It was a memorable weekend for AFC Flixton, Manchester Maccabi 1st and Leeds Maccabi.
MANCHESTER ACCOUNTANTS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
AFC FLIXTON 2 DELOITTE 0
Adam Stephens was among the scorers as AFC Flixton went into the winter break with a nine-point lead after a hard-fought win over Deloitte.
Flixton joint-manager Stuart Delmonte told JC Sport: "It's a good position to be in obviously ahead of a tough run of games."
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MANCHESTER MACCABI 1st 3 THE VILLAGE 2
Strikes from Sam Hatton, Alex Lee and Oliver Grant helped Manchester Maccabi come from behind to end the first half of the season with a well-fought victory over a tough Village team.
Maccabi manager Martin Simons said: "It was important to get the win today and go into the winter break on a high. We have had a fantastic first half to the season and are still in contention for all competitions."
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MANCHESTER ACCOUNTANTS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
BARCLAYS 3 MANCHESTER MACCABI 2nd 3
A late strike from Barclays denied Manchester Maccabi 2nds victory in their final game of 2014.
Adam Herman, Daniel Rubenstein and Ben Gould registered for Maccabi in a six-goal thriller.
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND THREE
FC TEAM B 5 HEATON PARK ROVERS 2
Dan Seligman admitted his side were second best after MJSL high-flyers HPR were put to the sword at Rowley Lane.
Alex Swift and Joe Copland registered for Heaton, but strikes from Ben Binder (2), Adam Rones, Jon Breger and Dave Grossman eased the MGBSFL Division Two leaders through.
Seligman told JC Sport: "I can't fault my lads effort. They gave 100 per cent and you can never ask for more than that."
Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "Credit to Heaton for making the journey down, but we were the better team from start to finish."
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MJSL JOAN COLLINS PREMIER DIVISION
MACCABI MANCHESTER BLUE 1 LEEDS MACCABI 5
Jonny Goldstone continued his rich vein of form with four goals as Leeds stepped up their title bid with a comfortable win over Leeds. Richard Black completed the rout, with Gabriel Silva grabbing a consolation for Maccabi.
Leeds boss Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "We are within touching distance now. But we are no illusions that we face some tough games before we get over the line."
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