Brackley Town will be in the Second Round of the FA Cup after they defeated Braintree Town on penalties at St James Park.

After a 0-0 draw in the 90 minutes and no goals in extra-time, spot-kicks were ultimately the deciding factor to determine which side would progress to the next stage.

Both sides would miss a kick in the first five penalties and each side also missed their sixth spot-kick, with Brackley goalkeeper Jonny Maxted saving two penalties while Zak Lilley and Alfie Bates both saw efforts miss the target altogether.

With the seventh round of kicks, Braintree’s Kyrell Lisbie was the unlucky man as his spot-kick struck the post. That decided the game in the favour of Brackley Town, who won the shootout 5-4.

Victory in the tie was an upset as the Saints side of the National League North side progressed at the expense of their opponents in the National League.

Brackley’s victory sees them advance to the FA Cup Second Round for the first time since the 2020/21 season, with the draw taking place tomorrow (03/11) during the BBC’s highlights show covering the FA Cup First Round highlights.