Match Report

Nationwide Division Two - Saturday 1st May, from Kenilworth Stadium

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Result
Luton Town 2 Sheffield Wednesday

Howard 54, 90
O'Leary 78
J.Shaw 23
Cooke 33

Att: 7,157
Team Lineups
(4-4-2)
Brill
Pressman
Boyce
Geary
Coyne
Barry-Murphy
Davis
Wood
Foley
D.Smith
Neilson
Cooke
Nicholls
McLaren
O'Leary
McMahon
Robinson
Brunt
Forbes
Robins
Howard
J.Shaw

Substitutes

Showunmi - Forbes (59 mins) Chambers - Cooke (82 mins)
  Olsen - Robins (83 mins)
  Carr - Geary (90 mins)

Un-used Substitutes

Hyldgaard Tidman
Davies P.Smith
Leary  
Mansell

Match Report

Sorry second half sums up season for Owls

This report from TeamTalk.com:

Steve Howard fired a 90th-minute winner as Luton came from 2-0 down to snatch all three points with a 3-2 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

Wednesday opened the scoring when Jon Shaw took advantage of a defensive mix-up to head home his first senior goal. Then luckless Luton keeper Dean Brill was left stranded again when a deflection allowed Wednesday winger Terry Cooke to fire into an empty net.

Luton came out fired up after the restart and pulled a goal back when Howard converted Stephen O'Leary's cross for his 15th goal of the season. Provider O'Leary then turned scorer when visiting defender Dean Smith headed Kevin Foley's cross into his path. And a minute into added time Howard secured the points when he scrambled the ball home after good work by Enoch Showunmi.

But, after a drab start to the second half, Blackpool lifted themselves with Sheron's second - a deflected effort - and Donnelly and Martin Bullock combined to set up Murphy late on.

Half-time: Luton 0-2 Owls

Chris Turner's most match comments: "We lost because we aren't strong enough. We can't handle a battle in this division. We've some talented players but to get out of this division you need strength, power and character. This isn't the first time this season we've lost after being in a commanding position."

AnzOwl's verdict: From 2-0 up at half-time this is a game we should never have lost.