FC Team B closed in on the Division Two title with a hard-fought win over AC Whetstone, while Redbridge B missed the chance to cement the Division One title on Matchday 23 of the MGBSFL.
MATCHDAY 23 HEADLINES
CAC - Five-star Neasden set up Hendon clash
BGT - Super SPEC FC off to a flyer
Prem Div - Hendon pull clear at the top
Div 1 - Raiders make Redbridge wait
Div 2 - Team close in on title
Div 3 - Five-star Faithfold topple Crown
JC HAT-TRICK HERO
CAC - Adam Arnold (Neasden)
Div 1 - Jamie Kent (Brixton), Simon Moses (Blancos)
Div 2 - Zack Collins 4 (Jewdinese)
Div 3 - Barry Green (Real Sosobad)
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SEE MATCH PHOTOS - RAIDERS B vs REDBRIDGE B
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 23 AWARDS
QUOTE OF THE WEEK - JONATHAN ADELMAN
SAVE OF THE WEEK
BRAD GRANT (Redbridge JC B) - a brilliant save at 1-0 down, vital in every sense
REFEREE OF THE WEEK
Keith Goodman (Harmen vs Maccabi London Lions Blue)
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Yehuda Fink (Hendon B), Richard Caplin (Redbridge A), David Grossman (FC Team B), David Simnock (NL Raiders B)
DEFENDERS - Ezekiel Jacob, James Neidle (both Hendon B), Toby Nathan (AC Whetstone), Dan Andrews (Neasden), Johnny Beilin (Oakwood B), Danny Cohen (Harmen), Jake Yudelowitz (NL Raiders B)
MIDFIELDERS - Simon Peterman, Avi Korman (both Hendon A), Dan Orgel (Neasden), Scott Oldstein (Redbridge B), Dan Ash (Oakwood B), Joe Cohen (Faithfold B), Kane Swerner, Jake Gottlieb (both Harmen), Mike Hershman (NL Raiders B)
STRIKERS - Barry Green, Richard Rosenthal (both Real Sosobad), Jamie Kent (Brixton), Simon Moses (Blancos), Adam Arnold (Neasden), Jacob Richler KIeiman, James Abrams (both Oakwood B)
MANAGER - Stirling Kay (Neasden), Michael Rhodes & Ricky Lawrence (SPEC FC), Rob Shooman (Faithfold B)
REFEREE -
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. YAAKOV KAYE (Boca Jewniors) - a fabulous 35-yard strike, sending the ball soaring into the top corner
2. ADAM ARNOLD (NW Neasden) - GOAL 1 - a great finish after very good team play from one end of the pitch to the other against Brady
3. DANNY MOSS (FC Team B) - 35-yard screamer to make it 3-2 with 10 minutes to play
4. DAN COHEN (AC Whetstone) - 30-yard free-kick into the stantion - Eriksen-esque. No run-up, seemed to be going over the bar and then dipped in clipping the underside of the crossbar. Brilliant!
5. CHARLES COHEN (Oakwood B) - 2-1 ahead, the game was in the balance. Up steps 'Champers' Cohen to absolutely lash it into the top corner from 30 yards
6. DAN YOSS (Faithfold B) - a Ronaldo-esque header from a corner, into the top corner. He hasn't scored many better!
7. ADAM STOLERMAN (FC Team C) - a great finish from the edge of the box
8. ASHLEY BURNS (SPEC FC) - popped up again with a free-kick against Blizzard that was right out of the top-drawer
9. BRAD SHARP (Harmen) - opened the scoring after 22 minutes after some excellent work down the left between Joey Lazare and Jake Gottleib, who laid the ball back to Brad on the edge of the box to finish into the top corner
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. MITCH YOUNG (FC Team B) - "Credit must go to Whetstone - they did not deserve to lose the game and played extremely well. They are a great young side and were unlucky today"
2. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 1 - "DC, I want to begin by thanking you. Because you ignored all the background noise, the nonsense as I call it, and stuck by my Oaks and predicted us a victory this week. That took courage and cold-blooded analysis"
3. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 2 - "Striker James Abrams was superb on his debut and it just shows that if you bring the right players in early then none of this deadline day nonsense is required"
4. JON JACOBS (Redbridge JC B) - "Credit again to Jonathan Adelman and his Raiders team; they fully deserve to be going up with us, and having given us the two best games of the season, we'll look forward to renewing acquaintance next season in the Premier League and continuing the rivalry"
5. JONATHAN ADELMAN (NL Raiders B) - "It's a pleasure to be part of games like this on a Sunday morning and for such an intense rivalry there is great respect between Jon and myself and the two sets of players. We congratulate Redbridge on the title which they are sure to win and which they deserve this season"
6. DAN YOSS (Faithfold B) - "That result was for the gaffer and Josh Barnett. They put in a lot of effort and it was nice to reward them"
7. ADAM GLEKIN (Hendon B) - "It was certainly a game of firsts for us ... our first draw as well as our first clean sheet of the season!"
7. DAVID GORDON (FC Team C) - "We have a massive game to come this weekend and hopefully we can produce a display from the first minute rather than the 46th!”
8. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - "I'm really proud of this squad - week on week out whoever plays always gives all for the shirt and all for the ultimate aim of winning trophies. 5 games to go and everything still in our hands which is how we like it. Roll on next week"
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PHOTOGALLERIES FROM THE SEASON
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
FINAL DATE
Cyril Anekstein Cup - May 3
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE
PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND FOUR
JACOBS CRACKS MACCABI RESISTANCE
AFC FLIXTON 1 MANCHESTER MACCABI 1st 0
Rob Jacobs fired AFC Flixton into the quarter-finals where they will meet second division FC Team B after coming through a hard-fought tussle against Accountants League title rivals Maccabi.
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CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND FOUR
FIVE-STAR NEASDEN INTO LAST FOUR
NORTH WEST NEASDEN 5 BRADY MACCABI 1
ADAM ARNOLD (3) helped Neasden keep alive their silverware hopes by setting up a meeting with holders Hendon after destroying first division Brady.
Further strikes from Dan Andrews and Danny Sherman completed a stunning comeback.
NWN boss Stirling Kay told JC Sport: "We started very slowly, with Brady taking the lead - they were the better team for the first 20 minutes. Then we woke up and realised we had to work hard to get any thing out of the game.
Adam then equalised just before half-time, with a great finish after very good team play from one end of the pitch to the other.
"We played some great football in the second half which led to four more goals, but in truth it could of been 10.
"We will now look forward to our semi-final against Hendon."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NWN
MGBSFL – FC Team (a)
BRADY
MGBSFL – Bilbaum (h)
MGBSFL – Brixton (a)
MGBSFL – Camden (a)
DC Prediction: NWN 2 Brady 3
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BARRY GOLDSTEIN TROPHY GROUP C
STANDINGS:
1. SPEC FC Pl. 1, W. 1, Pts. 3
2. AC MILL HILL Pl. 0, Pts. 0
3. LOS BLANCOS Pl. 0, Pts. 0
4. BLIZZARD STORM Pl. 1, L. 1, Pts. 0
SUPER SPEC FC OFF TO A FLYER
BLIZZARD 1 SPEC FC 3
Ashley Burns (2) got SPEC FC's cup run off to a perfect start as they claimed a second victory of the season against Blizzard Storm.
Marc Cohen was also on the mark as SPEC FC finished the weekend top of Group C.
SPEC FC joint-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "It was a really close game, but in the second half we always looked the team more likely to score."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
BLIZZ
MGBSFL – Raiders (h)
SPEC FC
MGBSFL – Brixton (a)
DC Prediction: Blizzard 3 SPEC FC 2
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
20 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
16 - Johnny Haik (Faithfold A - includes one for B team)
HENDON ARE TREBLE TOPS
FC TEAM A 0 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 3
A brilliant brace from Avi Korman helped Hendon boost their treble hopes by completing a hat-trick of wins of FC Team A this season.
Simon Peterman finished the job as Hendon stormed five points clear of Raiders, who have two games in hand.
Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "I'm really proud of this squad - week on week out whoever plays always gives all for the shirt and all for the ultimate aim of winning trophies.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
HENDON
MGBSFL – Woodford (a)
MGBSFL – Lions (h)
CAC SF – NWN or Brady
TEAM
MGBSFL – Lions (h)
MGBSFL – Neasden (h)
MGBSFL – Harmen (h)
DC Prediction: Team 2 Hendon 3
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HARMEN HIT HIGH FIVES
HARMEN 5 MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 1
Harmen kept alive their title challenge with a convincing 5-1 success over Lions Blue.
Two goals apiece from top-scorer James Gershfield and recent arrival Daniel Green, against his former club, added to an opener from Brad Sharp. Rick Jacobson pulled one back for the Lions.
Harmen joint-manager Joel Alterman told JC Sport: "We looked comfortable throughout this game, with chances being created and taken throughout."
Lions boss Jamie Kyte told JC Sport: "We won't be able to beat teams like Harmen if we gift them goals. Some of our football was woeful."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
HARMEN
MGBSFL – Redbridge (a)
MGBSFL – Faithfold (a)
MGBSFL – FC Team (a)
LIONS
MGBSFL – Team (h)
MGBSFL – Hendon (a)
MGBSFL – Raiders (h)
DC Prediction: Harmen 2 Lions 1
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REDBRIDGE TITLE BID ON THE ROCKS
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 1 OAKWOOD A 1
Redbridge's title hopes were dealt a blow as they were forced to settle for a point at home to Oakwood. with Daniel Lassman registering for the hosts and Harvey Kaye for the visitors in a high-octane affair.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
RJC
MGBSFL – Harmen (h)
MGBSFL – Woodford (a)
OAK
CAC - Raiders (h)
MGBSFL - Woodford (a)
DC Prediction: RJC 1 Oakwood 1
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NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A P WOODFORD WANDERERS P
Match postponed - Woodford defaulted
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NLR
CAC – Oakwood (a)
MGBSFL – Lions (a)
WOODFORD
MGBSFL – Hendon (h)
MGBSFL – Oakwood (h)
MGBSFL – Redbridge (h)
DC Prediction: NLR 4 Woodford 0
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
23 - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge JC B – including 3 for RJC A)
18 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)
KENT SPARKS BRIXTON INTO LIFE
LOS BLANCOS 4 BRIXTON OLD BOYS 5
JAMIE KENT marked his deadline day return to Brixton with a match-winning treble to end Blancos's long, unbeaten run.
There were also goals for Josh Kalinsky and Stefan Benfredj, who fired the winner, as Brixton gave their hopes of avoiding the drop a major boost.
Not to be outdone, SIMON MOSES fired a treble for Blancos, with Adam Hersh also finding the net.
Delighted Brixton boss Alan Aronson told JC Sport: "They were unbeaten since October. Furthermore, we lost our last two games to them 9-3 and 5-2. Furthermore, we were on a bad losing streak. In view of this we decided to reassess our game plan which included some serious gambles and it paid off! All our lads were heroic."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
BLANCOS
MGBSFL – RJC (h)
BGT – SPEC (a)
BGT – Mill Hill (a)
BRIXTON
MGBSFL - SPEC FC (h)
MGBSFL - Brady (h)
MGBSFL - RJC (a)
DC Prediction: Blancos 3 Brixton 0
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REDBRIDGE FORCED TO WAIT
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 2
Redbridge clinched promotion but missed the chance to seal the title at the first time of asking after a four-goal thriller against nearest rivals Raiders B at Brunel.
Jake Gilbert and Josh Green registered for Raiders, with Scott Oldstein and James Berkley on target for RJC.
RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "I am proud of all of the boys who have achieved so much this season. I have managed some of these boys since they were six-years-old, so couldn't be happier."
NLR manager Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "We're just delighted to have secured back to back promotions especially after such a disrupted season of injuries and absences."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
RAIDERS
MGBSFL – Blizzard (a)
REDBRIDGE
MGBSFL – Blancos (a)
MGBSFL - Brixton (a)
DC Prediction: RJC 2 NLR 2
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
16 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
13 - Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill), Jacob Richler-Kleiman (Oakwood B)
JUBILATION FOR JACOB
OAKWOOD B 4 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 1
JACOB RICHLER-KLEIMAN was the star man as Oakwood B gave their fans some much-needed cheer with an emphatic win over Raiders.
Charlie Cohen also found the net for the Oaks, with Oli Nathan snatching a consolation for NLR.
Oaks boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: "This was the showing that has been trying to show its head for a few weeks now and it was a joy to be part of from the minute we arrived at The Spear to the minute we left."
NLR manager Zack Gothelf told JC Sport: "It was a bad day at the office for L'Orange."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 3 NLR 2
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TEAM STEP UP TITLE BID
FC TEAM B 3 AC WHETSTONE 2
Andy Sheena fired a double as FC Team B closed in on the title with a hard-fought win against a spirited AC Whetstone. Danny Moss also made a welcome return to the scoresheet for the hosts.
Dan Cohen accounted for both Whetstone goals, including a sensational free-kick.
Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "When you are top of the league and challenging for the title it is about coming away with the points and we showed great character to come back twice to win the game."
Whetstone joint-manager Clive Nathan told JC Sport: "To say we are disappointed is an understatement. Even a draw would have been rough justice on us."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
TEAM
MGBSFL – Catford (h)
WHETSTONE
MGBSFL – Raiders (h)
DC Prediction: Team 3 Whetstone 1
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THREE AND EASY FOR TEAM
L’EQUIPE 2 FC TEAM C 3
Adam Stolerman bagged a brace as FC Team C boosted their promotion hopes with an important victory at L'Equipe, with Mitch Lassman completing the scoring.
Team boss David Gordon told JC Sport: ""Regardless, this was an important victory and one which we deserved after a pretty good second-half performance."
Jules Bohm and Dave Prager registered for L'Equipe, with joint-manager Josh Lewis telling JC Sport: "Overall we felt hard done by, but we'll take a lot of positives from the football we played and the effort from the lads."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
L’EQUIPE
BGT – Camden (a)
MGBSFL – Jewdinese (h)
MGBSFL – Raiders (a)
TEAM
MGBSFL – Mill Hill (a)
MGBSFL – Raiders (a)
MGBSFL - Jewdinese
DC Prediction: L’Equipe 2 Team 3
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JEWDINESE A CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI A (Match abadoned with Jewdinese leading 6-2)
Jewdinese and Catford & Bromley failed to finish their game, which was abandoned, with 'Nese leading 6-2.
Zack Collins scored four times for 'Nese before the game turned sour, with the referee forced to abandoned the match due to players fighting early in the second half.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NESE
BGT – Hendon B (a)
MGBSFL – L’Equipe (a)
MGBSFL – FC Team C (a)
CATFORD
MGBSFL – FC Team B (a)
BGT – Raiders C (a)
DC Prediction: Jewdinese 3 Catford & Bromley 2
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
22 - Avi Markiweicz (London Rovers)
19 - Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
SOSOBAD SHOW OFF THEIR SIX PACKS
BOCA JEWNIORS 2 REAL SOSOBAD 6
BARRY GREEN was the hat-trick hero as Real Sosobad registered their biggest win of the season as they hit Boca for six in Pinner.
There was also a double for Richard Rosenthal plus one from Jon Lessem.
Boca's goals came via Callion McGregor and a belter from Yaakov Kaye.
Boca's Anton Nyman told JC Sport: "At 3-2 down, we let them get a goal on the counter and the game was unrecoverable."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
BOCA
MGBSFL – Faithfold (h)
MGBSFL – Sosobad (a)
REAL
MGBSFL – Lions (h)
MGBSFL – Shacharit (a)
MGBSFL – Boca (h)
DC Prediction: Boca 1 Sosobad 3
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FAITHFOLD REGISTER PERFECT SIX
FAITHFOLD B 6 KING CROWN 1
Strikes from Leor Harel (2), Joe Cohen (2), Dan Gordon and Dan Yoss saw Faithfold rekindled their promotion bid, hitting fellow high-flyers King Crown for six at the Hive.
Faithfold scorer Dan Yoss told JC Sport: "We're delighted with the result. Apart from Yoel Deal they didn't offer much. They could struggle in their final three games, jury is out on Crown."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
FAITH
MGBSFL - Rovers (h)
MGBSFL - Boca (a)
MGBSFL - Lions (h)
CROWN
MGBSFL - KS (h)
MGBSFL - Shacharit (h)
DC Prediction: Faithfold 2 King Crown 1
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MID-TABLE RIVALS FIRE BLANKS
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 0 MACCABI LONDON LIONS GREEN 0
Defences came out on top in the clash between Hendon B and Lions Green.
Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "It was a different Lions team to the one we faced a month ago. They played well today, we didn't and were perhaps slightly fortunate to gain a point."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
HENDON
BGT – Jewdinese (h)
BGT – Fortune (a)
MGBSFL – KS (a)
LIONS
MGBSFL - Sosobad (h)
BGT – FC Team B (a)
MGBSFL – Faithfold (a)
DC Prediction: Hendon 3 Lions 2
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KS REUNITED P LONDON ROVERS P
Match postponed - KS unable to raise a team
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
KS
MGBSFL – King Crown (a)
MGBSFL – Hendon (h)
MGBSFL – KS (a)
ROVERS
MGBSFL – Faithfold (h)
BGT – Camden (a)
MGBSFL – Fortune (a)
DC Prediction: KS 0 Rovers 4