Leyton Orient put their League Two relegation fears to bed with a comfortable 2-0 home win over strugglers Barrow, courtesy of goals from Paul Smyth and Ruel Sotiriou.
Sotiriou has been key for the O’s in recent weeks under new boss Richie Wellens and once again proved integral in the opening 45 minutes.
The Cypriot rattled the crossbar with a sumptuous free-kick just after the half-hour mark before seeing a header turned behind by Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman shortly after, in what were the best opportunities of the opening period.
Six of the seven goals Orient had scored under Wellens before this game had come in the second-half and that pattern continued shortly after the break.
Connor Wood played a ball in behind Barrow’s defence for Paul Smyth to round Farman and produce a sumptuous dinked finish from a seemingly impossible angle to open the scoring.
And Sotiriou doubled Orient’s advantage just after the hour mark when he showed great composure to control the ball from a low free-kick and slot home.
Wellens’ side then demonstrated their improving game management to comfortably see out the remaining minutes and ensure another impressive victory.