Eastleigh 0-2 Wrexham: Patrick double lifts Dragons

Wrexham picked up a welcome 2-0 victory over Eastleigh in Hampshire to move off the bottom of the National League.

Wrexham led on 16 minutes when Omari Patrick finished from close range after James Jennings' precise cross.

Patrick then calmly converted on 41 minutes after Bobby Grant's clever pass sent him clean through on goal.

Despite their fifth win of the season Wrexham are 21st and remain in the relegation zone, while Eastleigh slip to 14th on goal difference.

Wrexham manager Dean Keates told BBC Sport Wales:

"It was nice to have a quick turn-around on the back of what happened at the weekend (going bottom)."

"We said had to be like a ball, it dropped to rock bottom and we had to make sure we bounced straight back off it.

"It is still extremely tight down the bottom but this makes it a bit more pretty on the eye. But finally I think we have the result we deserved."

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Eastleigh

• 1Stryjek
• 4Atkinson
• 6Boyce
• 17MileyBooked at 19minsSubstituted forGreenat 83'minutes
• 8Payne
• 22Seaman
• 11Smart
• 19Hollands
• 9Rendell
• 10Barnett
• 14BearwishSubstituted forBarnesat 60'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Green
• 13Flitney
• 16Scorey
• 21Beale
• 23Barnes

Wrexham

• 1Lainton
• 3Jennings
• 5Pearson
• 13CarringtonBooked at 15mins
• 6Lawlor
• 16KennedyBooked at 69mins
• 8Young
• 14RutherfordBooked at 90mins
• 20Wright
• 11GrantSubstituted forOswellat 85'minutes
• 17PatrickSubstituted forM Harrisat 78'minutes

Substitutes

• 9Tollitt
• 10Redmond
• 12Oswell
• 21Dibble
• 29M Harris

Referee:

James Bell

Attendance:

1,542

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Eastleigh 0, Wrexham 2.

Booking

Posted at 90'+3'

Paul Rutherford (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Full Time

Posted at 90'

Second Half ends, Eastleigh 0, Wrexham 2.

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Wrexham. Jason Oswell replaces Bobby Grant.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Eastleigh. Michael Green replaces Cavanagh Miley.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Wrexham. Mark Harris replaces Omari Patrick.

Booking

Posted at 69'

Kieran Kennedy (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution

Posted at 60'

Substitution, Eastleigh. Marcus Barnes replaces Tom Bearwish.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Eastleigh 0, Wrexham 2.

Half Time

Posted at 45'

First Half ends, Eastleigh 0, Wrexham 2.

Goal!

Posted at 41'

Goal! Eastleigh 0, Wrexham 2. Omari Patrick (Wrexham).

Booking

Posted at 19'

Cavanagh Miley (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card.

Goal!

Posted at 16'

Goal! Eastleigh 0, Wrexham 1. Omari Patrick (Wrexham).

Booking

Posted at 15'

Mark Carrington (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.

Kick Off

Posted at

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.