Loan round-up: Martinez scores on Lugo debut


Toni Martinez enjoyed a debut to remember for his new loan club Lugo, scoring the opening goal in their 3-2 La Liga 2 victory against Rayo Majadahona on Saturday.

The 21-year-old striker, who spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Majadahonda, finished from close range to give Lugo an early advantage against his old side.

Majadahonda would later come back from 2-0 down to draw level, but Carlos Pita struck with 17 minutes left to secure the points for the home side, who now sit 14th in the table.

You can see Toni's goal in the video above.

Elsewhere, Joe Powell was another debutant as he played 76 minutes of Northampton Town's EFL League Two 1-1 draw with Morecambe.

In the same division, fellow Academy midfielder Moses Maksai was a starter in Stevenage's 2-0 defeat at home to high-flying Forest Green Rovers.

Josh Cullen featured as Charlton Athletic extended their unbeaten run in League One to five matches with a 0-0 draw at fellow promotion hopefuls Peterborough United. The Addicks are currently fourth in the table.

In the FA Cup, Jordan Hugill and Vashon Neufville were unused substitutes on opposing sides as Middlesbrough drew 1-1 with Newport County, and in the Netherlands, Martin Samuelsen was also on the bench as VVV Venlo fell to a 3-2 home defeat to FC Emmen in the Eredivisie.