An incredible 54-second spell that saw Morgan Gibbs-White miss a penalty before Ryan Yates net an own goal ensured a 1-0 victory for Braga, meaning Nottingham Forest's chance of a top-eight Europa League finish has been left to chance ahead of their final fixture against Ferencvaros.
Braga had to do very little to win the game, not even needing a single shot on target to get over the line in an implosion that saw a second-half substitute Elliot Anderson, sent off for dissent in added time. It means Sean Dyche's side has spurned an opportunity to make a stronger case to avoid the play-offs.
When James McAtee was hauled to the ground in the area by Gabri Martinez, Forest had the opportunity to help everyone forget a tepid first half that only had one shot on target.
Ironically, that one shot came from Gibbs-White, who watched Hornicek stop a soft free kick. The Braga keeper would do the same in the second half, guessing right to save a poor penalty.
In a flash, Braga swept up the other end with Ricardo Horta combining with Fran Navarro. Horta's corssed into the area and Yates, who couldn't find his footing, dragged the ball past his own goal line.
With Forest huffing and puffing, Dyche's decision to make seven changes just as he did in his side's FA Cup defeat at Wrexham would come under question once more.
Callum Hudson-Odoi and Neco Williams would join Anderson in a triple change that did help lift Forest but their improvement wasn't sufficient. Anderson, who was shown a straight red for appearing to make a comment directed towards the ref will now miss what will be a crunch tie against Ferencvaros next week.