NOTHING screams FA Cup giant-killing like part-timers dumping out the professionals 100 league places above them.

When Craig Robinson met David Mannix’s corner with a near-post flick that found its way into the net through a bundle of bodies, that is exactly what we got.

The immaculately-dressed Paul Tisdale and his possession-orientated Exeter City were clearly out of their comfort zone at a damp, cold Cantilever Park – just how Shaun Reid ordered it.

And when the visitors gave an inch, Warrington took the mile needed to reach round two.

At times it was not pretty, but it was beautifully gutsy all the same – the kind of heroics only witnessed in FA Cup meetings of this nature.

From the first whistle Reid’s boys imposed themselves on the tie. They squeezed, pressed and hassled the life out of City at every opportunity.

Town disrupted any rhythm the League Two side sought on a less-than-perfect surface, while the lively Scott Metcalfe caused problems for the Grecians’ backline.

Pouncing on the scraps front man Ben Wharton’s aerial prowess awarded him, Metcalfe fired an early warning shot narrowly wide.

Moments later Robinson’s winner sent more than 2,000 home fans into raptures. But if the Yellows thought that would be the biggest cheer of the night, they were wrong.

Eighty-three minutes after that early goal, the final whistle sparked a mass pitch invasion.

Reid’s part-timers had understandably tired after a Herculean opening spell, but Exeter’s attempts to capitalise were continually thwarted.

Karl Wills refused to be beaten, and even when he was the keeper could thank the crossbar or a last-ditch Phil Davies clearance.

What Town lacked in possession, just 28 per cent, they more than made up for in spirit. Spirit they will need again come December 6.