LEIGH RMI fought back from 2-0 down to land a point against play-off hopefuls Crawley.

The home side were in control for most of the game and it was no surprise when they went ahead after 16 minutes. Neil Jenkins played a short corner to Simon Wormull before curling a cross for Allan Tait to head in.t

The youthful Leigh side struggled at first to contain Crawley, who could have been more comfortably in front by half-time as they squandered two early scoring opportunities .

Charlie MacDonald latched onto a throughball by Maurice Harkin and beat Leam Coyne for pace to go free on goal, but after doing the hard work the former Charlton man sliced his finish horribly over.

John Robinson then somehow blasted over the top from eight yards after a neat lay-off by Tait.

Leigh then almost made the Reds pay seven minutes before the interval when Lee Mulvaney beat three defenders and rattled a post with an angled drive.

Crawley's pressure, however, paid off when McDonald scored their second after 68 minutes.

RMI should have been down and out, but they picked themselevs up and showed their spirit two minutes later when Gary Williams side-footed in from close range after keeper Phil Smith parried a shot by Lee Shillito.

Mulvaney then completed then fightback 13 minutes from time when he stunned the home side after firing into an empty net after Smith had been beaten by a cross from Williams.