‘I just lost nine years of my life’: Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds jokes he is feeling the toll of Wrexham’s dramatic 6-5 win over Dover in the National League – as he says ‘bury me in Wales’ in hilarious social media post
- Ryan Reynolds says Wrexham’s 6-5 win over Dover has taken years off his life
- The Red Dragons were losing 5-2 with just over half hour left to play in the clash
- A brace from Ollie Palmer and two stoppage-time strikes sealed the three points
Ryan Reynolds has joked that watching Wrexham’s remarkable 6-5 victory over Dover Athletic on Saturday took ‘nine years off his life’.
The Red Dragons found themselves trailing 5-2 to Andy Hessenthaler’s side with just over half hour left to play at the Racecourse Ground, which could have been a huge blow to their ambitions of promotion to League Two this season.
A brace from striker Ollie Palmer and a double from Jordan Davies in stoppage-time secured the three points in an 11-goal thriller.
Ryan Reynolds (pictured with Rob McElhenney, L, last October) has joked that watching Wrexham’s dramatic 6-5 victory over Dover in the National League took ‘nine years off his life’
The Red Dragons came back from trailing 5-2 to Dover to win 6-5 in extra-time on home soil
The victory moves Wrexham up to second in the National League as they leapfrogged Chesterfield, although they remain 10 points behind leaders Stockport County.
Red Dragons co-owner and movie star took to Twitter to post: ‘I just lost 9 years off my life. And I’m okay with that. Apologies to my family. Also, bury me in Wales.’
Fellow co-owner Rob McElhenney, who is best known for starring in ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’, also logged onto social media after the action-packed game in north Wales.
Fellow co-owner McElhenney also took to Twitter after the action-packed 11 goal thriller
He wrote: ‘I love this game. I hate this game. I love this game. UP THE TOWN. (sic)’
Paul Mullin gave Wrexham the lead and James Jones put them 2-0 ahead, as they looked set to cruise to victory, but visitors Dover hit back through George Wilkinson before Alfie Pavey equalised.
Michael Gyasi’s hat-trick gave Dover a 5-2 lead before Ollie Palmer pulled two goals back with Jordan Davies and Jarvis completing a remarkable comeback.
During more than nine minutes of stoppage time Jordan Davies’ free-kick brought the hosts level before Jarvis applied the final touch following a corner for the winner.