Rocky Neal scored two disputed penalties as Plymouth Parkway came from behind to beat Berkhamsted 2-1 after extra time and reach the second round of the Emirates FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.

The seventh-tier sides met at Bolitho Park on Monday night, with the winners earning a home tie against League Two side Barnet in the second round. Berkhamsted took the lead early in the second half, but Neal's brace from the spot turned the tie around in front of a big home crowd.

Luke Andrews broke the deadlock two minutes into the second half, finishing coolly into the far corner to put the visitors ahead. Parkway pressed for an equaliser and were given a lifeline in the 73rd minute when Berkhamsted goalkeeper Hubert Graczyk was adjudged to have caught Neal as he came to punch the ball away.

Neal blasted the penalty into the roof of the net to make it 1-1, although the award divided opinion. The TNT Sports pundits at the game, including Joel Ward and Asmir Begovic, felt the goalkeeper had got to the ball first and that the decision was harsh on Berkhamsted.

With the score level at full time, the tie went to extra time. Parkway were awarded a second penalty in stoppage time at the end of the first period of extra time, after Godlove Oppong was penalised for a shirt pull on Michael Williams. Neal again held his nerve, slamming home from the spot in the 105th minute to complete the comeback.

A first second-round tie — and a date with Barnet

The win means Parkway, who play in the Southern League Premier Division South, will host Barnet at Bolitho Park on the weekend of 5 December. It is the furthest the club has ever gone in the competition, and the reward is a first meeting with Football League opposition in the FA Cup.

Neal's two goals took his tally for the season to 15, underlining his importance to Lee Hobbs' side. There was a lighter moment after the final whistle, too: the striker's shirt had been printed with the name "Neale" rather than "Neal", a mistake he was able to laugh off after scoring twice and sending his side through.

How the tie unfolded

• 47th minute: Luke Andrews puts Berkhamsted ahead with a cool finish into the far corner.
• 73rd minute: Rocky Neal equalises from the penalty spot after goalkeeper Hubert Graczyk is adjudged to have caught him.
• Full time: Plymouth Parkway 1-1 Berkhamsted — the tie goes to extra time.
• 105th minute: Neal scores his second penalty, after a foul on Michael Williams, to win it 2-1.

Berkhamsted, who play in the same division as Parkway, will feel the two penalty decisions went against them on the night. But Parkway's persistence paid off, and the club now has a home tie against League Two opposition to look forward to in December — the biggest game in its history.