Gateshead boosted their survival hopes with a crucial win over Wrexham who are now eight games without a victory.

Graeme Armstrong grabbed the only goal five minutes after the break when he beat Dragons goalkeeper Chris Maxwell to a long ball.

Maxwell had earlier pulled off a fantastic save to keep out Andy Parkinson's drilled effort.

Silvio Spann and Mike Williams had chances for Wrexham but Paul Farnham was on hand to deny them both.

Wrexham manager Dean Saunders:
"All in all it was a disappointing performance.

"We made a mistake and we shot ourselves in the foot again.

"We made chances in the second half, but to be honest I'm fed up of saying the same thing."

Gateshead: Farman, Baxter, Curtis, Swailes, Cave, Winn, Ferrell, Turnbull, Parkinson (Phillips 75), Clare (Hurren 86), Armstrong (Wake 76).
Subs Not Used: Provett, Buchanan.

Booked: Turnbull.

Goals: Armstrong 50.

Wrexham: Maxwell, Obeng, Westwood, Mike Williams, Neil Taylor, Spann (Baynes 46), Fleming, Taboubi, Holden (Fairhurst 62), Sakho (Cieslewicz 77), Mangan.
Subs Not Used: McCluskey, Edwards.

Booked: Maxwell, Fleming.

Att: 614.

Ref: Mark Brown (East Yorkshire).

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