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Leyton Orient knew they were promoted before the game endedLeyton Orient won promotion from League Two despite a 2-0 defeat at Gillingham.
Bradford City's 1-0 loss at Swindon meant the O's are guaranteed a return to League One for the first time in eight years.
Orient had Omar Beckles sent off for denying a goalscoring chance and from the resulting free-kick Alex MacDonald found the bottom corner to put the Gills ahead.
Gillingham's second came via Cheye Alexander's penalty after Idris El Mizouni was penalised for a handball following a MacDonald free-kick.
The game was halted by a floodlight failure with 12 minutes to go, but when the action resumed Orient knew they had gone up after finding out the result at Swindon.
They are seven points clear of second-placed Northampton but crucially 13 ahead of sixth-placed Bradford, who were the only side who could mathematically stop them making the top three.
Gillingham's victory also ensured they avoided relegation with the two sides playing out time as they waited for the game to end.
More to follow.
A floodlight failure could not stop Leyton Orient's celebrationsLine-ups
Gillingham
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Morris
- 2Alexander
- 5EhmerBooked at 32mins
- 23Masterson
- 14McKenzie
- 7MacDonald
- 6WilliamsSubstituted forColemanat 74'minutes
- 38Dieng
- 16Jefferies
- 49Lapslie
- 20NicholsSubstituted forHawkinsat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Tutonda
- 4Wright
- 17Clarke
- 18Coleman
- 25Turner
- 28Hawkins
Leyton Orient
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 22Vigouroux
- 2James
- 19BecklesBooked at 14mins
- 43TurnsBooked at 73minsSubstituted forOgieat 77'minutes
- 32HuntBooked at 45mins
- 18PratleyBooked at 21minsSubstituted forBrownat 60'minutes
- 15El Mizouni
- 7SmythBooked at 26minsSubstituted forKelmanat 77'minutes
- 14Moncur
- 34SadlierSubstituted forMcCartat 19'minutes
- 10SotiriouSubstituted forDrinanat 61'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Sargeant
- 4Ogie
- 8Clay
- 12Brown
- 16Drinan
- 23Kelman
- 33McCart
Referee:Carl Brook
Attendance:6,629
Live Text
Match ends, Gillingham 2, Leyton Orient 0.
Second Half ends, Gillingham 2, Leyton Orient 0.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Shadrach Ogie replaces Ed Turns.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Charlie Kelman replaces Paul Smyth.
Goal! Gillingham 2, Leyton Orient 0. Cheye Alexander (Gillingham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty conceded by Idris El Mizouni (Leyton Orient) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Alexander MacDonald (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Gillingham. Ethan Coleman replaces Shaun Williams.
Ed Turns (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ed Turns (Leyton Orient).
Dom Jefferies (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Gillingham. Oliver Hawkins replaces Tom Nichols.
Attempt blocked. Tom James (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Paul Smyth (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shaun Williams (Gillingham).
Foul by Idris El Mizouni (Leyton Orient).
George Lapslie (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Aaron Drinan replaces Ruel Sotiriou.
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Jordan Brown replaces Darren Pratley.
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