Nottingham Forest survived a great intimidation of the FA Cup against the 10-player Exeter to win a penalty after drawing 2-2 in St James Park.
Chris Wood, Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson all scored from the country before replacing the other friends, Neco Williams completed a marathon tie with the latest competition blow at 11.03.
Josh Magennis and Tony Yogane were targeted for League One Exeter, but Matz Sels saved the poor penalty of Reece Cole and Angus MacDonald hit the ribbon while the forest prevailed 4-2.
Forest, the third in the Premier League and the top rank team left in the FA Cup, will now play Ipswich at home in the fifth round.
Magennis had twice scored for Exeter – the top scorer of the competition in getting its total in six – giving the Greeks an early lead and then the draw at the beginning of the second period.
Ramon Sosa and Taiwo Awoniyi, who left the action at the time of stopping in a closet after being followed by doctors for a few minutes, turned the tie in favor of Forest.
Exeter Ed Turns debutant was given a red card for a high thigh challenge in Gibbs-White three minutes of time, but Forest had to choose for an extra 30 minutes after Jota Silva Thunder a shot against the bar.
The Nuno Espirito Santo boss took the opportunity to rest almost all of his regular start XI after his team had spent the week away in a warm weather training camp in Dubai.
Brazilian midfielder Danilo was the only survivor by the side that had destroyed Brighton 7-0 for the last time.
Nuno’s team leaf offered real hope for Exeter – 59 places down Forest on football stairs – that they could repeat the giant success – the death of their neighbors Devon Plymouth, who had shocked the leaders of the Premier League Liverpool on Sunday.
Exeter had not won since their third round victory over Oxford, losing four of their five games and accepting 10 goals against Leyton Orient and Stevenage in their previous two exits.
A big flag with the words ‘Together we can create history’ was held up in the Big Bank of Exeter, the largest walking terrace in English football, as the Greek fans embraced the first round of the club since 1981.
Those supporters were able to celebrate a dream start when Carlos Miguel poured the fifth minute’s Mitchell minute effort at the feet of Magennis.
The international of Northern Ireland was probably in an offside position, but without any action the purpose stood.
Vincent Harper was rushed again to clear the line after Awoniyi had pushed the past ball to the Greek goalkeeper Joe Whitworth.
But it would be shorter to exeter reproductions as moments later Ibrahim Sangare spy Sosa, and Paraiuyan found the net as he had done in the third round against Luto.
Whitworth pushed Awoniyi’s volleyball about a post, but the forest ahead should not be denied after 37 minutes.
Again Sangare was the supplier and Awoniyi was allowed to light the edge of the box, work the ball on the left foot and find the lower corner with whitworth without movement.
Exeter tied five minutes after resumption when Magennis rose higher in a corner to force miguel to a point saving.
Magennis was in attack on a strong blow and Willy Boly turned it into his net from a post.
Miguel was quickly forced through injury and Sels replacement stood determined to prevent Ilmari Niskanen from taking advantage of one-in-one.
It was one -sided traffic in extra time and the wood was twice denied by Whitworth after the forest was taken all the way.
