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Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson watches on during the 1-0 win over Leeds [Getty Images]
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson hailed a "great week" in Tampa as his side secured another pre-season win over Premier League opposition by beating Leeds 3-2.
After the win over Manchester United last week, the Welsh side continued their summer form as Sam Smith's late winner proved enough against a team featuring a host of Wales internationals.
The Welsh side led after just 31 seconds as Kieffer Moore fired a low shot home. Former Swansea striker Joel Piroe then missed the chance to level as he put a penalty against the post - before making amends by flicking in from close range.
Bailey Cadamarteri restored the Wrexham lead with a clipped finish, but the teams still went in level at the break after Sean Longstaff hammered high into the net through a crowded penalty area.
Leeds boss Daniel Farke handed Harry Wilson his club debut in the second-half and the Welsh winger duly impressed, but with the game meandering towards a draw it was Smith who settled matters in the 86th minute. The forward evaded Joe Rodon before finishing clinically past sub-keeper Lucas Perri.
"It's been a great week; it really has," said Parkinson afterwards. "We've been looked after so well in Tampa.
"The lads will be pleased. Although it's only pre-season, to beat a Premier League team is a feather in our cap and we'll take it.
"It was a really good workout in very humid conditions. You have to be here to understand how tough it was, but I thought the lads acquitted themselves really well."
Parkinson's side will now turn their focus to their next enticing challenge, a clash with Liverpool at the Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday night.
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