Leyton Orient star Donley dismayed his effort was not sufficient to knock out Manchester Metropolis

Leyton Orient striker Jamie Donley says his wonderstrike towards Manchester Metropolis would have counted for extra had his facet produced an FA Cup upset.

Donley’s unbelievable 45-yard effort will technically go down as an personal objective for Metropolis goalkeeper Stefan Ortega however the on-loan Tottenham man deserves all of the credit score. His shot flew over the goalkeeper’s head, hit the bar and struck the legs of Ortega earlier than getting into.

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League One facet Orient led the Premier League champions for the subsequent 40 minutes earlier than the guests hit again via a lucky Abdukodir Khusanov objective earlier than a bit of brilliance from Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne noticed Metropolis via 2-1.

Donley advised the BBC: “I believed we did nicely. We knew it could be a extremely robust recreation. I believed we gave an excellent account of ourselves. It’s disappointing to lose however I’m happy with the boys.”

On his objective, he added: “I do know I hit the objective nicely. I knew it fell for me properly. I noticed him off his line and by chance it went in. It is going to be a cheerful second. It might have been rather a lot nicer if we received. It was disappointing we misplaced however it was an excellent second.

“They’re a high crew, they haven’t been doing what they’ve lately however you’ll be able to see the standard that they’d.”

Lewis relieved Metropolis scraped via

Rico Lewis, whose shot hit Khusanov earlier than flawed footing residence goalkeeper Josh Keeley and getting into for the leveller, admitted Metropolis had been critically examined at Brisbane Street.

He mentioned: “Credit score to Leyton Orient, they made it tough for us to play. It’s straightforward to say it’s more durable than you assume however everyone knows they’re robust. The group are proper up for it. 

“The season hasn’t panned out how we wished it to. Each recreation now, so long as we win, it may very well be an ideal season for us.”