MGBSFL Matchday 2 review

DANNY CARO'S PREM DIV TEAM OF THE WEEK

FANTASTIC FAITHFOLD HIT BACK IN STYLE
FC TEAM A 4 FAITHFOLD A 6
JONNY HAIK was the hat-trick hero as Faithfold completed one of the comebacks of the day in an extraordinary game of 10 goals against FC Team A in Mill Hill.

Benjy Dymant (2) and Sam Lewis added the gloss in a game where Faithfold came from 3-1 and 4-3 down.

Team's scorers were David Joseph Cohen (2), Rob Sanford and Eitan Ben-Zion.

Jubilant Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon told JC Sport: "We were half asleep in the first half and just didn't get started. We were a different team in the second half and a few alterations in positions enabled us to gain the momentum. We just kept plugging away and got our deserved rewards, showing great desire and energy."

Team head coach Ben Gilbey told JC Sport: "We ran out of steam in the final 30 minutes and Faithfold's fitness and experience came through."

DC Prediction: Team 2 Faithfold 1

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PETERMAN KEEPS HENDON IN CHARGE
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 2 HARMEN 1
A stunning late header from summer signing Simon Peterman helped defending champions Hendon edge home after being given an almighty scare by newly-promoted Harmen

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Greg Corin had put Hendon ahead, with and James Gershfield earning Harmen a deserve equaliser.

Relieved Hendon boss David Garbacz was full of praise for Harmen. He told JC Sport: "We will not have many tougher matches than this one all season - Harmen have strengthened well over the summer and they came at us very strong for the entire match."

Harmen joint-manager Joel Alterman told JC Sport: "Playing away against the strongest team in the league, we held our own and were unfortunate not to take something out of the game."

DC Prediction: Hendon 2 Harmen 1

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RAIDERS SHOW NEASDEN WHAT FOUR
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 4 NORTH WEST NEASDEN 0
NLR made a flying start thanks to strikes from Jamie Wolfson, Liron Mannie, Josh Hershman and David Dinkin against newly-promoted NWN at the Ark.

NLR boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "It was a very professional performance and we are delighted to open up with a win and a clean sheet."

NWN boss Stirling Kay told JC Sport: "We want to play against the best and we did today - they did to us what we did to Woodford last week. We were given a lesson that we will learn from and make us a better team."

DC Prediction: NLR 2 NWN 0

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LASS SENDS OUT TITLE WARNING
OAKWOOD A 0 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 3
A deadly double from Dan Lassman saw Redbridge sent out of title warning with an impressive 3-0 victory over fellow title hopefuls Oakwood.

Summer signing Steve Summers sealed victory with the JC Goal of the Week, as RJC's season got off to the perfect start.

Jubilant RJC Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "It was a very satisfying win away from home against a side who will be there or thereabouts come May. Our defensive unit was very solid and with a few boys out it certainly gives me a nice problem of team selection."

Oaks joint-manager Alex Schock told JC Sport: "Sunday was bitterly disappointing. We went into the game with a host of key injuries, but still believe and trust in our squad to deliver the goods."

DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 RJC 1

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DIVISION ONE

BLIZZARD STORM HOME IN SEVEN-GOAL THRILLER
ATHLETIC BILBAUM 3 BLIZZARD STORM 4
The Blizzard boys are up and running after sealing victory in a seven-goal thriller against Bilbaum, thanks to braces from Dean Shaw and Mitch Green.

Daniel Perelberg added another two goals to his tally, with Jacob Brunner also on target for the Baums who had led 3-1.

Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It wasn't a great Blizzard performance, but we got the job done and the season starts now for us."

Baums joint-player-manager Julius Judah told JC Sport: "The winner of today's game was fitness - Blizzard Storm's successful pre-season showed as they capitalised on our tiring legs."

DC Prediction: Bilbaum 2 Blizzard 1

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LATE OWN GOAL GETS RAIDERS OUT OF JAIL
BRADY MACCABI 3 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 3
Promotion hopefuls Brady and Raiders B finished honours even following a six-goal thriller at Rowley Lane.

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Two of NLR's goals were OG's, sandwiched in between a penalty from Nicky Woolf in a ding-dong affair as Jonny Adelman's troops came from 3-1 down with 10 minutes to go.

Brady's goals came through Josh Newman, Reiss Mogilner and Sam Monjack.

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NLR boss Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "Overall I have to be happy with a point, but we are disappointed with the goals we conceded and know at this level we can't switch off or we'll be punished."

Brady chief Josh Dagul told JC Sport: "I thought we were very unfortunate not to come away with three points today - conceding off a penalty and two own goals is something of a nightmare day at the office."

DC Prediction: Brady 2 NL 1

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SUPER SOLLOSI BOWS OUT IN STYLE
CAMDEN PARK 1 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 2
Nathan Sollosi helped the Redbridge B university sign off in style as they registered a 2-1 win at Camden.

Camden's goal came through Rob Hershkorn.

RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "We now know what we will be up against this season - it is going to be really tough but all I can ask is that they leave nothing on the pitch at the end of 90 minutes."

Camden's Max Saunders told JC Sport: "We will bounce back from this and will be ordering the squad members to work extra hard on their fitness, as we remain confident that, provided we all reach the required level as soon as possible, we will be up there fighting for the title come the end of the season."

DC Prediction: Camden 1 Redbridge 1

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GOTHOLD AT THE DOUBLE FOR BLANCOS
LOS BLANCOS 4 SPEC FC 2
A brilliant brace from Chaim Gothold inspired Los Blancos to their first win at the expense of SPEC FC. Further strikes from Daren Russell and an own goal sealed the win.

Summer signing Ryan Fox and Dan Cohen accounted for the SPEC FC goals.

Blancos boss Jon Ison told JC Sport: "We've always known ourselves to be a much stronger force in the second half of games, but the resolve we showed still came as a big surprise."

SPEC FC joint-player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "We completely collapsed after Blancos pulled a goal back and seemed to think the game was won at 2-0. A lot to improve upon that's for sure."

DC Prediction: Blancos 2 SPEC 1

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DIVISION TWO

BRILLIANT BINDER INSPIRES FOUR-TEAM
AC MILL HILL 0 FC TEAM B 4
BEN BINDER was the hat-trick hero as FC Team B maintained their perfect start with a 4-0 demolition of Mill Hill.

Strike-partner Richard Salmon completed the rout, scoring in his first game of the season.

Delighted Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "I am very happy. We were simply brilliant in the first half, the interchanges between our front four and the football we played was excellent. I was disapointed that we took our foot off the gas in the second half and that is something we will need to improve on when we do go goals in front, but nonetheless 4-0 against a perceived title favourite is excellent."

DC Prediction: Mill Hill 1 Team 3

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CATS MAKE THEIR POINT
AC WHETSTONE 2 CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 2
Jamie Sinai and Zak Mcloed earned Catford & Bromley their first point of the season as they went toe to toe with the youngsters of Whetstone.

A double from Philip Auret ensured a points for the Stones.

Whetstone joint-manager Clive Nathan told JC Sport: "We worked hard today and deserved a draw for our effort. We didn't play the passing football that we like so it was good to get a point despite not playing very well."

Cats captain Adam Luria told JC Sport: "We're disappointed with the goals we conceded as they were both extremely soft. We had enough chances to win it as well and on another day could have had four or five."

DC Prediction: Whetstone 3 Catford 2

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OAKS HELD UP BY RAIDERS
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 3 OAKWOOD B 3
Dan Polak, Josh Bloom and Oli Nathan were the goal men as Division Three champions Raiders C came away with a point against Oakwood.

Jacob Richler-Kleiman made it three goals in two games with a brace for the Oaks, with Matt Geey claiming the other.

Oaks boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: "Despite the terrific comeback, I'm devastated at the nature of the first half performance. To find ourselves 2-0 down after 15 minutes shows just how bad our preparation was. Thankfully we were able to turn things around, but we left ourselves a lot to do and that can't happen again."

NLR assistant-boss David Domb, who was standing in for Zack Gothelf told JC Sport: "Plenty of positives from today as we began life in a new division against a good Oakwood side. I was disappointed we let our lead slip, but we showed tremendous character to grab a late equaliser."

DC Prediction: NLR 2 Oakwood 2

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DIVISION THREE

BARN-STORMING JOSH LEADS FAITH HOME
FAITHFOLD B 2 KS REUNITED 1
New boys KS tasted defeat for the first time as Josh Barnett and Leor Harel gave Faithfold fans something to sing about in a 2-1 win.

Jason Goldstein registered for KS.

Faithfold's Dan Yoss told JC Sport: "The intensity from us in the first half was immense but we went off the pace second half. If we play the way we did in the first half for 90 minutes in future games we'll win the league, no question."

KS boss James Lewis told JC Sport: "While we are disappointed not to have got a fully deserved equaliser, the manner in which we worked our way back into the game is certainly cause for encouragement as the season wares on."

DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 KS 3

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THREE CHEERS FOR CROWN
KING CROWN 3 REAL SOSOBAD 0
Phil Braham, Sacha Nusenbaum and Ben Retter helped King Crown made it two out of two as they cruised home 3-0 against new boys Sosobad.

Crown boss Jacob Kadoch told JC Sport: "Two games, two wins - we have look great going forward and very solid at the back - great ingredients for a very successful team."

Real manager Dan Shafron told JC Sport: "King Crown were a very good side who worked for each other and completely out battled us today. We were too complacent, poor in possession and didn't create enough chances."

DC Prediction: King Crown 2 Sosobad 2

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BHARIER DOES THE BUSINESS AGAIN
LONDON ROVERS 1 SHACHARIT DONETSK 0
Josh Bharier was the match-winner for Rovers for the second week in a row as they won the battle of the new boys against Shacharit.

Rovers boss Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "Today was a test of the quality of our squad as we came into the game with both centre backs out. Everyone stepped up."