JC team of the week: the contenders 24.9

DEFENDERS

Rafi Terespolsky (Bayern Mincha)

Oli Richardson (Scrabble)

Ben Cantopher (Scrabble)

Dan Breger (FC Team)

Ben Harris (Camden Park)

Yohan Jordi (Camden Park)

MIDFIELDERS

Alex Jacobs (Catford & Bromley)

Alex Moss (NL Raiders A)

Ben Joseph (NL Raiders A)

Simon Buchler (NL Raiders B)

Rob Blackman (NL Raiders B)

Josh Goldstein (NL Raiders B)

Zak McLeod (Scrabble)

Dave Grossman (FC Team)

Adam Rones (FC Team)

Jacob Kalms (Temple Fortune B)

Scott Oldstein (Redbridge JC A)

Daniel Bean (Fairlop FC)

Matt Berkley (Fairlop FC)

Rick Harris (Camden Park)

STRIKERS

Adam Ellis (Bayern Mincha)

Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)

Declan Spiro (Temple Fortune B)

Daniel Garfinle (Redbridge JC A)

Kai Vale (Fairlop FC)

Rob Hershman (Camden Park)

MANAGER

Jon Jacobs, Craig Sandford, Danny Hakimi (Redbridge Jewish Care A)

Aaron Dias (Fairlop FC)

Jonny Pearl (FC Team)

Dan Shafron (North London Raiders A)

REFEREE

David Lazarus (Redbridge JC C vs NL Raiders B)

Richard Kaye (NL Raiders C vs Redbridge JC B)

Barry David (Temple Fortune B vs Boca Jewniors)

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NOMINATIONS

BAYERN MINCHA

Joseph Manuel Nyman (GK) - a fantastic debut from the keeper, with a couple of outstanding saves. We fancy him to get several clean sheets for the lads this season.

Rafi Terespolsky (RB) - A CM who filled in at right-back and didn't put a foot wrong all game. He made a crucial goal-line clearance at 1-0 which was a big moment in the game

Adam Ellis (S) - five goals for him today and he was virtually unstoppable with his pace, power and finishing. I back him for the golden boot this season

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CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI

Alex Jacobs - came on changed the game and scored a belter from 30 yards

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NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A

Alex Moss and Ben Joseph (both CM) - Both pulled the strings, got on the scoresheet and were the best two players on the pitch

Dan Shafron (Manager) - two losses and at 2-0 down, it didn't look good but made key game changing substitutions and positional changes which resulted in a great comeback and an excellent win against a good Lions side 

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NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B

Simon Buchler and Rob Blackman (CM) - were superb in central midfield for the whole 90 mins and extra time - especially given they were up against a Redbridge centre midfield trio most of the game

Jake Gilbert (S) - scored two and made one

Josh Goldstein (M) - a magician with the ball at his feet, and a free kick demon (he's scored from his last 3!)

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SCRABBLE FC

Oli Richardson (LB) - making his debut, looked solid and reliable defending and going forward 

Ben Cantopher (CB) - Was like a rock at the heart of the defence moving into midfield in the second half as the ball winner

Zak McLeod (M) - was all over the field today creating and chasing the ball down and scored what I'm sure will end up being the goal of the season

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TEMPLE FORTUNE B

Jonny Black (GK) - made a crucial save at 2-0 to ensure we stayed on track for a clean sheet! 

Jacob Kalms (CM) - covered every blade of grass and protected our defence to perfection

Declan Spiro (S) - super signing did everything you would hope from a striker. He held the ball up well and had some great link-up play with the midfield and scored two very well taken goals (including a 25 yard screamer)

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REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A

Scott Oldstein (M) - out for a year with a cruciate ligament, his first full game saw him back to his best with a brilliant display of wide play and a goal to boot

Daniel Garfinkle (S) - unplayable in a first half where Redbridge battered Brady and his pace scared the whole of the Brady defence and it was matched by two goals, one of them a very smart finish

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FAIRLOP FC

Kai Vale (S) - went home with the match ball after his fantastic hat-trick. Kai is an integral member of the management team and helped set up this wonderful football club but has had a tough start to life at Fairlop to which I have called him out for but he responded excellently today and showed what true ability he has. Deservingly man of the match

Daniel Bean (CM) - our very own Jewish Kante 

Matt Berkley (CM) - our very own Jewish Matic

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CAMDEN PARK

Ben Harris (RB) - playing his first game in a year he was excellent at the back and going forward.

Rob Hershman (S) - fantastic 25-yard goal and was very bright throughout the game, playing his first game for a year

Rick Harris (CM) - 50 years young came on as sub after 15 minutess and was still the class act on the pitch

Yohan Jordi (M/CB) - the skipper had to switch from midfield to centre back and did not put a foot wrong for 90 minutes, keeping SHP's best player quiet the whole game