Manchester football round-up: December 7 - The Jewish Chronicle

There were contrasting fortunes for South Manchester 1st, Manchester Maccabi 1st and 2nd in the MAL, plus some drama in the MJSL. MANCHESTER COUNTY CUP LAST 32 MANCHESTER MACCABI 1st 3 THE CLARENDON 1 An Alex Lee double guided Maccabi 1st into the last 16 of the Manchester County Cup following a 3-1 success over The Clarendon. Ryan Silvester added the gloss. Maccabi manager Martin Simons said: "The boys were fantastic today. Their work-rate and willingness to work for each other was second to none. Reaching the last 16 is a fantastic achievement for this club." SEE MATCH REPORT ---------------------- ---------------------- MANCHESTER ACCOUNTANTS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB 1st 0 LAWDS 3 South Manchester 1st's unbeaten home record came to a halt as they were beaten 3-0 by Lawds. SEE MATCH REPORT ---------------------- ---------------------- MANCHESTER ACCOUNTANTS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE CHORLTON FC 5 MANCHESTER MACCABI 2nds 5 BEN GOULD fired a hat-trick as Manchester Maccabi 2nd shared hte points after an extraordinary 10-goal thriller against Chorlton. Adam Herman and a last-ditch finish from Paul Claydon were South's other scorers. SEE MATCH REPORT ---------------------- ---------------------- MJSL JOAN COLLINS PREMIER DIVISION LEEDS MACCABI 1 HEATON PARK ROVERS 1 Dan Kristall accused HPR of sour grapes following late drama in the Pennines as HPR had a late winner ruled out in the top-of-the-table clash against Leeds. Jonathan Franks had put HPR ahead with an early opener that was cancelled out by Leeds captain Gidi Amar. Leeds manager Daniel Kristall said: “You take the rough with the smooth when it comes to decisions." HPR boss Dan Seligman told JC Sport: "The ref bottled the decision and that was mainly due to the pressure he was put on under on the touchline." SEE MATCH REPORT ---------------------- ---------------------- SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB 2nd 0 HAROLDEANS 5 Haroldeans produced a five-star show as Adam Shiffman bagged a hat-trick for the second successive week. The red-hot Shiffman hit the target four times, with Ali Goldsmith added the gloss. Haroldeans boss Jamie Harris said: "This was another outstanding performance from the lads against tough opposition. SEE MATCH REPORT