Joe Martin insists young Millwall defender Mahlon Romeo will learn from his blunder against Bradford.

The Lions sealed a point against the Bantams but faced a late scare after Romeo handed Nicky Law a glorious chance to take home all three points.

Stopper Jordan Archer tipped Law’s close-range effort onto the post in the 94th-minute to guarantee a share of the spoils.

Martin said: “Mahlon’s a young boy but he’ll learn from that, he won’t do that again – the next time he’ll knock it out.

“There are a lot of young lads in the squad and there are things they’ll learn from throughout the season.

“We’re happy that Jordan got a little tip on it, it was a great save again but that’s what he’s there to do.”

Martin, 27, was a major doubt for the League One fixture at the Den after struggling with a shoulder injury.

The former Gillingham defender only returned to first-team training last Thursday but was determined to feature against Bradford.

“I took a knock last week on my shoulder, just landed on it awkwardly,” Martin added.

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“I didn’t train much but by Thursday I was ready to do a bit of running, I took a bit of paracetamol and I was fine.

“We were a little bit light on bodies. It was a tough game but we have been playing well at home so I wanted to, if I could, make myself available.

“In the end it worked out alright and the shoulder felt fine. On a few occasions it felt sore but you never go into many games without something.”

It was Martin’s superb second-half strike that earned Neil Harris’ side a point, after Bradford took the lead through a Byron Webster own goal.

Martin took one touch on the edge of the box before beating Colin Doyle with a stunning 20-yard effort.

“I think that’s my fourth goal for Millwall and three have been with my right foot,” the ex-England U17 international added.

“I try to do the same thing when the ball comes into the box, get on the edge of the box to try to nick a goal and luckily the ball fell perfectly and I took it sweetly with the right foot and it went in.”

Millwall struggled to find their feet in the opening 45 minutes, although Shaun Williams was denied an equaliser on the stroke of half-time by a superb Doyle save.

Martin, who signed for the club last summer, was content to take a point from the game.

He said: “As we do at home we put teams under pressure and they knew they were in for a game in the second half.

“We’re slightly disappointed we didn’t get all three points, there were three chances where they made good blocks or saves.

“But still we haven’t lost, they were second in the league so it’s not a bad point.”

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