Greek Super League side Atromitos may have finished fourth last term, earning qualification for this season’s Europa League along the way.
But on Saturday night they came up against a Nottingham Forest team which steamrollered them on their own turf - and they had no answer.
In Sabri Lamouchi’s second pre-season game as head coach of the Championship outfit, the Reds romped to a 3-0 success at the Peristeri Stadium.
Toby Edser’s floated cross in the first half set up Sammy Ameobi at the back post for his first Forest goal, before a fine move in the second saw the former Bolton man execute a clever flick into the path of Joe Lolley down the left, and he crossed for subsititute Michael Dawson to poke home at the back post.
The Reds saved the best until last for their band of travelling supporters in the Greek capital, when a minute into stoppage time at the end, Lolley capitalised on a loose ball to rifle into the top corner of Balazs Megyeri’s net from 25-yards.
Forest are back in action when they face a showpiece game with Olympiacos on Tuesday night across Athens at the Karaiskakis Stadium.
Here's the two second half goals which added to Ameobi's in the first period...
Atromitos 0-2 Forest: Dawson 64'
Atromitos 0-3 Forest: Lolley 90+1'
