Buxton secured their first FA Trophy victory in six years with a 2-1 win over Chorley to book their place in the next round.
Ahead of the game, the visitors made a host of changes following their draw with Scarborough. New signing Billy Sass-Davies went straight into the starting XI, while Jordan Broadbent handed starts to Ed Devine, Sam Aston, Malakai McKenzie and Max Woltman.
The Bucks were first to threaten as a long throw from the right caused the goalkeeper to spill the ball inside the box, but the Chorley defence reacted quickly to clear the danger.
At the other end, Chorley hit back on the counter-attack, with Elliot Taylor and Jack Moore combining well to create problems and force Kieran Burton into conceding a corner.
In the 14th minute, Buxton took the lead when Malakai McKenzie drifted inside from the right, drove into space and unleashed a powerful strike that found the net to make it 1-0.
The home side responded almost immediately and tested Logan Stretch.
George Horbury combined with another former Buck in Warren Clarke to send the winger through on goal, but Stretch was quick off his line and stood tall to make an important save.
Chorley came close again in the 21st minute when Max Wilson’s cross from the right picked out Harvey Smith, whose header crashed against the top of the crossbar.
Meanwhile, Max Woltman created Buxton’s next opening with a lofted ball over the top for Tony Weston, who managed to get a shot away but steered his effort narrowly wide of the post.
Shortly afterwards, the pair linked up again as Woltman’s outside-of-the-foot cross found Weston, whose second attempt smashed against the crossbar before bouncing away and being cleared.
Just before the break, Jack Moore delivered a dangerous cross into the box for Chorley, but none of the arriving black-and-white shirts could apply the finishing touch.
Chorley dictated the early stages of the second half, with Moore coming close in the opening minute, but Stretch gathered comfortably.
Moore then sent a deep free-kick into the area, with captain Burton reading the flight of the ball well and allowing it to run behind.
In the 65th minute, the hosts found an equaliser. Lewis Salmon tried his luck from distance and his effort took a deflection on its way into the net to make it 1-1.
Not long afterwards, a Moore free-kick again tested Stretch, with the goalkeeper tipping the curling effort over the bar.
Salmon was next to threaten, striking a loose ball first time across the face of goal, but Stretch was equal to it.
Substitute Sisa Tuntulwana then linked up with McKenzie, who sent the winger into the area. He showed patience before attempting to find the far corner, but his effort took a deflection and went behind for a corner.
The winner arrived in the closing stages as Tuntulwana cut inside in the penalty area sending two men with a chop before rifling a powerful effort in at the near post in the roof of the net to seal a 2-1 victory and send Buxton into the hat for the next round.
