MATCHDAY ONE RESULTS
DIVISION TWO
Fairlop 2 Hertswood Vale 1
Catford & Bromley 3 Straw Hat Pirates 2
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Joni Hirschowitz (Hertswood Vale)
DEFENDERS - Joel Newman, Saul Tiano (both Straw Hat Pirates)
MIDFIELDERS - Adrian Leibovitch, Harry Marlow (both Hertswood Vale), Danny Yeshua (Catford & Bromley), Bradley Gayer, Matt Berkley (both Fairlop)
STRIKERS - Aron Gale, Ethan Mooney (both Straw Hat Pirates)
MANAGER - Jeff Gotch (Catford & Bromley), Aaron Dias (Fairlop)
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK
- ETHAN MOONEY (Straw Hat Pirates) - with an outstanding attack where he got past two players and megged a third to go through and put the ball in the bottom left corner.
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK
WINNER - JONI HIRSCOWITZ (Hertswood Vale) - a one-handed flick over the bar whilst back-peddling towards his line
Runner-up - JAKE SANDERS (Fairlop) - saved well from a close-range shot late on
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK
- AARON DIAS (Fairlop) - "Overall was happy to get the first win under our belt but there's plenty more to come from the 'Jewish Barcelona'"
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
DIVISION TWO
FAIRLOP 2 HERTSWOOD VALE 1
Daniel Rosen was amongst the scorers as Fairlop, my tips for the title, got off the mark after a hard-fought win over Hertswood Vale.
An own goal accounted for Fairlop's other strike, with Ollie Brill registering for Hertswood.
Jubilant Fairlop boss Aaron Dias told JC Sport: "We played well in parts but overall was quite a poor footballing performance from us and made hard work of the victory. However, other than a superb save from Jake Sanders late on the win was never really in doubt."
Hertswood player-manager Jacob Emanuel told JC Sport: "Fairlop look a very solid side indeed with lots of technical footballers, but I'm unsure if they're the hardest team we'll face in the league this season - we hold our heads up high off the back of a solid display and look forward to inviting Real Hendon to the Fortress next weekend. In the meantime, we find ourselves disappointed heading back to north London."
DC Prediction: Fairlop 3 Hertswood 1
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CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 3 STRAW HAT PIRATES 2
Alex Jacobs, Mitch Green and Jamie Sinai fired Catford & Bromley to an opening day win over new boys Straw Hat Pirates.
The Cats found themselves 0-2 down against an Ethan Mooney-inspired Pirates team. The visitors' semi-pro star man was in mesmerising form, scoring one and setting up another for Aron Gale.
Jacobs started the comeback with a superbly struck half-volley from the edge of the box before Green popped up with an 89th minute equaliser. And goal-poacher Sinai was in hand to convert a stoppage time penalty to complete the comeback.
Pirates boss Elliot Cukier told JC Sport: "'It is a great shame to lose like that in the last five minutes, so close to end. We played some outstanding football in the first half, despite losing our captain after five minutes. We had a great showing today against an established side in the league, and proved that we can make serious waves in this league and are here to stay."
DC Prediction: Catford 2 Pirates 1
