Dele Adebola captained the team who ran out at Field Mill, home of Blue Square Premier side Mansfield Town and was on the scoresheet along with Nathan Tyson in a 2-1 victory.
Further north however and League One Tranmere Rovers were 2-0 winners over a Paul McKenna-skippered Forest outfit.
Billy Davies will again split his squad in two at the weekend for fixtures away to Kidderminster Harriers and Peterborough United.