Carlisle United ended a run of four successive league defeats after they fought back from a poor first half performance to grab a point against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road on a very wet and windy day in East London.
The hosts had been in pretty decent form leading into this contest, having won three of their last four outings although they did lose in their last league game so were coming into this off the back of a defeat, whilst Carlisle were in poor form having lost their last four games as said above.
The game began as form suggested it would too, with the hosts on the front foot, and after Orient had seen a penalty shout turned down, they were then awarded one soon after as Jarrad Branthwaite was adjudged to have brought down James Brophy inside the box.
It looked a bit soft to me in all honesty and whether or not the referee had given it after not giving the one before who knows, but penalty it was and Orient saw Josh Wright step up to send keeper Adam Collin the wrong way and the hosts had the perfect start with a seventh minute lead.
Orient dominated the majority of the half, dictating play and pushing the visitors back, but despite this they could not add to their advantage and although they did go in ahead, they probably felt they could and should have been further in front as the visitors, who were booed off at half time by their 500 plus travelling support, were still in the game despite a poor first half showing.
Half Time Leyton Orient 1 Carlisle United 0
Whatever was said to the Carlisle boys in the dressing room at the break certainly worked, as three minutes into the second half they levelled when after a goalmouth scramble in the hosts box, the ball broke to full back Jack Iredale, and he slammed the ball home and gave those travelling fans something to cheer about.
It was the start to the half the visitors needed, as it completely rejuvenated them, and not the start to the half Orient needed, as their first half swagger had deserted them, and it was the hosts who were now on the back foot.
Nathan Thomas burst into the box but fluffed his lines in one good chance for the visitors, whilst Olufela Olomola saw a close range header brilliantly blocked by Orient centre half Ekpiteta, and the home fans were becoming restless as their team seemed to lack impetus they had in abundance in the first period.
Orient though did rally themselves late on and saw Brophy let fly from distance and see keeper Collin leap spectacularly to his left to keep the effort out, but after five minutes of stoppage time the game ended all square meaning both sides had to settle for a point.
It leaves the hosts in 16th position whilst the visitors are five points and four positions behind in 20th.
And those travelling fans who had booed them off at half time were applauding them at the end after what had been a good fight back after such a poor first half showing. Orient on the other hand would have been disappointed at how they went of the boil after such a positive first half showing.
Full Time Leyton Orient 1 Carlisle United 1
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