The visitors started brightly, opening the scoring after just two minutes. An out-swinging corner found David Theobald, whose thundering header crashed the underside of the crossbar before hitting the back of the net.Totton pressed for an equaliser and they eventually got it. After scoring a hat-trick on Tuesday, Mike Gosney got on the end of Dave Allen's cross, heading past the sprawling keeper at the far post.
The Stags looked in control until City scored against the run of play. Totton couldn't scramble a cross clear and were made to pay when Adrian Cambridge connected with a superb 20 yard volley on 36 minutes.
Mike Gosney wasted a chance to put the hosts level, his free kick was poorly struck and didn't make it past the defence.
An equaliser never looked likely, Totton's long ball game was easily tamed by City's sturdy defence, and their dominance was rewarded after 60 minutes, David Prada hit a fantastic curling shot into the top corner, giving Barfoot no chance.
Dave Allen pulled one back for Totton - his volley hit the ground before bouncing over City's keeper. It proved to only be a consolation goal and when the final whistle went it was Cambridge and their fans celebrating. The magic of the FA Cup lives on within them as they welcome MK Dons in the First Round proper.
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