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PENALTY BLUNDER COSTS HATTERS

By James Cunliffe

ALAN Sheehan got leaders Luton out of jail with an injury-time equaliser against Cheltenham but perhaps the most relieved man at the ground was referee Mark Heywood because, in the pantheon of fourth-tier officiating calamities, his took not only the biscuit but the tin too.
The hard-working Robins found themselves in dreamland after Joe Morrell’s 30-yard stunner gave them a half-time lead.
But the man in the middle made the second half all about him – ruling out an Olly Lee equaliser in favour of awarding Luton a penalty they didn’t want.
A split seco...

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