Leyton Orient vs Swindon Town; Sky Bet League Two
Leyton Orient vs Swindon Town. Sky Bet League Two.
BetWright StadiumAttendance4,020.
Leyton Orient 4
- A Drinan (19th minute, 59th minute)
- H Smith (64th minute, 82nd minute)
Swindon Town 1
- H McKirdy (42nd minute)
Leyton Orient 4-1 Swindon: Aaron Drinan, Harry Smith hit two each in thrashing
Wednesday 8 December 2021 08:39, UK
Strikers Aaron Drinan and Harry Smith netted two goals apiece as Leyton Orient thrashed Swindon 4-1.
Orient suffered a blow in the warm-up when Hector Kyprianou was injured and had to replaced in the starting line-up by Darren Pratley but they took the lead in the 19th minute.
Shad Ogie picked out Tom James with a long cross-field pass and the wing-back drilled in a cross for Drinan to rifle home his 13th goal of the campaign.
Swindon equalised after 42 minutes when they hit Orient on the break following a corner for the hosts and Ellis Iandolo crossed into the box where the unmarked Harry McKirdy headed into the net.
The O's scored twice in six second-half minutes to get a firm foothold on the game with Theo Archibald the creator on both occasions.
Firstly he delivered a superb cross for Drinan to net just before the hour then following a set-piece, he collected the ball and picked out Smith who tucked the ball away.
In the 82nd minute Smith added his second of the night and his 13th of the season when he nodded into the net after a Drinan shot had been parried by goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott but the ball fell straight to Smith.