​One final ‘Summer Series’ outing, one final pre -season run out in the States before a return to Europe and another encouraging display for Regis Le bris before attention turns to Lens and Stade Rennes in our final pre-season tests.The team news provided the first talking point of the evening, with Robin Roefs replacing Melker Ellborg for his first appearance after returning from the World Cup, as well as Habib Diarra and Noah Sadiki coming in for Alan Browne and Enzo Le Fée with Le Fée missing out with a knock — hopefully just a precaution.Wrexham, meanwhile, made seven changes to their side that narrowly lost to Liverpool, with commentators suggesting that the team was expected to be close to that which will start against Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup next weekend.From the first whistle Sunderland looked sharper, quicker and a far more cohesive unit.The first chance arrived inside the first couple of minutes, when Trai Hume clipped a lovely ball down the line for Diarra, whose cut back found the oncoming Romaine Mundle. However, good pressure from the defender meant Mundle sliced his effort wide on his weaker foot.That set the tone and just minutes later, Reinildo won the ball back high up the pitch and although the move fizzled out, it highlighted the Lads’ aggressive pressing style. Five minutes later, Diarra and Nordi Mukiele linked up brilliantly, forcing Arthur Okonkwo into a good save from Mukiele before the resulting corner came to nothing.Sunderland were reaching full flow in possession.Chris Rigg and Mundle combined well down the left to get the ball in the box, with the cross being just inches ahead of Brian Brobbey. The ball fell to Brobbey soon after following more good work from Diarra, but the Dutchman was closed down quickly and couldn’t get a clean shot away.The hydration break (booooo) came after twenty two minutes, with Sunderland well on top, Wrexham barely having laid a glove at this point and Roefs having very little to do in goal.Brobbey was beginning to relish the physical challenge against Dominic Hyam, repeatedly bullying the defender whenever the ball came his way. One challenge looked like a certain free kick on the edge of the Wrexham box; alas, play continued, but Hyam went into the book moments later after hauling Brobbey down.The breakthrough that followed was worth the wait, with Hume fizzing a pass into Brobbey, who’s first time lay off was perfectly into the patch of Mukiele, who produced a fantastic finish underneath Okonkwo — who’ll be disappointed with his part in conceding the goal — and giving the Lads a deserved lead.Wrexham thought they’d responded before the interval when Sunderland legend Kieffer Moore played a ball into fellow Sunderland legend Nathan Broadhead, who put the ball in the back of the net. However, the flag went up immediately and replays showed Broadhead was a good five yards offside, if we’re being generous.Half time came with the score at 1-0 — a scoreline