Macclesfield Town 3-0 Wrexham

Gary Mills was a European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest in 1980

Macclesfield stormed into the National League play-off spots as they comfortably saw off Wrexham.

Danny Whitaker scored in each half and Paul Lewis also struck after the break for the Silkmen to rise to third.

Visiting goalkeeper Shwan Jalal's efforts ensured the visitors' night was not as miserable as it could have been.

But having seen his side booed off after their 0-0 draw at Chester on the weekend, this defeat added to the pressure on Wrexham boss Gary Mills.

Mills told BBC Radio Wales: "It's a very, very poor performance and one that is possibly the worst yet this season.

"It was totally unacceptable and very, very painful for everybody."

• Line-ups
• Live Text

Line-ups

Macclesfield

• 22Flinders
• 2Halls
• 4Byrne
• 8Lewis
• 5Pilkington
• 16Hancox
• 6McCombe
• 11RoweSubstituted forMackrethat 82'minutes
• 14James
• 23Whitaker
• 9HolroydSubstituted forSampsonat 72'minutes

Substitutes

• 7Mackreth
• 10Sampson
• 13Ross
• 15Norburn
• 17Sutherland

Wrexham

• 1Jalal
• 6Tilt
• 11Newton
• 4Bencherif
• 12EdwardsSubstituted forHarradat 46'minutes
• 16Evans
• 13Carrington
• 10RooneySubstituted forPowellat 54'minutes
• 14Rutherford
• 15Evans
• 34BakareSubstituted forMcDonaghat 46'minutes

Substitutes

• 17Powell
• 18Harrad
• 20McDonagh
• 23Nortey
• 29Harvey

Referee:

Steven Rushton

Attendance:

1,579

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Macclesfield Town 3, Wrexham 0.

2. 90'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 3, Wrexham 0.

3. 82'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Jack Mackreth replaces Danny M. Rowe.

4. 72'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Jack Sampson replaces Chris Holroyd.

5. 54'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Wrexham. Callum Powell replaces John Rooney.

6. 53'

   Goal!

   Goal! Macclesfield Town 3, Wrexham 0. Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town).

7. 47'

   Goal!

   Goal! Macclesfield Town 2, Wrexham 0. Paul Lewis (Macclesfield Town).

8. 46'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Wrexham. Gerry McDonagh replaces Michael Bakare.

9. 46'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Wrexham. Shaun Harrad replaces Kai Edwards.

10. Second Half

    Second Half begins Macclesfield Town 1, Wrexham 0.

11. 45'

    Half Time

    First Half ends, Macclesfield Town 1, Wrexham 0.

12. 35'

    Goal!

    Goal! Macclesfield Town 1, Wrexham 0. Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town).

13. Kick Off

    First Half begins.

14. Posted at 19:21 27 Sep 201619:21 27 Sep 2016

    Post update

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.