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
• Live Text

Line-ups

Leyton Orient

Formation 4-4-2

1Brill

21Ekpiteta6Coulson10Maguire-Drew3Widdowson

15Happe7McAnuff8Clay16Brophy

19Koroma9Bonne

• 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

Formation 4-4-2

1Belshaw

2Fallowfield3Senior8Emmett5Howe

4Falkingham6Burrell9Beck12Thewlis

17Kerry20Kitching

• 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

1. Post update

   Match ends, Leyton Orient 2, Harrogate Town 0.

2. 90'+3'

   Full Time

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

3. 90'+2'

   Goal!

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

4. 90'

   Booking

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

5. 82'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Harrogate Town. Joe Leesley replaces Jack Senior.

6. 79'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Harrogate Town. Dominic Knowles replaces Mark Beck.

7. 77'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Leyton Orient. Jamie Turley replaces Josh Koroma.

8. 74'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Harrogate Town. Jack Muldoon replaces Jack Emmett.

9. 64'

   Substitution

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

10. Second Half

    Second Half begins Leyton Orient 1, Harrogate Town 0.

11. 45'

    Half Time

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

12. 42'

    Booking

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

13. 38'

    Booking

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

14. 36'

    Booking

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

15. 2'

    Goal!

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

16. Kick Off

    First Half begins.

17. Posted at 14:43 19 Apr 201914:43 19 Apr 2019

    Post update

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.