Leyton Orient forward Paul Smyth says “anger” inspired his long distance screamer in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Rochdale at Brisbane Road.
Picking the ball up 30 yards from goal, the 24-year-old pirouetted his way past one opponent and evaded another before arrowing an unstoppable shot into the top corner.
It was Smyth’s first senior goal for Orient and his first since scoring for former club Accrington Stanley in a 2-1 win at Oxford United last April.
