Argentine striker came off the bench for Tottenham Under-21s in their 5-0 EFL Trophy win at Colchester

EFL Trophy: Alejo Veliz leaves bench as Tottenham U21s beat Colchester From the Football sectionArgentine striker Alejo Veliz replaced Tottenham U21s in their 5-0 EFL Trophy win at Colchester.The 20-year-old U20 international joined Spurs from Rosario Central last month in a deal worth £13million.He got his first taste of English football when he replaced Will Lankshear after 62 in Essex.Thanks to doubles from Jamie Donley and Jude Soonsup-Bell and another from Lankshear, Spurs won their first victory in Group L.Otherwise, the youth teams of Liverpool, Aston Villa and West Ham recorded victories, while the teams of Everton, Fulham and Crystal Palace suffered defeats. Records tumbled at St James Park as Reading secured a 9-0 win over injured League One rivals Exeter in Group O – the Greeks’ worst ever defeat and the Royals’ biggest ever victory in 122 years old.It took Tom McIntyre just three minutes to put the visitors ahead and a Zak Jules own goal doubled the lead just after the half-hour mark.

Itwas not until the 56th minute that Paul Mukairu scored a brace in four minutes and Dom Ballard, Ben Elliot, Taylan Harris, Caylan Vickers and Ballard again completed the defeat in the final stage.Wigan came from behind to stun LeicesterLeicester’s youngsters also suffered a heavy defeat after taking the lead in Group D at Wigan.Arjan Raikhy’s powerful 30th-minute opener for the Foxes was canceled out within four minutes by a penalty from Latics striker Josh Magennis after debutant Liam Shaw was fouled.Magennis overturned the tie seconds after the overthrow and Wigan ran riot with Callum Lang, an own goal from Brad Young, Harry McHugh, Chris Sze and Josh Stones completing a 7-1 victory. Meanwhile, Liverpool Under-21s easily defeated Morecambe in Group A.Mateusz Musialowski put the Reds ahead after 13 minutes with a deflected try and Calum Scanlon scored the second just before the half-hour mark, while first-team prospect Bobby Clark got the third with another deflected shot before the half-hour mark. interval.However, West Ham were too late to deny Bristol Rovers a second Group P win.Sam Finley had given Gas the lead midway through the first half, but Callum Marshall equalized from the penalty spot with 20 minutes remaining and George Earthy turned the tie around with 12 minutes remaining, with Marshall’s second sealing the equalizer in time of recovery.Sutton was sent off in Orient’s penalty shootout, which shocked FulhamSutton stunned Aston Villa’s Under-21s with a 100th-minute equalizer to put Villa through on penalties in Group J. It took just six minutes for Tommi Dylan O’Reilly to give Villa the lead from the penalty spot and Omari Kellyman thought he had secured victory for the Villains after 68 minutes but Hisham Kasimu halved the deficit with eleven minutes remaining and then Harry Beautyman he scored. the last seconds to guarantee penalties.The visitors played a perfect five out of five, with United’s Robert Milsom the only player not to convert.Fulham were also stunned when Leyton Orient lost on penalties for the second consecutive Group M match.Ethan Galbraith burst into the penalty area to give the Os the lead after just nine minutes with his first goal for the club, but Kristian Sekularac equalized for the visitors after pounced on a defensive slip in first-half stoppage time.Ollie O’Neill thought he had secured a second-half victory for the Cottagers but Idris El Mizouni equalized after six minutes of extra time and it was the defender who scored the winning penalty as Orient won 5-4 in the subsequent shoot-out. Everton, Brighton and Crystal Palace all defeatedA young Everton team were defeated at Doncaster in Group H. Louie Marsh gave the hosts the lead just before the end, while Harrison Biggins made the match safe with nine minutes remaining.A dramatic penalty two minutes into injury time from Luke Leahy gave Wycombe a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace Under-21s, giving their Group K campaign the perfect start.After winning their opening match, Brighton Under-21s were defeated 4-1 on penalties at Shrewsbury following a goalless draw after 90 minutes in Group I.Derby beat Lincoln 2-0 at Pride Park to take control of Group G. The Rams took the lead six minutes after halftime through Tom Barkhuizen and Louie Sibley put the result beyond doubt with thirteen minutes remaining.Jack Payne’s second-half penalty gave MK Dons two wins from two in Group N, winning 1-0 at Oxford against former manager Liam Manning, who had also won their opening match.

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