The race for the MGBSFL Premier Division is hotting up nicely after Redbridge Jewish Care A, defending champions North London Raiders A and Hendon United Sports Club A registered victories while there were a couple of shocks in Division Two.
MATCHDAY 11 HEADLINES
Prem Div - Raiders two good for Camden
Div 1 - Redbridge stop Oakwood in their tracks
Div 2 - Brilliant Bilbaum see off leaders
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WEEKEND MATCH PHOTOS
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DANNY CARO'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK - RICHARD ADAMS
DANNY CARO'S MANAGER OF THE WEEK - NICK SHINDER
DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK - BEN DE LA FUENTE
DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - JONATHAN COHEN
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Brad Grant (Redbridge Jewish Care A), Jonny Blain (Oakwood A), Dan Lipman (ML Lions B)
DEFENDERS - Alex Rosenthal (Hendon A), Dan Andrews (Redbridge JC B), Daniel Magidson (Athletic Bilbaum)
MIDFIELDERS - Richard Adams (Catford & Bromley), Ryan Cole (Redbridge Jewish Care A), Mike Byers (Temple Fortune), David Green (Woodford Wanderers), Alex Kaye, Ben Joseph (NL Raiders A), Alex Goodman, Oli Nathan (both NL Raiders C), Josh Pugh (Athletic Bilbaum), Guy Helman (Oakwood A), Benji Weinberger (ML Lions B)
STRIKERS - Zack Neiman (Athletic Blbaum)
MANAGER - Nick Shinder (Athletic Bilbaum), Richie Caplin, Daniel Bean & Johan Simberg (Redbridge JC B), Rob Richman (NL Raiders A), Jon Jacobs (Redbridge Jewish Care A), Chaim Gothold (Real Hendon)
REFEREE - Martin Fox (Temple Fortune vs Catford & Bromley), Andy Myerson (NLR A vs Camden Park), Richard Jaye (RJC A v Oakwood A)
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK
WINNER: JOSH PUGH (Athletic Bilbaum) - picking the ball up wide on the right, Pugh played a forward pass and followed it. He received the ball back to his feet and beat a player, before playing another one-two. 20 yards out the ball sat up for him perfectly and he placed his volley right in the bottom corner leaving the keeper helpless
Runner-up: DANIEL GARFINKLE (Redbridge JC A) - feeding off scraps the whole game, kept his composure and won the match at the death with a brilliant finish, low into the bottom corner
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- BEN DE LA FUENTE (Camden Park) - "save of the century," leaping from one side of his goal all the way to the other side to tip an effort onto the post. Probably the best save Camden boss Will Castle has "ever seen in Jewish football"
- DAN LEE (Woodford Wanderers) - tipped an absolute rocket of a 25-yard deflected free-kick that caught the wind on to the post, right on half-time. Amazing save at any level
- SIMON ROTH (SPEC FC) - superb tip over the bar from a goal-bound free-kick against Faithfold
- JONNY BLAIN (Oakwood A) - inspirational double save against Redbridge - outstanding as he got up from original save and threw himself across his line to somehow put the follow-up round the post
- BRAD GRANT (Redbridge A) - a wonderful save to deny the impressive Sam Cantor who spun on the half volley and his left foot shot was arrowing for the top corner. It was an unbelievable save
- DAN LIPMAN (ML Lions B) - tipped a shot destined for the top left-hand corner away for a corner
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- WILL CASTLE (Camden Park) - "Unfortunately we were just a bit short today - you know you are in trouble when I end up on the pitch!"
- JON JACOBS (Redbridge JC A) - "A draw would have been a fair result on the day but am just delighted with the commitment and passion of my squad - they wear the Redbridge shirt with a lot of pride and the win was just rewards for keeping going"
- ADAM GLEKIN (Hendon B) - "Next week it will be vital for us to get our mojo back and not let this minor blip turn into a full blown slump"
- JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - "Yes we missed he opportunity to go back top, but it's still a ninth game in a row unbeaten which isn't to be sniffed at"
- JONATHAN COHEN (Temple Fortune) - "We had to play the entire game with just 10 players and no recognisable keeper this week owing to two weddings and one no-show on the day. In the end Catford tried to run the ball into the corner and will admit that they played a very good and resilient side on the day. I was very pleased with the effort and commitment shown by all"
- RIC BLANK (Oakwood A) - "We seemed to lose our heads and acted as if we were down with five to play as opposed to one all. Quick throws, free kicks, square balls across the middle of the park - we killed ourselves"
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND 2 DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
HERTS INTERMEDIATE CUP ROUND THREE
MACCABI LONDON LIONS B 3 EIGHT BELLS 3 (AET - Lions won 5-3 on penalties)
Dan Lipman was the hero as Maccabi London Lions B booked their place in the fourth round of the Herts Intermediate Cup with a penalty shoot-out win over Eight Bells.
Benji Weinberger (2) and Elias Cohen struck for Lions in normal time, before Weinberger, Bloom, Rosenthal, Cohen and Kingston converted from the spot.
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
12 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
11 - Dovi Fehler (Hendon A)
RAIDERS TWO GOOD FOR CAMDEN
CAMDEN PARK 0 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 2
Ricky Engleman and David Dinkin helped Raiders secure their fifth consecutive victory to leapfrog former joint-leaders Camden Park at Capital City.
Raiders boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "Five league games and five wins so no complaints so far. We could have been a little sharper in our passing and decision-making but that will improve with more games."
Camden Park boss Will Castle told JC Sport: "We defended well and could have nicked a draw."
DC Prediction: Camden 1 Raiders 3
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THREE CHEERS FOR HENDON
FAITHFOLD A 0 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 3
Hendon moved on to 14 points after registering their fourth league win of the season as they over-powered struggling Faithfold at the Hive with goals from Zac Lewis (2) and Chaim Korman.
Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "Three points were the aim and we move on to next week with more confidence restored as we try to make up some lost ground."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 0 Hendon 4
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RED-HOT REDBRIDGE MAKE BIG STATEMENT OF INTENT
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE 2 OAKWOOD A 1
Redbridge edged past title rivals Oakwood at Fairlop thanks to strikes from Ryan Cole and a late winner from Daniel Garfinkle.
Guy Helman had put Oakwood ahead but it was RJC who took the points after win number five.
RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "A draw would have been a fair result on the day but am just delighted with the commitment and passion of my squad - they wear the Redbridge shirt with a lot of pride and the win was just rewards for keeping going."
Oakwood joint-manager Ric Blank told JC Sport: "It was cruel but we only had ourselves to blame. We had been the better side, with the better individuals, fully in control and we didn't even get a point. That's on us."
DC Prediction: Redbridge 1 Oakwood 1
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HARMEN P BLIZZARD STORM P
Match postponed - waterlogged pitch
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
14 - Jacob Richler Kleiman (Oakwood B)
11 - Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi)
FIVE-STAR SPEC BLOW FAITHFOLD AWAY
FAITHFOLD B 1 SPEC FC 5
SPEC FC maintained their winning formula with efforts from top-scorer Zack Naiman, Ricky Lawrence, Marc Hecht, Alex Hershman and Ashley Lawrence.
SPEC FC player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "It was a thoroughly deserved three points. We were the better team for pretty much the entire game and when we had the wind with us there was only going to be one winner."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 SPEC 2
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WONDERFUL WOODFORD GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
LOS BLANCOS 1 WOODFORD WANDERERS 3
Woodford climbed to second with an impressive 3-1 win over Blancos following goals from Harrison Midda, Tom Alexander and Paul Biller.
Jono Gaon grabbed a consolation for Blancos.
DC Prediction: Blancos 2 Woodford 2
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OAKS FRUSTRATED BY REDBRIDGE
OAKWOOD B 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 2
Oakwood B's title challenge was dealt a blow as they were held 2-2 by Redbridge B for whom Yoni Fialka and David Fialka found the net.
Dan Geey and top-scorer Jacob Richler Kleiman struck for Oakwood.
Oaks boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: "It's frustrating when you go into the last moments of a game with the lead and then don't win, but yesterday is a lesson for us."
DC Prediction: RJC 1 Oakwood 2
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
8 - Andy Smith (L’Equipe), Dan Gordon (Faithfold C)
7 - Dean Rosenthal (ML Lions B)
RAIDERS GET THE JOB DONE
BOCA JEWNIORS 0 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS C 2
Oli Nathan and Will Ufland boosted Raiders C's promotion hopes as they beat Boca Jewniors 2-0.
NLR boss Zack Gothelf told JC Sport: "The second half wasn't much of a football game, the Chase Lodge pitch living up to its expectations with a distinct inability for any decent football to be played."
Boca's Anton Nyman told JC Sport: "We kept things tight again at the back, the only goals coming from a sloppy penalty and a clearance from the line dropping at their strikers feet. We desperately need the January transfer window to sort out striking force out!"
DC Prediction: Boca 1 NLR 4
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BAUMS GIVE HENDON THE SHOCK TREATMENT
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 1 ATHLETIC BILBAUM 2
Athletic Bilbaum produced one of the results of the weekend as they came away from their trip to leaders Hendon B with a famous 2-1 victory, thanks to goals from Jacob Brunner and Josh Pugh.
Gideon Barth had given Hendon a third-minute lead before the Baums hit back to take maximum points.
Baums boss Nick Shinder told JC Sport: "Hendon are top of the league for a reason but our dominant display shows why we need to be taken seriously."
Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "Credit to Bilbaum, they were the better team and we can have no complaints about the result - we were second best all over the pitch."
DC Prediction: Hendon 2 Bilbaum 1
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REAL PUT L'EQUIPE TO THE SWORD
L’EQUIPE 1 REAL HENDON 2
L'Equipe, another side chasing glory, were also the victims of a shock result as their good run of form was halted by Real Hendon.
L'Equipe boss Nick Stern told JC Sport: "We didn’t defend great in the second half, and didn’t take advantage of the wind enough in the first half."
DC Prediction: L'Equipe 3 Real 1
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CATS ON THE UP
TEMPLE FORTUNE 1 CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 2
Richard Adams and Jamie Sinai inspired Catford & Bromley to their third league win at the expense of Temple Fortune at Roger Bannister.
Catford boss Jeff Gotch told JC Sport: "It wasn't pretty but it's three points once more and we move on."
Fortune gaffer Jonathan Cohen told JC Sport: "We had to play the entire game with just 10 players and no recognisable keeper this week owing to two weddings and one no-show on the day. In the end Catford tried to run the ball into the corner and will admit that they played a very good and resilient side on the day. I was very pleased with the effort and commitment shown by all."
DC Prediction: Fortune 1 Catford 3
