Dean Keates felt his side had been full value for a first ever win at Bromley to give their hopes of avoiding relegation a major shot in the arm.
A stunning solo effort from Davis Keillor-Dunn and a 90th minute strike from the edge of the box from Jordan Ponticelli ensured a first victory at Hayes Lane at the fifth time of asking.
Wrexham needed to withstand a fight back from the promotion chasing hosts, and Keates was delighted with the resilience shown by his side, more so given their last outing a fortnight earlier had resulted in an agonising last gasp-loss at fellow relegation candidates Chesterfield.
“We got put under pressure in the second half, (but) I thought first half we played really well, and there were points in the second half where we did well,” said Keates.
“The conditions and the wind, we spoke at half-time and how we were going to manage the game and it was (about) standing up, and they did second half, every single player stood up second half and were counted and we deserved the result.
“It was a long two weeks. The Chesterfield game we didn’t deserve what we ended up with, and we still question whether it (Curtis Weston’s winner) was over the line.
“It has been a hard two weeks and a long two weeks, but they’ve trained well and there has been a good buzz about them as you could see today that to a man they were outstanding.
Keillor-Dunn opened the scoring for the Dragons on 11 minutes, slotting home after a mazy run from deep.
Ponticelli sealed the win with a powerful effort into the far corner of Mark Cousin’s net to make it two goals in two starts for the Dragons after joining until the end of the season on loan from Coventry City.
Saturday was a first start for Keillor-Dunn, the 22-year-old having signed a permanent deal in January until the end of the season.
And Keates was delighted for the forward, adding: “He (Keillor-Dunn) did well, he is a good little player.
“It has been a case of getting his minutes up. He played on Monday against Salford in the behind closed doors friendly, and he had 60 minutes in that, so it was a case of him doing well.
“I’ve been thinking that it was the right time to give him a go and he did well, just towards the end he wanted to stay on but I was looking at fresh legs and when a bit of fatigue kicks in it is not just the legs that end up going, it might be a mental switch off for a second that can be costly, and Ruthers ( Paul Rutherford) came on and got us across the line.
“Davis has got great feet, I’ve seen that since he came in. He is a great lad, he is a character and everything you want in the changing room. (He is) lively, not the brightest, but he is well thought of in the changing room, and he has come in today and got the reward on the back end of him working hard in the last few weeks.”
Wrexham are the first away team this season to keep a clean sheet at Hayes Lane, the shut out being the Dragons their fourth in the last five games.
And Keates was quick to pay tribute to the whole team, not just the defence following a stellar performance in south London.
“We kept a clean sheet, I thought first half we were unfortunate not to go in (further ahead),” said Keates.
“JP (Ponticelli) has hit the post, the wind has held one up when he has gone with the header, he could have brought it down on his chest but he kept going and got his rewards in the end.
“We lost Kieran (Kennedy), we tinkered with the shape and fair play to the lads they took it on and I thought every single player was outstanding.
“We have to go again, we go down to Yeovil next week and it will be a difficult game for us.
“Give the lads credit, they have rise to the occasions, we were unfortunate against Chesterfield, we will go down to Yeovil do our best and hopefully get three points down there.
“We spoke before the game that first half we had the wind, we wanted to go and play in the right areas and get the two 10s (Dan Jarvis and Keillor-Dunn) on the ball.
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“JP marshalled the whole (Bromley) back four on his own and created space for the two 10s and we knew we could go and play, and that is what they did. That helps the back four when the lads up front are working their socks off.
“It is not just the back three, but the whole team and the subs, they were outstanding, they played their part. You had players committed, and full of effort and work rate, everything was there today, if they carried on for another hour we’d have still kept a clean sheet.”
