Late Leyton Orient leveller denies 10-man OxfordLeyton Orient recovered from a two-goal half-time deficit to draw 2-2 with Oxford after the visitors were forced to play the final 27 minutes with 10 men following the dismissal of Jordan Graham.Jay Simpson and substitute Scott Kashket gave the O's a share of the spoils after Kemar Roofe and John Lundstrom had put Oxford in control.Oxford were good value for their two-goal lead, having played the more purposeful football and caused their hosts problems with their lively approach play.Leading scorer Roofe capitalised on an error by Orient skipper Mathieu Baudry to put the visitors in front after 16 minutes when the defender failed to control a cross from Graham and the ball fell to Roofe, who had a simple close-range opportunity for his ninth goal of the campaign.Lundstrom enjoyed a piece of good fortune when he doubled the leadThe midfielder, who spent two loan periods with Orient, sent in a shot from 20 yards that deflected off Connor Essam and sent goalkeeper Alex Cisak the wrong way.Orient improved following a double substitution at the interval and Simpson notched his 10th goal of the season in the 64th minute after substitute Ollie Palmer nodded a cross into his path.Three minutes later Graham, who had earlier been booked for a foul, was sent off when he kicked the ball away after conceding a free-kick.Orient pressed forward and were rewarded for their efforts in the first minute of the four added minutes when Kashket scored his first league goal after collecting a header from Palmer
Source : PA
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