Leyton Orient 2-0 Harrogate Town

Goals from Josh Coulson and Matt Harrold kept Leyton Orient on course for the National League title with victory over promotion hopefuls Harrogate at Brisbane Road.

The victory maintained leaders Orient's two-point lead over second-placed Salford, with Harrogate remaining sixth despite the defeat.

Orient went ahead with two minutes on the clock as Jobi McAnuff's corner was met by centre-back Coulson's glancing header.

Harrogate striker Jordan Thewliss missed a couple of chances in the first half and 15 minutes after the break saw his shot come back off the post after rounding Orient keeper Dean Brill.

With 18 minutes remaining, Harrogate goalkeeper James Belshaw kept his side in the game with a fine save from a shot by Marvin Ekpiteta, but three minutes into added time substitute Harrold rose highest from a corner to head home and seal his side's victory.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Leyton Orient

• 1Brill
• 21Ekpiteta
• 6Coulson
• 10Maguire-DrewSubstituted forHarroldat 64'minutes
• 3Widdowson
• 15HappeBooked at 36mins
• 7McAnuff
• 8ClayBooked at 38mins
• 16Brophy
• 19KoromaSubstituted forTurleyat 77'minutes
• 9Bonne

Substitutes

• 18Harrold
• 22Lee
• 23Turley
• 24Sargeant
• 30Simpson

Harrogate

• 1Belshaw
• 2Fallowfield
• 3SeniorSubstituted forLeesleyat 82'minutes
• 8EmmettSubstituted forMuldoonat 74'minutes
• 5HoweBooked at 83mins
• 4FalkinghamBooked at 42mins
• 6Burrell
• 9BeckSubstituted forKnowlesat 79'minutes
• 12ThewlisBooked at 90mins
• 17Kerry
• 20Kitching

Substitutes

• 7Thomson
• 10Knowles
• 11Leesley
• 13Cracknell
• 18Muldoon

Referee:

Marc Edwards

Attendance:

6,665

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Leyton Orient 2, Harrogate Town 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+3'

Second Half ends, Leyton Orient 2, Harrogate Town 0.

Goal!

Posted at 90'+2'

Goal! Leyton Orient 2, Harrogate Town 0. Matt Harrold (Leyton Orient).

Booking

Posted at 90'

Jordan Thewlis (Harrogate Town) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Harrogate Town. Joe Leesley replaces Jack Senior.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Harrogate Town. Dominic Knowles replaces Mark Beck.

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Leyton Orient. Jamie Turley replaces Josh Koroma.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Harrogate Town. Jack Muldoon replaces Jack Emmett.

Substitution

Posted at 64'

Substitution, Leyton Orient. Matt Harrold replaces Jordan Maguire-Drew.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Leyton Orient 1, Harrogate Town 0.

Half Time

Posted at 45'

First Half ends, Leyton Orient 1, Harrogate Town 0.

Booking

Posted at 42'

Josh Falkingham (Harrogate Town) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 38'

Craig Clay (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 36'

Daniel Happe (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.

Goal!

Posted at 2'

Goal! Leyton Orient 1, Harrogate Town 0. Josh Coulson (Leyton Orient).

Kick Off

Posted at

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.