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Stockport County 1 Leyton Orient 1 ( Orient won 1-4 on pens)Football League 1 Play Off Semi Final 2nd Leg ( Wednesday 14 May 2025)

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      County were consigned to another season in League 1, exiting the play-offs on penalties to Leyton Orient at Edgeley Park last night. Orient are to be congratulated on a well-constructed nerve-less performance that left County chasing the game almost from the off- struggling against a team that had brought something akin to their A Game with them to SK3. County looked to be constantly `on edge` and affected adversely by Orient`s press that saw us a goal down within 3 minutes of the start. But, and there`s always a `but` isn`t there? – despite everything, County made an effort late on to snatch the win, and after Tanto `s heartwarming solo effort went in, we could easily have taken the game and our place in the Final at Wembley had we taken one of a raft of real chances that opened up for us at the death of normal time, and again as extra time neared its end. Sadly, they all went begging , and we are left cursing Ben Speedie`s incompetence! ………………………………. ...

Leyton Orient 2 Stockport County 2 ( League 1 Play-Off First Leg) Saturday 10 May 2025

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  Despite looking the better team for long periods of the game , County had to settle for a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their play-off tie with Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road today. County were on top from the start and it was a massive surprise when they went behind after half an hour to the clearest offside goal I have seen …ever….. as , in splendid isolation some 3 or 4 yards clear of any defender ,Charlie Kelman was allowed to celebrate scoring a goal that never was! It took County 30 more minutes to set things back on the right course via a penalty converted by Ollie Norwood after handball on the line had deprived Horsfall of scoring the equalising goal. Within 5 more minutes County were ahead, and Orient looked to be about to be swept away by   wave   after wave of County attacks mostly engineered by Jaydon Fevrier down the right for the blues.- his trickery winning a free kick that Norwood lifted onto Fraser Horsfall`s head . County had the lead and look...