Forest Green Rovers 2-2 Bristol City (Forest Green win 6-5 on pens)

Forest Green players celebrate beating Bristol City on penalties in the EFL Cup

Forest Green Rovers beat West country rivals Bristol City 6-5 on penalties after Regan Hendry scored a 96th-minute equaliser for the home side in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

Despite being separated by little more than 30 miles this was the first time the two teams had ever met in a professional match.

It took a penalty shootout to decide the result, with both sides level after the first five spot-kicks, before Cameron Pring missed to send the home side through.

League Two Forest Green made the brighter start of the 90 minutes and took an early lead through last season's top scorer, Jamille Matt. A break down the right led to the ball being passed into the box by Jack Aitchison, which Matt struck into the roof of the net.

Bristol City were looking for their first win in 11 matches, a run going back to last season, and Nigel Pearson fielded a completely different side to the one that drew 1-1 with Blackpool on the opening day of the Championship season.

Saikou Janneh rewarded his manager for handing him his first start for City, scoring twice to put the Robins into the lead.

Despite signing in 2018, the 21-year-old has spent the last three seasons out on loan. He first scored five minutes before half-time from a Nahki Wells cross, before putting his side ahead with 67 minutes gone.

But for the second successive match, City will rue conceding a last-minute goal, as Hendry scored deep in injury time, sending the match to penalties.