Harambee Stars eligible-defender Zak Vyner was an unused substitute as his English side, Wrexham, ended their two-match winless run with a timely 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough at the Racecourse Ground on Wednesday, 4 November.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsVyner, 29, was left on the bench as the Red Dragons registered only their fourth league win of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_10087365##It was the fourth game in a row that the defender, born to an English father and Kenyan mother, was sitting on the reserves, having been left on the bench in the team’s preceding fixtures against Preston, Blackburn and Sheffield United.TACTICAL ANALYSIS: How wide overloads and combinations cancelled each other out as Nairobi United faced BandariHaving struggled in their weekend loss to the Blades, Phil Parkinson’s side was better on the night in front of their fans, toppling the league-leaders thanks to two second half goals from George Thomason and substitute Ollie Rathbone.After a quiet, but well-fought first half, the hosts got their engines running when Lewis O'Brien bundled home a spilled effort from Kieffer Moore within a minute of the restart, but for the linesman to raise his flag for offside.How Nairobi United beat Kenya Police to secure Bajaber's signatureCallum Doyle was next to try his luck as the game approached the hour mark. He darted into the penalty area after a mazy run, but on his weaker right foot, failed to connect with the effort as he would have wanted to.The hosts finally got what they deserved in the 70th minute, when Thomason hit the back of the net, following a move that saw Max Cleworth send a searching ball forward which found Moore, and down into Thomason’s path, who drilled a left-footed effort low, and hard to beat goalkeeper Radek Vitek.Akhulia compares coaching pressure at Police FC and Bidco UnitedWrexham would go on to double their advantage with less than 10 minutes remaining, with O’Brien dinked a neat ball to substitute Rathbone, who glanced a header into the corner of the net.The result was Wrexham’s first clean sheet in nine matches, ending Middlesbrough’s 11-game unbeaten run in the Championship.With the win, Wrexham climbed to 16th on the standings with 17 points.
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