Schumacher delighted to maintain winning momentum
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- Created on Tuesday, 08 August 2023 23:09
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 August 2023 08:11
- Published on Tuesday, 08 August 2023 23:09
- Written by ROSS REID at Home Park
Schumacher said: “We played some really exciting football in the first half and my only criticism is we didn’t get another goal but credit to Orient they had a right good go in the second half.”
Argyle’s two-goal cup hero was New Zealand international striker Ben Waine who made up for having an early effort ruled out for offside by scoring in 25th and 38th minutes.
Schumacher said: “It’s good that we’ve achieved our objective because obviously that’s what we wanted to do: get into the next round, keep that momentum going.
“I thought it was important to freshen the team up from Saturday because Saturday took a lot out of everyone so to make 10 changes and still have that level of performance was brilliant.
“In the first half in particular we showed some real bits of quality, passed the ball really well, created loads of good chances and looked quick on the break.
“Second half we were a little bit scruffy with the ball but credit to them Leyton Orient came after us a little bit, had nothing to lose. It fizzled out in the end but 2-0, clean sheet, loads of positives and we are in the next round.”
Orient boss Richie Wellens rued: “Both goals were mistakes. Obviously the pass back was short, which gives them a good leg-up in the game, and then we over cover far too much and allow a winger to pull a back in an area.
“First half they were good and they have got a team that is fresh, full of energy because none of them played at the weekend. They just wanted to play forward and run forward and their two wingers caused us a lot of problems because we didn’t set-up for that.
“When they went up through the gears they looked like getting a cross in and especially in the first half they could have been three or four up."
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