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Leyton Orient and Stockport drew a controversial League One playoff semi-final first leg 2-2, with the hosts’ Charlie Kelman scoring first and last.
Kelman was clearly offside for his side’s opener in the 30th minute, the officials presumably believing the ball had been played by a Stockport defender rather than Omar Beckles.
Stockport levelled on the hour through Oliver Norwood’s penalty, awarded for a handball by Rarmani Edmonds-Green, though the defender raised his arm after being held down by Fraser Horsfall. The Stockport pair then combined to give them the lead, with Norwood’s free-kick headed in by Horsfall in the 65th minute.
Stockport, who finished third, looked set to take a lead back to Edgeley Park for Wednesday’s second leg. But Orient were then awarded a penalty of their own, with Horsfall deemed to have had his hand in an unnatural position when it was struck by a shot from Ollie O’Neill. Kelman made no mistake.
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