Northampton Town scored three goals in four minutes to shatter non-league Northwich Victoria's dream of FA Cup glory at Sixfields.
Jimmy Ball put the visitors ahead before the break with a left-foot volley following a corner.
Richard Bennett nodded a second, but Northampton replied when Nicky Adams' shot deflected in off Sam Hoskins.
Adams was again the provider as Jason Taylor headed them level and Dominic Calvert-Lewin nodded the winner.
The game was partly overshadowed by a fire at a pub near the stadium which started shortly before the game and continued to burn throughout.
But there was no interruption to the action on the pitch, with both sides looking to reach round three for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
The fire caused serious damage at the nearby Sixfields Tavern
After an early Calvert-Lewin effort was saved by Mason Springthorpe, the home side showed none of the quality that had brought them five successive wins to carry them to third place in League Two.
And their failure to clear a corner cost them dear as midfielder Ball found the bottom corner for Northwich.
Zander Diamond almost equalised when his header was blocked near the line, but Bennett flicked his 15th goal of the season for the Northern Premier League visitors, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, after Brian Summerskill caught David Buchanan in possession and his deft chip came back off the bar.
Cobblers boss Chris Wilder used all three substitutes and one of them, striker Marc Richards, forced a superb save from Springthorpe, diving low to his left.
A huge slice of luck brought their first goal, however, with Hoskins diverting the ball into the corner and Taylor and Calvert-Lewin found the net in a hectic finish to put the Cobblers into the hat for Monday's third-round draw.
Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (6)
Northampton Town
- 01 Smith
- 02 Moloney
- 05 Diamond
- 06 Cresswell Booked (Hoskins - 68' )
- 16 Buchanan
- 04 Taylor
- 08 Byrom
- 07 D'Ath (Holmes - 59' )
- 15 Potter (Richards - 45' )
- 10 Adams
- 20 Calvert-Lewin
Substitutes
- 09 Richards
- 11 Holmes
- 12 Lelan
- 14 Hoskins
- 18 McDonald
- 19 Watson
- 26 Clarke
Northwich Victoria
- 01 Springthorpe
- 02 Byrne
- 05 Clarke
- 06 Astles
- 03 Duxberry Booked
- 08 Ball (Ali - 82' )
- 04 Krou
- 07 Summerskill
- 10 Howard
- 11 Williams (Sanogo - 75' )
- 09 Bennett (Amis - 75' )
Substitutes
- 12 Ali
- 13 Smith
- 14 Roddy
- 15 Amis
- 16 Cook
- 17 Sanogo
- 18 Burnett
Match Stats
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Northampton Town 3, Northwich Victoria 2.
90:00 +5:22 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Northampton Town 3, Northwich Victoria 2.
90:00 +4:00Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90:00 +4:00Foul by Scott Duxberry (Northwich Victoria).
90:00 +2:28Attempt missed. Iain Howard (Northwich Victoria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Summerskill.
89:02Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
88:14Attempt saved. Alex Byrne (Northwich Victoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
86:33 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Northampton Town 3, Northwich Victoria 2. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricky Holmes with a cross.
84:08 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Northampton Town 2, Northwich Victoria 2. Jason Taylor (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicky Adams with a cross following a set piece situation.
83:36Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83:36Foul by Alex Byrne (Northwich Victoria).
82:47 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Northampton Town 1, Northwich Victoria 2. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicky Adams following a corner.
82:44Attempt missed. Nicky Adams (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
81:57Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Mohamud Ali.
81:18 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Northwich Victoria. Mohamud Ali replaces Jimmy Ball.
79:19Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79:19Foul by Josh Amis (Northwich Victoria).
78:52Attempt saved. Joel Byrom (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zander Diamond with a headed pass.
78:16Jason Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78:16Foul by Aboubacar Sanogo (Northwich Victoria).
Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brendon Moloney with a cross.
75:39Attempt blocked. Brian Summerskill (Northwich Victoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74:54Foul by Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town).
74:54Josh Amis (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74:38 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Northwich Victoria. Aboubacar Sanogo replaces Jordan Williams.
74:27 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Northwich Victoria. Josh Amis replaces Richard Bennett.
73:13Attempt missed. Richard Bennett (Northwich Victoria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Byrne.
71:47Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Mason Springthorpe.
71:46Attempt saved. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
71:15 BookingBooking Scott Duxberry (Northwich Victoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71:11Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71:11Foul by Scott Duxberry (Northwich Victoria).
70:51Attempt saved. Jordan Williams (Northwich Victoria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70:17Foul by Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town).
70:17Brian Summerskill (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68:32Corner, Northwich Victoria. Conceded by Zander Diamond.
67:16 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins replaces Ryan Cresswell.
65:58Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Northampton Town).
65:58Michael Clarke (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62:51 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Northampton Town 0, Northwich Victoria 2. Richard Bennett (Northwich Victoria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
62:49Brian Summerskill (Northwich Victoria) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
62:01Foul by Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town).
62:01Scott Duxberry (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61:34Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61:34Foul by Cedric Krou (Northwich Victoria).
60:35Offside, Northwich Victoria. Mason Springthorpe tries a through ball, but Jordan Williams is caught offside.
59:52Foul by Jason Taylor (Northampton Town).
59:52Mason Springthorpe (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59:45Attempt blocked. Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Adams with a cross.
59:21Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Michael Clarke.
58:17 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Northampton Town. Ricky Holmes replaces Lawson D'Ath.
56:05Foul by Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town).
56:05Iain Howard (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53:31Foul by Jason Taylor (Northampton Town).
53:31Jordan Williams (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51:54Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ryan Astles.
50:15Attempt blocked. Brian Summerskill (Northwich Victoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
48:22Attempt missed. Jimmy Ball (Northwich Victoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
48:19Attempt blocked. Iain Howard (Northwich Victoria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Bennett.
46:03Corner, Northwich Victoria. Conceded by David Buchanan.
45:30Foul by Jason Taylor (Northampton Town).
45:30Jimmy Ball (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45:00Second Half begins Northampton Town 0, Northwich Victoria 1.
45:00 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Northampton Town. Marc Richards replaces Alfie Potter.
45:00 +2:12 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Northwich Victoria 1.
45:00 +0:42Corner, Northwich Victoria. Conceded by Zander Diamond.
43:05 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Northampton Town 0, Northwich Victoria 1. Jimmy Ball (Northwich Victoria) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
43:03Attempt blocked. Ryan Astles (Northwich Victoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
42:15Corner, Northwich Victoria. Conceded by Adam Smith.
40:05Attempt missed. Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Byrom.
39:32Attempt saved. Ryan Cresswell (Northampton Town) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Byrom with a cross.
39:05Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ryan Astles.
33:36Offside, Northwich Victoria. Jordan Williams tries a through ball, but Brian Summerskill is caught offside.
33:07Corner, Northwich Victoria. Conceded by Jason Taylor.
33:05Attempt blocked. Brian Summerskill (Northwich Victoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31:52Foul by Ryan Cresswell (Northampton Town).
31:52Richard Bennett (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29:22Attempt missed. Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicky Adams with a cross.
28:57Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28:57Foul by Richard Bennett (Northwich Victoria).
28:32Attempt missed. Iain Howard (Northwich Victoria) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Brian Summerskill with a cross following a set piece situation.
27:50Foul by Nicky Adams (Northampton Town).
27:50Alex Byrne (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25:12Corner, Northwich Victoria. Conceded by Lawson D'Ath.
23:41Foul by Jason Taylor (Northampton Town).
23:41Iain Howard (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15:35Attempt saved. Joel Byrom (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
13:31 BookingBooking Ryan Cresswell (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
13:17Hand ball by Ryan Cresswell (Northampton Town).
9:06Attempt missed. Nicky Adams (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Buchanan.
7:14Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicky Adams.
6:40Attempt blocked. Jason Taylor (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5:08Foul by Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town).
5:08Jordan Williams (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3:43Foul by Ryan Cresswell (Northampton Town).
3:43Iain Howard (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1:31Foul by Joel Byrom (Northampton Town).
1:31Richard Bennett (Northwich Victoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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