Thornton at the double for Orient
Published: 13 Mar 2010 - 18:35:00
Orient, who had not scored in their previous three games, were unable to find a breakthrough in the opening 45 minutes. Their best effort came from a 28th-minute header from striker Scott McGleish which Walsall's Josh O'Keefe hooked over his own bar for a corner. Orient broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute when Aaron Doran capitalised on Walsall's defensive uncertainty and crossed for Thornton to slide home. The hosts added a second nine minutes later when Jonathan Tehoue and McGleish worked the ball in from the right and Thornton scored with a low shot. Walsall never looked like finding a way back into the game and failed to muster an attempt on goal after the interval.
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