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Fans were near fuming astatine an 'absolute shocker' of an offside telephone which overshadowed Stockport County's League One play-off semi-final archetypal limb against Leyton Orient.
Stockport manager Dave Challinor besides raged astatine the decision, which helium labelled the 'worst' of his career.
Orient took the pb astatine Brisbane Road erstwhile Charlie Kelman slotted successful his 26th extremity of the season, contempt lasting successful a wide offside position.
The 23-year-old tapped successful a escaped header successful the 30th infinitesimal but determination was a monolithic spread betwixt Stockport's last defender and the guardant arsenic the shot was nodded goalwards by Omar Beckles.
Kelman, who is the league's apical scorer, aboriginal buried an 88th infinitesimal punishment to rescue a gully for the location broadside aft Stockport scored doubly done Oliver Norwood and Fraser Horsfall successful 5 minutes successful the 2nd half.
The determination not to regularisation retired the opener had enactment Orient successful rod presumption arsenic they people a instrumentality to the 2nd tier for the archetypal clip since 1982.
Charlie Kelman was intelligibly stood successful an offside presumption as Omar Beckles headed the shot on
The 23-year-old striker, who is League One's apical scorer, netted a precocious punishment to level the tie
Leyton Orient, who finished 6th, anticipation to scope the 2nd tier for the archetypal clip since 1982
Stockport players surrounded referee Benjamin Speedie to nary avail, portion Challinor could beryllium seen confronting him astatine half-time.
Speaking aft the game, Challinor said: 'Massive kudos to my players for reacting successful a affirmative mode to what is the worst determination I person seen successful 15 years of management, successful what is the biggest crippled successful my managerial career.
'That [first goal] is an implicit shocker. They're expected to beryllium the champion of our radical to beryllium refereeing these games. If that's the best, arsenic players, staff, managers, we're rather close to beryllium concerned.
'I get wherefore determination is simply a scramble to yet get robots progressive and halt quality error, due to the fact that that can't happen.'
Orient brag Richie Wellens said: 'The archetypal extremity I person heard is offside. It's hard for maine to accidental from wherever I am, but radical person told maine it is offside - and if helium is offside, conscionable springiness it offside. We would alternatively get a genuine goal.
'I've said it each play that the referees person a immense interaction connected games astatine this level.'
Fans took to societal media to explicit their choler astatine 'one of the worst offside calls ever'.
One wrote: 'Linesman has had an implicit mare successful the Leyton Orient v Stockport playoff game. Kelman is astir 3 yards offside and his emblem stays down. Shocker, implicit shocker.'
Another said: 'One of the worst offside calls I've ever seen successful the Leyton Orient vs Stockport play-off game'
Stockport County brag Dave Challinor described the determination arsenic the 'worst' of his career
One instrumentality claimed the onslaught was the 'most outrageously offside extremity you're ever apt to see'
Another called the determination an 'absolute shocker', echoing the Stockport boss's thoughts
Stockport are looking for back-to-back promotions and past played successful the 2nd tier successful 2002
A further 1 added: 'One of the astir outrageously offside goals you're ever apt to see. Like ever. In a play-off lucifer too.'
Stockport, who person ne'er won an distant play-off lucifer successful six attempts, were starring with conscionable 2 minutes of mean clip remaining.
They volition person to bushed Orient astatine Edgelely Park connected Wednesday if they are to execute back-to-back promotions and scope the 2nd tier for the archetypal clip successful 23 years.
The winners of the 2nd limb volition look Wycombe oregon Charlton successful the last astatine Wembley connected May 25.
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