Match ends, Leyton Orient 2, Bradford City 0.
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Bradford's unbeaten start in League Two came to an end as goals from strikers Ruel Sotiriou and Harry Smith earned Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win.
The first period proved a tightly-contested affair with visiting defender Niall Canavan coming closest to breaking the deadlock when his effort was cleared off the line by Hector Kyprianou.
But Orient dominated the second half, playing with more tempo, and within two minutes Bantams keeper Richard O'Donnell was forced to parry a left-footed piledriver from Theo Archibald.
The home side maintained the pressure and got their reward after 66 minutes when Sotiriou latched on to a pass from Tom James and drilled the ball across O'Donnell from a tight angle.
Orient deservedly doubled their lead after 82 minutes as Smith collected an Archibald pass and neatly tucked the ball into the net from 20 yards.
The best the visitors could muster in response was a fierce shot by Canavan that was blocked.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Leyton Orient
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Vigouroux
- 2JamesBooked at 28mins
- 19Beckles
- 25Ogie
- 3Wood
- 8Clay
- 18Pratley
- 26Kyprianou
- 20SotiriouSubstituted forOmotoyeat 77'minutes
- 9Smith
- 11Archibald
Substitutes
- 10Kemp
- 17Omotoye
- 23Papadopoulos
- 24Sweeney
- 27Byrne
- 28Nkrumah
Bradford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1O'Donnell
- 24Cousin-DawsonSubstituted forCrankshawat 63'minutes
- 4O'ConnorSubstituted forKelleherat 84'minutes
- 5Canavan
- 3Ridehalgh
- 6Songo'oBooked at 87mins
- 18WattSubstituted forLaveryat 63'minutes
- 11Gilliead
- 8CookeBooked at 75mins
- 15Vernam
- 9Cook
Substitutes
- 13Hornby
- 14Foulds
- 16Kelleher
- 17Evans
- 23Crankshaw
- 26Scales
- 29Lavery
- Referee:
- Simon Mather
- Attendance:
- 4,901
Match Stats
Home TeamLeyton OrientAway TeamBradford
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away13
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leyton Orient 2, Bradford City 0.
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Offside, Leyton Orient. Shadrach Ogie tries a through ball, but Tyrese Omotoye is caught offside.
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Tyrese Omotoye (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Callum Cooke (Bradford City).
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Foul by Darren Pratley (Leyton Orient).
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Yann Songo'o (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Yann Songo'o (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Shadrach Ogie (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Yann Songo'o (Bradford City).
Substitution
Substitution, Bradford City. Fiacre Kelleher replaces Paudie O'Connor.
Goal!
Goal! Leyton Orient 2, Bradford City 0. Harry Smith (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Archibald following a fast break.
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Attempt missed. Niall Canavan (Bradford City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Cooke with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Shadrach Ogie.
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Attempt blocked. Niall Canavan (Bradford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Foul by Omar Beckles (Leyton Orient).
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Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Tyrese Omotoye replaces Ruel Sotiriou.
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Connor Wood (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alex Gilliead (Bradford City).
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