CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Maccabi London Lions B vs Maccabi London Lions A
Finchley City vs Redbridge Jewish Care A
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WEEKEND PHOTOS: FINCHLEY CITY vs NL RAIDERS B
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MATCHDAY 20 RESULTS
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP
Redbridge JC 7 Camden Park 1
PREM DIV
Oakwood A 2 Hendon Utd SC A 1
ML Lions A 3 Brady Maccabi 0
NL Raiders A 6 SPEC FC 0
DIVISION ONE
Finchley City 2 NL Raiders B 2
Hendon B 0 Scrabble FC 5
Los Blancos 1 ML Lions B 2
DIVISION TWO
Catford & Bromley 2 Redbridge JC C 1
L’Equipe 7 Faithfold B 2
Mill Hill Dons 7 NL Raiders C 4
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JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Anekstein Cup - Dean Nyman 4 (Redbridge JC A)
Prem Div - Matt Stock (NL Raiders A)
Div 2 - Jason Weldon (Mill Hill Dons)
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 20 AWARDS
GOAL OF THE WEEK: Leor Sidle (Oakwood A)
SAVE OF THE WEEK: Michael Woolfe (NL Raiders B)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: David Garbacz (Hendon A)
REFEREE OF THE WEEK: Martin Fox (NL Raiders A vs SPEC FC)
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GOALKEEPER - Guy Ben-Aroya (Catford & Bromley), Michael Woolfe (NL Raiders B)
DEFENDERS - Tal Cohen, Gavin Fox, Loz Bloom, Jordan Grant (all Catford & Bromley), Harvey Kaye, Lee Warner (both Oakwood A), Sam Stead, Brandon Sassoon, Adam Waters (all Scrabble FC), Zac Neiman, Daryl Rubin (both Redbridge JC A), Gav Krieger (Finchley City), Josh Kramer (Los Blancos)
MIDFIELDERS - Benji Weinberger (ML Lions B), Joel Lassman, Yarden Sharon, Ash Stokes, Richard Winton, Jeff Gotch (all Catford & Bromley), James Bell (L'Equipe),Yehuda Korman (Hendon A), Jason Wheldon, Nick Phillips, Ryan Kramer, Joseph Reece (all Mill Hill Dons), Thomas Praise, David Woolman (both Oakwood A), Zac Summerfield, Dan Green, Elliot Espinoza (all Scrabble FC), Simon Buchler (NL Raiders B), Sam Sollosi, Ben Sollosi, Sam McCarthy (all Redbridge JC A), Eli Davila (Finchley City)
STRIKERS - Dean Nyman (Redbridge JC A), Lioz Tov (Catford & Bromley), Matt Stock (NL Raiders A), Leor Sidle (Oakwood A)
MANAGERS - Dan Kristall & Ric Blank (Oakwood A), Jeff Gotch (Catford & Bromley)
REFEREE - Keith Goodman (Hendon B vs Scrabble FC), Martin Fox (NL Raiders A vs SPEC FC), Neal Cohen (Los Blancos vs ML Lions B, Richard Jaye (Hendon A vs Oakwood A), Mark Jacob (Redbridge JC A vs Camden Park)
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- LEOR SIDLE (Oakwood A) - didn't give up what looked like a lost cause in stoppage time, shrugged off Alex Rosenthal before leathering the ball into the net past a despairing Arthur Caplin to take Oakwood 7 points clear
- BENJI WEINBERGER (Lions B) - in the 90th minute, goalkeeper James Harpin played a fantastic long ball to Weinberger out wide who took in his man and from the tightest of angles rifled the ball into the roof of the net to seal three points
- BRANDON SASSOON (Scrabble FC) - some brilliant play on the left as Zak McLeod cut in a fired over a dipping cross.Brandon came from nowhere to produce a powerful diving header that left the keeper no chance to open the scoring and make it 1-0
- WILL UFLAND (NL RAIDERS B) - superb left-foot strike from outside the box
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- JAMES HARPIN (Lions B) - saved a bullet header from point blank range to keep us 1-0 up in the first half
- JONATHAN GREEN (NL Raiders A) - his first appearance of the season between the sticks. Faced with a free-kick, he caught the shot comfortably and Claudio Bravo-esqe, distributed a pinpoint dropkick resulting in a Raiders break
- MICHAEL WOOLFE (NL Raiders B) - agile penalty save in the promotion six-pointer against Finchley
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- BRANDON HAMME (Mill Hill Dons) - "It was great to see Jason Weldon open his tally for the club, he was superb and deserved his four goals and the match ball. When we play like this we can beat any team in this league and we will look to make in three wins on the trot next week when we face Hertswood Vale for the first time"
- DAN KRISTALL (Oakwood A) - "Last-minute goals aren't lucky, they are a sign of a teams character and team spirit"
- DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon Utd A) - “I left the pitch with the feeling that someone had broken into our home and had stolen a sentimental family heirloom in broad daylight. However the truth is – the winning goal was all our own fault. We deal with that situation 99 times out of 100 but for some inexplicable reason Alex and Arthur were each waiting for the other one to come and in nipped their forward to take advantage of the hesitancy"
- NICK STERN (L'Equipe) - "There are rumours drifting around North London that player-manager Nick Stern "has yet to empty his pockets, the last known location of league top-scorer Richard Fogelman". Instead it simply demonstrates that Faithfold have already been forgotten about. L’Equipe march on and are relishing the next test, away to Real Hendon"
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND FOUR
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 7 CAMDEN PARK 1
A fab four-goal salvo from DEAN NYMAN eased Redbridge Jewish Care A into the hat for tomorrow night's draw as they finished in seventh heaven against Camden Park.
Nate Kashket, Sam Sollosi and Daniel Garfinkle added the gloss as RJC returned to winning ways. David Kanzen fired a consolation for Camden.
RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "We knew what to expect this time and let the ball do the talking in this cup quarter-final."
Camden manager Max Saunders told JC Sport: ""We simply don't score when we are on top and when you come up against a team like Redbridge who have players up front that only need a sniff to score, you're always going to struggle."
DC Prediction: RJC 2 Camden 1
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TABLE (TOP 3)
1. Oakwood Pl. 14, W. 11, Pts. 35
2. Hendon Pl. 13, W. 10, Pts. 31
3. Redbridge Pl. 9, W. 7, Pts. 21
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TOP-SCORERS
16 - Zac Lewis (Hendon Utd SC A)
15 - Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi)
14 - Matt Stock, Liron Mannie (both NL Raiders A)
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OAKWOOD A 2 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 1
A stoppage time goal from Leor Sidle took Oakwood seven points clear at the top of the table after they completed a quickfire league double over title rivals Hendon.
Kyle Bentwood gave Oakwood the upper hand with a tidy close-range finish after 15 minutes, before Moses Seitler equalised at the beginning of the second half.
Hendon missed a couple of chances to win it towards the end, before Sidle capitalised on hesitancy in the Hendon defence to lash his shot past Arthur Caplin, sparking scenes of wild celebration.
Proud Oakwood joint-manager Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "This win was a huge sign of character and determination. Our boys were knackered by the end but never gave in. We defended superbly and created all of the meaningful chances in the match. Last-minute goals aren't lucky, they are a sign of a teams character and team spirit."
Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: “For us we won’t be throwing in the towel and will take each game as they now come and see where that puts us at the end of the season, but it will take a miraculous effort to pick ourselves up from this defeat.”
DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 Hendon 1
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MACCABI LONDON LIONS A 3 BRADY MACCABI 0
Lions A finished the weekend in fourth position after winning the Rowley Lane derby 3-0 over stablemates Brady Maccabi, with goals from Adam Arnold, Alex Taylor and Brad Sharp.
DC Prediction: Lions 2 Brady 2
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NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 6 SPEC FC 0
MATT STOCK was the hat-trick hero as defending champions Raiders A built on last week's morale-boosting cup win by hitting SPEC FC for six.
Liron Mannie, Oscar Wagner and David Rhodes completed NLR's fifth league win of the season.
Raiders boss Dan Shafron told JC Sport; "It was an all-round good performance. We retained possession well and were clinical in front of goal. We didn’t give SPEC much of a chance to settle in to the game but credit to them for not giving up. We look forward to the return game next weekend."
SPEC FC player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "Raiders were simply too good for us. I'm pleased we never gave up and it was nice for even the ref (Martin Fox) to give us credit for that but put simply, we'd struggle to match Raiders with a full strength squad, with 11 players, one of whom was drafted in just for today, it was always going to be an uphill battle."
DC Prediction: Raiders 4 SPEC 0
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DIVISION ONE
TABLE (TOP 3)
1. Lions B Pl. 12, W. 8, Pts. 26
2. Redbridge B Pl. 9, W. 8, Pts. 25
3. Scrabble FC Pl. 11, W. 7, Pts. 23
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TOP-SCORERS
11 - Oliver Sade (Finchley City)
9 - Josh Bloom (ML Lions B), Josh Bharier (Scrabble FC)
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FINCHLEY CITY 2 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B 2
The JC cameras witnessed a four-goal thriller in Willesden as promotion rivals Finchley City and Raiders B shared the points.
Will Ufland and Josh Green had given NLR a dream start inside 10 minutes before Jono Gaon pulled one back.
NLR were reduced to 10 men following two yellows for Elad Hertschen turned into a red and Finchley scored again through top-scorer Oli Sade, who also had a penalty superbly saved by Michael Woolfe.
Finchley boss Joel Holder told JC Sport: "It's going to take a massive effort to win the league this year, but we are going to do everything possible to make it happen. We have 10 cup finals to go starting with Redbridge next Sunday."
Raiders joint-manager Jonny Adelman told JC Sport: "We soaked up the pressure and played with real discipline to see out the game for a draw - and but for a clearance off the line from Alex Goodman's header and a super diving save in the final moments from Josh Green we might have taken all three points."
DC Prediction: Finchley 2 Raiders 2
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HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 0 SCRABBLE FC 5
Scrabble boosted their promotion hopes with a third consecutive win, outclassing Hendon B 5-0, thanks to goals from Brandon Sassoon, Adam Waters, Tom Prevezer,
Zac Summerfield and Sam Stead.
Scrabble boss Ray Abrahams told JC Sport: "We made hard work of this one and it was a case of turning to Plan B for the last 25 minutes."
Hendon manager Jono Nesbitt told JC Sport: "We will go again next week and continue to give our best in each game for the rest of the season."
DC Prediction: Hendon 0 Scrabble 5
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LOS BLANCOS 1 MACCABI LONDON LIONS B 2
A deadly double from Benji Weinberger lifted Lions B into top spot as they edged past Los Blancos 2-1.
Blancos looked to have done enough to come away with a point from a well-taken corner by Elliott Moslawy and near-post header by Svi Freedman until a wonderful long ball from goalkeeper James Harpin found Weinberger who did the rest.
Lions boss Sam Marchant told JC Sport: "Today was a tough test for us. Although Blancos stand lower in the table, they are a strong and competitive side, and in the end we just about came through as winners."
Blancos boss Nick Grosse told JC Sport: "The team played with heart and skill, they kept their shape and followed the game plan perfectly. We rallied to mostly dominate the second half and grabbed a goal back and lads can only take confidence from this perfomance."
DC Prediction: Blancos 1 Lions 3
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DIVISION TWO
TABLE (TOP 3)
1. L'Equipe Pl. 14, W. 13, Pts. 38
2. Redbridge C Pl. 14, W. 8, Pts. 27
3. Temple Fortune Pl. 13, W. 6, Pts. 23
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TOP-SCORERS
25 - Richard Fogelman (Faithfold B)
19 - Jordan Sharifian (Temple Fortune)
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CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 1
Richard Winton and Joel Lassman were the goal men as Catford & Bromley continued their resurgent form with a hard-fought 2-1 win over high-flying Redbridge C, their second win in three matches.
After a goalless first half, Winton put the Cats ahead before Lassman doubled their advantage with a header.
Jordan Sapler pulled one back but Catford took the points, much to the delight of player-manager Jeff Gotch who told JC Sport: "The result was never in doubt."
DC Prediction: Catford 3 Redbridge 3
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L’EQUIPE 7 FAITHFOLD B 2
James Bell and Andy Smith bagged braces as leaders L'Equipe registered win No. 11 of an incredible season by crushing Faithfold B 7-2.
Mark Singer, Max Martin and Jon Kay added the gloss as L'Equipe opened an 11-point lead at the summit.
Faithfold's goals came via Chaim Bordon (2).
L'Equipe manager Nick Stern told JC Sport: "This was arguably our best performance of the season we won everything and were simply brilliant."
DC Prediction: L'Equipe 3 Faithfold 1
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MILL HILL DONS 7 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS C 4
JASON WELDON registered a stunning four-goal salvo as Mill Hill Dons secured their sixth win, putting Raiders C to the sword 7-4.
Zach Cohen, Nick Phillips and Sam Kahn finished the job as the Dons ran riot.
Adam Leveson, Nick Haringman and Jonny Blain (2) netted for Raiders.
Dons boss Brandon Hamme told JC Sport: "It was another great performance from the boys today, absolutely delighted with the result. We were relentless the entire game, the passing and the finishing was superb."
NLR boss Sam Rose told JC Sport: “This was an extremely tough game played in poor pitch conditions. I don’t think the scoreline reflected the true nature of the game and aside from a few individual mistakes we actually played very well throughout the game."
DC Prediction: Dons 2 Raiders 3
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MATCHES POSTPONED
Prem DIv - Woodford vs FC Team A
Div 1 - Redbridge B vs Athletic Bilbaum
Div 2 - Boca Jewniors vs Temple Fortune, Hertswood Vale vs RC UK FC
