The last team to be promoted to the Premier League next season was born! Luton, in the final of the promotion play-offs, played a 120-minute 1-1 match with Giovanni, and eventually won 6-5 after exchanging 12-yard shots to sudden death, securing the last ticket to the Premier League. Luton played the 13/14 season in the regional league, but in the last 10 years, they have rocketed to the Premier League, with midfielder Ruddock becoming the first player in England to be promoted to four consecutive levels with the same club, which is a fairy tale in the soccer world!
Luton, who suffered a defeat in the last four of the promotion play-offs last season, had the upper hand in this match, but captain Lockyer fainted in the 12th minute without any collision and had to be sent to hospital for treatment immediately. Luton took the lead in the 23rd minute with a goal by Jordan Kieler, but Giovanni stepped up his offense in the second half and tied the game in the 66th minute with a quick counterattack by Gustavo Hammar. The match was decided by a 12-yard shootout, with Luton scoring on all six of their attempts on goal, and Giovanni was able to secure a dramatic promotion for Luton in the sixth round of the tournament.
Luton was docked 30 points in the 08/09 season due to financial problems and had to drop down to the regional league, but they recovered quickly and were promoted to League Two in 2014 with 101 points, then to League One in 2018, and then to the Championship a year later, and this year they finally realized their dream of being promoted to the Premier League after last season's play-off exit. Luton last competed in the English top flight in 1992, before the Premier League was established.
The 29-year-old midfielder Rudock witnessed the Luton fairy tale, he joined Luton 10 years ago, and is experiencing four promotions in 10 years, from the regional league to the Premier League journey to become the first person in the history of the English football world, the Democratic Republic of the Congo star joked after the game: I have completed all the mission of the soccer, I think I can retire! There were highs and lows in this journey, but I always believe in myself, I am already a Premier League player!
