JC Team of the week: the contenders - Sept 28

STRIKERS
Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill)
Phil Braham (King Crown)
James Ryan (KS Reunited)
Matt Davis (FC Team C)
Guy Marks, Dan Baneth (both Camden Park)
Jake Gottleib, James Gershfield, Joey Lazare (all Harmen)

MANAGER
Joseph Marsh, Oliver Leslie, Joel Alterman (Harmen)
David Gordon (FC Team C)
Jason Goldstein (KS Reunited)

REFEREE
Tony McEvoy (NL Raiders A vs ML Lions Blue)
Elliott Mayer (Faithfold B vs Shacharit Donetsk)
Alex Smith (Temple Fortune vs Real Sosobad)

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NOMINEES

KS REUNITED
James Ryan (S) - nothing more to say other than a superb debut capped off with a hat trick and I'm sure the first of many
Ben Wernick (M) - very assured performance in the middle never gave the ball way and and moved it forward with purpose
Joe Sumray (M) - slotted into the side like he's been playing with them for years dominant, aggressive and superb array of passing
Eli Dias (D) - deputised admirably for the missing Ethan Deal won every tackle and strong, barely gave the forwards a kick

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REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B
Jordan Sapler (CB) - in Darren Brown’s absence, he captained the team and led from the back with a superb performance and one tackle on the Bilbaum striker saw the ground shake from the contact but an unbelievably well-timed tackle had been performed
Sam Sollosi (CM) - the most fouled footballer in Maccabi football, he simply makes the opposition dizzy
Amir Nathan (CB) - the veteran stepped in and again, in Darren’s absence, marshalled the defence alongside Jordan. He didn’t even have time to commentate

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CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI
Yonni Bord (CM) - his last game before departing for Israel. He was exceptional in the middle of the park - scoring one and laying another on for Joel Isaacs with an exceptional through ball. He was often the last line of defence and then the furthest man forward. Possibly his best game in a Catford shirt (and there've been a fair few good performances from him over the years for the Cats)

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BRADY MACCABI
Sam Singer (GK) - great all-round performance and made some outstanding saves to earn Brady a point

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FC TEAM B
Lorian Madanes (CM) - captain for the game and dictated the play for 90 minutes
Mitch Young (RM) - first start of the season and was not meant to play after just having a baby, but the side needed him as only had 10 players - solid

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FC TEAM C
Emile Ben-Atar (CB) – centre midfielder played at centre back and won everything in the air and was composed on the ball
Ben Radstone (CM) – stopped a lot of the Whestone attacks, worked hard and was a massive presence in the centre of midfield
Blake Buckman (LM) – scored the opening goal and caused the Whetstone defence problems with his running and direct play. Worked hard defensively and put in a lot of strong challenges
Matt Davis (CF) – scored the crucial second goal and played intelligently, holding the ball up well and tracking back into the midfield on a number of occasions

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JEWDINESE
Brandon Sassoon (D) - defended well but in attack he played like an experienced striker. Scored three goals to make the score line respectable

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CAMDEN PARK
David Kanzen (AM) - given a free role, he thrived and set the tempo for our lightening first half, involved in everything
Jake Saunders (M) - a towering and composed display capped off with a fine finish from outside the box
Guy Marks (S) - often the outlet and the danger man, his marker will have needed a good sit down after this one. Curled a fantastic shot into the top corner
Dan Baneth (S) - three clinical and classy finishes reminiscent of Dennis Bergkamp, plus two assists - Dan was at his very best - instrumental in all our play and fantastic all day

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HARMEN
Jake Gottleib (S) – dictated the game vocally, and with his strength, held the ball up superbly. Scored a great goal to cap off a brilliant performance and is becoming a big part of the new-look Harmen team
James Gershfield (S) – four goals in three games, Gersh has shown he is a true finisher, bringing others into play with his hold-up play and taking his chances when they were presented
Omri Brinner (CM) – was solid for the full 90 minutes, did the dirty work for the team and took a lot of kicks from the opposition which didn’t seem to hinder his performance
Joey Lazare (S) – only he will know if it was a shot or a cross but he found the net two minutes after coming on. Made a real impact in the game with his assist for Gershfield for the final goal of the game

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REAL SOSOBAD
Scott Jay (M) - SJ ran the game in the middle of midfield. His work-rate, passing and decision making was superb with a near 100 per cent pass completion success rate, including two key passes which led to two goals

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NORTH WEST NEASDEN
Ben Chernoff (GK/S) - NWN's man-of-the-match - keeper and forward - superb in both departments, one blip in 90 mins
Dan Andrews, Scott Kay, Rob Caplin, Josh Tiano (D) - as a unit they stopped Redbridge running riot, giving us a platform to get back into the game

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NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C
Ben Sheldon (GK) – stepped in to play in net with a bunch of players he's not played with before. Was extremely commanding and made excellent saves including a stunning penalty save

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REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A
Brad Gayer (LM) – the best player on the pitch against NWN
Ryan Cole (LB) - linked up brilliantly the whole game