By Danny Caro
16 min read
By Danny Caro
Cup holders Hendon showed tremendous character to pass a tough test in Essex this morning as they held off the challenge of Redbridge Jewish Care B to book their place in the next round of the Morrison. Danny Caro looks back on all the action in league and cup on Matchday 10 of the MGBSFL.
MATCHDAY 10 HEADLINES
PMT - Hendon edge past Redbridge
Prem Div - Raiders back on track
Div 1 - Super SPEC beat Brady
Div 2 - Revenge is sweet for FC Team B
Div 3 - Magical Markeweicz mauls Sosobad
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
PMT - Shim Bensoor 4 (FC Team A)
Div 3 - Avi Markeweicz (London Rovers), Lioz Tov (Boca Jewniors)
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND THREE DRAW
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MATCH PHOTOS: REDBRIDGE JC B vs HENDON UTD SC A
MATCH PHOTOS: WOODFORD vs REDBRIDGE JC A
MATCH PHOTOS: MANCHESTER 1st vs MANCHESTER 2nd
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DANNY CARO'S MONTHLY AWARDS - OCTOBER
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DANNY CARO'S PREM DIV TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIV ONE TEAM OF THE WEEK
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TOTW CONTENDERS
GK - Ben Rosenthal (Woodford), Max Shields (Harmen), Michael Casson (ML Lions Blue), Jake Doffman (NL Raiders A)
DEFENDERS - Dave Lusman, Mike Peterson, Paul Shamplina (all Brixton), Ethan Zone (Hendon A), Alex Chernoff, Matt Kemp (both Redbridge B), Nigel Goldthorpe (MMFL), David Green, Jerome Marks, Adam Poole, Martin Sales (all Woodford), Ryan Fox (SPEC FC), James Joseph (Los Blancos), Chaim Strom, James Neidle, Ezekiel Jacob, Gideon Caller (all Hendon B), David Rhodes (NL Raiders A), Josh Marks (Camden Park), Danny Moss (FC Team B), Simon Englander (Boca Jewniors)
MIDFIELDERS - Nicky Skone (Brixton), Dovi Vogel (London Rovers), Adam Goldman (Redbridge B), Tony Plaskow, Adam Harvey (both MMFL), Dan Cooper, Alex Aviram, Darren Hahn, Paul Billar, Doron Weinstein (all Woodford), Ethan Deal (KS Reunited), Marc Hecht, Marc Cohen (both SPEC FC), Joel Lassman (AC Mill Hill), Avi Mocton (Hendon B), Jamie Levrant (KS Reunited), Guy Marks (Camden Park), Lorian Madanes (FC Team B), Eitan Ben-Zion, Yoav Lebens, Ed Weisz, Rob Sanford (all FC Team A), Adam Rosenfeld (Boca Jewniors), Ollie Brill (Jewdinese)
STRIKERS - Avi Markiewicz (London Rovers), Alex Bourne (MMFL), Daryl Green, Mitch Hahn (both Woodford), Jamie Levrant, Simon Moses (Los Blancos), Ben Glekin, Benni Sluckis (both Hendon B), Mitchel Ross (KS Reunited), Robert Hershkorn (Camden Park), Shim Bensoor (FC Team A), Lioz Tov (Boca Jewniors), Zac Brin (Jewdinese)
MANAGER - Ricky Lawrence & Michael Rhodes (SPEC FC), Elan Ovits & Jon Yantin (MMFL), Jeremy Brown (London Rovers), Jon Jacobs (Redbridge B), Tony Charles (Woodford), James Lewis (KS Reunited)
REFEREE - Richard Jaye (Harmen vs Camden Park), Henry Raffe (Temple Fortune vs Boca Jewniors)
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK: SAM GOLD
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GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. SAM GOLD (Brixton) - a sensational 35-lob from near the touchline
2. MITCH HAHN (Woodford) - GOAL 1 - 30-yard thunderbolt against Redbridge
3. JOSH BLOOM (NLR C) - GOAL 2 - picked the bouncing ball up 25 yards out and his excellent volley beat the HMH keeper low to the keeper's left
4. JAMIE LEVRANT (KS Reunited) - a stunning flick to open the scoring against KC
5. MITCHEL ROSS (KS Reunited) - a 25-yard screamer which was only bettered by his double roly poly celebration
6. MARC COHEN (SPEC FC) - Straight off the training ground, James Lesner passed the ball expertly to Marc Cohen from the penalty spot (via the goal post) for Cohen to tap home
7. JAMES GERSHFIELD (Harmen) - the ball was laid through to Gersh, it looked like his first touch had taken it too wide to get a shot away but he managed to rifle it into the far corner from a near impossible angle
8. ROB HERSHKORN (Camden Park) - a sublime free-kick from just outside the box on the right-hand side. He did especially well to get it up and over the wall from a short distance, and it flew past Max Shields into the far top corner
9. BENNI SLUCKIS (Hendon B) - Chaim Kormon went on one of his jinking runs down the left, before feeding Jono Nesbitt to lift over a great cross and Sluckis rose like a salmon to power in a header
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK: MICHAEL CASSON
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SAVE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. MAX SHIELDS (Harmen) - crucial penalty save against Camden
2. MICHAEL CASSON (ML Lions Blue) - made an amazing triple save against FC Team A
3. MIKE MYERS (FC Team A) - SAVE 1 - a Lions player was clean through, bearing down on goal, but Myers had other ideas making himself big and winning the ball with his legs
4. b>MIKE MYERS (FC Team A) - SAVE 2 - another one-on-one, the Lions player tried to take it around Mike, but the super strength and reflexes meant Mike came out on top
5. BEN CHERKAS (NL Raiders B) - pulled off an exceptional double save, finger-tipping away a shot destined for the bottom corner before somehow scrambling up to block the point blank rebound
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK: JASON STEIN
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. VIV EMANUEL (London Rovers) - "I also want to congratulate Boca on there first win of the season. I know that Gabe has put alot of effort into making the team what it is and it has paid off"
2. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - QUOTE 1 - "I hope Redbridge go up this year. They have given us two big frights in both cups which we have done well to come out of on top and frankly are superior to many current Premier teams"
3. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - QUOTE 2 - "I would look forward to locking horns again with my mate, Jon - I'm pleased to say we both kissed and made up after last week's shenanigans and there was no controversy this time - just a very hard fought cup tie between two totally commited teams"
4. JON JACOBS (Redbridge B) - "David Garbacz knew his team had been pushed as hard as possible and was magnanimous in victory, praising my young team and agreeing that they had been lucky to win"
5. RIC BLANK (Oakwood A) - "I genuinely believe no other team would have even given Raiders - themselves without some key players- a game given our absentees. On that level I'm proud of the boys - I couldn't ask more from them in terms of commitment - but the football has to improve"
6. TONY CHARLES (Woodford) - "Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure"
7. JAMES LEWIS (KS Reunited) - "After such a quick start and racing into a three-goal lead, we are disappointed to have let it slip, but happy to have performed to a level in a game where not many had given us a chance"
8. RICKY LAWRENCE (SPEC FC) - "It was a really good, competitive game on a pitch that Roy Hodgson would have no complaints over"
9. JOEL ALTERMAN (Harmen) - "There is no better way to properly introduce yourself to your new team mates than to score the winner with two minutes left of extra-time and Pearson looked delighted with his contribution"
10. ADAM GLEKIN (Hendon B) - "I made a big point of telling the lads we'd scored the opening goal once the whole season - so they scored after 30 seconds to shut me up!"
11. ROB RICHMAN (NL Raiders A) - "We are delighted with the three points particularly given the fact that at one stage earlier in the week we had just nine players available"
12. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 1 - "It's taken a full 24 hours for me to summon the courage to speak to the press. I considered a blackout; but the fans deserve an explanation for our poor performance and without a home game for a few weeks I couldn't wait for my programme notes"
13. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 2 - "The Chanukah games come around thicker than a lashing of cream cheese at a brit and we'll use that to our advantage"
14. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 3 - "I've been reading Colin Powell's leadership book recently. He's a massive advocate of not seeing a setback as the end of the world. "Everyone is a Monday morning quarterback," so says Mr Powell. He's right. We got things wrong, but we move on. The only way to react is to start winning games again. Our talent demands it"
15. JAKE ERLICH (Jewdinese) - "Goal machine Zac Brin scored two to prove why many think that he's the jewish Gregorz Rasiak"
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CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND 3 DRAW
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PHOTOGALLERIES FROM THE SEASON
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND TWO
PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND 2 DRAW
HENDON LEAVE BRIDGE BOYS DOUBLED UP
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 1 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 2
As predicted, cup holders Hendon completed a cup double over first division Redbridge, but only after an almighty scare at Fairlop.
Hendon's winner came via a last-minute own goal, with Daniel Garfinkle registering for RJC against his former club.
Relieved Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "RJC promised us a proper welcome and we felt it from minute one as they were biting and flying in and showing enormous desire and commitment - we expected it, but maybe didn't realise how hard they would actually come at us and we very nearly paid the penalty."
DC Prediction: RJC 1 Hendon 2
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MASTERS SHOW BLIZZARD WHAT FOUR
BLIZZARD STORM 0 MACCABI MASTERS REPS 4
First division Blizzard were given a rude awakening as they were given a football master-class by the Masters Rep team, with Alex Bourne (2) the headline act. Further strikes from Dan Hodes and Lloyd Becker completed a deserved win for the old boys.
Jubilant MMFL co-manager Jon Yantin told JC Sport: "The work ethic and determination saw us drive through with an excellent result that reflected our squads performance to a man."
Disappointed Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It really was a poor performance, we gave away soft goals and lacked creativity."
DC Prediction: Blizzard 3 MMFL 2
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TEAM HIT HIGH FIVES
FC TEAM A 5 MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 1
A four-goal salvo from SHIM BENSOOR ensured FC Team romped to victory in the all-Premier Division clash against Lions Blue.
Rick Jacobsen fired a consolation for the Lions.
Team boss Ben Gilbey told JC Sport: "After losing 2-1 to Lions last weekend, and feeling very hard done by, the result this week was exactly what the doctor ordered.
MLL boss Jamie Kyte told JC Sport: "We were poor from start to finish. The fact that we went into half-time 2-0 down was only due to some fantastic saves from our keeper."
DC Prediction: Team 2 Lions 1
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TEAM ARE THE B'S KNEES
FC TEAM B 3 FC TEAM C 0
Normal service was resumed as FC Team B overcame FC Team C to cement their place in round three.
Jon Breger, Lorian Madanes and Richard Salmon were the marksmen for the Bs.
FC Team B boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "We're very happy to progress to the next round. We did what we had to do and looked very solid. A good professional performance and credit to the C Team who kept battling to the end. Again a game played in great spirits."
FC Team C manager David Gordon told JC Sport: "Unfortunately we weren’t at full strength, and the best team won on the day. I was happy that the boys continued to fight until the end and spirits were still high in the changing room, despite our first defeat of the season.
"It was a good game and played in the right manner again; I will still be pleased to get our third and final meeting out of the way in a couple of weeks though!”
DC Prediction: Team B 1 Team C 1 (Bs to win on penalties)
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PEARSON MAKES THE PERFECT START
HARMEN 3 CAMDEN PARK 2 AET
New signing Mike Pearson made an instant impact, with a crucial extra-time winning helping Premier Division table-toppers Harmen edge past first division leaders Camden in a five-goal thriller.
Rob Hershkorn gave Camden a shock lead with a stunning free-kick before JC Player of the Month James Gershfield restored parity with a well-taken equaliser. Harmen keeper Max Shields then saved a penalty, but the hosts forged ahead for a second time, only for an 87th effort from Joey Lazare to force extra-time.
Co-boss Joe Marsh told JC Sport: "This was our worst performance of the year - we were a shambles at times, but we dug deep and produced the goods when needed."
Camden's Max Saunders told JC Sport: "We're absolutely gutted with the result as we feel we deserved a lot more especially in the first 90 minutes where we feel we were clearly the better team."
DC Prediction: Harmen 2 Camden 1
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DERBY DELIGHT FOR WOODFORD
WOODFORD WANDERERS 3 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 1
Woodford booked their place in round three after putting Premier Division rivals RJC to the sword 3-1.
Dan Cooper put Woodford ahead in the first half, before Mitch Hahn came off the bench to add two more - the first a 30 yard thunderbolt followed by an expertly taken one-on-on.
Keeper Ben Rosenthal was the star man for Woodford, although he could do nothing about Adam Hakimi's consolation strike for an RJC team that finished the tie with eight men due to injuries.
Woodford boss Tony Charles told JC Sport: "Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.
Woodford were resiliant and focused throughout today, skipper Ben Rosenthal lead by example with every player working for each other, our discipline and unity was evident for all to see. Credit to Redbridge who battled to the final whistle."
DC Prediction: Woodford 0 RJC 2
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BLOOM BONANZA SEES RAIDERS HOME
HMH WILDCATS 1 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 2
A brilliant brace from Josh Bloom ended the hopes of HMH Wildcats as second division NLR B edged into round three.
Anthony Meir pulled one back with 20 minutes to go, but HMH were unable to force extra-time.
HMH boss Nir Wegrzyn told JC Sport: "It was a hard-fought match, played in a very good atmosphere."
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LEE AT THE DOUBLE FOR MACCABI 1ST
MANCHESTER MACCABI 1st 5 MANCHESTER MACCABI 2nd 1
Alex Lee (2), Max Foster, Ryan Silvester and Oli Grant were the marksmen as Maccabi 1st overcame their 2nd team, although the scoreline was nowhere near as comfortable as it may sound.
Ben Gould had put Maccabi 2nd ahead in a full-blooded encounter.
Maccabi 1st manager Martin Simmons told JC Sport: "We weren’t at our best today. In fact, it was probably our worst performance of the season."
Maccabi 2nd manager Sheldon Lee said: ""We were very much in the game and let ourselves down by conceding silly goals from set pieces.
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HEATON PARK ROVERS P FAITHFOLD A P
Match postponed - Faithfold forfeited
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
DANNY CARO'S PREM DIV TEAM OF THE WEEK
RAIDERS BACK ON TRACK
OAKWOOD A 0 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 2
Raiders returned to winning ways as a strike from Jamie Wolfson and a penalty from David Dinkin saw them claim an important win over Oakwood.
NLR manager Rob Richman told JC Sport: "It was important we responded after last week's poor showing against Harmen and that is exactly what we did."
Oaks boss Ric Blank told JC Sport: "We'll regroup, lick our wounds and look forward to another massive game against title favourites Harmen on Sunday."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 1 NLR 1
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DIVISION ONE
DANNY CARO'S DIV ONE TEAM OF THE WEEK
SPEC FC WIN IS PRICELESS
BRADY MACACBI 1 SPEC FC 2
Struggling SPEC FC claimed a sensational win over Brady at Rowley Lane, with strikes from Marc Hecht and Marc Cohen earning them three precious points.
SPEC FC joint-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "In the second half we put them under more pressure though and won the game with an expertly taken set piece straight from the training ground."
DC Prediction: Brady 1 SPEC 0
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BRILLIANT BRIXTON ARE GR-8
BRIXTON OLD BOYS 8 ATHLETIC BILBAUM 1
Brixton hit the jackpot on a nightmare of a morning for the Baums at Clowes.
Goals from Michael Patterson, Dave Ronson, Lee Cutler, Gabriel Gold, Sam Gold, Josh Kalinsky, Jason Lindsay and Dave Lusman ensured a memorable morning for Paul Shamplina's men.
Reflecting on his team's first win, Brixton boss Paul Shamplina told JC Sport: "This week the balance and the quality was in the team and I made sure with the correct substitutions we were strong for the whole game and not crumple at 70 minutes, which we have done in other games."
DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK: SAM GOLD
DC Prediction: Brixton 2 Bilbaum 3
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BLANCOS BOYS MAKE THEIR POINT
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 3 LOS BLANCOS 3
James Joseph, Simon Moses and Jeff Gross earned Blancos an impressive point on the 3G against an in-form Raiders B.
Nicky Woolf, the in-form Jake Gilbert and an own goal ensured a share of the points for L'Orange.
Blancos boss Jon Ison told JC Sport: "On today's showing we are a match for anyone in the league and we're looking forward to showing the league what we can really do."
NLR manager Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "Overall a thoroughly below-par performance but once again at 1-3 down with wo minutes on the clock we showed great determination and team spirit to get a point."
DC Prediction: NLR 3 Blancos 1
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DIVISION TWO
JUBILATION FOR JOEL
AC MILL HILL 4 L’EQUIPE 1
Joel Lassman was Mill Hill's two-goal hero as Dan Beresford's boys boosted their promotion hopes with a handsome win over L'Equipe.
Jason Shoffman and an own goal cemented the points, after Mark Truman had hauled L'Equipe back into the game.
Mill Hill boss Dan Beresford told JC Sport: "In the end we had to much for them, with seven players missing."
L'Equipe joint-manager Josh Lewis told JC Sport: "The first half is one I'd like to forget as it was our worst of the season."
DC Prediction: Mill Hill 3 L’Equipe 1
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BRILLIANT BRIN BOOSTS 'NESE
OAKWOOD B 1 JEWDINESE 3
A Zac Brin double and one from Luke Lewis saw Jewdinese give their fans some much-needed cheer, winning 3-1 at Oakwood B.
Josh Rubin grabbed a consolation for the Oaks.
'Nese chief Jake Erlich told JC Sport: "We played well for 90 minutes, getting the ball down well and making Oakwood chase us for the whole game. The only team that ever looked like winning was 'Nese."
Oaks boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: ""It was a poor showing. I know that and the players know it. But what I won't do is brood on this. We'll get our act together this week, lick our wounds and come back stronger against Catford on Sunday."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 Jewdinese 0
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CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI P AC WHETSTONE P
Match postponed
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DIVISION THREE
BOCA BOYS WIN AT LAST
TEMPLE FORTUNE 2 BOCA JEWNIORS 4
LIOZ TOV was the hat-trick hero as Boca registered their first win, beating fellow strugglers Fortune 4-2 at Roger Bannister.
Defeat in this bottom two fixture condemned the home team back to the basement position in Division Three, despite goals by Gavin Levy and Gideon Wetrin.
Boca boss Gabriel John told JC Sport: "The game was a strongly fought affair,but it was the clinical finishing of Lioz Ahitove that was the difference."
Fortune boss Jonathan Cohen told JC Sport: "Simply, we were not at the races today and lost our shape and our application wasn’t where it has been recently. Everyone in the team knows we didn’t play well and will work to rectify it."
DC Prediction: Fortune 2 Boca 3
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MAGIC MAN MARKEWEICZ DOES IT AGAIN
LONDON ROVERS 5 REAL SOSOBAD 3
AVI MARKEWEICZ hit a hat-trick for the second weekend in a row as London Rovers won the top-of-the-table clash against Sosobad.
A brilliant brace from Dovi Vogel ensured Rovers finished the weekend five points clear of the east Londoners.
Richard Rosenthal (2) and Josh Jacobs registered for Sosobad.
Rovers boss Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "I just have to congratulate my 'special' team. Since we lost to Real last time round, we have improved game by game and all the players have worked extremely hard to reach the level we are playing at right now."
Sosobad boss Dan Shafron told JC Sport: "Congratulations to the opposition for their win, especially their captain and striker who were very good."
DC Prediction: Rovers 1 Real 2
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KS MAKE THEIR POINT
KS REUNITED 3 KING CROWN 3
King Crown's 100 per cent record was halted in east London as KS came away with a credible point following a six-goal thriller, with Dom Cheniart, Ricky Fox and Ben Retter helping them come back from 3-0 down.
Jamie Levrant, Mitchel Ross and an own goal ensured a share of the spoils for KS.
Crown boss Jacob Kadoch told JC Sport: "We got away with a point and that could be crucial come the end of the season."
KS boss James Lewis told JC Sport: "After such a quick start and racing into a three-goal lead, we are disappointed to have let it slip, but happy to have performed to a level in a game where not many had given us a chance."
DC Prediction: KS 1 Crown 3
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SLUCKIS SOCKS IT TO SHACHARIT
SHACHARIT DONETSK 1 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 3
Hendon B delivered the result and performance that boss Adam Glekin demanded as they ran out 3-1 victors against Shacharit.
Benni Sluckis scored twice, and captain James Neidle also found the back of the net to end Hendon's poor run of form and seal a vital three points.
Delighted Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "All in all a pleasing performance, and we must continue this next week against Boca in what is another huge game."
DC Prediction: Shacharit 2 Hendon 3
