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Brentford boss Thomas Frank paid tribute to debutant goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe after his two spot-kick saves ensured the Bees edged past Newport 3-0 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Rodney Parade.<\/p>\n

Mathias Jensen thought he had won the Carabao Cup tie for the visitors in the 88th minute but teenage substitute Kiban Rai headed home deep into stoppage time for the hosts to take the game to spot-kicks.<\/p>\n

Adam Lewis then hit a post with Newport\u2019s first effort, before Balcombe saved from Nathan Wood and Bryn Morris, and Keane Lewis-Potter settled the contest in the Premier League side\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur debut goalkeeper made fantastic saves in the shoot-out,\u201d said Frank.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been at the club since he was eight years old and it\u2019s a fantastic story for him to make a debut like this with his family watching in the stadium.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want to go far in the cup competitions, and you need to get the job done. We did that in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frank praised League Two County for their dogged display.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about getting through,\u201d added the Dane, who was forced into bringing on Jensen, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa after an hour.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, we\u2019d have loved to come here and win 3-0 but it\u2019s never easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to bring on three more experienced guys. It\u2019s always a balance. You want to play some of the ones who don\u2019t play so much. With all due respect, that should be enough to win the game. But we just made it right in the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig credit to Newport, I think they defended very well. They put a lot of effort into it and made it very difficult for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could definitely see why they have created upsets in the past, and they\u2019ve had a decent start to the season with three wins in the first five. I see them having a very good season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exiles manager Graham Coughlan had mixed emotions after a fantastic effort from his players.<\/p>\n

Midfielder Harry Charsley typified their performance, heading off the line to deny Lewis-Potter early on before heading just wide at the other end from an Omar Bogle cross.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of the lads. They will get all of the plaudits and pats on backs they deserve but, at the end of the day, you want to win football matches,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very good but that didn\u2019t get us through to the next round and we want to be winners and to be successful.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe had probably the best chance of the game with Harry Charsley stealing into the six-yard box.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you play the big boys, you need those moments and slices of luck.\u201d<\/p>\n

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