Lewes booked their spot in the Third Round Qualifying of The FA Trophy after seeing Heybridge Switfs on Tuesday night.
The Isthmian Premier League outfit will face Oxford City in the next round after seeing off the Division One North side with a 3-2 victory in the Second Round replay.
Heybridge Swifts 2-3 Lewes
FA Trophy Second Round Qualifying
Tuesday 25 November
Scraley Road Stadium
Lewes receive £3,250
Sussex-based Lewes made their league superiority count at Scraley Road on the night.
Leroy Griffiths came off the substitutes' bench, replacing the injured Nathan Crabb, to open the scoring for Lewes four minutes before half-time.
But Reece Morgan equalised for Swifts on the stroke of half-time after Billy Hunt and Daniel Lopes both had shots blocked.
Lewes regained the lead in the 57th minute when Jordan Badger forced the ball home from close range following a corner.
Again the home side equalised, with Michael Fitzgibbon scoring in the 68th minute for Swifts.
But Lewes struck back almost immediately, with Sam Cole scoring what turned out to the be the winning goal when Swifts keeper Danny Sambridge failed to hold on to a corner.
Swifts threw everything forward in search of an equaliser, and Neil Richmond's volley was saved by Rikki Banks in the closing seconds.
