Alex Gilbert earns Leyton Orient narrow win over Stevenage
Gilbert scored in the 80th minute.
Leyton Orient claimed their first home league win over the season with a 1-0 victory against Stevenage.
A second-half strike from Alex Gilbert decided a game that looked to be heading towards a stalemate.
In a first half of few chances the best opportunity fell to Stevenage’s Oliver Sanderson, whose low shot after 25 minutes forced goalkeeper Nathan Baxter to push the ball away.
Michael Mellon, Matt Smith and Phoenix Patterson came on for the visitors midway though the second half as Stevenage looked to change the game.
However, the decisive goal fell to Orient after 80 minutes as Gilbert fired into the roof of the net after pouncing on a loose ball in the area.
Dan Kemp managed to completely miss his shot from four yards out in added time, which summed up the day for Stevenage.