Charlie MacDonald staged a successful return after a lengthy injury lay-off with a four-goal blast for Crawley Town last night.

Making his first start since August 19, the former Charlton striker paved the way for a 7-1 demolition of Sussex County League division one side Horsham YMCA.

MacDonald scored all his goals in the first half as the Dr Martens League premier division side raced into a 5-0 lead at the break.

His sharpness in the box tore YMCA apart and the game was already over as a competition when he gave them an early 2-0 lead with first time strikes in the fourth and seventh minutes.

MacDonald completed his hat-trick in the 33rd minute, netting from a Nigel Brake cross.

Crawley boss Francis Vines made seven changes to the side which lost narrowly 3-2 to Telford in the FA Cup on Saturday and fielded trialist Dwayne Plummer, a former Bristol Rovers and Bath City midfielder.

Plummer netted in the 40th minute and he was joined on the scoresheet in the second half by substitute Mo Harkin and Fabian Forde. Joel O'Hara hit the lone reply.

Eastbourne United twice came from behind to earn a deserved 2-2 draw at Hastings United.

Scott McDonald secured a replay with a well placed header five minutes from the end of extra time.

Hastings must have thought they had finally seen off the plucky Sussex County League division two side when Dominic Cruttenden fired home just eight minutes earlier.

The deadlock had been broken on 23 minutes.

A long cross picked out Ryan Peters whose volley was tipped on to the underside of the crossbar but captain Tony Burt followed up to head home.

Eastbourne equalised on the stroke of half time when a Steve Prodger centre found Mark Warren and his finish had sufficient power to beat the keeper.