Despite going 1-0 down in the first-half the Hatters kept their cool and stretched their unbeaten run to nine to secure their place in the Third Round of the FA Youth Cup.

A free-kick just outside the Luton area after 41 minutes allowed Corby to open the scoring. However Luton were quick to respond and got themselves back on level terms just minutes later thanks to a goal from Mark Farthing.

Jamie McGuinness then went on to score his first goal of the season to put Luton in the lead just before half-time. Second-half substitute Ashley Harrison-Barker and Ryan Charles made it 4-1 after the break, adding to an impressive performance by the youngsters.

And Youth boss Chris Cummins was full of praise for his side who had
dominated the game.

"We created a lot of chances but we need to be more clinical in front
of goal.

"We played well as a team and deserved the win."


After Luton produced numerous chances in front of goal it seemed unfortunate that they found themselves 1-0 down. But a cross from the right allowed Farthing to tap in the ball on 44 minutes.

Charles found enough space to cross the ball into McGuinness who turned to knock the ball into the bottom right-hand corner, giving Luton a well deserved lead in stoppage time.

The second half started with a somewhat slower pace and it took Luton another 33 minutes before they found the back of the net again. This time it was Harrison-Barker who knocked the ball in, after receiving a cross from a lively Elliott Osborne-Ricketts.

Luton youth striker Charles finished of a well rounded performance with a diagonal shot just inside the area which flew past the keeper in the 90th minute.

After the game Cummins was delighted with the result, and praised the performance of McGuinness.

"Jamie is a great player, he does everything you ask of him and hopefully this will give him a bit more self belief."

Safely through to the third round the Hatters now wait to see whether they will host Leeds or Walsall. But Cummins admitted that he was hoping his side would meet former FA Youth Cup winners Leeds.

He said: "Hopefully we will get Leeds because it would be a good test for us."

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