Norstar C maintained their excellent league run with an impressive 4-2 victory over Tottenham Chutspah in one of the matches that beat the weather, while in the Premier Brady came from 2-0 down to beat 10-man Brixton. Danny Caro looks back on Matchday Thirteen of the JC MSFL.
JC MSFL MATCHDAY 13 REVIEW
Prem Div – Five-star Brady crush 10-man Brixton
Div 1 – Davidi at the double for Temple Fortune
Div 2 – Blain puts Raiders B back in the zone
Div 3 – Norstar C make it three out of three
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Prem Div - Jonathan Green (Brady A)
Div 3 - Adam Aminoff (FC Team C)
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POLLOCK ANNOUNCES MACCABIAH SQUAD
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 13 OSCARS
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GOAL OF THE WEEK - SHAI DAVIDI
QUOTE OF THE WEEK - RICHARD JAYE
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK
Max Shields (Lions A) - point-blank save in the dying minutes for 10-man Lions against Norstar could prove to be the turning point in our season
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JC SUPER-SUB OF THE WEEK
Dan Orgel (Temple Fortune A) - came on with his team trailing 1-0 and completely changed the game. Had an assist for the equaliser and was a constant threat to faithfolds defence
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JC REFEREE OF THE WEEK
Henry Raffe (North London Raiders B vs FC Team B)
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND 3 DRAW
JC CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND 3 DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
LONDON FA SUNDAY JUNIOR CUP
LONDON MACCABI LIONS B 4 EDMONTON BLADES 3
A goal from super-sub Dec Spiro earned first division Lions B victory in a seven-goal thriller over Edmonton Blades.
Man-of-the-match Joey Lazare put the Lions ahead with a 25-yard stunner.
Lions’ second goal came when Adam Kosky's ball into the box was eventually met by Dan Green who opened up his Lions B account for the season.
A fantastic ball from Jonny Cutter caused havoc in the Edmonton box which resulted in an own goal.
It was left to Spiro to come on and crack home the winner with a well-placed shot into the bottom corner.
Lions boss Jamie Kyte told JC Sport: "It was a really good game against a quality side."
The Lions will face Dees FC or Edmonton Rovers in the next round.
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JC MSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
11 - Lee Cash (LM Lions A - 10 for Neasden A)
9 - Adam Stolerman, (Redbridge JC A), Daryl Phillips (Faithfold A)
CASH CONVERTS ON DEBUT AS 10-MAN LIONS ARE GIVEN A SCARE
LONDON MACCABI LIONS A 3 NORSTAR A 2
Lee Cash scored his first goal in a London Maccabi Lions A shirt with the former Neasden marksmen on target in his debut as Lions returned to winning ways at the Lane.
Two goals from Nick Landesberg, son of interim manager Andy Landesberg, finished the job in a game Lions finished with 10 men after Cameron Most was sent off.
Norstar gave a good account of themselves and strikes from Jason Lindsay and Zak McLeod ensured Lions were pushed all the way.
Match referee Richard Jaye told JC Sport: "I was extremely impressed by the attitude and conduct of Norstar today. They played their part in an extremely entertaining match and even though they lost in the last few minutes, their heads never dropped. On today's performance they are a credit to the Premier."
DC Prediction: Lions A 5 Norstar A 1
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BRADY BOUNCE BACK IN STYLE
BRADY MACCABI A 5 BRIXTON OLD BOYS 2
A glorious hat-trick from JONATHAN GREEN saw Brady give their fans some much-needed cheer after coming from two goals down to beat Brixton at Rowley Lane.
The visitors got off to a dream start with Ed Weisz and Nick Kenton finding the net. They held the lead until around the hour mark, but fell apart after captain Ed Weicz was sent off for a deliberate handball.
Jonny Ellis and Ben Joseph sealed the win for Brady.
Delighted Brady boss Joel Nathan told JC Sport: "It is great to get a win under our belt after some disappointing results and now with some boys getting back to fitness I am sure we can go on a good run and show everyone in the league what we are about."
Brixton boss John Nitka told JC Sport: "We fell to pieces after a couple of contentious decisions."
DC Prediction: Brady A 2 Brixton 1
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
24 - Jamie Kent (Shirley Park)
14 - Yishai Last (Hendon B)
10 - Lee Cash (Neasden A), Chaim Gothold (Hendon B)
DYNAMIC DAVIDI AT THE DOUBLE FOR FORTUNE
TEMPLE FORTUNE 2 FAITHFOLD B 2
A strong Faithfold B team were unable to see off Temple Fortune A in a four-goal thriller on the 3G at the Hive.
Shai Davidi bagged a brace for Fortune, including a long-distance wonder goal, with the in-form Sam Lewis and A-team star Paul Babai on target for Faithfold.
Fortune boss Lee Fegan told JC Sport: "I thought we were very slow to react in the first half and allowed Faithfold too much space to get in and amongst us. In the second held, we came out much stronger and when we got ourselves in front after working very hard to do so, we looked comfortable and dominant."
Faithfold assistant-manager Ben Lewis told JC Sport: "We've should have been out of sight in the first half by all accounts but Fortune came back strongly to take the lead before the team fought hard to get something from the game. Lots of positives to take forward into the busy Chanukah period."
DC Prediction: Temple Fortune A 1 Faithfold B 1
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
14 - Adam Hersh (Los Blancos)
8 - Dan Hildebrand (Brady B)
OUR LUCK IS CHANGING, SAYS SHORTS
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B 2 FC TEAM B 0
Goals from Ethan ZoneJonny Blain earned Raiders B their first league win of the season as they overcame FC Team B at Brunel.
Relieved Raiders boss Oli Shorts, who had been given the vote of confidence during the week, told JC Sport: "It's great to get the first win. I've always said we've been really unlucky. Today our luck has hopefully changed - our back four were as solid as a rock and we were clinical when we needed to be.
"The boys deserve this win and I'm delighted for all of them. It hasn't been easy but hopefully we can push on from this win."
DC Prediction: Raiders B 2 FC Team B 2
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
16 - Jono Gaon (Tottenham Chutspah)
12 - Terry Jeffries (Temple Fortune B), Richard Fogelman (Jewventus), Alex Elf (Hendon Utd SC C)
11 - Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill)
10 - Ben Polak (Oakwood B)
HEROIC HARINGMAN INSPIRES NORSTAR AGAIN
NORSTAR C 4 TOTTENHAM CHUTSPAH 2
Two goals from from the in-form Nick Haringman inspired Norstar C to their third consecutive league success with an impressive home win over Tottenham Chutspah at the Ark Academy.
Further strikes from Oli Nathan and super-sub Joel Levitt sealed the win in a game Norstar were leading 2-0 in after 20 minutes.
Top-scorer Jono Gaon bagged a brace for the visitors.
Norstar boss Zack Gothelf told JC Sport: "It was a thoroughly impressive team performance, no stand out stars, but an extremely impressive and solid performance all- round."
Tottenham Chutspah boss Ariel Tamman told JC Sport: "I still believe that we have many more chances to get some points under our belt and this is not over for Chutspah. We are still in the game for promotion and we will keep on working hard till we get promotion."
DC Prediction: Norstar C 3 Tottenham Chutspah 2
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AWESOME AMINOFF PUTS TEAM BACK ON TOP
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB C 0 FC TEAM C 7
GIDEON AMINOFF was the star of the show as FC Team C finished in seventh heaven against Hendon C.
Further strikes from David Joseph Cohen, Daniel Rothman, Shim Bensoor and Avi Nejad lifted the boys in yellow and blue back to the top of the table.
FC Team joint-player-manager Michael Myers told JC Sport: "It was a convincing win from Team."
Hendon boss Craig Miller told JC Sport: "We lost to a very good FC team today - apart from the first 10 minutes they were better than us everywhere."
DC Prediction: Hendon C 1 FC Team C 3
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MATCHES POSTPONED
Premier Division
Redbridge JC A vs NL Raiders A
FC Team A vs Oakwood A
Hendon Utd SC A vs Faithfold A
Division One
Glenthorne Utd A vs Chigwell Athletic
Southgate Harmen vs Shirley Park
UJIA vs NW Neasden A
Woodford Wanderers vs Camden Park
Division Two
Athletic Bilbaum vs Brady Maccabi B
Catford & Bromley Maccabi vs Norstar B
Los Blancos vs Glenthorne Utd B
NW Neasden B vs Blizzard Storm
Division Three
AC Mill Hill vs L'Equipe
Faithfold C vs Loughton Orient
Oakwood B vs Jewventus
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