By, Danny Caro
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ByDanny Caro, Danny Caro
There was a twist in the race for the Premier Division title as Hendon were held by FC Team and Raiders mauled the Lions, while Real Sosobad boosted their promotion hopes with an important win over Shacharit Donetsk on Matchday 28 of the season.
MATCHDAY 28 HEADLINES
BGT - Oakwood B progress, Fantastic Fortune stun Jewdinese
Prem Div - Team halt Hendon
Div 1 - Cohen blows Brixton away
Div 3 - Sosobad boost promotion hopes
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DANNY CARO'S PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - DEAN NYMAN
DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - DAN SHAFRON
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Scott Shear (Sosobad), Lee Fegan (Temple Fortune), Dan Lee (Redbridge A), David Gordon (FC Team A)
DEFENDERS - Elliot Coulton (Sosobad), Jono Nesbitt, Ezekiel Jacob (both Hendon B), Paul Rich (Temple Fortune), Adam Levene (Blizzard Storm), Scott Benson (Brady Maccabi), Ethan Zone (Hendon A), David Rhodes (NL Raiders A), Dan Geey (Oakwood A), Josh Tiano (NW Neasden), Alex Levack (Faithfold A), Adam Hakimi (Redbridge A), Rob Sanford (FC Team A), Adam Leveson (NL Raiders C)
MIDFIELDERS - Yosh Silverman (London Rovers), Michael Byers (Temple Fortune), Dan Abrams (Oakwood B), Josh Rose, Brad Wine (both Oakwood A), Scott Kay (NW Neasden), Daniel Lassman (Redbridge JC A), Yoav Lebens, Jon Weicz, David James Cohen (both FC Team A)
STRIKERS - Liron Mannie (NL Raiders A), James Abrams (Oakwood B), Dean Nyman (Redbridge JC A), Shim Bensoor (FC Team A)
MANAGER - Ben Gilbey (FC Team A), Jonathan Cohen (Temple Fortune), Ric Blank & Alex Schock (Oakwood A)
REFEREE - Martin Lavender (Lions Blue vs NL Raiders A), David Lazarus (Woodford vs Redbridge JC A), Andy Myerson (NW Neasden vs Faithfold A)
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. LIRON MANNIE (NL Raiders A) - a very good short corner routine, which involved one touch combinations between Ben Joseph, Adam Joselyn and Mannie resulting in the latter drilling home into the far corner
2. DAVID WOOLMAN (Oakwood A) - a moment of absolute magic from Simon Davies sent Woolman away. His touch across the defender was brilliant and his left-foot finish was definitive. It was a really classy goal
3. CRAIG COHEN (SPEC FC) - a "special" strike against Brixton
4. DEAN NYMAN (Redbridge JC A) - one touch and volley from the halfway line, chipping the keeper - has to be goal of the season
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK
OREN HURY (Oakwood A) - Take your pick from the penalty save or unbelievable reflex action from the downward header
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. DAN SHAFRON (Real Sosobad) - "We offered Adam Ellis a contract for next season with a tidy signing on bonus so let's hope he sees sense!"
2. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - "I'm certainly looking forward to traveling to Nyon for the quarter final draw"
3. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - QUOTE 1 - "All credit to FC Team - they got their tactics spot on - defended well and put us under pressure with their big guys. We wish them well for the rest of the season - hopefully they will be as committed when they play Raiders"
4. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - QUOTE 2 - "This result gives Raiders a huge advantage - we will fight to the end of course and never give up but it is now very much theirs to lose"
5. ROB RICHMAN (NL Raiders A) - "A week is a long time in football and after the disappointment of last weekend, we are much more content this Monday morning"
6. JONATHAN COHEN (Temple Fortune) - "The overall conditions were excellent but the very dry pitch made it a very difficult surface – bobbly and very fast. It certainly wasn’t the best performance of our season, but it was maybe or most committed"
7. RIC BLANK (Oakwood A) - QUOTE 1 - "There was a moment in yesterday's game when a Southgate player shouted that we were 'pony' and 'there for the taking'. It seemed a strange thing to say as we were the better side from start to finish"
8. RIC BLANK (Oakwood A) - QUOTE 2 - "Seeing David Garbacz comments about the referee shows that all managers feel the heat - even at an amateur level. I hope he doesn't get in too much trouble with the FA for those comments"
9. STIRLING KAY (Neasden) - "I would like to nominate the referee for ref of the week. He talked to both sets of players like men, never talked down to them and did not make the game about himself, unlike some refs. It was a very competitive game which he made look easy"
10. BEN GILBEY (FC Team A) - QUOTE 1 - "I do think Hendon are the best team in the league, which is why I personally was so happy with the result and if I had to put money on a team winning the league, I would probably still put it on Hendon"
11. BEN GILBEY (FC Team A) - QUOTE 2 - "We still have to play Norstar this season, so we may be Hendon's enemy this week, but we may be their best friends in weeks to come"
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MGBSFL ROLL OF HONOUR
Premier Division: TBC
Division One: Champions - Redbridge JC B, Promoted: NL Raiders B
Division Two: Champions - FC Team B, Promoted: TBC
Division Three: Champions - London Rovers
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CUP COMPETITIONS: LATEST
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP FINAL
Norstar London Raiders A vs North West Neasden or Hendon United Sports Club A - May 3
PETER MORRISON TROPHY QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
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PHOTOGALLERIES FROM THE SEASON
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
BARRY GOLDSTEIN TROPHY
GROUP A
Camden Park Pl. 3. Pts. 7
London Rovers Pl. 2, Pts. 3
Norstar London Raiders C Pl. 2, Pts. 3
L’Equipe Pl. 3, Pts. 1
RAIDERS THREE AND EASY
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 3 L’EQUIPE 0
Strikes from Will Ufland, Adam Leveson and Nick Haringman helped Raiders C keep alive their qualification hopes after easing past Division Two rivals L'Equipe 3-0.
Ulfand opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 30 minutes, before star man Leveson bundled home the second and it was left to Haringman to seal the victory with the last kick of the game.
NLR boss Zack Gothelf told JC Sport: "It was a comfortable win on a terrible terrible pitch in Mill Hill Park. NLR C will feel they should have and perhaps could have scored more goals as they missed several chances. They defended solidly and restricted L'Equipe to barely any shots, certainly no more than 1 or 2 on target.
"It's a great result for the Oranges to bounce back after the defeat to Camden Park and it means that the game against London Rovers is a must-win and should be a really good game."
DC Prediction: NLR 2 L’Equipe 0
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GROUP B
FC Team B Pl. 3, Pts. 9 (GROUP WINNERS)
Norstar London Raiders B Pl. 3, Pts. 6
Maccabi London Lions Green Pl. 2, Pts. 3
Boca Jewniors (replaced Catford & Bromley Maccabi) Pl. 2, Pts. 0
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B P FC TEAM B P
Match postponed - NLR defaulted to leave FC Team B as group winners
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LIONS CAGE BOCA
MACCABI LONDON LIONS GREEN 4 BOCA JEWNIORS 0
Lions Green are off the mark after destroying Division Three rivals Boca 4-0 in what was effectively a dead-rubber.
Boca's Anton Nyman told JC Sport: "It was a dead-rubber played at the slowest pace I think I've ever seen in the MSFL! It was a game of limited chances, the difference being we were sloppy in front of goal, and defensively - and they were clinical on both fronts.
"Now it's time to bounce back with our league campaign next week to finish the seaaon strongly."
DC Prediction: Lions 2 Boca 2
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GROUP C
SPEC Pl. 3, Pts. 5
Blizzard Storm Pl. 2, Pts. 3
AC Mill Hill Pl. 2, Pts. 1
Los Blancos Pl. 1, Pts. 1
Remaining fixtures: (include) Blizzard Storm vs Los Blancos
BLIZZARD BOYS ARE TOP DOGS
AC MILL HILL 1 BLIZZARD STORM 3
Ben Ellis, Mitch Green and top-scorer Dean Shaw propelled Blizzard Storm to the top of Group C following a 3-1 victory over Mill Hill.
Jubilant Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "We won it in a fantastic last 10 minutes, the boys dug deep to turn the game on its head.
"Mill Hill defended well to hold a 1-0 the lead but to be honest, the best team won on the day. We missed numerous amount of chances and in the last 20 minutes threw everything at them.
"Credit to my lads for a never-say-die attitude, this will put us in good spirits for our final group game against Los Blancos, win that and we are in the last eight."
DC Prediction: Mill Hill 1 Blizzard 3
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GROUP D
Oakwood B Pl. 2, Pts. 6
Temple Fortune Pl. 2, Pts. 3
Hendon B Pl. 2, Pts. 1
Jewdinese Pl. 2, Pts. 1
Remaining fixtures: Oakwood B vs Jewdinese, Temple Fortune vs Hendon United B
OAKWOOD HUSTLE HENDON
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 1 OAKWOOD B 3
Oakwood B booked their place in the next round following an impressive 3-1 victory over Hendon B, courtesy of strikes from Jacob Richler-Kleiman, James Abrams and Dan Abrams.
Benni Sluckis put Hendon in front, before Oakwood stepped up a gear and hit the target three times.
Oaks manager Jason Stein told JC Sport: "I'm absolutely delighted to reach the quarter final with a game to spare."
Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "We can't have any complaints today, we were beaten by a better side."
DC Prediction: Hendon 1 Oakwood 3
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FANTASTIC FORTUNE STILL DREAMING OF WINGATE
JEWDINESE 0 TEMPLE FORTUNE 1
Temple Fortune caused one of the upsets of the day as they overcame second division Jewdinese to keep alive their hopes of progression.
Mike Byers scored his first goal for Fortune was all that separated the teams, much to the delight of manager Jonathan Cohen. He said: "Our effort was very apparent, significantly better than last week and everyone got stuck in.
"The overall conditions were excellent but the very dry pitch made it a very difficult surface – bobbly and very fast. It certainly wasn’t the best performance of our season, but it was maybe or most committed."
DC Prediction: Jewdinese 3 Fortune 0
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
DANNY CARO'S PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE WEEK
TOP-SCORERS
24 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
18 - Dave Woolman (Oakwood A)
WOOLMAN ENDS HARMEN HOPES
HARMEN 1 OAKWOOD A 3
Dave Woolman won the battle of the hotshots, with a deadly double effectively ending Harmen's title hopes as Oakwood registered an impressive victory.
Dan Selwyn added the gloss as the mighty Oaks recorded their fifth league win of the season.
Oakwood joint-manager Ric Blank told JC Sport: "We really needed that win - our league form hasn't been great and it has weighed on us all."
DC Prediction: Harmen 2 Oakwood 1
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BRILLIANT BENSOOR HALTS HENDON
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 1 FC TEAM A 1
Shim Bensoor halted Hendon's winning run as the defending champions were forced to settle for a share of the spoils against an impressive FC Team outfit following David Seitler's opener at Rowley Lane.
Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "This result gives Raiders a huge advantage - we will fight to the end of course and never give up but it is now very much theirs to lose."
Team head coach Ben Gilbey told JC Sport: "We got our tactics spot on, we pulled together as a team, which was far from full strength and worked hard to get that point."
DC Prediction: Hendon 2 Team 0
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RAIDERS RETURN TO WINNING WAYS
MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 0 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 4
Raiders avoided a cup hangover to maintain their title challenge, with Liron Mannie, Ricky Engleman, David Dinkin and Jonny Kay on the mark against the Lions.
NLR boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "A week is a long time in football and after the disappointment of last weekend, we are much more content this Monday morning."
DC Prediction: Lions 1 Raiders 2
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MAJESTIC MCLEOD DOES THE TRICK
NORTH WEST NEASDEN 1 FAITHFOLD A 0
A last-minute strike from recent arrival Zak McLeod boosted Neasden's hopes of avoiding the drop with a crucial winner against Faithfold.
NWN boss Stirling Kay told JC Sport: "This was the first of seven cup finals and the boys got the rub of the green when they needed it. I'm very delighted to get three points which will only give us confidence to go into our next five league games."
DC Prediction: NWN 2 Faithfold 1
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DEADLY DEANO SINKS WANDERERS
WOODFORD WANDERERS 1 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 3
Dean Nyman bagged a brace and Richie Caplin the other as Woodford dropped deeper into relegation trouble after going down 3-1 in the derby.
RJC stormed into 3-0 lead inside half an hour before Woodford rallied a pulled back a consolation from the penalty spot.
RJC boss Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "Woodford did very well to come back into it, with Dan Lee saving their second pen to ensure we hung on. I hope they don't fold as they're a lovely club."
DC Prediction: Woodford 0 RJC 3
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
24 - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge JC B – including 3 for RJC A)
20 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)
JUBILATION FOR JOSH
BRADY MACCABI 3 CAMDEN PARK 2
Josh Newman (2) and Sam Monjack were on the mark as Brady boosted their hopes of finishing third after winning a five-goal thriller against Camden.
Brady boss Josh Dagul told JC Sport: "It was a great team performance and win for us today. It means that we are still on course for a third placed finish so we will aim to continue our good run and win our remaining two games."
DC Prediction: Brady 2 Camden 1
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COHEN BLOWS BRIXTON AWAY
BRIXTON OLD BOYS 1 SPEC FC 2
Craig Cohen (2) was SPEC FC's hero as they won a relegation six-pointer to ensure first division football again next season after a hard-fought win over a Brixton team who look doomed.
Ran Subaru netted for the home side.
SPEC FC joint-player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "It was a great win to confirm that we stay up.
"It was a team effort and now all our attention turns to the Barry Goldstein Trophy."
DC Prediction: Brixton SPEC
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REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B P ATHLETIC BILBAUM P
Match postponed - Bilbaum defaulted through a shortage of players
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
23 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
18 - Jacob Richler-Kleiman (Oakwood B)
No matches played
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
29 - Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
25 - Avi Markiweicz (London Rovers)
CLINICAL ROVERS EDGE OUT CROWN
KING CROWN 2 LONDON ROVERS 3
London Rovers showed championship quality as they won a five-goal thriller to dent King Crown's promotion hopes with goals from Zac Lewis, Yosh Silverman and Dovi Vogel.
Rovers boss Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "Crown played well but our quality in front of goal was the difference."
DC Prediction: KC 1 Rovers 2
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SOSOBAD SHOW RUTHLESS SIDE TO THEIR GAME
REAL SOSOBAD 2 SHACHARIT DONETSK 0
Josh Jacobs and Barry Green boosted Sosobad's promotion hopes as they overcame Shacharit 2-0 at Peter May.
Delighted Sosobad boss Dan Shafron told JC Sport: "We knew that their striker was going to be a nuisance and I am proud of the team stopping him from getting on the scoresheet for the first time in weeks."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
SOSOBAD
MGBSFL – Boca (a)
DC Prediction: Sosobad 3 Shacharit 2
