English League Two

FT Saturday, December 26, 2015
Portsmouth WDWWW 2
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Leyton Orient DDDLD 3
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POR112
LEY213
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Match Report

Leyton Orient edge out Portsmouth in five-goal thriller

Leyton Orient edge out Portsmouth in five-goal thriller

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Head to Head

LEY leads series 3-0

Lineups

LEY · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alex CisakG
  2. 15Jean-Yves MvotoCD-L
  3. 4Connor EssamCD-R
  4. 20Cole KpekawaLB
  5. 6Mathieu BaudryRB
  6. 11Jobi McAnuffCM-L
  7. 12Jack PayneCM-R
  8. 18Bradley PritchardLM
  9. 2Sean ClohessyRM
  10. 27Jay SimpsonCF-L
  11. 9Ollie PalmerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Blair TurgottSUB
  2. 23Freddy MoncurSUB
  3. 19Scott KashketSUB
  4. 21Charlie GraingerSUB
  5. 32John MarquisSUB
  6. 3Frazer ShawSUB
  7. 5Alan DunneSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Brian MurphyG
  2. 4Adam WebsterCD-L
  3. 20Matthew ClarkeCD-R
  4. 3Enda StevensLB
  5. 2Ben DaviesRB
  6. 10Marc McNultyAM
  7. 8Michael DoyleLM
  8. 29Danny HollandsRM
  9. 13Caolan LaveryF
  10. 23Kyle BennettAM-L
  11. 26Gareth EvansAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Adam McGurkSUB
  2. 18Ben TollittSUB
  3. 33Ben CloseSUB
  4. 11Gary RobertsSUB
  5. 15Adam BartonSUB
  6. 19Conor ChaplinSUB
  7. 35Alex BassSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Own Goal by Connor Essam, Leyton Orient. Leyton Orient 0, Portsmouth 1.
  2. 10' Connor Essam (Leyton Orient) Yellow Card at 10'
  3. 22' Adam Webster (Portsmouth) is shown the red card.
  4. 23' Goal! Leyton Orient 1, Portsmouth 1. Jay Simpson (Leyton Orient) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  5. 25' Substitution, Portsmouth. Adam Barton replaces Marc McNulty.
  6. 32' Ben Davies (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+1' Goal! Leyton Orient 2, Portsmouth 1. Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Kpekawa with a cross.
  8. 51' Mathieu Baudry (Leyton Orient) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  9. 52' Goal! Leyton Orient 3, Portsmouth 1. Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Clohessy following a set piece situation.
  10. 53' Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  11. 66' Goal! Leyton Orient 3, Portsmouth 2. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Bennett.
  12. 73' Substitution, Leyton Orient. Frazer Shaw replaces Jay Simpson.
  13. 81' Substitution, Leyton Orient. John Marquis replaces Ollie Palmer.
  14. 86' Substitution, Portsmouth. Gary Roberts replaces Danny Hollands.
  15. 87' Substitution, Leyton Orient. Blair Turgott replaces Jobi McAnuff.
  16. 87' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Kyle Bennett.
  17. 89' Bradley Pritchard (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+6' Frazer Shaw (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.

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