I think we were the better team for a lot of things,” Wellens told Standard Sport after the match. “It is [amazing]”, he said of reaching the play-offs, “but we want to grow the club. I’m not happy just sitting on my laurels and going through the motions.

It took 31 minutes for the game to spark into life but the wait was worth it, with a sublimely executed free-kick by Gillesphey breaking the deadlock.

Promotion to the Championship is on the line as Charlton and Leyton Orient meet in an all-London League One play-off final at Wembley. Charlton are bidding to get back to the Championship after five seasons in the third tier, while Orient are out to return to the second tier for the first time in 43 years.