BEDFORD TOWN 0 LUTON TOWN 2
Beds Senior Cup second round
Bedford Town saw their interest in the Bedfordshire Senior Cup come to an end at the hands of a brace from Luton Town's 18-year-old striker Jake Woolley.
His second came after a neat passing move, and he finished Charlie Smith’s through-ball with a lob over Bedford keeper Ian Brown.
He had earlier opened the scoring in scrappier fashion, bundling the ball over the line after Brown had failed to hold onto a corner kick.
Luton fielded a majority of young players interspersed with first-teamers and returning players and were good value for the win after dominating possession in the second half and taking advantage with Woolley’s double.
However, Bedford matched their Blue Square Bet Premier opponents in the opening period and could have taken the lead several times.
Gareth Price, whose pace caused the Hatters concern, had a shot cleared off the line after just five minutes as the hosts made a frantic start to this derby.
Drew Roberts, Bedford’s in-form top goalscorer, was troubling Beckwith with his movement and a collision between the two should have resulted in a red card for the Luton defender according to the Bedford faithful behind the goal. Instead, the referee saw no foul and Roberts was seemingly hurt and in the second period he limped off, drastically reducing Bedford’s chances of an upset.
A Tom Damon cross after 50 minutes was headed in by Josh Beech but the offside flag inspired Luton to turn the screw.
The difference in the clubs’ league statures was evident in a one-sided last 40 minutes and Woolley’s clinical finishes proved to be the difference.
