The Stoke goalkeeper fumbled Tom Bennett's corner into his own net in front of Stoke's 1,900 fans.The complexion of the match altered conclusively in the opening four minutes of the second-half. First, Ian Brightwell's header sprung Stoke's offside trap, enabling Matias to streak clear before angling his shot across Ward into the far corner.Stoke were further dismayed when a free-kick by Dean Keates was allowed to dip unimpeded into their six-yard box. Goodman claimed a touch on the ball as it flashed past Ward, but Keates' celebrations suggested he felt it had gone straight in.Dadason, a strange choice as Stoke's lone striker considering his relative lack of mobility, belatedly received some support when Andy Cooke joined him shortly before the hour.However, before he could influence proceedings, another horrendous defensive error left Walsall three goals clear.On the hour, Wayne Thomas attempted to pass across the face of the visitors' penalty area. Matias, dashing to close him down, was surprised and delighted to see the ball shoot off his shin and past Ward.Walsall (4-4-2) Walker; Brightwell, Tillson, Barras, Aranalde; Hall (Gadsby, 78), Bennett, Keates, Matias; Leitao (Angell, 78), Goodman (Byfield, 83). Substitutes not used: Bukran, Emberson (gk).Stoke City (4-5-1): Ward; Thomas (Thorne, 65), Mohan (Cooke, 54), Kippe, Dorigo (Thordarson, 65); Gudjonsson, Kavanagh, Gunnarsson, O'Connor, Clarke; Dadason.

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Substitutes not used: Risom, Muggleton (gk).Referee: E Wolstenholme (Blackburn).. Hull City, who were in danger of oblivion at the turn of the year, found themselves denied the chance of a place in the Third Division play-off final by a stunning 30-yard strike from Leyton Orient's gifted young defender Matt Lockwood.

His eighth goal of the season, all from full-back, justly earned them a place in the final on Saturday 26 May against Blackpool. Hull City, who were in danger of oblivion at the turn of the year, found themselves denied the chance of a place in the Third Division play-off final by a stunning 30-yard strike from Leyton Orient's gifted young defender Matt Lockwood. His eighth goal of the season, all from full-back, justly earned them a place in the final on Saturday 26 May against Blackpool. It was a first defeat in 13 games for Hull, who took too long to get going last night and could not take advantage of the sending off of Orient's striker Steve Watts in the 84th minute for a second yellow card.Both teams have managed a heartening transformation of fortunes over the past 18 months. Last season, Leyton Orient went into Christmas bottom of the table, with the Conference beckoning and supporters at the gates calling for the head of their manager, Tommy Taylor. A 5-0 away win against Chester put them on the road to better things, and in the current campaign they finished only five points from automatic promotion.The gates of Boothferry Park, meanwhile, were locked by Hull's landlord David Lloyd when his patience ran out, and a fate worse than Conference football ­ no football at all ­ seemed possible until a rescue package was eventually agreed.Rebirth began in February with a 1-0 home victory over Orient and a repeat of that scoreline on Sunday gave the Humberside club a useful advantage going into last night's game, but it was rubbed out shortly before half-time. Kevin Francis, the 6ft 7in striker, made a costly error in allowing a tame forward ball down the Orient left to go under his foot to Scott Houghton, whose cross was headed in by Steve Watts.Earlier Watts and Houghton had both had shots blocked after a quick free-kick by Matt Lockwood caused panic in the Hull defence. Anxious tackling led to three Orient players being booked before the interval, but the visitors carried no attacking threat until well into the second half, when the substitute Lee Philpott had a shot held by Ashley Bayes ­ the goalkeeper's first serious work of the evening ­ and Mike Edwards headed a corner narrowly over the bar.At the other end, Paul Musselwhite clawed out a 25-yard free-kick from Lockwood.

But Lockwood would not be denied and his screaming effort from even further out put Orient ahead on aggregate after 69 and on the way to Cardiff.Leyton Orient (4-4-2):Bayes; Joseph, Downer, Smith, Lockwood; Walschaerts, McGhee, Castle (Harris, 66), Houghton (Brkovic, 87); Ibehre (Tate, 85), Watts. Substitutes not used: Barrett (gk), Martin.Hull City (4-4-2): Musselwhite; Edwards, Whittle, Greaves, Whitney; Matthews (Brown 69), Atkins, Brabin, Holt (Philpott, 37); Eyre, Francis (Rowe, 62). Substitutes not used: Wilson (gk), Brown, Wood.Referee: D Pugh (The Wirral).. Brett Ormerod further underlined his goalscoring pedigree as Blackpool last night coasted to the final of the Nationwide Third Division play-offs.