Gary Charman scored one of the most famous goals in Horsham's 129-year history, then told his grandad: "That's £100 you owe me."

That was the family bonus Charman had been offered for a goal as underdogs Hornets tackled the Conference leaders in their delayed FA Cup fourth qualifying round tussle last night.

And the 19-year-old winger picked out his grandad on the away terrace after nicking the ball away from goalkeeper Tony Pennock and producing the unlikely tight angle finish to give Horsham a dream 33rd-minute lead.

Yeovil saved face and partially appeased their increasingly restless support in the most cruel fashion as Andy Lindegaard's 68th-minute cross flicked off the head of the outstanding John Kirby and inside the near post for a freak own goal.

That blow did not stop Hornets and their small but loyal band of supporters celebrating a famous night as referee Woolmer's final whistle signalled the end of five tense minutes of stoppage time and a replay at Queen Street next Monday.

Charman admitted: "I do not think I had the greatest of games but it was a really good all round performance.

"My grandad said £100 a goal or £500 for a hat-trick and I will be taking him up on that."

Fittingly, Horsham's magic moment had its origins in the work of man-of-the-match Ian Chatfield, whose wind assisted clearance gave Charman the chance to race beyond the home defence and embarrass Pennock.

Chatfield was faultless all evening. He set the tone early on by clutching Lindegaard's driven cross, produced a fantastic reflex stop from Warren Patmore's 25th-minute header and exuded confidence as he held just about everything the most feared strikeforce in the Conference could throw at him.

In front of him, Kirby's head repelled a stream of Yeovil crosses and sidekick Geoff Ward, standing in for the holidaying Martin Lempriere, did a sterling marking job on livewire Barrington Belgrave.

Horsham's workrate all round was the key to their success and they fully deserved one or two pieces of luck in front of their goal.

Let's put this result in perspective. Yeovil are three divisions above Horsham, had won eight out of eight at Huish Park before last night and employ their players full time.

No wonder Horsham boss John Maggs punched the air in the light as he emerged from a jubilant changing room after the match.

He declared: "We can be proud of ourselves. The players have been superb tonight. It's hard to single anyone out but my goalkeeper has made three tremendous saves.

"John Kirby was outstanding. He's got to work overtime for the rest of this week to make up for tonight to his boss. That's the difference between the two sides.

"No one gave us a chance coming here but people in Sussex will have to sit up now and start thinking Horsham are not a bad side."

The Sussex side did not have too many chances apart from the goal, although David Piper might have been sent off rather than booked when he brought down the goalbound Charman when the score was still 1-0.

The visiting fans loved that bit of drama, celebrated extravagantly when their side won their first corner deep in injury time and mobbed the players at the final whistle.

Now Yeovil must face the underdogs on a sloping pitch. How about that for a classic case of role reversal?

Yeovil: Pennock, Piper, Tonkin, O'Brien, White, Way, Belgrave, Smith, Patmore, Crittenden, Lindegaard(Sub Peters 78).Unused subs: Bent, Steele, Thompson, Weale. Yellow Card: Piper (foul)

Horsham: Chatfield, Barnes, Bastian, Ward, Kirby, Clark, Smart, Andrews, Geddes, Flain, Charman (sub More 74).Unused subs: Payne, Mackay, Small, Etheridge.

Referee: K. A. Woolmer (Northampton).

Attendance: 1966 Men-of-the-match: O'Brien (Yeovil), Chatfield (Horsham)