By Danny Caro
13 min read
By Danny Caro
Defending champions Hendon A claimed an impressive victory at table-toppers Redbridge A, while Blizzard Storm blew the Division One promotion race wide open after beating leaders Redbridge B on a big day of action in the MGBSFL, Morrison and Anekstein.
MATCHDAY 19 HEADLINES
PMT – Spartans make Oaks pay the penalty
Prem Div – Hendon turn tables on Redbridge
Div 1 – Blizzard blow Redbridge away
Div 2 – Four-midable Team march on
Div 3 – Super Shacharit topple Crown
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Prem Div - Connor Perl (Lions Blue)
Div 3 - Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
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MATCH PHOTOS: FC TEAM B vs AC MILL HILL
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DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK - OLI HENRY
DANNY CARO'S MANAGER OF THE WEEK - SIMON LINDEN
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Alex Taylor (Faithfold A), David Simnock (Raiders B), Ryan Monk (Boca Jewniors), David Gordon (FC Team C), Grant Waissel (Raiders C)
DEFENDERS - Oliver Segal (FC Team A), Jamie Taylor (Faithfold A), Adam Blin (Oakwood B), Lee Warner (Oakwood A), Dale Bradman (Boca Jewniors), James Peter (ML Lions Blue), Jake Yudelowitz (Raiders C)
MIDFIELDERS - Dan Breger (FC Team B), Oli Henry, Sean Ladier, Adam Levene (all Blizzard Storm), Dan Ash, Dave Eden, Adam Blin (all Oakwood B), Dean Nyman (Redbridge A), Jonny Cutter (MLL Blue), Nick Stern, Richard Alexander (both L'Equipe), Simon Davies (Oakwood A), Dan Alfreds (FC Team C), Jonny Cutter (ML Lions Blue), Oli Nathan (Raiders C)
STRIKERS - Richard Salmon (FC Team A), Johnny Haik (Faithfold A), Steve Summers (Redbridge A), Connor Perl (MLL Lions Blue), Andy Smith, James Mandell (both L'Equipe), Lioz Tov (Boca Jewniors), Josh Green (Raiders B), Steve Summers (Redbridge A), Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
MANAGER - David Garbacz (Hendon A), Simon Linden (Blizzard Storm), Andy Landesberg (Lions Spartans), Adam Glekin (Hendon C), Jonathan Adelman (Raiders B), Elliot Nussbaum (Shacharit Donetsk), David Gordon (FC Team C), Mitch Young (FC Team B)
REFEREE - Keith Goodman (NL Raiders B vs Camden Park)
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - ADAM WATERS
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. LORIAN MADANES (FC Team B) - opening goal, ball played to Lorian out on left got past his man and from tight angle cooly finished
2. OLI HENRY (Blizzard Storm) – spotted the goalkeeper off his line from the kick-off, went for goal – and produced a stunning effort
3. JONAH GORDON BOYD (AC Whetstone) – a brilliant 40-yard strike on the turn which sailed over the goalkeeper
4. AVI KORMAN (Hendon A) - you won't see a better strike all season - brilliant unstoppable left-foot rocket from 25 yards which flew into top corner
5. ANDY SMITH (L'Equipe) - GOAL 2 - Mark Smith looked up and played a raking 50-yard cross-field goal into the path of his younger, brother Andy Smith who took the ball on one bounce before volleying it into the top corner
6. NICK STERN (L'Equipe) - Andy Smith beat two men down the left wing, and seeing the on-rushing Nick Stern, picked up his head and laid the ball across the edge of the box. Rather than taking a touch, he let the ball run across his body firing an unbeatable strike in the top corner smashing into the stantion
7. ADAM WATERS (Los Blancos) - rounding three defenders Messi-style and poking the ball into the bottom right corner with the outside of his foot
8. ADAM HERSH (Los Blancos) - scored a 40-yard lob after spotting the keeper off his line
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK - DAN COHEN
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. ALEX TAYLOR (Faithfold A) – stand-in keeper produced a brilliant stop in the final minutes, diving to his right to finger tip a low drive which was destined for the bottom corner
2. DAN COHEN (Oakwood A) - just to show what a top keeper he's become, DC2 made a brilliant stop with his feet in extra-time. It was one of the only times he was called on in the match which made it an even better reaction stop. We wish him well on his trip to the States
3. JORDAN DAVIDSON (ML Lions Spartans) - tipped a goal-bound strike wide at full stretch
4. DAVID SIMNOCK (Raiders B) - skipper-for-the-day made one outstanding block from Rob Hershkorn in the first half
5. JONATHAN SHAPIRO (Raiders B) - denied Camden with a vital goalline clearance
6. GRANT WAISSEL (Raiders C) - came off his line to block superbly in a one-on-one situation
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - DAVID GARBACZ
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - "How can I criticise when you hit the woodwork five times against the team that everyone says is a good team?"
2. SIMON LINDEN (Blizzard Storm) - There's nothing better than beating Redbridge - a fantastic result for us that proves on our day we can beat anyone in this league"
3. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - "This was without doubt the most satisfying result of the season so far. Once again Greg Corin provided the key match winning moment, but this was a victory for the whole team who were superb in the second half and each and every one of them played their part in a great win"
4. ADAM GLEKIN (Hendon B) - "I don't like to single out players because all of the lads were exceptional but Gab Saul was particularly good, rolling back the years and covering every blade of grass (or perhaps every chunk of mud is more appropriate given the condition of the pitch)"
5. ANTHONY COHEN (AC Whetstone) - "Ideally I would like some plaudits after we win with a last-minute, scrappy goal that creeps over the line having deflected off our forwards knee!"
6. ZACK GOTHELF (Raiders C) - QUOTE 1 - "David Woolf, as the sole supporter of the day, certainly got his money's worth in a fantastic fixture between two proper footballing sides"
7. ZACK GOTHELF (Raiders C) - QUOTE 2 - "No-one at the club likes rumours, especially when as unfounded as this one is. Having our players linked to anyone is of course flattering, but Jake isn't going anywhere"
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PHOTOGALLERIES FROM THE SEASON
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND THREE DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND THREE
OAKS LEFT STUNNED AFTER SHOOT-OUT DEFEAT
MACCABI LONDON LIONS SPARTANS 1 OAKWOOD A 1 AET (Spartans won on penalties)
Andy Landesberg's Spartans knocked Premier Division Oakwood out of the Jewish FA Cup after an epic 120 minutes at Rowley Lane.
Brad Wine put Oakwood ahead before Lions equalised via a hotly-disputed penalty. David Woolman was denied with the last kick of extra-time, but the Oaks were eliminated after missing their first two spot-kicks in the shoot-out.
Oaks joint-manager Ric Blank told JC Sport: "We left scratching our heads, unable to understand what happened but with enough experience to know that football is a cruel."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
OAKWOOD
CAC – Harmen (a)
MGBSFL – Neasden (a)
MGBSFL – Faithfold (a)
DC Prediction: MLL 1 Oakwood 2
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
19 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
13 - Dave Woolman (Oakwood A)
SOLOMONS HAILS 10-MAN FAITHFOLD
FAITHFOLD A 2 FC TEAM A 1
Johnny Haik and Alex Kaye inspired Faithfold to a much-needed win at the expense of FC Team A in Hatfield.
Shim Bensoor had fired Team in front from the penalty spot.
Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon hailed the effort of his 10 men, after Sam Reeves saw red. He told JC Sport: "We had a really thin squad today but the boys were great and played with real spirit and showed some quality."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
FAITHFOLD
MGBSFL - Woodford (a)
MGBSFL - Lions (a)
MGBSFL - Oakwood (a)
TEAM
CAC – Hendon (h)
MGBSFL - RJC (a)
DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 Team 3
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PEARL POWERS LIONS HOME
MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 4 WOODFORD WANDERERS 2
A hat-trick from Connor Perl guided Lions Blue toward three precious point to send Woodford closer to relegation after a six-goal thriller in Arkley.
Jonny Cutter registered the other goal for Jamie Kyte's men.
Delighted Lions boss Jamie Kyte told JC Sport: "It's nice to be back to winning ways. The January transfer signings made a massive impact. Jonny Cutter was excellent and James Peter kept Mitch Hahn quiet for most of the game."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
LIONS
MGBSFL – Faithfold (h)
MGBSFL – Woodford (a)
WOODFORD
MGBSFL – Faithfold (h)
PMT – Leeds (h)
MGBSFL – Lions (h)
DC Prediction: MLL 2 Woodford 1
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GERSH KEEPS HARMEN ON TRACK
NORTH WEST NEASDEN 1 HARMEN 2
A double from James Gershfield saw Harmen boost their title hopes with a hard-fought victory over struggling Neasden.
Harmen boss Joel Alterman told JC Sport: "It was a tough game on a testing pitch and I think the 2-1 score line reflected the way the game went."
NWN boss Stirling Kay told JC Sport: "We were very disappointed to lose a game that was there for the taking. A draw would've been the right result."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NWN
MGBSFL – Oakwood (h)
MGBSFL – Hendon (a)
HARMEN
MGBSFL – Hendon (h)
MGBSFL – NLR (h)
CAC – Oakwood (h)
DC Prediction: NWN 1 Harmen 3
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CORIN BROTHERS TAKE REDBRIDGE DOWN
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 1 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 2
Defending champions Hendon stole a march on leaders Redbridge with a famous 2-1 victory on 3G thanks to a wonder strike from Avi Korman and another winner from Greg Corin.
Hendon keeper Russell Corin was also commended for a fine performance, with Dean Nyman's strike the only one getting past him on a busy day.
Jubilant Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "This was without doubt the most satisfying result of the season so far. Once again Greg Corin provided the key match winning moment, but this was a victory for the whole team who were superb in the second half and each and every one of them played their part in a great win."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
REDBRIDGE
MGBSFL – Team (h)
HENDON
CAC – Team (h)
MGBSFL – Harmen (a)
MGBSFL – NWN (h)
DC Prediction: RJC 1 Hendon 1
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
21 - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge JC B – including 3 for RJC A)
14 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B), Simon Moses (Blancos – includes two for Brady)
HENRY BLOWS REDBRIDGE AWAY
BLIZZARD STORM 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 1
Simon Linden's Blizzard blew the title race wide open as they condemned leaders Redbridge B to a rare defeat.
Oli Henry was Blizzard's match-winner, with two goals, including one direct from the kick-off as RJC's excellent run came to a halt.
Top-scorer Daniel Garfinkle registered his 21st of the season, but it was Blizzard who were smiling at the end.
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "There's nothing better than beating Redbridge - a fantastic result for us that proves on our day we can beat anyone in this league."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
BLIZZARD
MGBSFL – Raiders (a)
MGBSFL – SPEC (a)
MGBSFL – Brixton (a)
RJC
MGBSFL – Blancos (a)
MGBSFL – Bilbaum (h)
MGBSFL – Camden (h)
DC Prediction: Blizzard 1 RJC 3
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HERSH GETS BLANCOS DREAMING AGAIN
LOS BLANCOS 4 ATHLETIC BILBAUM 2
Blancos made it eight games without defeat as they put lowly Bilbaum to the sword in a game of six goals.
A brace from Adam Hersh plus one apiece from Simon Moses and Adam Waters saw Blancos move into the promotion mix.
Jacob Brunner fired a double for Blancos.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
BLANCOS
MGBSFL – RJC (h)
BILBAUM
MGBSFL – Camden (h)
MGBSFL – RJC (a)
MGBSFL – Brady (a)
DC Prediction: Blancos 4 Bilbaum 1
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GREEN SENDS RAIDERS BACK TO THE SUMMIT
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 2 CAMDEN PARK 1
It was a good weekend for Raiders B who returned to the summit after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Camden, paired with Redbridge defeat at Blizzard.
A double from Josh Green lifted L'Orange, who were missing 11 regulars, a point clear, as Camden slipped out of the automatic promotion places.
NLR boss Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "It was scrappy but it's an important three points, and with Blizzard beating Redbridge it's shaping up to be a four-way battle for the promotion places."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
RAIDERS
MGBSFL – Blizzard (h)
MGBSFL – Brady (h)
CAMDEN
MGBSFL – Bilbaum (a)
MGBSFL – Redbridge (a)
DC Prediction: NLR 1 Camden 2
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DIVISION TWO
DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
TOP-SCORERS
11 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
10 - Jacob Richler-Kleiman (Oakwood B)
FOUR-MIDABLE TEAM MARCH ON
FC TEAM B 4 AC MILL HILL 0
FC Team B boosted their title hopes with a convincing 4-0 victory over nearest rivals Mill Hill. Strikes from Lorian Madanes, Andy Sheena, Jon Breger and a penalty from goalkeeper David Grossman eased them home.
MATCH PHOTOS: FC TEAM B vs AC MILL HILL
Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "This was a superb performance against one of our closet rivals. We certainly were the better team and our quality and fitness shone through. This was a real team performance and collectively we are getting better game by game at a very important time of the season."
Mill Hill manager Dan Beresford told JC Sport: "Approaching the game with a positive attitude, and looking for three points was the aim, but unfortunately we came up against a well organised outfit who are without doubt the best team in the division."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
TEAM
MGBSFL – Raiders C (h)
MGBSFL – Oakwood B (h)
MILL HILL
MGBSFL – Team C (a)
MGBSFL – Jewdinese (a)
DC Prediction: Team 2 Mill Hill 1
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HANDY ANDY LIFTS L'EQUIPE
JEWDINESE 1 L’EQUIPE 3
Two more goals from Andy Smith saw L'Equipe live up to their pre-match billing with a battling 3-1 win over Jewdinese.
There was also a goal from Nick Stern as L'Equipe leapfrogged their opponents.
Zack Collins pulled one back for 'Nese, but it was L'Equipe's day.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
JEWDINESE
MGBSFL – Mill Hill (h)
MGBSFL - Whetstone (a)
L’EQUIPE
MGBSFL – Catford (a)
MGBSFL – Whetstone (h)
DC Prediction: Nese 1 L’Equipe 2
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RAIDERS STILL IN THE MIX
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 3 AC WHETSTONE 1
Two goals from Oli Nathan helped Raiders C maintain their excellent run of form with a 3-1 victory over Whetstone. Dan Polak added the gloss in an impressive team performance.
Jonah Gordon Boyd struck for Whetstone but NLR ran out worthy winners to keep their hopes of a top two alive.
NLR boss Zack Gothelf told JC Sport: "We're now in great form and we now find ourselves with an outside chance of promotion."
Whetstone joint-manager Anthony Cohen told JC Sport: "My main feeling is disappointment. We keep playing well and getting plaudits from the opposition and officials."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
RAIDERS
MGBSFL – Team B (h)
MGBSFL – Catford (h)
WHETSTONE
MGBSFL – Oakwood (a)
MGBSFL – L’Equipe (h)
MGBSFL – Jewdinese (h)
DC Prediction: NLR 3 Whetstone 1
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TEAM COME BACK FROM THE DEAD
OAKWOOD B 2 FC TEAM C 3
FC Team C staged one of the comebacks of the day as they battled back from two goals down to beat Oakwood 3-2.
Adam Blin and Jacob Richler-Kleiman had put the Oaks in charge, but Team hit back in style, netting from three second-half corners via Freddie Marks, Dan Alfreds and James Milman.
Oakwood came away feeling they deserved at least a point after hitting the woodwork five times, with boss Jason Stein telling JC Sport: "I'm rarely lost for words but full time today was a difficult moment."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
OAKWOOD
MGBSFL – Whetstone (h)
MGBSFL – Team C (a)
MGBSFL – Team B (h)
TEAM
MGBSFL – Mill Hill (h)
MGBSFL – Oakwood (h)
DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 Team 2
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DIVISION THREE
DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
TOP-SCORERS
18 - Avi Markiweicz (London Rovers)
16 - Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
TEN-MAN LIONS MAKE THEIR POINT
BOCA JEWNIORS 2 MACCABI LONDON LIONS GREEN 2
A late strike from Josh Marlow earned Boca Jewniors a hard-earned point against a 10-man Lions team.
Lions led twice, through Jerome Colmans and Steven Black in a game they finished a man down following the dismissal of Grant Bates. Lioz Tov was Boca's other scorer.
Boca's Anton Nyman told JC Sport: "It was a very tight game today in the windy conditions dominated by a midfield battle."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
BOCA
MGBSFL – Shacharit (h)
MGBSFL – Shacharit (a)
MGBSFL – MLL (a)
MLL
MGBSFL – Hendon B (h)
MGBSFL – Boca (h)
DC Prediction: Boca 1 Lions 2
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BRILLIANT BARTH AT THE DOUBLE FOR HENDON
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 3 FAITHFOLD B 1
Faithfold B hit the self-destruct button as their promotion hopes were dealt a big blow at Hendon B, with Gideon Barth (2) and Benni Sluckis doing the business.
Faithfold's goal came through Ben Moss.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
HENDON
MGBSFL – MLL (a)
MGBSFL – KS Reunited (h)
FAITHFOLD
MGBSFL – KS Reunited (a)
MGBSFL – London Rovers (h)
MGBSFL – Sosobad (a)
DC Prediction: Hendon 1 Faithfold 3
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SUPER SHACHARIT TOPPLE CROWN
SHACHARIT DONETSK 3 KING CROWN 2
King Crown lost further ground in the title race as they slipped to their second defeat, with Shacharit taking the points after a five-goal thriller, thanks to another hat-trick from star man ADAM ELLIS.
Yoel Deal and Ben Retter registered for King Crown.
Delighted Shacharit boss Elliot Nussbaum told JC Sport: "It was a great reaction from the team after last week's disappointment. We kept it very tight for 80 minutes when the score was still 0-0, then tired legs contributed to a nervy last 10 minutes with us deserving to win."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
SHACHARIT
MGBSFL – Boca (a)
MGBSFL – Boca (h)
CROWN
MGBSFL – Rovers (a)
MGBSFL – Boca (a)
MGBSFL – Shacharit (h)
DC Prediction: Shacharit 2 Crown 4
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MATCHES POSTPONED
Anekstein - Brixton vs Brady
Div 3 - Real Sosobad vs KS Reunited
