Brentford get off to winning start at new stadium with penalty shootout triumph in Carabao Cup
Brentford got off to a winning start at their new stadium but were made to sweat by Wycombe, needing a penalty shootout to win the Carabao Cup tie.
Defender Ethan Pinnock scored the first competitive goal at the Brentford Community Stadium just after the half hour mark as he rose highest at the far post to head back across goal and in off the upright.
This is the first competitive match to have been played at the Brentford Community Stadium
And Brentford edged past their opponents, who won promotion to the Championship last term
But the hero turned villain late in the second half when Scott Kashket seized on his under-hit pass to square for Daryl Horgan to smash into the roof of the net from close range.
And Brentford’s win was only sealed when keeper Luke Daniels saved Kashket’s spot kick and Marcus Forss scored in the shoot-out to earn a 4-2 win on penalties against the Championship newboys.
The opening goal was one of only a handful of chances for a Brentford side heavily depleted by international call ups to most of their first-team regulars.
Who scored the first goal at the Brentford Community Stadium could come up in a pub quiz. Be sure to write Pinnock on your answer sheet!
Wycombe made life difficult for the hosts with a high press, and were unlucky not to get on the scoresheet in an evenly-contested first half.
Josh Parker went close to spoiling the party just five minutes in when he guided a header from Joe Jacobsen’s whipped free kick just over the bar.
Brentford always looked dangerous on the counter and went close a minute later, Emiliano Marcondes crossing low into the path of Tariqe Fosu who scuffed his shot wide.
Parker was proving a handful for the Bees defence and his drilled low cross on 16 minutes just evaded the onrushing Alex Samuel, who was inches away from breaking the deadlock for the Chairboys.
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Brentford’s opener changed the complexion of the game but Gareth Ainsworth’s side continued to ask questions and Samuel’s dipping drive forced a smart save from Luke Daniels.
The hosts could have gone in two to the good but a neat sweeping move ended with Fosu firing in a dipping volley which Wycombe keeper Ryan Allsop tipped over.
Wycombe’s cause was hampered within three minutes of the restart when Dominic Gape saw red for a reckless follow through on Jan Zamburek.
Brentford came close to stretching their lead but Allsop was equal to debutant Ivan Toney’s point blank shot from Marcondes’ first time cross from the right.
The Bees were almost made to rue that missed chance when Parker raced up the other end and almost caught Luke Daniels out at his near post with a clever low drive.
Sergi Canos skimmed the post with a curling 25-yard drive as the game opened up midway through the second half.
Wycombe’s equaliser gave them fresh hope and they might have nicked it with five minutes to go when a sloppy Canos pass put them under pressure, only a brilliant Daniels save denying Fred Onyedinma.
It required penalties to separate the sides and Brentford claimed the win.
Marcus Forss fired in the winning penalty for Brentford
Brentford will travel to Southampton in the second round, with ties to be played in the week commencing September 14.
The winner of that will take on the winner of the West Brom vs Harrogate Town in the third round.
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