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Luton Town Suffers Friendly Defeat

Posted on September 26, 2014 at 07:27 AM.

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Luton Town 0:3 Molde FK

Molde FK looked clearly the better side as a nervous Luton Town squad surrendered 3 goals in the first 23 minutes.

Rindaroy started the scoring in the 12th minute with a solid right foot from the 22 yard line was driven by 3 rapidly closing defenders and the goalie into the upper right coerner of the net.

A defensive lapse in the 18th minute by Luton Town's RB Paul Connolly allowed Ely Ounoussi to sneak by him with the ball and into the box where he made a brilliant cross eluding 2 defenders for an easy goal by Hoiland.

The final goal came in the 23rd minute off a corner kick that was nearly cleared out by GK Mark Tyler, but a brilliant header by Hoiland across the box to Singh left Luton Town defenseless and put easily by the keeper.

Luton Town did play better in the 2nd half, holding Luton Town to 4 shots, with only 1 on target, but could simply not get back into the game. As the minutes ticked off, Luton Town got sloppy on defense and fouled CB Luke Wilkinson fouled Sigurdarson in the box. Singh took the penalty, but was thwarted when his shot hit the left post and stayed out.

Prior to the game, Luton Town announced 2 transfers. CM Alex Lawless (61 OVR, Age 31) was sent to Mansfield Town for $120,000. They also added GK Alex Cairns (OVR 59, Age 21) from Leeds United for a reported $180,000. With GK Mark Tyler now 37 years old, it is clear that Cairns is the heir apparent for Luton Town. The only question that remains is when the position will become his.

Jul 27, 2014 - Luton Town vs Molde FK
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Luton Town ()	0	0	0
Molde FK ()	3	0	3

Team Stats Comparison
Luton Town		Molde FK
0	Goals	3
9	Shots	15
4	Shots on Target	7
20	Tackles	18
1	Fouls	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Injuries	0
44%	Shot Accuracy	46%
79%	Passing Percentage	87%