Horsham has never seen anything quite like the entourage which followed Team Bath into the fourth qualifying round.

What with camera crews on the pitch, media men being assigned their own car park and plastic jug of tea and even a Corriere Dello Sport reporter balancing his laptop on the rickety press bench, it was quite a day in the history of the old ground.

It was also an afternoon which showed why Hornets can steal the show and grab a first round place for the first time since the aforementioned Italian newspaper was more concerned with the goalscoring skills of Pak Doo Ik.

It was 1966 when Horsham last got past this stage but they would have ended that long wait had Gary Charman's 53rd minute header dipped in rather than bounce off the top of the bar.

Charman also shot just over in a rousing second half and, along with boss John Maggs, is convinced Hornets can win tonight's replay.

Maggs had work to do after a first half dominated by Team Bath's tidy approach play but his side were a different proposition going down the slope as a place in club history beckoned.

The Horsham boss said: "At half-time I told my players 'Game on'. We seemed to be doing a lot of chasing for the ball and they have got some impressive players.

"Second half I thought we created the better chances, I think we should have had a penalty and, in the end, I'm disappointed we didn't finish the job.

"Nought-nought in the FA Cup is always nip and tuck but I enjoy times like this. I enjoyed it when I was boss at Crawley and it's a little bit more pleasing at Horsham because it's a rarer thing."

Team Bath have put together a collection of young ex-pros, from as far afield as Scotland, France and Italy, keen to secure off-field qualifications and graduate to the Nationwide League.

Their massive media following is testament to their results as a university side, to their PR man and to the fact that the FA Cup, despite what some Premiership teams might think, remains one of English football's biggest attractions.

Or maybe the Italian reporter was just there hoping to see Carlo Castrechino in action for Horsham.

The visitors' pedigree was evident in a first half when their keep-ball had Hornets chasing shadows.

But Bath University is not a finishing school and they never forced Ian Chatfield into a save.

Instead the excitement came after the break, when Hornets got among them and started asking questions of their own.

As well as Charman's near misses, there were three penalty claims.

Charman felt he was tripped by Kevin Watson as he prepared to divert home a Dave Flemming cross, Gavin Geddes claimed he was held back by Peter Tisdale and Team Bath were upset when Luke Prince's cross hit Andy Salako on the hand from close range.

The students, for all their slick midfield combinations and tricky wing play, went closest in a moment straight out of Sunday League football as a shot from Giuseppe Sorbara hit Prince in the goalmouth and bounced just wide in the first half.

Charman, who admitted his side had struggled initially, said: "I thought we were unlucky. I'm disappointed with the penalty. He had hold of my shirt all the way and he booted my right foot when I was shooting.

"To me that's a penalty kick and it's so frustrating because it looks like I blazed it over the bar."

Horsham defended well, notably Eddie French, and will be delighted with a cleansheet but Team Bath were also content with the draw.

Manager Ged Roddy said: "It's a nice situation with us both in the draw. It will be tight again in the replay because we are both sides who want to win it badly.

"I have never seen a pitch as big as this. We knew Horsham would use it and would challenge us.

"We've got 10,000 students at Bath and I hope people turn out and give us the sort of support Horsham had."