies replaces Thomas O'Connor.
Goal!
Goal! Wrexham 0, Eastleigh 1. George Langston (Eastleigh).
Kick Off
First Half begins.
Post update
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.