Morecambe, Wrexham and Rotherham are among five teams who win to seal their place in the knock-out stage of the EFL Trophy.
Ben Tollitt scored twice as Morecambe won a six-goal thriller against Nottingham Forest Under-21s to qualify for the EFL Trophy knockout stages.
The Shrimps, who are rooted to the bottom of League Two without a win, were among five teams to confirm their progression from the group stage after they ran out 4-2 winners against Forest at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium. Fin Back put the visitors in front midway through the first half before Tollitt levelled three minutes ahead of the break.
Morecambe's Paul Lewis turned into his own net shortly after half-time but Charlie Brown and Hallam Hope struck twice in 11 minutes to complete the turnaround. Tollitt then scored his second and the hosts' fourth late on to seal victory.The Wombles were leading 3-0 with 20 minutes remaining but were remarkably pegged back before Joe Pigott struck with almost the last kick of the game.
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