Max Sanders strike helps Leyton Orient close gap on play-off chasing Stevenage
Max Sanders' goal in the first half helped Leyton Orient get back into the League One promotion race with a 1-0 win over Stevenage, pushing the hosts out of the play-off spots.
Sanders scored the game's only goal in the 16th minute, shifting the ball onto his right foot and sliding a shot under Craig MacGillivray after being found in the box.
Stevenage striker Jamie Reid thought he had equalised 24 minutes in, but referee Craig Hicks ruled out his goal for an apparent handball by Jordan Roberts.
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Boro's top scorer threatened again when he flicked Dan Butler's free-kick into the hands of visiting goalkeeper Sol Brynn, but Orient managed to hold on.
Home boss Steve Evans made four substitutions at half-time in an attempt to change the game.
However, Stevenage could only manage three hopeful attempts in the second half, from Reid, Roberts and Nick Freeman, as they fell to eighth in the table, just three points above Orient.
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