Gareth Taylor rescued Wrexham from an FA Cup first-round replay at Lowestoft with an 89th-minute strike.
The visitors were resilient but Wrexham pressure finally told as Taylor got on the end of Wes Baynes' free kick.
The Ryman Division One North side - three divisions below Wrexham - belied their ranking for much of the contest.
Baynes had a free kick stopped in the 41st minute and Taylor's soft header 14 minutes from the end summed up the Blue Square Premier side's effort.
Wrexham manager Dean Saunders: "The main thing is we're through to the next round. It was a difficult match.
"We lost last year to Eastwood who went on to beat a few teams and ended up getting promotion from their league and that's not easy to play against.
"They put everyone behind the ball and left the number nine up front on his own and they just hung on and hung on and hopefully they could nick a goal from the set piece from a corner or something like that or we did something daft.
"Chris Maxwell's had nothing to do all afternoon, frustrating watching, obviously because the chances went a-begging again.
"There was balls going across the goal and we never finished them off, but eventually I said to them with 20 minutes to go, 'They're not as fit as us, we're full-time training and they're not as fit as us and whether they can keep defending right to the 90th minute' and eventually we did grind them down and we got on top of them."
Live text and stats
Saturday, 7 November 2009
The FA Cup
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Wrexham
1-0
Lowestoft Town
FT
(HT 0-0)
Taylor 89
Wrexham
27 Maxwell
02 Obeng
04 Westwood
05 Assoumani
06 Williams (Taylor 68)
18 Baynes
08 Taboubi (Jones 74)
19 Fleming
20 McCluskey (Cieslewicz 57)
09 Taylor
22 Lamine Sakho
Substitutes
01 Russell,
11 Taylor,
07 Jones,
14 Fairhurst,
17 Cieslewicz,
10 Williams,
24 Wolfenden
Lowestoft Town
01 Reynolds
02 Plaskett
05 Crane yellow card
03 Smith yellow card
04 Holt
06 Halliday
07 Godrold (Bussens 72)
08 Fisk yellow card
10 Cockerill (King 76)
11 Mitchell (McGee 90+1)
09 Nolan
Substitutes
13 Marsden,
14 Cockerill,
15 Potter,
17 Bussens,
18 Hunn,
12 McGee,
16 King
Ref: BarrattAtt: 2,402
WREXHAM
LOWESTOFT TOWN
Possession
Wrexham62%
Lowestoft Town38%
Attempts on target
Wrexham5
Lowestoft Town2
Attempts off target
Wrexham10
Lowestoft Town1
Corners
Wrexham6
Lowestoft Town0
Fouls
Wrexham12
Lowestoft Town14
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+6:02 The referee ends the match.
90:00+4:51 Andrew Fisk gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mark Jones. Direct free kick taken by Chris Maxwell.
90:00+4:25 Lamine Sakho produces a right-footed effort from long distance that goes harmlessly over the bar.
Correction - 90:00+0:10 Free kick taken by Matthew Halliday.
Correction - 90:00+0:10 Substitution Scott Mitchell goes off and Gary McGee comes on.
90:00+0:10 Andy Reynolds restarts play with the free kick.
90:00+0:10 Substitution Scott Mitchell leaves the field to be replaced by Gary McGee.
90:00+0:10 Gareth Taylor is caught offside.
88:06 Assist on the goal came from Wes Baynes.
88:06 GOAL - Gareth Taylor:Wrexham 1 - 0 Lowestoft Town Gareth Taylor grabs a headed goal from deep inside the penalty area. Wrexham 1-0 Lowestoft Town.
87:33 Foul by Adam Smith on Adrian Cieslewicz, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Wes Baynes.
86:42 Free kick awarded for a foul by Gareth Taylor on Ross King. Andy Reynolds takes the free kick.
83:42 Ashley Westwood takes a shot and missed to the left of the goal.
82:07 The assistant referee flags for offside against Lamine Sakho. Andy Reynolds takes the free kick.
81:30 Effort from outside the box by Wes Baynes goes wide right of the target.
78:43 Wes Baynes takes a shot. Save made by Andy Reynolds.
77:54 Corner taken by Wes Baynes, clearance made by Gary Holt.
77:16 Unfair challenge on Gareth Taylor by Neil Plaskett results in a free kick. Wes Baynes produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, Matthew Halliday gets a block in.
75:22 Greg Crane restarts play with the free kick.
75:22 Substitution Ross King on for Dale Cockrill.
75:22 Dale Cockrill fouled by Mark Jones, the ref awards a free kick.
75:00 Gareth Taylor takes a shot. Save by Andy Reynolds.
73:31 Mansour Assoumani takes the free kick.
73:31 Substitution Mark Jones on for Hedi Taboubi.
73:31 Booking Andrew Fisk is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
73:21 Andrew Fisk gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Hedi Taboubi.
70:26 Foul by Neil Plaskett on Neil Taylor, free kick awarded. Neil Taylor takes the free kick.
67:50 Substitution Neil Taylor joins the action as a substitute, replacing Mike Williams.
65:50 Foul by Matthew Halliday on Gareth Taylor, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Ashley Westwood.
63:36 Mansour Assoumani gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dale Cockrill. Adam Smith shoots direct from the free kick.
62:56 Matt Nolan takes a shot. Save made by Chris Maxwell.
58:46 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Wes Baynes from the left by-line.
57:42 Greg Crane concedes a free kick for a foul on Lamine Sakho. Andrew Fleming takes the free kick. Wes Baynes takes a shot.
Correction - 56:19 Gareth Taylor concedes a free kick for a foul on Greg Crane. Andy Reynolds takes the direct free kick.
56:19 Substitution Adrian Cieslewicz is brought on as a substitute for Jamie McCluskey.
56:19 Unfair challenge on Greg Crane by Gareth Taylor results in a free kick. Andy Reynolds takes the free kick.
55:40 Hedi Taboubi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jamie Godbold. Andy Reynolds takes the free kick.
53:13 Andrew Fisk concedes a free kick for a foul on Hedi Taboubi. Hedi Taboubi takes the direct free kick.
48:20 Effort on goal by Jamie McCluskey from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.
47:46 Matt Nolan challenges Hedi Taboubi unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Chris Maxwell.
46:48 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Chris Maxwell.
45:01 The referee starts the second half.
Half Time
45:00+3:25 It is the end of the first-half.
45:00+2:44 The offside flag is raised against Mike Williams. Andy Reynolds takes the indirect free kick.
45:00+1:12 Gareth Taylor concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Mitchell. Free kick taken by Greg Crane.
45:00 The referee blows for offside against Gareth Taylor. Andy Reynolds takes the indirect free kick.
44:13 Hedi Taboubi concedes a free kick for a foul on Jamie Godbold. Free kick taken by Greg Crane.
43:01 A cross is delivered by Wes Baynes, Effort on goal by Gareth Taylor from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar.
43:01 Booking Adam Smith receives a caution for unsporting behaviour.
42:49 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie McCluskey by Adam Smith.
40:53 Strike on goal comes in from Wes Baynes from the free kick.
40:53 Booking Greg Crane shown a yellow card.
40:40 Unfair challenge on Wes Baynes by Greg Crane results in a free kick.
40:21 The ball is swung over by Lamine Sakho, save by Andy Reynolds.
37:40 Foul by Andrew Fleming on Andrew Fisk, free kick awarded. Adam Smith takes the free kick.
36:16 The referee blows for offside against Matt Nolan. Ashley Westwood restarts play with the free kick.
34:14 Matt Nolan fouled by Mansour Assoumani, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Gary Holt.
32:59 Gareth Taylor is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Andy Reynolds.
31:53 Lamine Sakho is adjudged to have handled the ball. Andy Reynolds takes the direct free kick.
27:24 The assistant referee signals for offside against Scott Mitchell. Chris Maxwell takes the free kick.
25:19 Shot by Adam Smith from a long way out goes over the target.
24:42 Wes Baynes has an effort at goal from the edge of the area that misses to the right of the target.
23:30 Corner taken right-footed by Wes Baynes from the left by-line, Dale Cockrill makes a clearance.
21:34 Gareth Taylor concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Holt. Andy Reynolds restarts play with the free kick.
21:08 Matt Nolan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mansour Assoumani. Free kick taken by Chris Maxwell.
18:19 Wes Baynes takes the outswinging corner, Effort on goal by Ashley Westwood from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar.
18:04 Wes Baynes takes a shot. Andy Reynolds makes a save.
16:32 Dale Cockrill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Hedi Taboubi. Andrew Fleming takes the direct free kick.
13:19 Matt Nolan concedes a free kick for a foul on Ashley Westwood. Ashley Westwood restarts play with the free kick.
Correction - 10:57 Mansour Assoumani challenges Scott Mitchell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Adam Smith delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing.
10:57 Scott Mitchell fouled by Mansour Assoumani, the ref awards a free kick. Adam Smith crosses the ball in from the free kick.
7:16 Wes Baynes takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.
2:30 Mike Williams challenges Gary Holt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Gary Holt takes the free kick.
2:07 Short corner taken by Wes Baynes.
Correction - 0:49 Corner taken by Wes Baynes from the right by-line, clearance by Adam Smith.
0:49 Corner taken right-footed by Wes Baynes.
0:00 The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.
Live text and data provided by The Press Association.
E-mail this to a friend 
Printable version 
Bookmark with:
What are these?