There were big wins for Raiders A, Redbridge A, Hendon A and London Rovers, while Raiders C ended FC Team's unbeaten record and King Crown marched on in Division Three on Matchday 14 of the MGBSFL season. Danny Caro reflects on all the action.
MATCHDAY 14 HEADLINES
PMT - Five-star Harmen see off Masters
Prem Div - Rampant Raiders in 7-heaven
Div 1 - Classy Camden rediscover killer touch
Div 2 - Raiders C end Team's unbeaten run
Div 3 - Four-midable Faithfold B march on
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Prem Div - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge A), Matt Stock, Liron Mannie (both NL Raiders A)
Div 2 - Haydon Davidson (Oakwood B)
Div 3 - Avi Markiewicz 5 (London Rovers), Dan Gordon (Faithfold B), Phil Braham (King Crown)
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MATCH PHOTOS: KING CROWN vs HENDON B
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DANNY CARO'S div 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Ben Pollins (AC Whetstone), Grant Waissel (NL Raiders C)
DEFENDERS - David Brown, Aron Luftig (both London Rovers), Adam Shafron (Redbridge A), Elliot Jackson (Oakwood B), Ricky Fox, James Korn (both King Crown), Kane Gilbery (NW Neasden), Aron Luftig, David Brown (both London Rovers), Jake Yudelowitz, Liam Stein (both NL Raiders C), Liam Stein (NL Raiders C)
MIDFIELDERS - Ben Sollosi (Redbridge A), Dan Ash, Nicky Harris (both Oakwood B), David Seitler (Hendon A), Ben Garfield (King Crown), Adam Arnold (NW Neasden), Ben Grabiner, Ben Kaye (both AC Mill Hill), Rafi Marom (Blizzard Storm), Marc Woolfe, Oli Nathan (both NL Raiders C), Josh Jacobs (Real Sosobad)
STRIKERS - Avi Markiewicz (London Rovers), Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge A), Dan Gordon (Faithfold B), Matt Stock (NL Raiders A), Haydon Davidson (Oakwood B), Avishai Kestenbaum (Hendon A), Phil Braham (King Crown), Phil Braham, Adam Nusenbaum (both King Crown), Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill), Adam Hersh (Los Blancos), Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk), Nick Haringman (NL Raiders C), Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
MANAGER - Zack Gothelf (NL Raiders C), Sam Rosenthal (Redbridge A), David Garbacz (Hendon A), Nick Kagan (Camden Park), Elliot Nussbaum (Shacharit Donetsk)
REFEREE - Keith Goodman (Faithfold B vs Temple Fortune), Adam Lewis (Brixton vs Camden), Neal Cohen (Oakwood B vs L’Equipe), David Lazarus (Woodford vs Neasden), Richard Jay (NL Raiders A vs Faithfold A)
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - ADAM PARIS
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. AVIDAN LAST (Hendon A) - a superb move down the left between Avishai Kestenbaum and Dave Seitler culminating in Seitler weaving past two defenders before crossing the ball into the box for Last to provide the predatory finish
2. YOEL DEAL (King Crown) - finished off a stunning 25-pass team move with a far post header
3. ADAM PARIS (Camden Park) - GOAL 1 - Having only been on the pitch for two minutes, super-sub Adam received the ball in the box surrounded by defenders. He flicked the ball on the turn, first time, over the head of an approaching defender and, with his second touch, flicked the ball over a second defender’s head allowing him space to calmly lob the keeper on the half-volley, just outside the six yard box, with typical composure. A truly special goal
4. TOBY NATHAN (AC Whetstone) - picked up the ball in his own half and ran at the AC Mill Hill midfield and defence, with his teammates making runs off him so the defenders had no idea what was going to happen next, he sent a delightful right footed shot over the keeper and into the top-left corner
5. LIAM STEIN (NL Raiders C) - fantastic assist and fantastic finish. A long diagonal pass from the right hand side by the halfway line by Marc Woolfe with his left foot that found Stein running in behind the FC Team C right back, one touch into within 10 yards and a fine left-footed finish across the keeper into the back of the net
6. NICK HARINGMAN (NL Raiders C) - played through behind the defence in the box, cut inside from the left onto his right foot, took it passed two defenders, rounded the keeper and slotted the ball home
7. LEOR HAREL (Faithfold B) - beat a defender before smashing a 25-yard screamer in the top left-hand corner
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DANNY CARO'S MOMENT OF THE WEEK
MITCHEL ROSS - the KS forward skinned Sosobad's Josh Hambling after turning him, which looked as though it happened in super slow motion!
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - GABRIEL JOHN
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 1 - "Yes, it probably was the best performance of the season and akin to Chanucah and Shavuot coming at once"
2. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 2 - "I'm taking the lads away to Baden Baden over Chanucah as I don't want them at home binging on latkes and doughnuts"
3. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - "This was a big win for us and should send out the message once again that it will need a very good team to stop us retaining our title which I assure you we still have a firm grip on"
4. RIC BLANK (Oakwood A) - "Congrats to Hendon - they are still the best game-managers around. They know when to play, when to go long, when to slow it down, etc, etc. It's a fantastic quality to have. They are a really good side, that play with pace and aggression. I don't mind losing to them. I cannot abide the way it happened. It won't happen again"
5. STEVE BLACK (ML Lions Green) - "We've taken one step forward and two steps back. Our mental discipline was poor from the get-go and too many members of the team took a young Shacharit team for granted"
6. ZACK GOTHELF (NL Raiders C) - "An enormous win which will surely send a message to the rest of the league that Norstar will not be propping up the division come the end of the season"
7. GABRIEL JOHN (Boca Jewniors) - "Ultimately, in my 21 years in MSFL thats one of the hardest defeats to take due to the nature. I have to credit London Rovers for a good performance, especially Avi Markiewicz who is soaring with confidence and has a real eye for goal, he was superb"
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DANNY CARO'S MONTHLY AWARDS: NOVEMBER
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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
HARMEN WIN EIGHT-GOAL THRILLER
MACCABI MASTERS FOOTBALL LEAGUE 3 HARMEN 5
Two goals apiece from top-scorer James Gershfield and JC star man Bradley Sharp ensured Harmen avoided a banana skin in the shape of the Masters.
Alex Bowman had opened the scoring, direct from a corner, for Harmen who became the first team to reach round four this season. Gershfield doubled the lead midway through the half from the penlaty spot. He scored again, tapping home two minutes later after a Sharp shot was parried. Sharp scored Harmen's fourth before Gershfield finished the job.
DC Prediction: MMFL 1 Harmen 2
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
17 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
13 - Dave Woolman (Oakwood A)
10 - David Joseph Cohen (FC Team A)
RED-HOT REDBRIDGE HIT HIGH FIVES
MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 1 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 5
DANIEL GARFINKLE helped himself to a hat-trick Redbridge A sent out a title warning after finding their shooting boots to complete a 5-1 demolition of Lions Blue at Rowley Lane.
Promoted to the B-team, Garfinkle certainly didn't look out of place as RJC eventually romped to an emphatic victory MLL, with Dean Nyman and Ben Sollosi completing the comeback in a game they trailed in.
Rick Jacobson registered for the Lions.
RJC boss Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "To lose both goal-scorers from last week and still score five is very encouraging."
DC Prediction: MLL 1 RJC 2
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GAFFER HAHN MAKES HIS POINT
WOODFORD WANDERERS 2 NORTH WEST NEASDEN 2
Woodford's first match under caretaker-manager Mitch Hahn ended in a draw as Neasden came away with a credible point.
Wing wizard Adam Arnold converted two penalties for Neasden, but Woodford equalised in a scrappy encounter.
NWN boss Stirling Kay told JC Sport: "This was not a game for the purists, but with both teams strugling to get 11 players out every week it is not a surprise the football suffered."
DC Prediction: Woodford 3 NWN 2
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RAMPANT RAIDERS IN 7-HEAVEN
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 7 FAITHFOLD A 0
Trebles from MATT STOCK and LIRON MANNIE helped table-toppers NLR A register their biggest win of the season on a day of misery for former champions Faithfold A. Another goal from David Dinkin added the gloss for L'Orange.
NLR boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "In the end it was a very comfortable win against a Faithfold side who didn't stop trying for the entire game."
Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon told JC Sport: "We are really struggling with numbers and injuries. Raiders deserved to win but with so many out it was inevitable."
DC Prediction: NLR 3 Faithfold 0
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FIVE-STAR HENDON STORM HOME
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 5 OAKWOOD 1
Hendon showed true championship quality as they coasted home 5-1 against the Oaks.
Carl Peters had put Oakwood ahead, but Hendon hit back in style, with star man David Seitler, Dovi Fehler (2) and Avidan Last (2) doing the damage.
Delighted Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "This was a big win for us and should send out the message once again that it will need a very good team to stop us retaining our title which I assure you we still have a firm grip on."
Oaks joint-boss Ric Blank told JC Sport: "The second half was a non-affair as we gifted Hendon two more goals to end one of the worst experiences in my time as Oakwood manager."
DC Prediction: Hendon 1 Oakwood 1
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
15 - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge JC B – including 3 for RJC A)
14 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)
12 - Simon Moses (Blancos – includes two for Brady)
BLIZZARD BLOW BAUMS AWAY
BLIZZARD STORM 4 ATHLETIC BILBAUM 0
Blizzard ran out worthy winners against the Baums, with strikes from Oli Henry, Aaron Salaman, Brad Cohen and an own goal setting up a 4-1 victory.
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It was a comfortable win, never really in any danger and should have won by a lot more."
DC Prediction: Blizzard 4 Bilbaum 1
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CAMDEN TEAM BRIXTON A LESSON
BRIXTON OLD BOYS 0 CAMDEN PARK 8
Camden Park rediscovered their killer touch with an 8-0 bashing of Brixton.
Adam Paris (2), Richard Silver, Max Saunders, Michael Khalastchi, Rob Hershkorn and Luke Brookner were the marksmen as Camden retained third place in Division One.
Camden's Max Saunders told JC Sport: "Hopefully we can now pick up some momentum and give ourselves a chance of promotion."
Brixton boss Paul Shamplina told JC Sport: "We have a real battle for the rest of the season and are lacking some individual quality to win as games."
DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - ADAM PARIS
DC Prediction: Brixton 2 Camden 2
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MAGIC MAN MOSES BACK TO HAUNT BRADY
LOS BLANCOS 3 BRADY MACCABI 3
Simon Moses came back to haunt his former club as Los Blancos completed one of the comebacks of the days to claim a hard-earned point to keep them above Brady after a six-goal thriller.
Moses bagged a brace, with Adam Waters adding the other.
Blancos boss Jonathan Ison told JC Sport: "I think overall a draw was a fair result, and the old cliche that it was a game of two halves has never been truer than today."
DC Prediction: Blancos 2 Brady 2
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RAIDERS SEE OFF SPEC
SPEC FC 1 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 3
Nicky Woolf and Josh Green were among the goals as Raiders B moved three points clear at the top after recording thier sixth win in nine games with victory over SPEC FC.
DC Prediction: SPEC 1 NLR 4
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DIVISION TWO
DANNY CARO'S DIV 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
TOP-SCORERS
10 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
8 - Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill)
ZLOOF AT THE DOUBLE FOR MILL HILL
AC MILL HILL 2 AC WHETSTONE 1
Mill Hill climbed into second place thanks to a double from leading marksman Ben Zloof as they edged past Whetstone.
Toby Nathan pulled one back for the visitors with a stunning solo effort.
Mill Hill boss Dan Beresford told JC Sport: "Credit to Whetstone - they put us under a lot of pressure in the second half, but we could and should have had the game buried in the first half."
Whetstone joint-manager Clive Nathan told JC Sport: "Had we played on a football pitch the result would have been different."
DC Prediction: Mill Hill 3 Whetstone 2
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SUPER SHEENA LEADS TEAM HOME
FC TEAM B 5 JEWDINESE 0
A brace from Andy Sheena helped FC Team B finish the weekend in top spot as they over-powered Jewdinese.
Further strikes from Declan Selbo, Richard Salmon and Lorian Madanes inspired Team to their seven win of the season.
Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "I am extremely happy with the performance, everyone performed well and we were the better team from start to finish. A thoroughly enjoyable morning."
'Nese chief Jake Erlich told JC Sport: "It was a very tough game against a tough opposition. Unfortunately it wasn't up to the standard we know we can play at."
DC Prediction: Team 2 Jewdinese 1
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RAIDERS PROVE TEAM ARE HUMAN AFTERALL
FC TEAM C 3 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 5
Zack Gotheld's master-plan paid dividends as rock bottom Raiders C knocked table-topping Team C off their perch in a real coupon buster.
Goals from Will Ufland, Liam Stein, Nick Haringman, Oli Nathan and Alex Goodman completed a memorable morning for NLR who ended Team's unbeaten run in a game they trailed three times in, before scoring two decisive second-half goals.
Delighted NLR boss Zack Gothelf told JC Sport: "The best thing about today was that we played, battled and won as a team today, a real joint effort. We can hope this will propel us into having a good run-in to the winter break."
DC Prediction: Team 3 NLR 1
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HAYDON THE HERO FOR OAKWOOD
OAKWOOD B 4 L’EQUIPE 1
Three deadly finishes from HAYDON DAVIDSON helped Oakwood B return to the top four after a comfortable win over L'Equipe.
Dan Ash ensured there as no way back for L'Equipe.
Jubilant Oakwood boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: "Yes, it probably was the best performance of the season."
L'Equipe joint-manager Josh Lewis conceded: "Oakwood were at full strength and outplayed us all over the pitch."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 L'Equipe 1
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
17 - Avi Markiweicz (London Rovers)
12 - Phil Braham (King Crown)
10 - Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
GORDON PROVIDES FAITHFOLD WITH PERFECT TONIC
FAITHFOLD B 4 TEMPLE FORTUNE 0
DAN GORDON'S treble enabled Faithfold B to return to winning ways as they outclassed Temple Fortune in a one-sided contest at the Hive.
Leor Harel completed the rout.
DC Prediction: Faithfold 3 Fortune 1
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CLASSY CROWN IN 7TH HEAVEN
KINGS CROWN 7 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 1
A hat-trick from PHIL BRAHAM helped King Crown maintained their merciless march towards the title with a thumping 7-1 win over Hendon.
There were also braces for Adam Nusenbaum and Yoel Deal as Crown bounced back from an early Hendon penalty to run out worthy winners.
Crown boss Jacob Kadoch told JC Sport: "I said when we click this season it will be a pleasure to watch and that is exactly what it was. I would put the whole team in team of the week if I could!"
Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "Our squad was considerably weakened, but I'm still very disappointed with the result."
DC Prediction: Crown 3 Hendon 1
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SUPER SOSOBAD TWO GOOD FOR KS
KS REUNITED 0 REAL SOSOBAD 2
East London bragging rights went to Real Sosobad as they won the battle of the new boys with a hard-fought 2-0 victory at KS, thanks to strikes from Adam Goodman and John Lessem.
Sosobad boss Dan Shafron told JC Sport: "The boys knew that it was important to get a win on the board this week and we did so in a professional manner where there were many potential banana skins."
KS boss James Lewis told JC Sport: "We are proud with the way the team battled and could have come away with something if we had taken our chances."
DC Prediction: KS 1 Sosobad 3
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RAMPAGING ROVERS BATTER BOCA
LONDON ROVERS 8 BOCA JEWNIORS 0
Man-of-the-moment AVI MARKIEWICZ fired yet another hat-trick as London Rovers romped to an 8-0 demolition of Boca Jewniors as their title challenge gathered momentum.
Magic man Markiewicz hit the target five times - his fifth hat-trick in a row - with Josh Bharier (2) and Dovi Vogel finishing the job in a one-sided contest.
Rovers boss Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "We were immense from the start. We were very unfortunate not to have scored well into double figures, it was a totally one sided game and not because Boca didn't try."
Boca boss Gabriel John was magnanimous in defeat. He told JC Sport: "There's not a lot to say - Rovers were better than us in all departments."
DC Prediction: Rovers 4 Boca 2
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SUPER SHACHARIT TAME LIONS
MACCABI LONDON LIONS GREEN 0 SHACHARIT DONETSK 2
An Adam Ellis double helped Shacharit Donetsk climb out of the bottom two with a much-needed win over Lions Green at Rowley Lane - their first since mid-October.
MLL's Steve Black told JC Sport: "Adam Ellis was outstanding and we just couldn't deal with him."
DC Prediction: MLL 2 Shacharit 0
