Hatters U11s stun Italian giants Juventus in Germany

Charlie Patino and Alex Matos, who have now headed to Arsenal and Norwich City, respectively, had been scheduled to be a part of the squad, so their absence saw Luton take nine players to the seven v seven tournament.

With over 150 teams entered from the likes fo Arsenal, Liverpool, Sao Paulo, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus, Hatters were drawn in a group with Austria Wien, TSV Kottern, FC Brünninghausen and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Luton started by defeating TSV Kottern 1-0 and then followed that up with a 1-1 draw against Austria Wien.

The youngsters went on to beat both Düsseldorf and Brünninghausen 2-1 to top the group with 10 points, and set up fixtures with Swedish and Italian giants Brommapojkana and Juventus.

Town lost 1-0 to an impressive Brommapojkana side in their first game, albeit to a controversial penalty decision, meaning they had to beat Juve to qualify.

They duly delivered a 3-2 win with goals from Harvey Williams (2) and Ed McJannet, with fine displays from Freddie Newton and Gabriel Ryan in a superb giant-killing.

Up next for Luton were Borussia Dortmund, but with the Juventus game taking its told, Hatters were eventually beaten, finishing 18th in the tournament.

They then took on Brommapojkana again, winning 3-1, with Eddie Corbit delivering a passing masterclass.