Luton failed to close the gap on the top two in the Blue Square Bet Premier after being held to a goalless draw by Mansfield at Kenilworth Road.
The Hatters started the stronger and almost scored in the 20th minute when Janos Kovacs' header hit the bar.
Mid-table Mansfield also created openings, with Adam Smith and Ben Hutchinson both going close.
But Luton finished the stronger and wasted several opportunities to record a sixth successive home victory.
Luton Town boss Gary Brabin told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"Frustrating is the word we've used in the changing room.
"We started with our three leading goal scorers in attack and we felt really confident we were going to score goals.
"But on the night our quality and inventiveness in the last third wasn't good enough."
Luton
30 Pilkington
02 Gleeson
03 Tayloryellow card
06 Pilkington
15 Howells
34 Kovacs
07 Lawless
28 Watkins
08 Morgan-Smith (Fleetwood 57)
10 Crow (McAllister 67)
14 O'Connor
Substitutes
01 Tyler, 19 Dance, 25 Poku, 09 McAllister, 13 Fleetwood
Mansfield
01 Marriott
06 Rileyyellow card
16 O'Neill
17 Sutton
31 Dempster
11 Murray
35 Robertsyellow card
10 Green
15 Dyer
19 Smith (Meikle 76)
28 Hutchinson (Briscoe 82)
Substitutes
23 Redmond, 04 Worthington, 21 Howell, 07 Briscoe, 24 Meikle
Ref: Bull
Att: 5,261
Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16606926.stm
shame we didn't win
BamBOSSprwotita 1 month ago