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Leyton Orient boss hails former Irish League star as 'special' talent

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens has hailed Paul Smyth as a "special" talent who should be playing at a higher level. The 24-year-old forward returned to play 45 minutes of the O's friendly defeat to Portsmouth on Tuesday night.

Smyth left his mark on the game, scoring a fine goal just before the break to make it 2-1. Pompey would go on to score another three in the second half as the game finished 5-2.

The former Linfield winger has a habit of scoring special goals. He did it a number of times last season, including worldies against Scunthorpe, Rochdale and Barrow.

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