Pre-season friendly: Wrexham 0-1 Stoke City

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Wrexham battled well as ex-Wales boss Mark Hughes picked a strong Stoke City side in their pre-season friendly at the Racecourse Ground on Sunday.

Jonathan Walters gave Premier League Stoke victory against their Conference Premier hosts with the only goal.

The former Wrexham striker came off the bench at half-time and made an immediate impact with a fine volley.

Dragons goalkeeper Joslain Mayebi was kept busy, but Brett Ormerod nearly snatched a draw with a close header.

Teams:

Wrexham: Joslain Mayebi, Steve Tomassen, Neil Ashton, Stephen Wright, Johnny Hunt, Joe Clarke, Jay Harris, Rob Evans, Bradley Reid, Brett Ormerod, Andy Bishop. Subs: Andy Coughlin, Anthony Stephens, Adrian Cieslewicz, Theo Bailey-Jones, Kevin Thornton, Rob Ogleby, Nick Rushton, Mark Carrington.

Stoke City: Asmir Bergovic, Erik Peters, Robert Huth, Glenn Whelan, Jermaine Pennant, Steven Nzonzi, Charlie Adams, Ryan Shawcross, Geoff Cameron, Peter Crouch, Matthew Etherington. Subs: Thomas Sorenson, Wilson Palacios, Kenwyne Jones, Marc Wilson, Jonathan Walters, Andy Wilkinson, Ryan Shotton, Cameron Jerome, Florent Cuvelier, Marc Muniesa, Michael Kightly.

Referee: Darren Handley (Lancs).