Leyton Orient delivered a commanding 3-0 victory over Cambridge United at Brisbane Road on Saturday, halting the visitors' impressive unbeaten away run in League One. Goals from Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Jaze Kabia and Aaron Connolly secured a vital three points for the O's, who moved up to 16th place in the table with 14 points from 12 games. This result on 31 October lifts them from a recent run of two wins, one draw and two losses in their last five matches.
Edmonds-Green opened the scoring after 32 minutes, heading home from a cross by Alexander George Henry Gilbert. The defender then turned provider for the second goal, setting up Jaze Kabia to finish in the 50th minute. Aaron Connolly completed the scoring just after the hour mark, converting a pass from Somto Boniface. The team has now scored 16 goals this season while conceding 14.
Cambridge's away run ends
The result brought Cambridge United's 10-match unbeaten streak on the road to a decisive end. Neil Harris's side, who started the day in seventh place, had conceded first in nine of their previous ten league fixtures and found themselves unable to recover this time. Leyton Orient became the first team to keep a clean sheet against Cambridge in the third tier this season.
Orient's defensive boost
The clean sheet was a welcome sign for Richie Wellens's team, whose recent form had been inconsistent. Before this win, their last five league matches had yielded just four points from a possible 15, following a sequence of results that included a 2-0 win over Blackpool, a goalless draw at Bradford, a 2-0 loss to Plymouth, a 1-0 defeat at Reading and a 2-1 loss at Burton Albion. The victory, which followed that 2-1 loss at Burton Albion, provided a platform of defensive solidity. Top scorer Jaze Kabia took his tally for the campaign to four goals with his second-half strike.
Despite the win, the club remains 11 points behind the league leaders, Huddersfield. Leyton Orient's next match is an FA Cup first-round tie against Harborough Town at Brisbane Road on Saturday 7 November. Their next League One fixture is a trip to face 18th-placed Doncaster Rovers on Saturday 14 November. Fans can view the full fixtures schedule on the club site.
Manager Richie Wellens confirmed the nature of his side's opening goal in the 3-0 win. "Edmonds-Green's goal came from an Alex Gilbert corner and went in off the post," Wellens said. The club now sits 14th in League One with 17 points from 13 games, having scored 19 goals this season.
