Hendon United Sports Club A came from behind to keep alive their treble hopes with a hard fought 2-1 extra time victory over North London Raiders A in the semi-finals of the JC Cyril Anekstein Cup. It was also a memorable day for Camden Park who clinched an immediate return to Division One after winning promotion. Danny Caro looks back on all the action.
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LATEST NEWS: CAMDEN PARK CLINCH PROMOTION
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JC MSFL HEADLINES
JC CAC - Corin break Raiders hearts
Prem Div - Redbridge win five-goal thriller
Div 1 - Four-midable Woodford wallop Harmen B
Div 2 - Camden clinch promotion
Div 3 - Super Shirley edge out UJIA
Div 4 - Athletico add to Boca woes
JC BGC - Shirley edge out UJIA, Blizzard blow Bilbaum away
JC HAT-TRICK HERO
Div 2 - Jono Gaon (Norstar), James Gold (LM Lions B)
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DANNY CARO'S MSFL TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S MSFL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - GREG CORIN
DANNY CARO'S MSFL MANAGER OF THE WEEK - JOSH MARKS
JC MSFL SAVE OF THE WEEK
Reuben John (Jewventus) - tremendous save from a Jonny Lee free-kick
JC MSFL SUPER-SUB OF THE WEEK
Josh Toff (Camden Park) - scored the goal that clinched promotion
JC MSFL ASSIST OF THE WEEK
Dan Abrams (Oakwood)
JC REFEREE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
David Lazarus (Catford vs Jewventus)
JC MSFL QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. Spectator - After Mattey ran the pitch beating three players, the spectator said "You just can't teach that."
2. David Garbacz (Hendon A) - "All credit to Raiders for taking us so close, but even more credit should go to my boys who simply do not know when they are beaten this season"
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY SEMI-FINAL DRAW
South Manchester Sports Club vs Oakwood
Brady A vs Hendon A or Hyde Park Rovers
Dates to be confirmed in due course
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JC CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP SEMI-FINAL
CORIN BREAKS RAIDERS HEARTS
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 2 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 1 AET
A stunning extra time strike from Greg Corin kept alive Hendon's treble hopes as they came from behind to beat Raiders at Hadley FC.
It appeared that Hendon's hopes of reaching a third consecutive Anekstein Cup final were over until Corin popped up with an equaliser deep into injury time from the edge of the box. His speculative effort through a ruck of players from the edge of the box left Raiders keeper Dan Cohen rooted to the spot.
Raiders had taken a shock lead when defender Michael Sacks headed a corner on to the post, leaving striker Jacob Gold to fire the ball over the line from close range.
With time running out, and referee Laurie Benson looking at his watch, Corin levelled things up before a sensational effort from 40 yards - think Nayim from the halway line.
DC Prediction: Hendon Utd SC 2 NL Raiders A 0
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JC MSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
13 - Mike Pearson (Faithfold A)
12 - Danny Kon (Hendon Utd SC A)
CHAMPIONS WIN FIVE-GOAL THRILLER
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 3
Redbridge completed a miserable week with an impressive victory over Raiders B at Brunel.
The red-hot Adam Bolle, Mitch Lassman and Danny Sugarman sealed the predicted 3-2 win.
Raiders' goals came through top-scorer David Dinkin and captain Rik Sherman.
DC Prediction: NL Raiders A 2 Redbridge JC A 3
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
22 - Jamie Kent (Brixton Old Boys)
16 – Dan Orgel (Redbridge JC B)
WOODFORD SHOW HARMEN WHAT FOUR
WOODFORD WANDERERS 4 SOUTHGATE HARMEN B 1
Woodford claimed a crucial win in a relegation six-pointer, with strikes from Harrison Midda, Jerome Marks, Darryl Green and Mark Burgess easing them home.
DC Prediction: Woodford Wanderers 3 Southgate Harmen B 1
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BRIXTON CRUISE HOME
BRIXTON OLD BOYS A 3 NORTH WEST NEASDEN B 0
Brixton kept their excellent run going with Rob Hershkorn, Danny Sherman and Michael Posner on target in a routine win over Neasden B at Clowes.
DC Prediction: Brixton OB A 2 NW Neasden B 1
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OAKS CLOSE IN ON TITLE
OAKWOOD 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 1
Oakwood took a big step towards the title with a battling 2-1 win over Redbridge B at Parmiters.
Brad Wine and Josh Rubin were the goal men in a game they trailed in.
Redbridge's goal came through C-team top-scorer Doron Weinstein.
The visitors finished with eight men after two red cards and an injury. Scott Kay and Jamie Cooper were sent sent off while Weinstein went off injured.
DC Prediction: Oakwood 3 Redbridge JC B 0
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
20 - Doron Weinstein (Redbridge Jewish Care C - includes one for B team)
14 - Ben Simons (Faithfold C), Raph Noe (Hendon B), James Gold (LM Lions B)
GLORIOUS GAON DESTROYS FAITHFOLD C
FAITHFOLD C 0 NORSTAR B 4
A hat-trick from JONO GAON helped the Stars win a relegation six-pointer over Faithfold C.
Adam Jason cracked home a fourth for Norstar.
DC Prediction: Faithfold C 3 Norstar B 2
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CAMDEN PARK CLINCH PROMOTION
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 2 CAMDEN PARK 3
Camden Park clinched promotion after winning a five-goal thriller against title rivals Hendon B in West Hendon.
Goals from Guy Marks, Luke Brookner and super-sub Josh Toff saw them home.
DC Prediction: Camden Park 2 Hendon Utd SC B 2
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IT'S ALL GOLD AS LIONS MAUL GLENTHORNE
LONDON MACCABI LIONS B 4 GLENTHORNE UNITED A 0
A hat-trick from man-of-the-moment JAMES GOLD saw Lions B inflict a big blow on Glenthorne A's promotion hopes at Rowley Lane.
Jonny Cutter completed the rout for Jamie Kyte's men.
DC Prediction: LM Lions B 0 Glenthorne Utd A 1
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
25 - Craig Sandford (Glenthorne United B)
20 - Saul Conway (Shirley Park)
SUPER SHIRLEY NEAR PROMOTION
UJIA 2 SHIRLEY PARK 3
As predicted, Shirley Park took a big step towards promotion with a hard fought 3-2 win over fellow high-fliers UJIA at Chase Lodge.
Dan Beckwith, Stefan Benfredj and Gideon Gold were the goal men for Dave Lusman's men.
UJIA's goals came through Asi Avital and Paul Shamplina.
DC Prediction: UJIA 2 Shirley Park 3
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DIVISION FOUR
TOP-SCORERS
21 - Dan Hildebrand (Brady B - includes 7 for Faithfold)
17 - Terry Jeffries (Temple Fortune B), Edward Green (Bilbaum)
BOCA BOW OUT ON A LOW
ATHLETICO FINCHLEY 3 BOCA JEWNIORS 0
Athletico Finchley ran out comfortable winners as Boca finished a quickly forgettable first season with two unwanted landmarks.
When the first goal went in from Joel Barnett, it meant Boca had conceded 100 league goals and by the final whistle, Sefton Monk's men were reflecting on a winless campaign.
Barnett went on to add a second before star man Ben Mandell finished the job.
DC Prediction: Athletico Finchley 4 Boca Jewniors 1
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JC BARRY GOLDSTEIN CUP
GROUP A
Table
Shirley Park Pl, 1. Pts. 3
NL Raiders C Pl, 1. Pts. 1
SPEC FC Pl, 1. Pts. 1
FC Team B Pl, 1. Pts. 0
PROMOTION RIVALS FINISH HONOURS EVEN
SPEC FC 1 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS C 1
Division Four promotion rivals SPEC FC and Raiders C shared the spoils after an entertaining encounter in Hatfield.
Midfielder Ricky Lawrence registered for SPEC FC from the penalty spot.
Lawrence told JC Sport: "Another hard fought game against Raiders C in which a draw was probably the fair result."
DC Prediction: SPEC FC 2 NL Raiders C 1
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GROUP B
Table
Glenthorne Utd B Pl, 1. Pts. 3
UJIA Pl, 1. Pts. 3
Athletico Finchley Pl. 1, Pts. 0
Los Blancos Pl, 1. Pts. 0
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GROUP C
Table
Faithfold B Pl, 3. Pts. 1
Catford & Bromley Maccabi Pl, 1. Pts. 1
Jewventus Pl, 1. Pts. 1
Temple Fortune B Pl, 1. Pts. 0
JEWVE MAKE THIER POINT
CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 2 JEWVENTUS 2
A last-gasp effort from player-manager Gabriel John earned the visitors a point in the Group C opener at Norseman FC.
Jonny Lee and Jamie Sinai netted for the Cats.
DC Prediction: Catford & Bromley 3 Jewventus 4
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FAITHFOLD EDGE PAST FORTUNE B
FAITHFOLD B 2 TEMPLE FORTUNE B 1
Faithfold edged out fourth division Temple Fortune B with goals from James Sandler and Johnny Horwitz.
Fortune's goal came through Dan Markeson.
Rob Shooman's troops finished the weekend top of the group.
DC Prediction: Faithfold B 3 Temple Fortune B 0
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GROUP D
NW Neasden C Pl. 1, Pts. 3
Blizzard Storm Pl. 1, Pts. 3
Athletic Bilbaum Pl. 1, Pts. 0
Team JLGB Pl. 1, Pts. 0
SUPER SIMONS' BOOST BLIZZARD
ATHLETIC BILBAUM 1 BLIZZARD STORM 3
Strikes from Stefan Simons and Oli Simons helped Blizzard make a winning start in the Barry Goldstein Cup with a hard four win over fourth division Bilbaum in Hampstead.
Blizzard's other strike came through an own goal.
Bilbaum's goal came through joint-player-manager Ed Green.
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It was a tough game and we made hard work of the victory. We missed a lot of chances, but fair play to Bilbaum who in spells made it a struggle for us.
"I'm delighted with the three points to take into the game against JLGB next week."
Bilbaum co-boss Mark Pasha told JC Sport: "Not the dream start in the cup, but a really well contested game of football which we are of course gutted not to have taken anything from.
"With some big names out the side this morning, there is still a lot more to come from the Baums on the glorious road to Wingate."
DC Prediction: Athletic Bilbaum 2 Blizzard Storm 2
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