Wexford keeper Darragh Brookes was the hero as he levelled a tense and turgid Tailteann Cup affair in the 78th minute at Brewster Park.
It looked like jittery and wasteful Fermanagh had snatched victory when sub Sean Quigley hit a superb point from the side-line.
But in the last play gritty Wexford, who trailed by 1-07 to 0-04 at half-time.
But the home side will certainly rue four missed goal chances, nine wides, as well as a disallowed goal as wing forward Conor McShea was in the square when he flicked Ultan Kelm's pass to the Wexford net in the 45th minute.
But from there to the finish it was Wexford who hit four late great long range points as the Erne men conceded a freak penalty in the 50th minute.
A Fermanagh defender mistakenly passed back to keeper Sean McNally after the latter placed him with a short kick out.
In the turmoil, McNally hauled down Wexford’s Robbie Brookes and earned a black card and Ben Brosnan dispatched the ball to the net past sub keeper Jack Kelly, to leave Fermanagh leading by just 1-10 to 1-08.
They hit three more points, but Wexford hit an impressive 1-09 to earn a richly deserved draw.
A physically powerful Wexford looked lively in the opening stages, but it was Fermanagh’s Aidan Breen who opened the scoring for the home side after two minutes.
Ultan Kelm doubled the lead with a pointed free before Wexford responded with a well struck effort from speedy wing forward Kevin O’Grady.
The home side got a major boost in the seventh minute, when wing forward Conor McShea was hauled down in the square and corner back Luke Flanagan shot high to the roof of the net.
The home side had three further goal chance, but Che Cullen, Flanagan and Ryan Lyons’s efforts were smothered by busy Wexford keeper Darragh Brooks.
Ben Brosnan got the first of his two points.
Points from Lyons and a '45 from Erne keeper McNally pushed them to a 1-07 to 0-04 half time lead.
Eoghan Nolan narrowed the gap for the visitors on the resumption
Ronan McCaffrey and Brandon Horan put the home side into a 1-09 to 0-06 lead by the 47h minute.
But they could only score four more points as Wexford dominated the scoreboard in a great comeback from seven points down.
Fermanagh’s final quarter collapse will give them food for thought for later games.
Fermanagh: Sean McNally (0-1,45); Jonathan Cassidy, Che Cullen, Luke Flanagan (1-0.pen); Shane McGullion,Lee Cullen, Cian McManus; Ryan Jones, Brandon Horan (0-1); Conor McShea, Ryan Lyons (0-6,5f), Ronan McCaffrey (0-1); Aidan Breen (0-1), Garvan Jones (0-1), Ultan Kelm (0-1f)
Subs: Sean Quigley (0-1) for Garvan Jones (50), Declan McCusker for Conor McShea (52), Josh Largo Ellis for Sean McNally (b-card), Jack Kelly for Aidan Breen (54) Garret Cavanagh for Jonathan Cassidy (62).
Wexford: Darragh Brooks (0-2f) Conor Carty Padraic Hughes (0-1) Michael Furlong; Liam Coleman, Eoin Porter, Cathal Walsh (0-1);Glen Malone (0-1) Niall Hughes (0-1); Robbie Brooks, Eoghan Nolan (0-2), Kevin O'Grady (0-1); Richard Waters, Mark Rossiter, Ben Brosnan (1-3, pen,f).
Subs; Alan Tobin for Richard Watters (h-time), Brian Molloy for Padraig Hughes (57), Brian Cushe for Michael Furlong (58), John Turbitt for Robbie Brooks (61), Conor Kinsella (0-1) for Mark Rossiter (63),
Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo)
