The prospect of a freezing, dark morning in Essex gets only the bravest out of bed. Hendon boss David Garbacz was certainly up for the challenge as the defending champions produced a gutsy, if not their finest performance, to come away from Redbridge with three priceless points.
Afterwards, he had this to say to JC Sport: "It 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"
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BEST OF THE REST
- DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - "I'm glad my players don't listen to me though - at half-time I had a go at Avi Korman for shooting from too far out and when he lined up to strike one from 25 yards I was about to let rip again - with the ball nestling in the top corner from a superb pile driver I decided to let him off instead!"
- 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?"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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)"
- 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!"
- 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"
- 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"
