Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham beat hometown Whitecaps 4-1 in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Actor Ryan Reynolds watched Wrexham beat home team Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 on Saturday night at BC Place.

Wrexham, an English Third Division club co-owned by Reynolds and popularised by the “Welcome to Wrexham” series, made its first trip to Vancouver.

The match was played at the Whitecaps’ stadium and was officially an international friendly on a neutral ground, but many of the 34,738 fans in attendance were dressed in red and white Wrexham shirts and scarves.

Sebastian Revan, James McClean, Elliot Lee and Jordan Davies scored for Wrexham. Giuseppe Bovalina responded for Vancouver.

Vancouver-born Reynolds had just returned from his lightning-fast press tour for the film “Deadpool & Wolverine”, which opened in cinemas on Friday, and joined his Wrexham co-chairman Rob McElhenney for the competition from a box office.

The victory was Wrexham’s first on the week-long “2024 Wrex Coast Tour”, following two draws against Premier League sides Bournemouth and Chelsea in California.

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