Metropolitan Police won an epic penalty shootout at Yeovil Town to clinch their place in the third round proper of the FA Youth Cup.
Luke Brant broke the deadlock four minutes into the second half, keeping his cool to score from 12 yards after the visitors were awarded a penalty.
But they were pegged back on 89 minutes when substitute Dion Macfoy-Johnston netted a leveller for the Glovers, taking the tie to a shootout – which featured 18 penalties in total.
FA Youth Cup results
Exeter City 2-1 Oxford United
Cambridge 0-0 Stevenage
(Stevenage won 4-2 on penalties)
Yeovil Town 1-1 Metropolitan Police
(Met Police won 7-6 on penalties)
Ilkeston 4-1 Shrewsbury Town
Met Police goalkeeper Kallum Lunn decisively denied Paul Akinuli in sudden death and, after Chris Ogunlana made it 7-6 to the visitors, Arthur Warren hit the crossbar.
There were also penalties in the game between Cambridge United and Stevenage, with Boro winning the shootout 4-2.
The closes either side came to breaking the deadlock was on 69 minutes, when Mark McKee rattled the Cambridge bar.
But Jamie Gray, Michael Cregan, Matt Smyth and Sam Dowridge all found the net from 12 yards to take the visitors through.
In the only first-round tie of the evening, Harry Phillips netted a hat-trick as Southend United romped past Barton Rovers 9-1.
Renei Batlokwa fired Southend ahead on 22 minutes before Phillips netted twice and Dan Walker made it 4-0 at the break.
Norman Wabo added a fifth after 54 minutes, shortly before Phillips completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot.
Kieran Reid pulled one back for Barton Rovers, only for Walker, Wabo and Damani Dias to add further goals for Southend.
Chelsea won The FA Youth Cup in 2014-15
Elsewhere, Lewis Walker scored twice as Ilkeston Town bounced back from an early setback to beat Shrewsbury Town 4-1 and send the Robins into round three.
Shrewsbury opened the scoring in an entertaining first half, when Joel Carta was brought down in the box on seven minutes and Cricky Gallagher fired the penalty home.
But they were behind with just 22 minutes on the clock, Lewis Walker heading home Rhys Dolan’s cross before Ryan Head smashed home from close range.
Ilkeston went further ahead early in the second half when Walker volleyed in his second and substitute Mason Barlow headed home Haydn Goddard’s cross to wrap things up.
And Ben Seymour grabbed a first-half double to send Exeter City through to the third round with a 2-1 win against Oxford United at St James Park.
Seymour scored after just six minutes, capitalising on a short back-pass from Canice Carroll to slot home, and doubled the lead ten minutes before the break after reacting quickest in a goalmouth scramble.
Oxford pulled one back before half-time when George Jeacock squared for Jordan Graham, but an equaliser eluded the visitors.
