Riley McGree made his Middlesbrough debut as a 66th minute substitute in a 4-1 home win over Derby County in the English Championship on Saturday.
McGree joined surging Boro last month from MLS club Charlotte after finishing his loan spell with Birmingham City.
Gazette Live gave McGree a 6/10 for his cameo and wrote: “Without shining, he helped Boro maintain their control.”
Massimo Luongo only earned a 6/10 after a full game in Sheffield Wednesday’s 2-0 home loss to Rotherham United in League One. Yorkshire Live wrote: “Coughed up possession a couple of times but gave the Owls bite and aggression in the middle of the park. Drifted in and out of the contest.”
Bailey Wright put in a full shift as Sunderland drew 1-1 at AFC Wimbledon. Sunderland Gazette rated him 6/10 and wrote: “Did OK on his return to the side and had a late chance to score a winner.”
Tom Rogic provided an assist as Celtic eased into the Scottish FA Cup quarter-finals with a 4-0 win over Raith Rovers on Sunday.
Rogic, who started and played 69 minutes, laid off the pass for Liam Scales’ 22nd minute opener.
Despite his double last weekend, Ajdin Hrustic was an 85th minute substitute as Eintracht Frankfurt lost 2-0 at home to Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.
Jackson Irvine put in a full shift as St Pauli ended their five-game winless league run to return to the top of the 2.Bundesliga with a 3-2 victory at Jahn Regensburg.
Awer Mabil also made his debut for new club Kasimpasa in a 2-2 draw with Alanyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig.
Mabil, who joined Kasimpasa last month on loan from Midtjylland, was a 58th minute substitute and helped his side overturn a 1-0 deficit when he arrived on the pitch.
Jimmy Jeggo was in action for new club Eupen, playing a full game as they lost 1-0 at home to Gent in the Belgian First Division A.
Anthony Kalik scored as HNK Gorica lost 2-1 away to Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian Prva HNL.
Others
Full games
Trent Sainsbury, Massimo Luongo, Cameron Devlin, Doni Grdic, Martin Boyle
Minutes
Aziz Behich – ST 84, Denis Genreau – ST 85, Alex Gersbach – SB 83, Brandon Borrello – ST 46, Ryan Williams – SB 75, Nathaniel Atkinson – SB 71, Nikita Rukavytsya – ST 67, James Holland – ST 63
Unused subs
Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic, Fran Karacic, Kenny Dougall, Callum Elder, Cameron Burgess, Matt Millar
