Kewell praises Bulman after Battle of Hastings
He made 11 changes to the line-up which played at Crewe just 48 hours earlier.
They booked their place thanks to first half goals by Josh Lelan in the sixth minute and Ibrahim Meite after 37 minutes.
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Hide Ad“It’s a chance to win something. We came here with a good squad, we came here to play.
“First half we did great, second half we got a little bit lazy. Fair play to Hastings, they came back into it and we left it open for them.
We should’ve put them away, but we didn’t.
“It was a good run-out for the boys and I’m happy with the way the team played.”
Kewell praised the performances of several players, including Dannie Bulman - who he felt controlled the game - Josh Doherty and Yusuf
Mersin.
Reds will face National League South club Eastbourne Borough in the quarter-final in the New Year.