NIKO Hamalainen enjoyed an unforgettable debut for LAFC, coming off the bench to provide the 90th minute winning assist in their 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake.

The defender replaced Jordan Harvey in the 81st minute and his darting run in the middle of the park saw him lay it on to Walker Zimmerman who expertly found the corner of the net from outside the box. The victory meant Los Angeles FC maintained their position at the top of the Western Conference in the MLS.

In League One Aramide Oteh was an unused sub as his Walsall side conceded late on against 2nd place Barnsley. A point would have taken the Saddlers out of the bottom four but Jacob Brown bundled in a late winner for the Tykes.

Alex Baptiste did not feature as Luton went a step closer to securing promotion with an emphatic 4-0 win over Doncaster. The League leaders are now nine points clear of third place Portsmouth with just seven games remaining.

Charlie Owens Wycombe Wanderers team did not play as their game against Charlton was called off due to international call-ups.

Paul Smyth was on international duty so did not feature in Accrington’s 5-2 loss to Burton. Stanley were 2-0 up but capitulated in the second half to leave them just two points off the relegation zone in a tightly contested division.

Elsewhere the in-form Ilias Chair could only help Stevenage to a 2-2 draw as they were held against Macclesfield Town in League Two. The play-maker was taken off with five minutes to go and his team leading 2-1 but they conceded a late equaliser against Sol Campbell’s side. The draw leaves them seven points off the play-offs.

David Wheeler played 45 minutes as MK Dons climbed back into the automatic promotion places in League Two. The midfielder was replaced by Chuks Aneke at half-time with the Dons securing a 2-0 victory.

Internationals meant that there were no games in the SPL and therefore Sean Goss and Seny Dieng were given a rest this week for St Johnstone and Dundee respectively.

Whilst in the non-league Ali Omar was on the bench as his Grantham Town side drew 1-1 with Nantwich Town and Marcin Brzozowski was in goal for Harlow Town as they were beaten 5-1 by Merstham FC in the Isthmian League. Kraig Noel-McLeod was not involved for Basingstoke Town as he was representing his country Grenada.

Finally in Spain Ody Alfa remained on the bench as his Atletico Baleares side defeated Espanyol B 2-0.