Gambin happy to be put on the spot for Luton against Spurs U21s

The attacker stepped up with Luton 3-2 ahead in the new ABBA style system and coolly sent Brandon Austin the wrong way to seal Town’s group stage triumph.

Speaking afterwards, Gambin admitted the new rules had taken him by surprise a little too, as he said: “I wasn’t really aware of that, until it happened and I saw two of them went up for the penalty.

“Johnny Mullins was informing me as it was going, but it was all right, nice to score a penalty, everyone scored, so it was good.

“If there’s one going, I’m definitely going to take one and I knew the strikers were going to want one.

“I was straight away ‘give me one,’ so I can have a chance to get a goal, I wanted one, got one, scored one, so I was happy.

“Penalties is all mental, it was nice to score at Kenilworth Road and their fans were a bit chirpy behind the goal but that’s all part of football and why we love it.”

It wasn’t just from the spot where Gambin enjoyed success too as he opened the scoring on 19 minutes, firing home with his weaker right foot.

He continued: “To get out there on the pitch was brilliant and to get the goal as well, right foot, I’m happy about that, as everyone bangs on to me about my right foot, so that was good.

“I loved getting out there playing football, really enjoyed it as I’ve been looking forward to playing.”

With Spurs entering their U21s into the tournament for the first time this season, on how he felt the youngsters did, Gambin said: “It will be a challenge for them and I thought they were good.