By Danny Caro
Hendon clinched the first part of a possible treble by beating Oakwood on penalties to lift the Peter Morrison Trophy, Norstar London Raiders C were crowned champions of MGBSFL Division Three after L'Equipe failed at the final hurdle, with Loughton Orient securing a famous win in their last match.
MATCHDAY 33 HEADLINES
PMT - Hendon makes Oaks pay the penalty
Prem Div - Team hit Faithfold for six
Div 1 - Neasden make their point
Div 2 - FC Team C in seventh heaven
Div 3 - Loughton bow out in style
HAT-TRICK HERO
Prem Div - Richard Salmon (FC Team A)
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WEEKEND PHOTOS:
PETER MORRISON TROPHY FINAL - PART 1 - NORMAL TIME
MORRISON TROPHY FINAL - PART 2 - EXTRA-TIME, PENALTIES & PRESENTATION
SEE MATCH PHOTOS - LOUGHTON ORIENT vs L'EQUIPE
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THE CONTENDERS
GK - Russell Corin (Hendon A), Steve Murad (NW Neasden)
DEFENDERS - Ryan Kissin, Rob Silverman (both Loughton Orient), Scot Mackenzie (NW Neasden), Dan Lederman, Josh Kaye, Stuart Haring (all FC Team B)
MIDFIELDERS - Jonny Breger, Lorian (both FC Team A), Greg Corin, Yoav Lebens (both Hendon A), Ricky Harris (NW Neasden), Dan Geey, Carl Peters, Josh Bentley, Dan Rose (all Oakwood A), Daniel Woolfe, Jon Franks,
Dan Alfreds, Adam Lenz (both FC Team B)
STRIKERS - Richard Salmon, Andy Sheena (both FC Team A), Adam Arnold (NW Neasden), Yoav Kestenbaum (Hendon A), Mitch Lassman (FC Team B)
MANAGER - Jonny Pearl (FC Team), Dan Curtis (Loughton Orient), David Garbacz (Hendon A), Ric Blank & Alex Schock (Oakwood A)
REFEREE -
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 33 OSCARS
GOAL OF THE WEEK
Barry Green (Loughton Orient) - controlled the ball on his chest, turned and unleashed an unstoppable volley in to the top corner
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK
Russell Corin (Hendon A) - from Oakwood penalty no. 1, moved brilliantly to his right to stop well struck shot. A great save at any level. Described as "an unbelievable save" by Ric Blank
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Jonathan Pearl (FC Team A) - "A special mention needs to be said for Pete Moss for whom we celebrate the three-year anniversary of his passing tomorrow. I think the boys played with him in mind today and I have no doubt that he would be so proud of the effort, determination and passion of everyone today!"
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CUP FINAL DATE:
Cyril Anekstein Cup
Hendon United Sports Club A vs Norstar London Raiders A
Date: May 4, KO - 2.30pm
Wingate & Finchley FC
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
PETER MORRISON TROPHY FINAL
HEROIC CORIN MAKES OAKS PAY THE PENALTY
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 2 OAKWOOD A 2 AET (Hendon won on penalties)
Russell Corin was the hero of the hour as a hat-trick of saves in the shoot-out ensured that Hendon United secured the first part of a possible treble in a nail-biter at Wingate & Finchley.
Yoav Lebens put Hendon ahead in the first half, but Oaks levelled through Bobbie Cousins early in the second half.
Avidan Last showed he continues to have a nose for the big moment, when he headed in from close-range after a cross from the right in extra-time. However, 90 seconds from the end Quinn latched onto a lofted ball and looped it in to force penalties.
SEE MATCH PHOTOS - NORMAL TIME
SEE MATCH PHOTOS - EXTRA-TIME, PENALTIES & PRESENTATION
DC Prediction: Hendon 2 Oakwood 1
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
16 - Yishai Last (Hendon A)
14 - Richard Salmon (FC Team A)
SUPER SALMON KEEPS TEAM SAFE
FAITHFOLD A 1 FC TEAM A 6
RICHARD SALMON was the hat-trick hero as FC Team secured their top-flight status with a handsome win over last season's champions.
A double from Andy Sheena and one from James Korn sealed a much-deserved win.
Faithfold's consolation came through Rocky Spitzer.
Stand-in Team boss Jonathan Pearl told JC Sport: "We are delighted to have guaranteed our safety in the Premiership after a long hard season. We know full well that when we have our strongest squad available we are a match for anybody in this division.
"It was a real old school FC Team performance full of pace and desire and we just wanted it a lot more from the off. Credit to Zuriel though as he had an under-strength squad yet didn't complain once and just got on with it.
"A special mention needs to be said for Pete Moss for whom we celebrate the three-year anniversary of his passing tomorrow. I think the boys played with him in mind today and I have no doubt that he would be so proud of the effort, determination and passion of everyone today!"
"We also need send condolences to Mitch and the whole Young family after the passing of his grandfather, Paul, yesterday. We wish them all a long life and only happiness in the future."
Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon told JC Sport: "It was a very contrasting season to the one before and nowhere near the standards we set. But we have to remain positive and build again for next year."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 Team 2
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
23 - Jono Gaon (Blancos)
20 - Harrison Midda (Woodford)
NEASDEN MAKE THEIR POINT
BRADY MACCABI B 2 NORTH WEST NEASDEN 2
A deadly double from Adam Arnold kept Neasden ahead of Brady in a promotion six-pointer at Rowley Lane.
Brady's goals came through Stanley Offord and David Newman.
NWN boss Stirling Kaye told JC Sport: "We were 2-0 up at half-time so to not go on and win was very disappointing, but we can only blame ourselves as we had many great chances in the second half and we let ourselves down with our finishing and our final ball."
DC Prediction: Brady 2 NWN 3
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
22 - Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill)
20 - Nathan Sollosi (Redbridge B)
18 - Nicky Woolf (Raiders B)
FC TEAM FINISH WITH A FLOURISH
FC TEAM B 4 AC MILL HILL 2
Fourth-placed FC Team B finished their season in style with a 4-2 win over Mill Hill.
Ben Kaye and Jonny Horwitz had put Mill Hill 2-0 up, but Team hit back in style with goals from Matt Davis, Mitch Lassman, Ben Radstone and Mill Hill old boy Adam Lenz.
FC Team player-manager David Gordon told JC Sport: "We deserved to win today, but we made life difficult for ourselves early on."
Mill Hill boss Joe Levy told JC Sport: "We would have liked to have done a bit better this season. We have a lot to work on over the summer and will be back stronger next season."
DC Prediction: Team 3 Mill Hill 1
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TEAM FINISH IN SEVENTH HEAVEN
FC TEAM C 7 LONDON HAROLDEANS 1
FC Team C finished in seventh heaven against Haroldeans, with James Cooper (2), David Joseph Cohen (2), Mike Myers, Rob Sanford and Adam Aminoff doing the damage.
DC Prediction: Team 6 Haroldeans 1
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
42 - Richard Fogelman (L’Equipe)
24 - Dan Gordon (Faithfold C)
LOUGHTON FINISH WITH A FLOURISH
LOUGHTON ORIENT 2 L’EQUIPE 1
Strikes from Barry Green and Jamie Crawford saw Loughton Orient win their last-ever match to deny L'Equipe the title, as Norstar London Raiders C were confirmed as champions.
Top-scorer Richard Fogelman grabbed a late consolation from the penalty spot.
Loughton boss Dan Curtis told JC Sport: "We again showed today that we should of been right up there challenging for the title this year. The boys were superb and gave everything today. I'm proud of the whole squad and it's been a pleasure playing with them."
L'Equipe joint-manager Dan Cordell told JC Sport: "It proved one step too far for us - we didn't perform the way we did over the past five games and I think nerves kicked in if I am being honest.
DC Prediction: Loughton 2 L’Equipe 4