Keeper Brown, 27, stopped Yate from getting back into the game by pushing Jake Cox's free kick onto the bar only four minutes after defender Scott Thomas had scored a third minute own goal. He said:
"We're becoming more professional. If it means sitting at home watching Match of the Day and the X Factor rather than going out and enjoying ourselves, then that's what we're going to do. Promotion is the main aim, but a bit of fun in the Cup always helps."
Scott Thomas was the unfortunate fall guy for Yate and was was lying helpless on the deck when team mate Tom Warren's attempted clearance ricocheted in off his back in the third minute.
Winger Kaid Mohamed added a second in the 65th minute when he nodded in Billy Jones corner from eight yards for his fourth goal of the season.
And Mohamed, 28, was not surprised by Yate's gutsy performance. He said:
"I come from non-league myself and so knew they would be up for it, but so was I. It's a job done."
Substitute Chris Zebroski saw off the round's lowest ranked side by firing in a low fourteen yard shot in the 92nd minute.
But little Yate had given their county neighbours a couple of big scares just after Thomas's opener when striker Tom Knighton and defender Jake Cox both hit the woodwork
At the other end, stopper Josh Dempsey kept the score down with a string of excellent saves to shut out defender Sido Jombati, Mohamed and strikers Shaun Harrad and Darryl Duffy.
Cheltenham boss Mark Yates was impressed with Yate and said:
"Credit to them, they did themselves proud, but I thought we were pretty comfortable. I always want more, but we'll take three goals."
Yate manager Rob Cousins said:
"It's been a long road to get here. We've played five rounds and been the underdogs each time, but the better side won this one.We could've let our heads drop, but bounced back to hit the woodwork twice."
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