Open Football qualified for the semi-finals while there were also victories for Team Maccabi GB in Junior Football and Futsal, plus more medals in Squash and Fencing on Day Four at the European Maccabi Games in Budapest.
August 2, 2019 07:11
OPEN MEN'S FOOTBALL (RESULT SCORE: GB 4 SWITZERLAND 1
Goals from Nick Landesberg, Adam Burchell, Adam Bolle, Adam Arnold cemented GB's place in the semi-finals, where they will face Belgium on Sunday, as they cruised past Switzerland 4-1.
GB led 3-0 at half-time, before Arnold scored their 17th goal in three games.
Line-up: David Myers, Jake Rinsler, Tom Smith, Nick Landesberg, Lee Goldberg, Adam Arnold, Jack Mattey, Liron Mannie, Adam Burchell, Adam Bolle. Subs: Reuben Rabstein, Adam Lipman, Ethan Mooney, Dan Creese, Nathan Schindler, Max Kyte, Mitch Hahn
Scorers: Landesberg (32), Burchell (41), Bolle (45), Arnold (60)
This followed earlier wins over Sweden (4-0) and Spain (9-0).
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SQUASH (GOLD & SILVER MEDALS)
Matt Crawcour beat Wayne Davidson in an all-English final, meaning Crawcour won his second gold of the EMG, while Davidson finished with silver.
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TENNIS
Alan Rechtman reached the semi-final of the Men's over-65s after winning 6-1, 6-0
Lee Siskind lost 0-6, 0-6 in the Men's over-55s
Simon Millet lost 0-6, 3-6 in the Men's over-55s
Steve Carlin lost 4-6, 5-7 in the Men's over-65s
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RESULT: WOMEN'S FOOTBALL - GB 0 Hungary 5
Having beaten Germany 2-1 in their opening match, it's been a tough 48 hours for Arthur Duke's GB squad. They lost 13-0 against holders USA on Thursday and this was followed by a 5-0 defeat against hosts Hungary - a professional non-Jewish team.
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RESULT: U16 FOOTBALL - GB 3 Argentina 0
GB registered their second win in four games, with Joe Bregman, Tyler Gordon, Gordon Pliener on target in an excellent 3-0 win over Argentina.
Assistant-manager Sammy Kingston told JC Sport: "What a way to round off the week in Budapest. We've come out of the week with seven points from four games and are sitting nicely in third position, with a great opportunity ahead next week to really fight for any medal.
"We know we need a few results to go our way, but the spirit in the team is amazing and today's result against Argentina proved that.
"We couldn't break them down for 50 minutes but we kept doing what we know we can do and once we scored the first we got stronger and stronger. Now it's time to enjoy the weekend!"
U16 FOOTBALL TABLE (Current standings)
1. Netherlands Pl. 3, W. 3, D. 0, L. 0, GF. 8, GA. 2, Pts. 9
2. Mexico Pl. 4, W. 2, D. 2, L. 0, GF. 8, GA. 2, Pts. 8
3. Great Britain Pl. 4, W. 2, D. 1, L. 1, GF. 18, GA. 5, Pts. 7
4. Germany Pl. 3, W. 1, D. 1, L. 1, GF. 4, GA. 1, Pts. 4
5. Argentina Pl. 3, W. 1, D. 0, L. 2, GF. 5, GA. 4, Pts. 3
6. Italy Pl. 3, W. 1, D. 0, L. 2, GF. 3, GA. 9, Pts. 3
7. Spain Pl. 4, W. 0, D. 0, L. 4, GF. 3, GA. 26, Pts. 0
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TEAM MACCABI GB MEDAL TALLY
GOLD
Squash - Team Event (Matt Crawcour, Richard Bernstein, Steve Ginsberg, David Rawlings)
Squash - Richard Bernstein (Individual medal)
Squash - Matt Crawcour
Fencing - Oliver Strange and Ethan Zazo - Team Epee
Fencing - Oliver Strange x2
Fencing - Foil Team
Fencing - Sabre Team
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SILVER
Squash - Wayne Davidson
Squash - Ethan Zazo Foil
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BRONZE
Richard Bernstein (fencing epee)
Oliver Strange (fencing Individual Foil)
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Saturday is a rest day. The EMG resumes on Sunday.