Wahala don finish for Luton Town as dem win EFL Trophy for Wembley yesterday. Jack Wilshere, wey be former Arsenal star, don collect im first trophy as manager. Luton beat Stockport County 3-1, with Nahki Wells score two goals for di match.
Di game start with Stockport wey dey lead early. Adama Sidibeh run pass Luton defenders and score for 11th minute. But Luton no gree give up. Emilio Lawrence equalize for 22nd minute after Jordan Clark pass give am. Wells come score im first goal for 39th minute after Kal Naismith cross.
Second half no too sweet like first, but Luton still dey control di game. Wells come score again for stoppage time to seal di win. Di veteran striker wey be 35 years old don show say im still get power.
Wilshere talk say dis win pass wetin im win as player. “I love every moment of my career as player,” im yarn. “But as coach, you dey feel am different. You dey responsible for everybody.” Di young manager wey be 34 years old don face some wahala since im take over Luton for October, but dis trophy fit be turning point.
For Stockport side, manager Dave Challinor dey disappointed but im say dem go use di loss as motivation. “We want to bottle dis emotion,” im talk. “Make we use am for our next matches.” Stockport still dey chase League One playoff position.
Di match get some kontroversy. Referee Martin Coy no give Luton penalty early for di game when Isaiah Jones fall for box. Replays show say Josh Stokes push am, but Coy no blow whistle.
Luton fans wey be over 30,000 for Wembley dey celebrate well well. Di club don suffer back-to-back relegation from Premier League reach League One, so dis trophy na big win for dem. Wilshere talk say im happy for di fans wey don suffer.
Interesting tin be say Luton no suppose dey for dis competition at all. Dem don lose to Swindon Town for round of 16, but Swindon field two players wey no suppose play. EFL kick Swindon out and bring Luton back. Now dem don win di whole thing.
Wells wey score two goals don talk say im dey grateful to Wilshere. “Di manager show bravery to play me,” im yarn. “I no train well for two weeks because of groin injury. But im trust me and I do my job.” Di Bermudian striker don play for Bradford City before and im score at Wembley for 2013 play-off final.
Luton now dey 10th position for League One with five matches remain. Dem dey six points behind sixth-placed Stevenage. Wilshere believe say dis trophy fit help dem push for playoff position before season end.
For Stockport, dis na dia third loss for EFL Trophy final. Dem don lose for 1992 and 1993 before. Di club wey nearly collapse for 2009 now dey rebuild under owner Mark Stott. Challinor don do well with dem since im take over.
Di match show say lower league football still get plenty excitement. Both teams wey dem call “Hatters” don give fans better entertainment. Even though Luton win, Stockport fans still dey happy say dia club dey alive and dey compete.
Wilshere career as manager just begin, but dis first trophy na sign say im fit go far. With Mick Harford as advisor and Arsène Wenger as mentor, di young coach get plenty support. Luton hope say dis na beginning of better things to come.
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