There's a familiar look at the top of the MGBSFL Premier Division, with Hendon and Raiders one and two, while HMH under-18's caused an almighty shock in the Morrison - beating first division Brady Maccabi. Danny Caro looks back on all the action.
MATCHDAY 5 HEADLINES
PMT – Heroic HMH blast Brady out of the cup
Prem Div - Five-star Raiders march on
Div 3 - Super Sosobad show off their six packs
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
PMT - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
Prem Div - James Gershfield (Harmen), Avidan Last (Hendon A)
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND 2 DRAW
PHOTOGALLERY: RAIDERS vs OAKWOOD
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DANNY CARO'S DIV 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIV 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
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THE CONTENDERS
GK - Sol Schlagman (HMH U18), Sam Singer (Brady), Rob Abrahams (Brixton), Ben Cherkas (NL Raiders C)
DEFENDERS - Chaim Strom, Gideon Barth (both Hendon B), Avi Korman, Ethan Zone (both Hendon A), Jake Yudelowitz (NL Raiders C), Zac Rose (ML Lions Spartans), Elliot Jackson (Oakwood B), Elliot Coulton (Real Sosobad), Ben Gardener, Paul Frangi, Dale Bradman (all Boca Jewniors), Jonny Gahan (Faithfold B), Thomas Prais, Jake Norton, Ozzy Doron (all HMH U18), Adam Levene (Blizzard Storm), Andy Myers (MLL Seniors)
MIDFIELDERS - Sam Sollosi, Adam Goldman (both Redbridge JC B), Lorian Madanes, Jon Breger (both FC Team B), Jono Nesbitt (Hendon B), James Belchak (ML Lions Spartans), Marcus Mann (Oakwood B), James Law, Dave Levy (both Real Sosobad), Alex Levack (Faithfold A), Josh Marlow (Boca Jewniors), Leor Harel (Faithfold B), Sam Grossman (AC Whetstone), Teddy Levenfiche, George Goldberg (both HMH U18), Marc Greene, Danny Reuben (both MLL Seniors), Ben Joseph (NL Raiders A), Daniel Abrams (Brixton), Robert Sanford (FC Team A)
STRIKERS - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C), James Gershfield (Harmen), Benni Sluckis (Hendon B), Avidan Last (Hendon A), Will Ufland, Nick Haringman (both NL Raiders C), James Rubin (Real Sosobad), Avi Garson (Faithfold A), Darren Zitren (Temple Fortune), Richard Silver (Camden Park)
MANAGER - Andy Landesberg (MLL Spartans), Rob Richman (NL Raiders A), Mitch Young (FC Team B), Avi Goldberg (HMH U18), Elan Ovits, Jonathan Yantin & Gavin Hodes (MMFL Rep Team)
REFEREE -
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 5 OSCARS
GOAL OF THE WEEK - TEDDIE LEVENFICHE
QUOTE OF THE WEEK - JOSH HAMBLING
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
George Goldberg (HMH U18)
MANAGER OF THE WEEK
Avi Goldberg (HMH U18)
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND ONE DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND TWO DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND ONE DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
LONDON INTERMEDIATE CUP ROUND ONE
NORTH WEST NEASDEN 2 AFC BALHAM 1
Danny Sherman and Scott Kay were the scorers as NWN deservedly got back to winning ways in the prestigious LIC.
Being able to put out a better balanced team for the the first time in two weeks, saw NWN matched their opponents with strength and endeavour, and showed great character to come from a goal down to win the game.
NWN boss Stirling Kay told JC Sport: "We played some very good football in the second half, which allowed us to dominate Balham, and once we went in front there was only one winner. We look forward over the next few weeks to getting more players available and off the treatment table."
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND ONE
HMH HEROES TOP OF THE SHOCKS
BRADY MACCABI 1 HMH 2
Avi Goldberg hailed his HMH heroes as they sent first division Brady Maccabi tumbling out of the cup - in their own back-yard, courtesy of strikes from Dom Feldman and an absolute screamer from 25 yards from Teddie Levenfiche.
"My 17-year-olds matched Brady in every department, and, at times, outplayed them with slick one and two-touch football. Nevertheless it still took 2 outstanding goals to settle the match. The boys have a new level of belief this season as they continue their unbeaten run in all competitions and we are looking forward to seeing how far we can progress in this competition."
DC Prediction: Brady 2 HMH 1
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WONDERFUL WHETSTONE TURN ON THE STYLE AT ROWLEY LANE
AC WHETSTONE 5 MACCABI LONDON LIONS GREEN 0
Brilliant braces from Philippe Auret and Alon Pinhas helped the Whetstone wonder kids make easy work of third division Lions Green.
Jonah Gordon-Boyd finished the job in a win that left joint-boss Clive Nathan purring. He told JC Sport: "The best thing about today was playing on the top pitch at Rowley Lane. The boys actually asked if it was astro turf! Many thanks to Lions for that.
"It was also great to play with rolling subs, which meant we had 15 outfield players all getting an hour each. We were delighted to have Sam Grossman and David Clements back from long-term injury. Alon Pinhas hit the bar to deny him a hat-trick and Noah Bier again showed why he is one of the best young defenders in the league."
DC Prediction: Whetstone 2 Lions 1
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BLIZZARD BOYS ARE EXTRA SPECIAL
BLIZZARD STORM 5 JEWDINESE 1 (AET)
Blizzard Storm were pushed all the way by Jewdinese, before running away with it in extra-time, thanks to goals from Mitch Green, Dean Shaw, Oli Henry and two from Ben Ellis.
Victorious boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It was a top effort from Jewdinese, they really didn't stop for the full 120. Good luck to them for the season.
'Nese chairman Jake Erlich told JC Sport: "It was a frustrating game, especially as we were well in the contest at the beginning of extra-time. I just want to congratulate all my players on working their socks off for 120 minutes and being able to fend off a team who are in the division above up until extra time.
DC Prediction: Blizzard 3 Jewdinese 2
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MASTERS ARE SPOT ON
KING CROWN 2 MMFL REPS 2 (MMFL won 7-6 on penalties)
Division Three leaders King Crown tasted defeat for the first time this season as they were edged out on penalties by the Masters Rep team.
Dan Castle put the Masters ahead on the stroke of half-time, with Adam Gishen in extra-time.
Both Crown goals were scored by the in-form Phil Braham.
Nigel Goldthorpe, Adam Gishen, Alex Bourne, Dan Castle, Adam Harvey, Wayne Davidson and Bray Hochenberg converted from the spot for the Masters.
King Crown boss Jacob Kadoch told JC Sport: "I rotated the squad for the cup and the players who came in did well. It was a very close game and I felt we should've nicked it in the second half. We were flooding their box in the last 20 minutes.
"Yoel Deal hit the crossbar and James Korn hit the post. We had a penalty to win it, which we missed, then missed another to go out."
MMFL squad: Martin Leslie, Dan Levy, Jon Yantin, Nigel Goldthorpe, Bray Hochenberg, Adam Harvey, Dan Castle, Wayne Davidson, Marc Cutler, Lloyd Becker, Alex Bourne, Gavin Hodes, Adam Gishen
DC Prediction: King Crown 3 Masters 2
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SUPER STOLY SENDS TEAM THROUGH
FC TEAM C 4 BOCA JEWNIORS 2 AET
ADAM STOLERMAN was FC Team C's hat-trick hero in a thriller that was settled in extra-time against third division Boca.
Team player-manager David Gordon told JC Sport: "We weren't at our best, but the important thing is that we are through to the next round and that we managed to win despite not playing at all well. I’m certain we’ll improve next week."
Boca were undone by a goal they were sure was offside. With 10 to go they pushed on and conceded a late last one. John told JC Sport: "The 4-2 scoreline heavily flattering FC Team."
DC Prediction: Team 5 Boca 0
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CAMDEN SQUEEZE THROUGH
CAMDEN PARK 2 AC MILL HILL 1
First division Camden were given a scare but they did just enough to go through against second division Mill Hill, thanks to goals from Jake Saunders and Robert Hershkorn.
Ben Zloof had given the visitors a shock first-half lead.
DC Prediction: Camden 3 Mill Hill 1
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TEAM HIT HIGH FIVES
FC TEAM B 5 SPEC FC 3
A double from JC Player of the Month Lorian Madanes saw Division Two leaders FC Team B move into round two after knocking first division strugglers SPEC FC out of the cup.
Ben Binder added a stunning solo goal, with Richard Salmon and Eddie Sternberg finishing the job.
Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "I am very pleased to get through to the next round of the cup. We bossed the first half and allowed SPEC into the game with a defensive error.
"SPEC battled well in the second half but we scored when we needed to score and our attacking play at times was outstanding scoring some lovely goals.
"I'm disappointed with the awful, awful goals we conceded today, but we keep on winning, we keep on scoring and we progress to the next round. Five wins from five - we now have a break before two very tough trips to Brunel."
Marc Hecht, Dan Henig and Anthony Hayman registered for SPEC.
DC Prediction: Team 3 SPEC 1
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SUPER SLUCKIS SOCKS IT TO KS
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 5 KS REUNITED 1
Hendon cruised into the next round of the Peter Morrison Cup with a resounding win over fellow Division Three side KS Reunited, courtesy of strikes from Benni Sluckis (2), Avi Mocton, Gab Saul and Jono Nesbitt.
Russell Goldstein grabbed a consolation for KS, whose manager James Lewis told JC Sport: "It was a disappointing performance after such a big result last week, but full credit to Hendon who scored a couple of great goals. We move on and hope to bounce back next week with a win."
DC Prediction: Hendon 4 KS 3
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SPARTANS FINISH IN 7TH HEAVEN
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 1 MACCABI LONDON LIONS SPARTANS 7
Andy Landesberg's Young Spartans put first division NLR B to the sword in a stunning exhibition.
A double from Benji Weinberger laid the foundations, with further strikes from Jon Kurrant, Max Kyte and James Belchak completing the rout.
NLR's consolation came through Jacob Gold.
MLL boss Andy Landesberg told JC Sport: "We will have to perform better if we are going to make the progress we are looking for in this cup."
Raiders boss Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "Despite the scoreline I'm very happy with the performance and application of the lads. Heads never dropped and we created some nice chances. If we carry that application in to our league campaign we can have another strong season."
DC Prediction: NLR 2 MLL 2 (NLR to win on pens)
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RAIDERS SHOW L'EQUIPE WHAT FOUR
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 4 L’EQUIPE 2
A deadly double from Will Ufland helped Raiders C get the better of Division Two rivals L'Equipe in the third meeting in as many weeks.
Further strikes from the Jonny Blain and Nick Haringman sealed the win.
DC Prediction: NLR 2 L’Equipe 1
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LIONS OLD BOYS TWO GOOD FOR OAKS
OAKWOOD B 0 MACCABI LONDON LIONS SENIORS 2
Strikes from Craig Pearl and Max Radford steered Lions Seniors through on a day when they had too much for second division Oakwood.
Lions boss Dan Jacobs told JC Sport: "It was an enjoyable game for us in which, for an hour, we played some decent stuff, scored two fine goals and generally kept Oakwood firmly at arms length."
Oaks chief Jason Stein told JC Sport: "We expected a tough game, but we played superbly only to be let down by some wayward finishing."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 1 Lions 2
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A BRIDGE TOO FAR FOR BLANCOS
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 4 LOS BLANCOS 0
Redbridge B maintained their brilliant start to the season, with Nathan Sollosi, Daniel Garfinkle, David Castle and Sam Sollosi on target in the 4-0 drubbing of Division One rivals Blancos.
RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport; "A comprehensive victory - the boys want a tie up North, the management want a home tie at Fairlop."
DC Prediction: RJC 2 Blancos 1
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BRIXTON BOYS MAKE SOME NOISE
SHACHARIT DONETSK 1 BRIXTON OLD BOYS 5
Paul Shamplina's Brixton ran in five goals in a comfortable victory over third division Shacharit.
A double from Saul Conway plus one apiece from Lee Cutler, Stefan Benfredj and Josh Kalinsky eased them home.
Shamps told JC Sport: "We scored some great goals and had the game won by half time. We could have had 10, were defensively much more solid and having a goalkeeper in Rob Abrahams makes all the difference.
"I'm pleased to get our first win of the season, now we have to take that in to the league and start showing that this Brixton team is completely different to that of last season. Next week will be a lot harder."
Brixton chairman Robert Silverman added: "I think you should give credit to Shacharit Donetsk who were very well organised and, despite going 0-3 down early in the game, did not give up and in the end gave a good account of themselves."
DC Prediction: Shacharit 2 Brixton 4
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JUBILATION FOR JOSEPHS
HMH WILDCATS 4 HMH RAIDERS 1
A fantastic four-goal salvo from JACK JOSEPHS helped the Wildcats come from behind to win the HMH derby and book their place in round two.
HMH Raiders led at half-time, but the Wildcats rallied in style, thanks to the heroics of Josephs.
HMH's Nir Wegrzyn told JC Sport: "It was a good game, well fought out under an autumn sunshine. HMH Wild Cats took their chances well."
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PREMIER DIVISION
DINKIN AT THE DOUBLE FOR RAIDERS
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 5 OAKWOOD A 2
Raiders extended their perfect star with a five-star showing against the Oaks in Willesden.
The in-form David Dinkin added another double to his tally, with Liron Mannie, Jamie Wolfson and Josh Pistol adding the gloss on a memorable win.
Dan Geey and Dave Woolman netted for Oakwood.
NLR boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "I thought we coped admirably with what they had to offer and in the second half when we needed to step it up to get the win we did exactly that."
Oaks joint-manager Ric Blank told JC Sport: "I don't want to say too much about yesterday because it's not worth it. For the first half hour we were the better side but to go 1-0 up and lose 5-2 tells you everything need to know."
DC Prediction: NLR 2 Oakwood 1
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GERSH KEEPS HARMEN FLYING HIGH
HARMEN 5 FC TEAM A 2
A sensational hat-trick in the opening 15 minutes from JAMES GERSHFIELD laid the foundations for Harmen's third win of the season as they finished on the heels of Hendon and Raiders at the summit.
Gershfield found the net after minutes 8, 13 and 15 as Harmen ripped Team to shreds, with efforts from Ben Weinberg and an injury-time strike from Joey Lazare completing the scoring.
David Joseph Cohen bagged a brace for Team.
Harmen joint-manager Joe Marsh told JC Sport: "We weren’t at our best today but we showed that we can still win without producing the best football which is always a great sign."
Team boss Ben Gilbey told JC Sport: "Our defence was torn apart by Gershfield. We were all over the place in the first 15 minutes. After that we settled down and had a reasonably good game."
DC Prediction: Harmen 3 Team 2
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CHAMPIONS BOUNCE BACK IN STYLE
HENDON UNITED SC A 7 WOODFORD WANDERERS 0
An AVIDAN LAST treble helped Hendon return to winning ways as the defending champions outclassed Division One champions Woodford in Mill Hill.
Further strikes from Avishai Kestenbaum (2), Greg Corin and Ben Kon completed an easy work-out for the Reds who finished the weekend on top on goal difference.
Jubilant Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "Credit to Woodford who never gave in, but they caught us on a very good day and any team would have found it tough today as we were so determined to get back on track."
DC Prediction: Hendon 3 Woodford 0
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COURAGEOUS FAITHFOLD MAKE THEIR POINT
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 4 FAITHFOLD A 4
A last-minute strike from Alex Levack earned Faithfold a point in a game they simply refused to lose, despite trailing several times at Fairlop.
RJC's goals came through Ben Sollosi, Brad Gayer, Steve Summers and Dan Lassman as Sam Rosenthal's men preserved their unbeaten start, but they were forced to settle for a point after strikes from Johnny Haik (2) and Avi Garson.
After seeing his team come from 0-2, 2-3 and 3-4 down, proud Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon told JC Sport: "We showed some good character again with a patch work squad, but the team played for 90 minutes which was pleasing.
"It's obvious what we need to work on - we are just conceding to many goals - but that will improve."
DC Prediction: RJC 2 Faithfold 1
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DIVISION 2
DANNY CARO'S DIV 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
No league games ...
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DIVISION 3
DANNY CARO'S DIV 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
SOSOBAD SHOW OFF THEIR SIX PACKS
REAL SOSOBAD 6 LONDON ROVERS 0
Real Sosobad condemned high-flying Rovers to their first defeat with a stunning 6-0 demolition.
Two goals from James Rubin (2), plus one apiece from John Lessem, Barry Green, James Law and Elliott Coulton did the trick for the Essex boys.
Delighted Sosobad boss Dan Shafron told JC Sport: "Today my team played excellent penetrative football from the start. Our passing was crisp and our opponents couldn't handle our quick movement on and off the ball."
Rovers manager Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "Today was a total shambles. It looked like we were still fasting from Yom Kippur. Sosobad were okay, but we just gave them goal after goal far too easily, and having our keeper sent off didn't help. My players have learnt a hard lesson today but I can promise you one thing - that result won't happen again!"
DC Prediction: Real 2 Rovers 1
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SHERMAN LATE SHOW FLATTENS FORTUNE
TEMPLE FORTUNE 2 FAITHFOLD B 3
A last-ditch goal from Dave Sherman helped Faithfold maintained their winning formula, but an improving Fortune made things tough in Pinner.
Dan Gordon and Leor Harel were the other goal men for Faithfold who snatched the point seconds from the final whistle.
David Sawyer and Nicky Stone registered for Fortune.
TFFC manager Jonathan Cohen said: "I'm gutted to lose the game in the last minute but thought that our attitude today was excellent and a vast improvement on last week."
DC Prediction: Fortune 0 Faithfold 3
