Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Leyton Orient 3.
ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town1Leyton OrientLeyton Orient3
Leyton Orient cruised to a 3-1 victory at Shrewsbury to seal a top-half finish in their first season back in League One.
The visitors made a fast start and opened the scoring after eight minutes when Daniel Agyei squared the ball across the box for Daniel Adu Adjei to tap in at the back post.
Orient doubled their advantage halfway through the first period. Ethan Galbraith went one-on-one with onrushing goalkeeper Marko Marosi before slotting into the bottom corner.
The O's countered quickly from a Shrewsbury set piece early in the second half and Agyei went on a surging run, breaking into the box before firing home.
Shrewsbury pulled a goal back in the 76th minute. Elliott Bennett floated a cross to the near post where Dan Udoh rose highest to head in.
The hosts went close to a second late on when Jordan Shipley's shot was parried by Sam Howes but only as far as Udoh, whose effort was kept out by another brilliant save by Howes.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Shrewsbury
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Marosi
- 5Feeney
- 22DunkleySubstituted forPriceat 54'minutes
- 4Anderson
- 15SobowaleSubstituted forO'Brienat 45'minutes
- 7Winchester
- 8HinchySubstituted forBennettat 45'minutes
- 26Shipley
- 3Benning
- 18Bloxham
- 11Udoh
Substitutes
- 6Sraha
- 9Bowman
- 13Burgoyne
- 17Bennett
- 19Price
- 20Bayliss
- 21O'Brien
Leyton Orient
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 13Howes
- 2James
- 19BecklesSubstituted forHappeat 71'minutes
- 4Simpson
- 3SweeneySubstituted forHuntat 79'minutes
- 18PratleySubstituted forSandersat 72'minutes
- 8Brown
- 22Galbraith
- 29Obiero
- 7AgyeiSubstituted forFordeat 72'minutes
- 20Adu-AdjeiSubstituted forPegrumat 90+3'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Brynn
- 5Happe
- 17Forde
- 23Sanders
- 32Hunt
- 34Pegrum
- Referee:
- Adam Herczeg
- Attendance:
- 7,397
Match Stats
Home TeamShrewsburyAway TeamLeyton Orient
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home21
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away4
- Corners
- Home9
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away9
Live Text
Post update
Full Time
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Leyton Orient 3.
Post update
Attempt saved. Tom Bloxham (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Post update
Attempt missed. Malvind Benning (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
Post update
Malvind Benning (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Post update
Foul by Shaq Forde (Leyton Orient).
Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Charlie Pegrum replaces Daniel Adu-Adjei.
Post update
Foul by Elliott Bennett (Shrewsbury Town).
Post update
Ethan Galbraith (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Post update
Attempt missed. Daniel Udoh (Shrewsbury Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Shipley with a cross following a corner.
Post update
Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Rob Hunt.
Post update
Attempt missed. Daniel Udoh (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Bloxham with a cross.
Post update
Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Sam Howes.
Post update
Attempt saved. Daniel Udoh (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
Post update
Attempt saved. Jordan Shipley (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Brien.
Post update
Foul by Jack Simpson (Leyton Orient).
Post update
Morgan Feeney (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Post update
Shaq Forde (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Post update
Foul by Daniel Udoh (Shrewsbury Town).
Post update
Attempt blocked. Daniel Udoh (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
Comments
Join the conversation
Solid first season back in 3rd tier
Footnote - I find it ironic that my comments are usually, but not today, double checked
If they were then maybe the Beeb would respond to my point that a few games have no HYS today !
Anyway - best to both clubs going forward from a Pompey fan
PUP
As for us, we've stayed up, but in general it's been a poor season, expect lots of changes from Paul Hurst before the start of next season, a new season will bring new hope.
Looking forward to next season already, although as some shrewd people are saying, it’ll be a tough division next year.
The game statistics tell a story - each metric better than the opposition except for the only statistic which matters in football. We need to be far more efficient in both boxes.