Watford 1 - 0 Leyton Orient
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ORIENT'S reserves were made to rue their missed opportunities after they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Watford on Monday evening.

The Hornets' Liam Henderson netted the all-important goal with just 11 minutes on the clock and that proved enough to give the hosts the points.

But Orient could well have got something from the game had their luck been in and Adam Bolle was unfortunate to see a goal disallowed for offside.

JJ Melligan gave a good performance in central midfield, but Orient could not force a leveller and they missed the opportunity to overhaul Watford in the Combination table.

Nevertheless, assistant manager Dean Smith was satisfied with the performance.

"We deserved something from the game," he said. "We made some good opportunities, but perhaps we were a little sloppy with our decision making and final ball in the attacking third.

"It was a pleasing performance, though, and I felt we were unfortunate to lose."

Orient: Jack Giddins; Brandon Martin, Brian Saah, Clayton Fortune, Charlie Daniels; Harry Baker, JJ Melligan, Solomon Shields, Loick Pires; Raphael Sylvester (Adam Marsh 75), Adam Bolle