We took the lead midway through the first half at Brisbane Road through Omari Hutchinson’s solo effort and up until that point we had looked very comfortable in the game. However, Orient fought back and with just over 10 minutes to go we found ourselves behind following a Dylan Williams own goal and an Aaron Drinan penalty.

With progress hanging in the balance, second-half substitute Malik Mothersille rounded the keeper a minute from time and slotted into the net to level the scores. After providing the assist for Mothersille’s first, Hutchinson again found himself in the right position to pass across goal for Mothersille to score his second of the game and win us the match late on.

Robinson, who had spoken in the build-up about his team’s need to see out games, was very pleased to see progress made in that department.

‘We have given away points on a few occasions this season so it was really pleasing to see them show the resilience to come back and win the game with some exciting football,' he told us shortly after the final whistle in east London.

Recent Premier League 2 games against Manchester United, Crystal Palace and Leicester City have seen us surrender winning positions so yesterday’s showing felt even more impressive and Robinson went on to provide an insight into the instructions he gave the team prior to the game.

‘We have spoken about where generally Under-21 teams come up short in this competition, for example with defensive set-pieces, being effective at opposition restarts, as well as first and second balls,' he continued, reflecting also on his experience in this competition as head coach of AFC Wimbledon in his previous job.

'Those have been targets within our performances as these are key to them being trusted when they move onto first team football at any level.’

The aim now is consistency and to carry this momentum into the upcoming games before the break due to the World Cup.

‘Consistency across all the key aspects is now needed going forward,' Robinson added. 'The team have shown they are capable of playing some fantastic, effective football and performing with a good degree of elite behaviour.

‘Whether this has been done on a consistent basis is arguable and I think there is room for improvement. We have only lost one in nine games and are unbeaten in seven, but we aren't top of the PL2 league. We currently leave points out there and the players know this needs to change.’

Our development squad will have a chance to put into the practice the words of their manager this weekend as they take on Blackburn Rovers in a lunchtime kick-off at Kingsmeadow on Saturday 22 October. Tickets are currently available online priced at £3 for concessions and just £5 for adults.