Matches between teams in the bottom half of the Championship do not tend to feature pre-match fireworks and attract global audiences that include a watch party in Los Angeles – but that is the strange new reality of the division's Welsh clubs and their celebrity owners.
Rapper and Swansea co-owner Snoop Dogg was hosting the event, while Wrexham's Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac were probably watching elsewhere in California having been in north Wales the previous weekend for their match against Watford.
As their teams met in a league fixture for the first time since 2003, the question dominating much of the pre-match debate was whether or not this game counted as a derby.
The cities of Swansea and Wrexham are more than 100 miles apart, but Swans head coach Matos used the word "derby" in his pre-match interviews, while his counterpart Phil Parkinson wanted his team to prove they are "the pride of Wales".
There was certainly an edge to this renewed rivalry, with the two sets of fans exchanging hostilities to generate a lively atmosphere.
The match itself struggled to match that intensity – until the dramatic closing stages.
Defeat would have been harsh on Swansea, who had the better of the contest, even if they lacked the quality in the final third to trouble their dogged opponents.
Fortunately for them, Vipotnik's strike took a massive deflection to bring them level, and the most charitable act of all was Okonkwo's in the 91st minute.
His initial punch from a deep cross was bad enough, going as it did straight to Cabango. Then when the Wales centre-back headed the ball back into the six-yard box, seemingly harmlessly, Okonkwo inexplicably dropped it at Idah's feet.
The former Celtic striker tapped in to prompt huge roars of celebrations from Swans fans, who appreciated the importance of three points in their battle for Championship survival as much as the blow they were able to land against their Welsh rivals.
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