Jack Barham came off the substitute's bench to spark a remarkable comeback as Aldershot Town wiped out Eastleigh's two-goal lead by scoring twice in 11 mid-second half minutes and later score his side's FA Trophy penalty shoot-out winner.
Aldershot looked down and out when Paul McCallum doubled the early lead Jayden Harris had given the Spitfires, but Barham's introduction soon after the hour mark turned the match on its head.
With Eastleigh reduced to ten men after Ludwig Francillette's red card dismissal for a 'last man' foul on Joe Haigh, Barham surged onto a long ball out of defence to make it 2-1.
Eleven minutes later and after several near misses, Aldershot levelled - impressive Portsmouth loanee Haji Mnoga equalising after Ollie Harfield's dash down the left.
Eastleigh clung on to take the tie to penalties, which Aldershot won 5-4 with Scott Quigley, Chris Maguire, Aiden Barlow and Enzo Boldewijn scoring for the Spitfires. Eastleigh twice missed from the spot.
Eastleigh were left to rue not wrapping the game up much earlier, Aldershot being all at sea both on and off the field - assistant manager Richard Dryden having been red carded from the bench midway through the first half.
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