Albion Under-23s progressed in the Senior Cup third round tonight with a 4-0 win against Bostik South East high flying Hastings United.

The Pilot Field hosts almost took the lead in the ninth minute but an Antonio Walker-Barth shot was cleared off the line by Josh Kerr.

The young Seagulls side took a 25th-minute lead when Kerr popped up at the other end at a corner and his header was flicked in by Dan Cashman.

Cashman smashed a shot against a post before Albion added their second after 70 minutes when Stefan Ljubicic was played in. Ljubicic scored the third five minutes later from a Joe Tomlinson cross before Ryan Longman’s fierce 90th-minute strike wrapped up the victory.

Albion: Keto; Tomlinson, Kerr, O’Hora, Cochrane; Gwargis, Roberts (Packham 82), Jenks (Spong 78), Longman; Cashman, Ljubicic (Tolaj 86).
Subs not used: Collings (GK), Lopata.