The former Kettering Town forward came off the bench in added-time and scored with his very first touch to send Hornchurch through and leave the Terras in a state of shock.

However, it would have been a very different story had the Blue Square Premier side taken a bounty of chances in the first half.

Visiting keeper Dale Brightly’s mishap handed Stuart Beavon an easy opener on 12 minutes and the contest really should have been over by half-time but Anton Robinson, Beavon, Michael Malcolm and Chris McPhee were all guilty of missing golden opportunities.

To compound the Terras’ wastefulness in front of goal the Urchins levelled two minutes after the break through Kris Lee, which set up a nerve-wracking second period that ended with Weymouth failing to reach the first round proper for the first time in four years.

On-field skipper Robinson replaced the suspended Stephen Reed in the Terras’ midfield while Malcolm came in for Pierre Joseph-Dubois up front.

Due to the nature of the competition the hosts were also able to name seven substitutions so youngsters Ben Reiffer and Jamie Frampton were included on the bench.

The Terras began in a pedestrian fashion and on 10 minutes a poor headed back-pass by Scott Doe presented Lee with an early chance. However, the tall forward took the ball too wide of keeper Danny Knowles and when he crossed there was no one in the box to make the most of it.

The away side looked well organised but just as they were beginning to settle a slip by Brightly handed the Terras a welcome lead.

There looked no danger when Ryan Williams’ cross came in from the right but the visiting keeper lost his footing and could only spill the ball into the path of Beavon who side footed home from eight yards.

Dean Green fired a tame effort wide in response as the Urchins began to enjoy a period of pressure but Weymouth defended well and seemed happy to hit their opponents on the break.

Williams found the side netting with a fine drive after Cameron Mawer’s cross from the right had caused mayhem in the away side’s box and when Robinson had a shot saved moments later Beavon followed up with a header but again the effort fell narrowly wide.

The Terras continued pressing and in the final stages of the half they created several more golden opportunities.

Malcolm broke the offside trap and hit a post on 43 minutes and when the ball ran loose McPhee had a great chance but struck his rebound straight at Brightly.

The same two players were then involved again 60 seconds later. This time Malcolm played a marvellous reverse ball through to McPhee whose shot was brilliantly pushed wide by the outstretched right hand of the Urchins’ keeper, who was clearly looking to redeem himself after his earlier error.

The final effort of the period fell to Beavon after another great break by Malcolm. But once again the finish lacked conviction with his outside of the right-foot lob dropping wide of the left post.

The Terras began sloppily in the second half and on 47 minutes a shot by Elliot Styles deflected into the path of Lee who slotted accurately past Knowles to level things up.

The Hornchurch fans were now in full voice and for the next five minutes it was the away side who had their tails up as they began mounting more pressure on the home defence.

Kevin Sandwith fired a free-kick from 30 yards just over the bar to give the Terras some welcome relief and on 57 minutes a superb flick on by Beavon gave Malcolm another opening but his powerful shot went straight at Brightly.

James Coutts replaced Sam Cutler on 63 minutes and his first contribution was to commit a foul on the edge of his own box.

That allowed Donny Barnard to curl a free-kick over the Weymouth wall but Knowles dived to his right and pushed the ball to safety.

Sandwith replied with a shot from 25 yards that flew just past the right upright and Williams had a volley saved as Weymouth began to go in search for a winner.

They then lost Mawer to injury but that allowed Joseph-Dubois to enter the action as an extra attacker.

However, the Terras soon started running out of ideas and just as the tie looked like it was heading for a replay the visitors netted the winner deep into injury-time to snatch a place in the next round.

A good move down the left ended with substitute Raphael Sylvester playing in Parker and he applied a clinical finish to the delight of the away fans behind the goal who went wild in celebration as the Weymouth players dropped to their knees in despair.