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Slade happy to halt Robins

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Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade was delighted it was his side who ended Swindon's long unbeaten run at the County Ground.

The Robins went into the game boasting a 28-game unbeaten home run in all competitions stretching back to August 30 last year. However, Lee Cook's 59th-minute goal consigned them to their third defeat in six days after a 4-1 league loss at Preston on Sunday and a 1-0 reverse in midweek in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy to local rivals Oxford. After seeing Orient get their first points of the season on the board, Slade said: "Our dressing room was a happy place to be. This result was coming for some time. We took the game to them and created two good chances in the first half and I think we always looked likely to get a winner. "Swindon are a good side and will bounce back. This was the first time they have lost at home since August 2011 and the record was there to be broken and I am pleased it was us who did it. "We have two home games coming up to make the most of this result and things are looking a lot brighter."