Redbridge Jewish Care A started 2015 in style as they overcame title rivals NLR A in the first round of games of the new year, while defending champions Hendon maintained their challenge against Oakwood and Redbridge B went top in Division One. Danny Caro reflects on all the action on Matchday 18 of the MGBSFL.
MATCHDAY 18 HEADLINES
Prem Div - Sollosi puts RJC in charge
Div 1 - Rampant Redbridge in pole position
Div 3 - Hendon B win 11-goal thriller
JC HAT-TRICK HERO
Div 1 - Daniel Baneth (Camden Park)
Div 3 - Saul Cohen (Hendon B), Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
MATCH PHOTOS: RAIDERS A vs REDBRIDGE A
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK -
DEFENDERS - Glenn Turner (Hendon B), Richard Gold (Redbridge B), Danny Berg, Adam Hakimi (both Redbridge A)
MIDFIELDERS - Greg Corin, Avi Korman (both Hendon A), Chaim Korman, Gideon Barth (both Hendon B), Ryan Cole (Redbridge A)
STRIKERS - Saul Cohen (Hendon B), Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk), Dan Baneth (Camden Park)
MANAGER - Sam Rosenthal (Redbridge A), Nick Kagan (Camden Park), David Garbacz (Hendon A), Adam Glekin (Hendon B)
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - DAN BANETH
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. SAUL COHEN (Hendon B) - with the game at 3-3, Donetsk almost took the lead but a huge tackle from centre back Ezekiel Jacob and bravery from goalkeeper Yehuda Fink kept the scores level. Hendon then broke away, playing the ball out of defence and through the midfield until it found Avi Mocton who chipped it through to send Saul Cohen clear on goal and he showed great composure to slide the ball past the keeper. A wonderful counter attack and a magnificent team goal
2. GREG CORIN (Hendon A) - struck a brilliant first-time half volley from 30 yards which dipped perfectly over the keeper for the all important opening goal in a tight match
3. DANIEL BAENTH (Camden Park) - GOAL 1 - received the ball to feet on the edge of the area and, with his trademark composure, jinked his way past two defenders and powered a shot past the keeper into the top corner
4. DANIEL BAENTH (Camden Park) - GOAL 2 - Robert Hershkorn’s teasing set-piece was punched clear by the SPEC keeper to the edge of the area and fell to Daniel’s feet. He half volleyed the ball over SPECs defence and keeper into the top of the net - Berbatov esque
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK
Yehuda Fink (Hendon United Sports Club B)
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DANNY CARO'S REFEREE OF THE WEEK
Andy Myerson (Norstar London Raiders A vs Redbridge Jewish Care A)
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - ADAM GLEKIN
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. SAM ROSENTHAL (Redbridge A) - "All the pressure is on Raiders, and to some extent Hendon. We know we are not favourites, but will continue going into every game with winning intentions"
2. ROB RICHMAN (Raiders A) - "The table is now very compact and it promises to be a very close fought out title race, today was obviously a set-back but we will do our utmost until the final game of the season"
3. ADAM GLEKIN (Hendon B) - "We singled out their main man in the team talk, saying how critical it was to contain him - 15 minutes in we're 3-1 down and he's nabbed a hat-trick. The joys of mangaging a team in Jewish football where no-one listens!"
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SEE MATCH PHOTOS - REDBRIDGE B vs RAIDERS B
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:
MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
17 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
13 - Dave Woolman (Oakwood A)
SOLLOSI PUTS REDBRIDGE IN CHARGE
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 0 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 1
Ben Sollosi lifted Redbridge three points clear as they beat joint-leaders Raiders at the Ark.
Having ended 2014 in great goal-scoring form, Sollosi gave RJC fans some new year cheer by condemning NLR to their second league defeat of the season.
RJC boss Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "We were missing a few of our attacking options so we knew shutting them out was going to be key."
NLR manager Rob Richman told JC Sport: "We are all a little disappointed after the defeat to Redbridge, we felt our performance deserved a point, but you have to give credit to Redbridge who defended superbly."
DC Prediction: NLR 2 RJC 1
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HENDON TWO GOOD FOR OAKS
OAKWOOD A 0 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 2
Hendon maintained their excellent record against Oakwood with a 2-0 victory, courtesy of strikes from Greg Corin and summer arrival Dovi Fehler.
A solid away win takes David Garbacz's men to within two points of second-placed NLR, with games in hand.
A delighted Garbacz told JC Sport: "It took us a while to shake off the holiday cobwebs and for the first half at least Oakwood more than matched us in a very even 45. Slowly but surely we upped the pace in the second half and I thought we ran out deserved winners in the end."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 1 Hendon 1
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
20 - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge JC B – including 3 for RJC A)
14 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)
FOUR-MIDABLE REDBRIDGE B GO TOP
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 4 BLIZZARD STORM 2
Redbridge B completed a memorable day for the club by thumping Blizzard 4-2 to go two points clear at the top. Goals from Daniel Garfinkle, Sam Sollosi, Harrison Grant and Nathan Sollosi earned Jon Jacobs' men their eighth win in nine games to leapfrog Raiders B.
Blizzard's goals came through Oli Henry and Stuart Muller in a game marred by three red cards.
RJC's Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "Today was not pretty to watch in parts, horrible to watch in other parts but a result that we would have lost last season."
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "Full credit to the boys, getting themselves back in the game and at 3-2 I fancied us to get a point."
DC Prediction: RJC 2 Blizzard 1
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CLASSY CAMDEN GO SECOND
SPEC FC 1 CAMDEN PARK 3
DAN BANETH was the hat-trick hero as Camden Park climbed above Raiders B and into second place after a 3-1 victory over SPEC FC.
Marc Cohen fired a consolation.
Camden's Max Saunders told JC Sport: "Before the new year we set ourselves a target of winning our remaining five games to gain promotion. This win, along with Blizzard losing to Redbridge, means that promotion is now in our hands. One down and four to go. Next week’s game against Norstar is going to be huge!"
SPEC FC's Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "Though Camden bossed possession we could've easily nicked something from the game."
DC Prediction: SPEC 1 Camden 3
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
11 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
9 - Jacob Richler-Kleiman (Oakwood B)
AC MILL HILL P OAKWOOD B P
Match postponed - waterlogged pitch
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
18 - Avi Markiweicz (London Rovers)
13 - Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
12 - Phil Braham (King Crown)
HENDON WIN 11-GOAL THRILLER
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 6 SHACHARIT DONETSK 5
SAUL COHEN scored four times, including a last-minute winner, as Hendon B edged an 11-goal thriller against Shacharit Donetsk to complete their first double of the season.
There was also a hat-trick for Shacharit hot-shot ADAM ELLIS, but a double from Gideon Barth helped secure the points for Shacharit.
Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "Although they might feel aggrieved by the winner, I'm not sure they can have many arguments that the better team won."
Shacharit manager Elliot Nussbaum told JC Sport: "Shacharit boss Elliot Nussbaum told JC Sport: "Their winner was clearly scored by deliberate use of the hand. While I am sure that this is considered gamesmanship throughout football - and we will not be the first or last team to lose a game in that way - I still feel it worthwhile that teams that win games by cheating should be named and shamed."
DC Prediction: Hendon 3 Shacharit 1
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KS REUNITED P LONDON ROVERS P
Match postponed - waterlogged pitch
