Exeter City came close to a giant killing in a thrilling encounter with Nuno’s reds.

NECO WILLIAMS netted the winning penalty in a shootout as Nottingham Forest escaped a major

scare in Devon.

After 23 minutes of stoppages and another half hour of extra time, the game headed to penalties.

Heartbreaking for the League One minnows, Rees Cole and Angus MacDonald both missed their penalties, and Williams stepped up to score the winning penalty, 4-2 in the shootout.

When Josh Magennis put Exeter ahead in the fifth minute, Forest was rocking.

Romon Sosa and Taiwo Awoniyi had turned the game on its head by halftime, but a Willy Bony own

goal after the interval, diverting a Magennis shot past his own keeper, set up a spectacular finish.

Exeter were down to ten men as debutant Ed Turns was sent off with four minutes remaining for a

late tackle on Morgan Gibbs-White.

The Grecians are 58 places below Forest in the football pecking order.

The Premier League team made ten changes to their starting lineup, with only Danilo remaining

from the side that defeated Brighton 7-0.

But any illusions that this would be a saunter were dashed within five minutes.

Demetri Mitchell found space on the left edge of the box and shot with his left foot.

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