Luton 1 Cardiff 0: Edwards hails ‘brave’ Adebayo for late winner after penalty miss

Elijah Adebayo beats Cardiff's Mark McGuinness in the air to head the winner in the 88th minute
Elijah Adebayo beats Cardiff's Mark McGuinness in the air to head the winner in the 88th minute. Photo by Liam Smith

Rob Edwards praised match-winner Elijah Adebayo as he scored a late decider to down Cardiff after missing a penalty to life Luton into the Championship play-offs. 

The striker saw Ryan Allsop dive the right way to snuff out his 72nd minute spot-kick and, in a game of few chances, that looked a crucial miss at the time. 

But the Hatters kept pushing and Adebayo showed desire to get on the end of an Alfie Doughty cross to head home from point-blank range.

Reece Burke, Amari'i Bell, Jordan Clark and Alfie Doughty rush to celebrate with Elijah Adebayo after his late winner against Cardiff
Reece Burke, Amari’i Bell, Jordan Clark and Alfie Doughty rush to celebrate with Elijah Adebayo after his late winner against Cardiff. Photo by Liam Smith

It was the in-form forward’s fifth goal in as many games and his best run of scoring form for the club, which also had the added benefit of Luton leapfrogging arch-rivals Watford to fourth in the Championship, level on points with third-placed Middlesbrough with a game in hand.

Hatter boss Edwards said: “It’s a really good win, a really difficult game as you can all see. Sabri (Lamouchi, Cardiff manager) has come in and it’s always difficult to go up against a new manager, a really experienced coach, good coach.

“He had a bit of time to get to work with them as well. It was really hard to break them down, we knew that, I thought we went with the right intentions, we tried to do the right things and tried to mix our game up. 

Rob Edwards
Rob Edwards. Photo by Liam Smith

“We tried to play around them and, at times, go over and into our strikers and things like that. Lots of crosses flashing across but we couldn’t get on the end of it.

“Then we missed the pen and you start to think maybe it’s not our day today. But I’m delighted for Eli. 

“I just told him, the character that he’s shown to be at the right place and the right time, after missing the penalty, is excellent. 

“It takes a brave person to step up and take the penalty. He scored the other day, he didn’t today and that’s no problem, but I’m delighted for him because we got a great reaction and he’s found the winning goal.”

Reece Burke jumps on match-winner Elijah Adebayo
Reece Burke jumps on match-winner Elijah Adebayo. Photo by Liam Smith

It made for a thrilling finale after a frustrating game in which Town did all the pushing but couldn’t create any clear openings, despite cross after cross and from the excellent Doughty and debutant Cody Drameh, plus a plethora of set-pieces. 

In fact it was relegation-threatened Cardiff, winless in 12 games before tonight, that had the better opportunities with Callum Robinson hitting the bar early on and Ryan Wintle squandering a second-half chance when left all alone.   

To add to the frustrations around Kenilworth Road, referee Geoff Eltringham made a series of bizarre decisions, at one point penalising Carlton Morris despite the striker getting climbed all over. 

The forward was exasperated and he was more than a little devilish at the final whistle when he threw the ball at Mark McGuinness’ head leading to a series of scuffles and bookings for the pair. 

Luton and Cardiff players scuffle at the final whistle after Carlton Morris threw the ball at Mark McGuinness
Luton and Cardiff players scuffle at the final whistle after Carlton Morris threw the ball at Mark McGuinness. Photo by Liam Smith

But ultimately the Bedfordshire night sky was permeated by the voices of Luton fans who, after Adebayo’s 88th minute winner, sang the praises of their manager and, after their positive change in Championship places, the prospect of another tilt at the Premier League. 

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