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Pumped Wrexham owner Rob McElhenney 'full-on kissed Ben Foster's mouth' after ex-Man Utd keeper's heroics

Wrexham goalkeeper Ben Foster has lifted the lid on the euphoric dressing-room celebrations after his penalty save helped secure a crucial win over rivals Notts County last week.

Goals from Paul Mullin and Jacob Mendy had seen Wrexham come back to lead after John Bostock's freekick handed County the lead. But Kyle Cameron then equalised for the visitors, before Elliott Lee popped up to slot home from close range. Then, in stoppage time, Eoghan O'Connell was penalised for a handball in his own box.

But Cedwyn Scott's spot kick was kept out brilliantly by Foster, whose low save sent spirits soaring at the Racecourse Ground. It was bedlam on the terraces and in the tunnel after the match.

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And ex-Manchester United, Watford, West Brom and England goalkeeper Foster, said co-owner Rob McElhenney was pumped in the changing room after the match and planted a big kiss on the 40-year-old shot stopper.

"I went into the changing rooms and all the lads, straight away, gave a round of applause, everyone is hugging again, it was lovely!" Foster said on his Fozcast.

"We were all sat there, tired, worn out, emotionally more than energy-wise, and we were all just recounting funny things and it's nice.

"Then people start filtering off for ice baths and things, so there's probably about half a dozen people in the changing room. And I was just sat there and my phone was just blowing up - 70 WhatsApp messages, Instagram, Twitter, like I'd never seen before. Sean Dyche texted me - Malky Mackay, who I was with at Watford, texting me. Micah Richards putting posts up. It was lovely.

"Probably half an hour after the full-time whistle, Rob McElhenney came into the changing room and he walked in and looks straight at me and goes, 'I need to give you a kiss on the lips!'

"I'm just buzzing. I am just laughing my head off. He quite literally just grabs my cheeks and goes 'Mwah!' and plants the biggest kiss and holds it! He is fully kissing my mouth. I was just laughing my head off and he is like, 'That was incredible!'

"He is amped. Pumped like you wouldn't believe. And I just went, 'Honestly, I don't think you will have a better moment, being the owner of a football club, than what you have just witnessed.'

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"That's as good as it gets. He was in the changing room for 10 or 15 minutes, hugging the life out of everyone.

"I went and got showered and went out. As I'm walking out of the changing room, Ryan Reynolds is coming and it's the same thing, 'Fozzy!' He just gripped me, hugged me and buried his head in my chest. You can see how much it means to both of them."

This is Foster's second stint at the Racecourse, 18 years after his first spell there.

And he spoke about just how much love he has felt since returning to the north Wales club.

"If you go to a Wrexham game, you will become a Wrexham fan. It's as simple as that, honestly. I've never felt anything like that," Foster added.

"For a non-League team, it just blows my mind. They show you love. They show you so much love and you feel the love from everyone."

Wrexham are in action tonight (Tuesday), taking on Yeovil Town. Kick-off is at 7.45pm.

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