Wrexham 1-1 Altrincham

Midfielder Tom Kearney's double leg break overshadowed the evening as Altrincham came back to draw with 10-man Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground.

Wrexham cashed in on Chris Senior's missed penalty to lead through Wes Baynes' close-range strike.

But Frank Sinclair was shown a straight red card for a tackle on Kearney which left players wincing.

And, after withstanding heavy Robins pressure, Greg Strong headed home Peter Doran's fine corner from close range.

The visitors' penalty came midway through the first half after Silvio Spann fouled Senior, who was then thwarted by Wrexham keeper Sam Russell.

And Altrincham were made to pay for that miss when Andy Mangan set up Baynes' opener.

Then came Sinclair's second red card of the season, as Kearney departed the action on a stretcher.

But, in this mid-table battle, Alty eventually managed to make their extra man count when Young headed home to earn his side a third successive 1-1 draw.

Wrexham manager Dean Saunders:
"What can you say? I thought we were comfortable all night, even when we were down to 10 men.

"I seriously think that something has to be done about the standard of refereeing.

"We are going to appeal against the red card. I have to say that Tom Kearney's a great lad and no-one likes to see that happen. I'll be trying to speak to him [on Wednesday].

"But I know rank has not meant any harm to him. It was a block tackle but he got the ball.

"Frank slid in and he's said that Tom kicked the bottom of his foot and it's just connected on that spot.

"I think because [the referee] has been watching Match of the Day he's jumped on it straight away and sent Frank off.

"[I thought two Altrincham players] were going to get red cards but they never.

"I'm hoping that in a few years time I'm going to look back at this and say I'm glad it happened to me and I've learned something.

"I'm just coming out of games every week and saying the same things.

"We had enough chances to win and even in the last minute there was a blatant penalty on Andy Fleming, but [the referee] thought he couldn't give it because he should have given them a penalty earlier."

Wrexham: Russell, Spann, Westwood, Assoumani, Sinclair, Jones (M Williams 46), Fleming, Smith, Baynes (N Taylor 74), Mangan, Holden (Wolfenden 89).
Subs Not Used: Maxwell, McCluskey.

Sent Off: Sinclair (45).

Booked: Mangan, Taylor.

Goals: Baynes 33.

Altrincham: Coburn, Densmore, Williams, Young, Brown, Doran, Kearney (Lawton 45), Danylyk (Little 57), Clee, Denham (Moyo 68), Senior.
Subs Not Used: Saunders, Welch.

Booked: Lawton, Danylyk, Williams, Doran, Brown.

Goals: Young 82.

Att: 2,114

Ref: Stephen Martin (Staffordshire).