Los Blancos, AC Mill Hill, Jewdinese and NLR A hit the goal trail in the cup, while Shirley Park returned to winning ways in the league on Matchday 12 of the MGBSFL season.
MATCHDAY 12 REVIEW
CAC - Blancos hit high fives
Prem Div - Redbridge tame Lions
Div 1 - Five-star Shirley crush Harmen
Div 2 - Blizzard blow Bilbaum away
Div 3 - Cats two good for Faithfold C
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
CAC - Harrison Midda (Woodford Wanderers), Adam Hersh (Blancos), Matt Stock (NLR A), Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill)
Div 3 - Dan Tannenbaum (NL Raiders C)
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MATCH PHOTOS: LOS BLANCOS vs FC TEAM C
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 12 OSCARS
Player of the Week: Dan Beckwith (Shirley Park)
Manager of the Week: Simon Linden (Blizzard Storm)
Save of the Week: Ben Chernoff (NW Neasden)
Referee of the Week: Andy Myerson (Faithfold A vs Oakwood B)
Goalkeeper of the Week: Guy Ben-Aroya (Catford & Bromley Maccabi)
CELEBRATION OF THE WEEK
Ashley Lawrence (Jewdinese) - after bagging his first of the season, he ran the length of the pitch to celebrate with his son who was unsurprisingly more interested in the climbing frames!
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Guy Ben-Aroya (Catford & Bromley), Jake Doffman (NLR A), Ben Chernoff (Neasden)
DEFENDERS - Dan Beckwith (Shirley Park), Ezekiel Jacob, James Neidle, Glen Turner (all Hendon C), Stuart Muller (Blizzard Storm), Simon Wolfson, Jeff Gotch, Adam Luria (all Catford & Bromley), Paul Shinwell (Boca Jewniors), Dan Tannenbaum, Jonny Samuel (both NLR C), Adam Levine, Sam Jacobson (both Oakwood A), Scott Kay (Neasden)
MIDFIELDERS - Joe Cohen (Faithfold A), James Law (Loughton Orient), Daniel Polak (NLR C), Oli Henry (NLR A), Sam Arghebant (LML Blue), Adam Waters (Los Blancos), Harry Marks, Jake Erlich (both Jewdinese)
STRIKERS - Adam Hersh (Los Blancos), Eric Hovelson (Faithfold B), Jonny Haik, Mike Pearson (both Faithfold A), Dan Simons (Blizzard Storm), Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill), Jamie Weinrich (NLR C), Matt Stock (NLR A), Harrison Midda (Woodford Wanderers), Dan Orgel (Neasden), Dovi Fehler (Boca Jewniors), Richie Caplin (Redbridge JC A)
MANAGER - Dave Lusman (Shirley Park), Simon Linden (Blizzard Storm), Ric Blank & Alex Schock (Oakwood A)
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CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND 3 DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP
ROUND TWO
HARRISON GIVES WOODFORD THE MIDDA-S TOUCH
FC TEAM B 0 WOODFORD WANDERERS 3
Class told in Mill Hill as Division One high-flyers Woodford swept FC Team B away 3-0, with HARRISON MIDDA scoring all three.
Woodford boss Tony Charles told JC Sport: "The team with the worst name in the world failed to register a shot on target in a comfortable win for Woodford."
DC Prediction: Team 1 Woodford 5
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ROUND THREE
OAKS PASS BRADY TEST
BRADY MACCABI A 0 OAKWOOD A 2
The in-form Anthony Kintish and Jonny Quinn did the damage as the Oaks won the all-Premier Division clash at Rowley Lane.
Oaks boss Ric Blank told JC Sport: "I'm really pleased with our performance. We're coming together now. The challenge is to go on a meaningful run and see where it takes us."
DC Prediction: Brady 1 Oakwood 2 AET
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PEARSON POWERS FAITHFOLD HOME
FAITHFOLD A 3 OAKWOOD B 1
Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon praised front men Jonny Haik and Mike Pearson whose fearsome finishing steered them past second division Oakwood B.
Oakwood's goal came through Josh Marlow.
Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon told JC Sport: "We're happy to be in the next round in a game we were comfortable in - without really hitting top gear. Oakwood had their moments but now we get ready for Hendon next week."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 4 Oakwood 0
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MILL HILL SHOW OFF THEIR SIX PACKS
L’EQUIPE 2 AC MILL HILL 6
Second division Mill Hill proved far too strong for L'Equipe to book the place in round four.
BEN ZLOOF won the battle of the hotshots, scoring three in a convincing ACMH display in a game they led 5-0 at half-time.
Further strikes from Don Nineberg, Jason Shoffman and Mark Truman sealed the win.
L'Equipe top-scorer Richard Fogelman scored both goals for the visitors, making it 19 in seven starts.
ACM boss Joe Levy told JC Sport: "We went ahead early on and played some good stuff in the first half. We will look to continuing this good run and look forward to the quarter-finals."
DC Prediction: L’Equipe 1 Mill Hill 2
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HERSH HELPS BLANCOS HIT HIGH FIVES
LOS BLANCOS 5 FC TEAM C 2
ADAM HERSH destroyed FC Team C's hopes of a cup avoid with three goals in a 5-2 romp.
Darren Russell and the red-hot Jono Gaon sealed the win.
David Joseph Cohen bagged a brace for Team.
Blancos boss Jonathan Ison told JC Sport: ""Our cup run continues with a well deserved win - it was not the easiest of conditions as the makeshift pitch in Burnt Oak was not in such a great way, but we were still able to come away with five goals and probably should have scored more.
"The game ended with quite a few spectators who happened to just be wondering through the park, so we like to think we have done our bit to improve tourism in Burnt Oak. This was our way of helping out with all that was happening for Mitzvah Day!"
DC Prediction: Blancos 2 Team 3 AET
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RAIDERS LEAVE SPEC STAR-STRUCK
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 8 SPEC FC 0
League leaders NLR A marched into the next round in a MATT STOCK inspired display.
Two more goals from David Dinkin and one apiece from Zac McLeod, Josh Green and Oli Henry completed the rout.
NLR boss Phil Peters told JC Sport: "This was another professional cup performance - we didn’t let our foot off the gas once and frankly it could and should have been more than eight. It’s great to be in the quarter-finals."
SPEC FC's Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: ""Raiders are very good. Phil might just be the second best manager in the Jewish league."
DC Prediction: NLR 3 SPEC FC 1
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
10 - Mike Pearson (Faithfold A)
8 - Matt Stock (NL Raiders A)
LIONS LEAVE CAMDEN FEELING BLUE
LONDON MACCABI LIONS BLUE 3 CAMDEN PARK 2
Lions Blue returned to winning ways with victory in a five-goal thriller against Camden at Rowley Lane.
JC star man Will Beresford, Oliver Sade and Richard Gold found the net for Lions.
Camden's goals came through Rob Hershkorn and Richard Silver.
Speaking to the JC after the game Lions assistant-manager James Gold said: "You saw the lot today - in the first half we showed we can play great football and in the second we showed how much we wanted to win. Next week we face Oakwood and we are now fully focused on that game."
DC Prediction: LML 2 Camden 1
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RAMPANT REDBRIDGE MARCH ON
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 3 LONDON MACCABI LIONS WHITE 1
Redbridge maintained their title challenge with three points against LML White at Fairlop.
Goals from Danny Hakimi, Adam Stolerman and Richie Caplin saw them home.
James Gershfield pulled one back for LML.
RJC boss Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "We got the job done early in the first half with some lovely football. We sat back a tad in the second half and credit to a young Lions team - they were excellent. I'm delighted with the win and look forward to Raiders next week."
DC Prediction: RJC 2 LML 0
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
12 - Jono Gaon (Blancos)
11 - Jamie Kent (Shirley Park), Mitch Hahn (Woodford)
10 - Harrison Midda (Woodford)
KAY'S IN CREDIT
NORTH WEST NEASDEN 2 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 1
NWN gave Stirling Kay his first win since taking over as they edged past Hendon B.
The ever-dependable Dan Orgel and Danny Sherman were the goal heroes for NWN.
A jubilant Kay told JC Sport; ""Hendon played their part in a entertaining game; they have improved a lot sinse our earlier game."
DC Prediction: NWN 3 Hendon 2
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KLEIN'S SPECIAL DELIVERY
SOUTHGATE HARMEN 2 SHIRLEY PARK 5
Adam Klein scored the goal of the game with a delicious 25-yard free-kick as Shirley discovered their winning formula against promotion rivals Harmen.
Dan Beckwith helped himself to two in an important win for the Shirley boys, with Stefan Benfredj and Saul Conway cementing the points.
Harmen's goals came through Oliver Leslie and Alex Bowman.
DC Prediction: Harmen 3 Shirley 2
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
15 - Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill)
12 - Nicky Woolf (Raiders B)
10 - James Joseph (FC Team C), Dan Simmons (Blizzard)
VERSATILE ADAM IS SIMPLY SPECK-TACULAR
BLIZZARD STORM 4 ATHLETIC BILBAUM 3
An inspired piece of management from Simon Linden reignited Blizzard's promotion challenge as they moved to within a point of Bilbaum.
Adam Speck, who started the game in goal, stepped up and scored a 80th minute winner following two more goals from the deadly Dan Simons, one from Dean Shaw.
Bilbaum's goals came through Ed Green, Zac Presky and Rob Lerner.
A delighted Linden told JC Sport: "It was a great comeback - we were 2-0 down, but missed that cutting edge. One goal was all it took to get us back in the game and dominate and that's what we did. What a great comeback. It really was a top-notch performance - you'll all enjoy Match of the Day Two tonight!"
DC Prediction: Blizzard 2 Bilbaum 4
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RAIDERS MAINTAIN WINNING FORMULA
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 2 FAITHFOLD B 1
NLR B pulled clear at the summit but they were made to sweat in the top versus bottom clash against Faithfold.
In the end, strikes from Nicky Woolf and Matt Greene were enough to take the points.
Faithfold's goal came via Doron Hershkorn.
Faithfold boss Dan Yoss told JC Sport: "We outplayed Norstar for most of the game with two crosses being our downfall. Apart from that our keeper didn't make a save. We're a different team from the beginning of the year and it's down to our manager Rob Shooman who has worked tirelessly over the past three months putting a competitive team together. Next week we'll be taking it out on Haroldeans."
DC Prediction: NLR 4 Faithfold 0
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
19 - Richard Fogelman (L’Equipe)
14 - Dan Gordon (Faithfold C)
DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
RAIDERS OOZE SIX APPEAL
AC WHETSTONE 0 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 6
NLR C sent out a title warning with a big win over Whetstone at Chase Lodge.
DAN TANNENBAUM fired a treble to boost their promotion hopes, with the others coming through Jake Yudelowitz, Will Ufland and Oli Nathan.
With Zack Gothelf away, David Domb took charge of NLR. He told JC Sport: "It was one of those days where everything just seemed to click into gear. We know what Whetstone bring and they could spring a surprise, but we played with great discipline and showed some real class on the break."
AC Whetstone joint-manager Clive Nathan told JC Sport: "Despite our heaviest defeat, I remain very proud of the boys. We didn't do ourselves justice for a 30-minute period in the first half and let in five goals in that time."
DC Prediction: Whetstone 1 NLR 1
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CATS TWO GOOD FOR SUPERHOOPS
CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 2 FAITHFOLD C 0
Leaders Catford boosted their title hopes with a comfortable win at home to Faithfold C at Norseman FC, thanks to two second-half strikes from Tom Prevezer and Eli Baraty.
Cats captain Adam Luria told jC Sport: "It wasn't a classic, but the three points are all that matters."
DC Prediction: Catford & Bromley 3 Faithfold 1
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THREE AND EASY FOR HENDON C
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB C 3 TEMPLE FORTUNE 1
Hendon hit the jackpot with three more points against Fortune, with James Neidle registering his first for the club.
Strikes from Ben David and an own goal cemented the Hustlers' third win of the season.
David Sawyer struck for Fortune.
Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "It was a really tough game this morning - Temple Fortune are a strong, physical side and they bossed the game in the second half."
TFFC manager Jonathan Cohen said:: "This was another very disappointing result. Sooner or later with some breaks which we're not getting, I am confident we will turn this around."
DC Prediction: Fortune 1 Hendon 4
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JEWDINESE IN 7-HEAVEN
JEWDINESE 7 KING CROWN 1
Jewdinese romped to victory in the battle of the new boys with a convincing 7-1 routing of King Crown.
A double from super-sub Harry Marks plus one apiece from Sim Cohen, Brad Dryer, Jake Erlich, Ashley Lawrence and Ben Berrick wrapped up their sixth win of the season.
Jewdinese boss Darren Lawrence told JC Sport: “This was an enjoyable game to watch as were in complete control and the result was never in doubt. I was also very happy for four players scoring their first goals for the club, rspecially my brother, Ashley, and also fans favourite Harry Marks, who scored two thunderbolts from outside the area.”
DC Prediction: Jewdinese 2 King Crown 1
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BATTLING BOCA MAKE THEIR POINT
LOUGHTON ORIENT 3 BOCA JEWNIORS 3
Dovi Fehler, Zalmy Cohen and Ami Wynbourne ensured a share of the spoils for Boca in a thriller at Loughton.
Jamie Crawford made it two in two for Loughton, with Josh Jacobs (2) also on target.
Manager Dan Curtis told JC Sport: "Overall, Orient are pleased to be showing signs of improvement. That and the new signings could see us begin to climb the table."
Boca assistant-manager Viv Emanuel told JC Sport: "Overall we showed a good team spirt and kept coming at LO who were a different team than when we first played them."
DC Prediction: Loughton 2 Boca 2
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MATCH OFF
CAC - FC Team A vs London Haroldeans - Haroldeans defaulted
