Stevenage and Exeter shared the spoils in an exciting game which although short on skill proved to have plenty of entertainment for the 2,000 plus crowd.
Exeter were looking to do the double over the home side after their earlier 1-0 victory and they started by far the better of the two sides, posing Stevenage plenty of defensive problems early on.
Indeed it was from their first real attack on goal that the visitors broke the deadlock when Glenn Cronin fired into the back of the net after Stevenage had struggled to thwart an Exeter attack in which Gareth Sheldon had seen a shot cleared off the line by Gary Holloway.
Exeter continued to exert pressure and although Stevenage did come close when Jamie Gould twice had shots blocked, it was the visitors who peppered the home goal with Cronin, Sean Devine and James Coppinger all coming close to adding the crucial second.
Stevenage introduced Jamie Cook for Lee Flynn at the break, but the change didn't seem to make any difference as Exeter powered forward with Sheldon forcing a fine save from Lionel Perez just two minutes after the restart.
Exeter grabbed what appeared to be the decisive second on 62 minutes and it came in controversial circumstances.
After playing advantage to allow Boro an attack, referee Lee waved play on as Exeter regained possession and powered forward with a Stevenage midfielder lying injured.
The visitors made their advantage tell and despite protests from the home defence a cross from the left was headed home by Santos Gaia.
The goal proved a turning point as furious Stevenage gained fresh impetus and pulled one back five minutes later when Anthony Elding headed in across the face of goal following a deep ball in from the right by Simon Wormull.
With their tails up it was Stevenage who dominated play and they grabbed the equaliser on 79 minutes when Elding again proved to be the right man in the right place as he blasted in the loose ball after Wormull had seen a strike cannon back from the post.
Both sides had chances to win the game late on but the draw proved a fitting conclusion to this thrilling and controversial contest.