Hendon United's title hopes were dealt another major blow by Harmen, North London Raiders A boosted their title hopes with a big win over Faithfold, while FC Team A registered their biggest win of the season on Matchday 13 of the MGBSFL.
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LATEST NEWS:
FAITHFOLD B WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE
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SPECIAL TRIBUTE - PAUL HYAMS
Woodford Wanderers have paid the following tribute to former manager Paul Hyams.
"Paul Hyams, Woodford’s legendary ex-manager and long-time friend, sadly passed away on Friday morning after losing his battle with cancer.
"Paul led us to back-to-back titles in our first and second seasons as a club, and all the way from Division Five to Division One, when he decided to step down.
"He was an absolute legend amongst the boys and nobody on earth could replicate his ridiculous, hilarious and motivating team-talks.
"Woodford was his life whilst he was with us, and he will be greatly missed by all."
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MATCHDAY 13 HEADLINES
Prem Div – Heroic Harmen put Hendon to the sword
Div 1 – Brady go three points clear
Div 2 – Comeback kings Scrabble FC on top
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Prem Div - David Joseph Cohen 4 (FC Team A), James Gershfield (Harmen)
Div 1 - Dan Garfinkle (Redbridge B)
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PHOTOGALLERY: HARMEN vs HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A
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DANNY CARO'S PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JAMES GERSHFIELD
DANNY CARO'S MANAGER OF THE WEEK: RICKY LAWRENCE
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Russell Corin (Hendon Utd SC A)
DEFENDERS - Alex Levack, Max Hassell (both Harmen), Josh Morris (NL Raiders A), Dale Bradman, Lee Warner (both Oakwood A), Marc Hecht (SPEC FC), Sam Lipton (Brady Maccabi)
MIDFIELDERS - Guy Surkis (ML Lions B), Elliot Stern (Harmen), Kyle Bentwood (Oakwood A), Darren Russell (Los Blancos), Oli Kenner (Brady Maccabi), Josh Sheridan (Scrabble FC), Yoav Lebens (FC Team A)
STRIKERS - Dan Garfinkle (Redbridge B), James Gershfield (Harmen), Oli Leigh (Brady Maccabi), Danny Sherman (Scrabble FC)
MANAGER - Joe Marsh, Oli Leslie, Joel Alterman (Harmen), Ricky Lawrence (SPEC FC)
REFEREE - Martin Fox (NL Raiders A vs Faithfold A), Callum Foster (Athletic Bilbaum vs Scrabble), Richard Jaye (Harmen vs Hendon A), Keith Goodman (Camden Park vs Oakwood A)
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK
WINNER - JOEY LAZARE (Brady Maccabi) - with the score at 1-0, he received the ball on the edge of the area and curled it beautifully into the top right corner to equalise for Brady
Runner-up: - DANIEL GARFINKLE (Redbridge Jewish Care B) - the ball was zipped into Garfinkle's feet and he brilliantly touched the ball around the defender, and ran onto the ball and finished emphathically
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK
DALE BRADMAN (Oakwood A) - a last-ditch tackle in the final minute which was worthy of winning any match
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK
WINNER - DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon Utd SC A) - "Alex Levack is a great signing for Harmen. Mind you he played for Lions against us last week, Harmen this week. I presume he’ll be signing for Oakwood in time for next week’s match!"
Runner-up - JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - "For a side to remain so disciplined and deep for 90 minutes, at this level, is an achievement. The fact we could not break them down is on us"
3rd - JONATHAN ISON (Los Blancos) - "I look forward to the next time I have a selection dilemma, and that when our whole squad is available (has not happened this season yet) I know we can mix it with any team in the league - A's, B's or C's!"
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SPECIAL REPORT - MGBSFL vs PREMIER LEAGUE
PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND 3 DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND PREVIEW STARTS HERE:
MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
DANNY CARO'S PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE WEEK
TOP-SCORERS
15 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
12 - Dovi Fehler (Hendon A)
GERSHFIELD PUT HENDON TO THE SWORD
HARMEN 3 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 0
Hendon's title hopes are hanging by a threat after they were condemned to a 3-0 defeat thanks to a first-half treble from Harmen hot-shot JAMES GERSHFIELD in the Hadley FC derby.
Harmen joint-manager Oliver Leslie told JC Sport: "The game was over after 30 minutes thanks to James Gershfield who was struggling with an ankle injury before kick-off and scored a hat-trick - enough said!"
Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport; "This is the first mini-crisis that I and a number of the Hendon players have ever had to endure and we don’t like it. We need to turn it round, show far more professionalism and remind everyone what a serious talented team we are."
DC Prediction: Harmen 2 Hendon 1
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KAYE SCORES AGAINST FORMER CLUB IN RAIDERS ROUT
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 4 FAITHFOLD A 0
Raiders produced their Sunday best to crush Faithfold 4-0 with strikes from Jordan Marks, Ben Ellis, David Dinkin and Faithfold old boy Alex Kaye maintaining their unbeaten record at the Ark.
Raiders boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "This was another pleasing win and we move to the top of the league and to six wins from six played in the league this season."
DC Prediction: Raiders 3 Faithfold 1
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KYLE KEEPS OAKS FIRMLY IN THE MIX
CAMDEN PARK 0 OAKWOOD A 1
A solitary effort from Kyle Bentwood was all that separated the teams as Oakwood boosted their title hopes with a hard-fought victory over Camden Park.
Oaks joint-manager Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "It was a tough match against a strong and competitive Camden team. After a tight first half with few opportunities, we came out second half with a lot more purpose and direction which secured us the points."
DC Prediction: Camden 1 Oakwood 2
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COHEN IS THE JEWISH MESSI, SAYS GILBEY
BLIZZARD STORM 2 FC TEAM A 8
Ben Gilbey described David Joseph Cohen as "the Jewish Messi" after he helped himself to a four-goal salvo as FC Team A registered their biggest win of the season with a crushing 8-2 success over Blizzard.
Michael Woolfe and Jonti Amberand registered for Blizzard who came from 2-0 down to level before goalkeeper Robbie Krupski broke his nose and was rushed to hospital, and Team cashed in, with David James Cohen, Shim Bensoor (2) and Rob Sanford adding the gloss.
Gilbey told JC Sport: "It was a great result, exactly what the doctor ordered. We controlled the game and played some really nice football at time on which was a very small pitch.
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport; "I was disappointed to see us ship five goals in 10 miuntes. No excuses, FC Team were the better side and thoroughly deserved the points."
DC Prediction:
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
14 - Jacob Richler Kleiman (Oakwood B)
13 - Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi)
REDBRIDGE DENIED AT THE LAST BY BLANCOS
LOS BLANCOS 5 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 5
Los Blancos were involved in a 5-5 draw for the second consecutive week as they shared the points in a thriller against Redbridge B.
Adam Hersh (2), Darren Russell, Benji Israel and Saul Hoyland netted for Blancos.
A-team striker DANIEL GARFINKLE fired a hat-trick for Redbridge, with David Fialka and Jay Lawrence also registering.
DC Prediction: Blancos 3 Redbridge 3
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RED-HOT BRADY GO IT ALONE
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS 1 BRADY MACCABI 3
Reiss Mogilner bagged a brace and Joey Lazare the other as Brady Maccabi regained the initiative at the top of the table following a 3-1 victory over Raiders B.
Brady boss Josh Dagul told JC Sport: "I got the reaction I was looking for from the team today."
DC Prediction: Raiders 2 Brady 3
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LAWRENCE SPOT ON FOR SPEC FC
OAKWOOD B 0 SPEC FC 1
Player-manager Ricky Lawrence kept his cool to convert a penalty as SPEC FC condemned title-chasing Oakwood B to their first defeat.
SPEC FC match-winner Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "We had a game-plan and we stuck to it for the entire game. With so many players out we knew it was going to be a different game to last week, but every player was great today and Oakwood may feel they had all the possession but we were happy to let them and today, it worked a treat!"
Disappointed Oakwood boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: "Our challenge now is to bounce back and end 2015 with two wins in order to keep us in the title hunt. That’s still our aim and we won’t give up. This squad has the quality, but today was a lesson for us."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 3 SPEC FC 1
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
9 - Andy Smith (L’Equipe)
8 - Dan Gordon (Faithfold C)
DANGEROUS DAN SINKS BAUMS
ATHLETIC BILBAUM 1 SCRABBLE FC 3
Scrabble FC came from a goal down to extend their winning run to eight thanks to goals from Zak McLeod and Danny Sherman (2) following Ben Bell's opener.
Scrabble FC boss Ray Abrahams told JC Sport: "It was not our best performance of the season but conditions were difficult for both sides and I thought under the circumstances both teams made the best of it."
DC Prediction: Bilbaum 2 Scrabble 2
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PROFESSIONAL REAL TWO GOOD FOR CATS
CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 0 REAL HENDON 2
Rafi Noe and Chaim Gothold helped in-form Real Hendon see off the Cats.
DC Prediction: Catford 3 Real 3
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SIX-HITTING LIONS BACK ON TRACK
L’EQUIPE 2 MACCABI LONDON LIONS B 6
Title-chasing Lions B were at their brilliant best as they returned to winning ways by hitting L'Equipe for six.
With manager Samuel Marchant out of the country, David Hyman took charge and was delighted to see strikes from Daniel Fattal (2), Josh Bloom, Jake Hyman, Ed Brafman and an own goal seal the deal.
Andy Smith and Mark Smith found the net for L'Equipe.
DC Prediction: L’Equipe 1 Lions 2
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MATCHES POSTPONED
DIVISION ONE
Faithfold B vs Woodford Wanderers - Faithfold defaulted
FC Team B vs Real Sosobad - Pitch unplayable
DIVISON TWO
FC Team C vs Temple Fortune - Pitch unplayable
Hendon Utd SC B vs NL Raiders C - Pitch unplayable
