Darlington2

Corbett 44, Wainwright 76

Leyton Orient2

Lockwood 26, Alexander 37

(League Division Three)

THE O's season ended on a mixed note as they battled out a 2-2 draw at Darlington but threw away a two-goal lead in the process.

As the hosts bade farewell to their Feethams home after 120 years of residence, first half strikes from Matthew Lockwood and Gary Alexander threatened to spoil their party.

But Darlington were desperate not to leave their home on such a low note, and after pulling one back rather fortunately before the break, Neil Wainwright's levelling goal fourteen minutes from time gave the scoreline a fair reflection.

Perhaps it was best that the home side had the added motivation of giving their home support something to remember as otherwise a last day game between teams in the lower reaches of the table could have resulted in a dull encounter played at testimonial pace.

Orient took the lead on 26 minutes when a Wayne Purser cross was blocked, but his second attempt found the onrushing Lockwood who dispatched a near-post volley past the helpless Andy Collett.

Darlington could easily have been level on 32 minutes when Corbett broke the offside trap in the right channel to run in on goal. The on-loan Portsmouth man's placement couldn't match his pace however, and his shot flew harmlessly across Morris' goal.

Alexander showed his Darlington counterpart how it should be done five minutes later when he intercepted Stuart Whitehead's square ball and prodded expertly past Collett.

It was the first, and only, time Orient had led by two clear goals away from home this season but unfortunately it wasn't to last.

Darlington's first reply arrived two minutes before the interval when a static O's defence allowed an offside-looking Corbett to poke Newey's bobbling long-range effort home.

Though they continued to press, Darlow found it difficult to break through the O's defence, marshalled superbly by Michael Turner, and with Darlington boss Mick Tait running out of ideas he threw on winger Wainwright.

The move was to prove masterful as within sixty seconds of his introduction, Wainwright had headed fellow sub Ian Clark's cross past Morris' desperate dive.

O's boss Paul Brush hailed the attacking force that his side displayed: "We played really well. We were very positive and until the last few minutes had a good hold on the game."