By, Danny Caro
12 min read
ByDanny Caro, Danny Caro
Redbridge Jewish Care A sent out a title warning with a handsome win at Faithfold A, while Daniel Garfinkle produced an outstanding individual performance with five fabulous goals for Redbridge B against SPEC FC and Temple Fortune registered their first victory. Danny Caro reflects on Matchday 13 of the season.
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LATEST NEWS:
DANNY CARO'S MONTHLY AWARDS: NOVEMBER
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MGBSFL HEADLINES
SCC - Raiders crash out
CAC - Pearson powers Harmen through
Prem Div - Summers two hot for Faith
Div 1 - Glorious Garfinkle fills his boots
Div 2 - 'Nese raid Raiders
Div 3 - Heroic Hallett earns Fortune first win
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
PMT - David Woolman (Oakwood A)
Div 1 - Daniel Garfinkle 5 (Redbridge Jewish Care B)
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MATCH PHOTOS: AC WHETSTONE vs FC TEAM A
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MANAGER OF THE WEEK
Jonathan Cohen (Temple Fortune) - masterminded the team's first win of the season
REFEREE OF THE WEEK
Laurie Benson (SPEC FC vs Redbridge Jewish Care B)
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Charlie Hollis (Boca Jewniors), Ed Bloom (ML Lions Green), Ben Pollins (AC Whetstone), Josh Cohen (KS Reunited)
DEFENDERS - Jack Davis (Jewdinese), Dale Bradman, Simon Englander, Anton Nyman, Ben Gardener (all Boca Jewniors), Benjy Israel (Los Blancos), Joel Sharpe (ML Lions Green), Ethan Zone (Hendon A), Lee Fegan (Temple Fortune), Elliott Moslawy (NL Raiders A)
MIDFIELDERS - Ollie Brill (Jewdinese), Jo Davis (Los Blancos), Ben Winters, Scott Ackerman (both ML Lions Green), Avi Korman (Hendon A), Nicky Stone (Temple Fortune), Josh Rose (Oakwood A), Dan Lassman (Redbride A), Gary Conway (Catford & Bromley), Alon Hershkorn, Rocky Spitzer (both FC Team A)
STRIKERS - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge Jewish Care B), David Woolman (Oakwood A), Steve Summers, Dan Castle (both Redbridge A)
MANAGER - Jonathan Cohen (Temple Fortune), Jonathan Ison (Los Blancos), Darren Lawrence (Jewdinese), Lester Jacobs (Catford & Bromley), Gabriel John (Boca Jewniors)
REFEREE -
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - STEVE SUMMERS
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. ZACK RICH (Temple Fortune) - a low strike from the edge of the area into the bottom corner was a goal from the moment it left his foot, leaving the keeper wrong footed and with no chance
2. DOMINIC HALLETT (Temple Fortune) - a high looping winner into the top corner in the last minute
3. JO DAVIS (Los Blancos) - scored a screamer from 20 yards out against Camden Park
4. GREG CORIN (Hendon A) - one goal we did score was one of the best team goals you are likely to see at this level, starting with Russ Corin at the back and switching left then right before ending off with a typical Corin finish into the back of the net
5. STEVE SUMMERS (Redbridge A) - left two defenders on their tuchases before smashing it home
6. ROB SAMUELSON (NL Raiders B) - culminated from a flowing passing move which started with a neat give-and-go between Adam Posner and Andrew McMaster before the former sent Simon Buchler through down the right wing, he squared the ball to Jacob Gold who turned it on to Samuelson. Sammy then cut inside the left hand side of the box on to his right foot before curling the ball in to the top corner off the underside of the bar - a sublime goal
7. JOEL ISAACS (Catford & Bromley) - turned two defenders inside out before curling it inside the post with the outside of his right boot
8. ZAC BRIN (Jewdinese) - a cracking strike from 25 yards that flew into the bottom corner
9. OLLIE BRILL (Jewdinese) - an absolute pearler into the top corner
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK - TONY HIRSCHSTEIN
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. BRAD GRANT (Redbridge B) - at 0-0 against SPEC FC, Grant produced an acrobatic save to keep out a 20 yard shot
2. DAVID KOSKY (ML Lions Blue) - diving to keep out a penalty destined for the top corner
3. TONY HIRSCHSTEIN (Temple Fortune) - SAVE 1 - pulled off the save of the game from a glancing Ben Glekin header at full stretch heading into the bottom corner which he turned around the post
4. TONY HIRSCHSTEIN (Temple Fortune) - SAVE 2 - at 1-1 a low strike across to face the goal with players arriving to snaffle any rebound and Tony saved low clearing the penalty area with minutes to go
5. GUY BEN AROYA (Catford & Bromley) - made an exceptional save to deny a certain goal with Mill Hill's striker through one-on-one. The ball was going right inside the far corner, but he managed to get the slightest touch on it at full stretch to send it round the post
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - ADAM GLEKIN
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. JONATHAN ISON (Los Blancos) - "That's now 10 points out of 12, and we're really enjoying our football at the moment. A Blancos and Liverpool win on the same weekend - miracles truly do happen!"
2. ADAM GLEKIN (Hendon B) - "It was like one of those classic Championship Manager matches where you have 25 shots on goal and the opposition has two and you lose 2-1"
3. JAMES GOLD (ML Lions Blue) - "It was a good, professional performance that the team dedicate to Jamie Kyte who we wish a big mazel tov to after getting engaged. Hopefully he gets priorities in order and is back in the dugout next week!"
4. RIC BLANK (Oakwood A) - "It was interesting to see Alex Levack, amongst others, lining up for Lions.
We were expecting them to be strong - and we weren't disappointed"
5. SIMON LINDEN (Blizzard Storm) - " I can take so many positives from this performance, none of my boys let me down and the discipline and fight was there to be seen"
6. ANTHONY COHEN (AC Whetstone) - "We lost 3-1 but one was a penalty and another needed goal line technology which surprisingly wasn't installed at West Hendon playing fields. Ref gave it!"
7. JAKE ERLICH (Jewdinese) - "Jubilant 'Nese chief Jake Erlich told JC Sport: "The question on everyone's lips was could Norstar do it on a cold Sunday morning away to the nese? The answer was no."
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JC MOMENT OF THE WEEK
1. BRAD GRANT (Redbridge JC B) - With the sun in his eye, Grant came rushing out took his cap off and tried to throw his cap on the ball, comedy gold
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MARKIEWICZ SETS MGBSFL SCORING RECORD
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PHOTOGALLERIES FROM THE SEASON
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND THREE DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
SUNDAY CHALLENGE CUP LAST 16
RAIDERS MUGGED
DEES FC 3 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 1
Raiders bowed out of the Sunday Challenge Cup following a 3-1 defeat against Dees in Mitcham, with Ben Joseph grabbing a consolation.
NLR's Jonathan Green told JC Sport: "It's strange to say considering the result, but at times we played some brilliant stuff, especially in the first half. It was one of these situations where it is hard to believe that we didn’t walk off the pitch winning 4 or 5-0.
"We were totally dominant for almost the duration of the match and got caught by clinical sucker punches. We will take some useful lessons away from this game, against a type of opposition we don’t usually face and this allows us to focus on the important business of the top three Jewish competitions. It’s never a nice feeling to lose on a Sunday morning, but if we had to leave one competition at a relatively early stage this was the one to lose in.
"We will now re-group and get ready for what will be a very tough test against Faithfold on the weekend."
DC Prediction: Dees 1 NLR 3
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND TWO
WONDERFUL WOOLMAN CAGES LIONS
OAKWOOD A 6 MACCABI LONDON LIONS SENIORS 0
DAVE WOOLMAN was the hat-trick hero as last season's finalists Oakwood gave Lions Seniors the run-around at Rowley Lane.
A double from the in-form Josh Rose and man-of-the-moment Brad Wine completed the rout.
Oaks joint-boss Ric Blank told JC Sport: "We were just too good for Lions Senior. We had too much pace and we just looked in the mood from the word go."
Lions boss Dan Jacobs told JC Sport: "It will take a very good team playing very well to beat them if they play like that in future rounds."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 Lions 1
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CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND TWO
THREE CHEERS FOR TEAM
AC WHETSTONE 1 FC TEAM A 3
Premier Division class told as FC Team A ran out 3-1 victors against Whetstone thanks to strikes from David Joseph Cohen, Shim Bensoor and Rocky Spitzer.
Alex Wolffenden pulled one back for the Stones.
Team head coach Ben Gilbey told JC Sport: "Over the last few years we have been the lower league team going up against Premier teams and causing upsets. We needed to make sure that this was not going to be the case against us on the weekend. We controlled the game and scored some great goals to achieve victory. However, credit to AC Whetstone, who are a very young team, who gave us a really good game and if they took a few more chances, could have caused us real problems.
"I have been really impressed with how the boys have been defending as a team, making it very hard for oppositions to get many chances and break us down.
"We are playing with a good shape and improving week in week out. I hope for this to continue as well as our good form and if it does, FC Team A will no doubt be a force to be feared throughout this season.
DC Prediction: Whetstone 1 Team 3
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PEARSON OFF THE MARK
BLIZZARD STORM 1 HARMEN 2
Mike Pearson fired his first goal for the club as Harmen edged past first division Blizzard Storm.
Harmen old boy Brad Cohen had levelled from the spot for Blizzard after 60 minutes.
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It was a good, hard-fought battle; there was very little between the teams. I can take so many positives from this performance, none of my boys let me down and the discipline and fight was there to be seen. For me, it's all about the next two weeks now - getting six points in the league before the break is crucial."
DC Prediction: Blizzard 1 Harmen 3
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HAMMER SQUEEZE HOME
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 1 WOODFORD WANDERERS 0
A solitary strike from Greg Corin steered cup holders Hendon at the expense of Premier Division rivals Woodford.
Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "Do not be fooled by the 1-0 scoreline - we must have had 25 attempts on goal at least and if we didn't completely leave our shooting boots at home, the score would have been far more emphatic."
After the game, Woodford boss Tony Charles announced that he is stepping down, with Mitch Hahn taking charge as caretaker-manager.
DC Prediction: Hendon 2 Woodford 0
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FIVE-STAR LIONS ROAR THROUGH
SHACHARIT DONETSK 1 MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 5
Lions put on a professional performance to comfortably beat a spirited Shacharit Donetsk 5-1 at the Lane.
With Jamie Kyte absent after popping the question the night before, James Gold took on the job of taking the Lions team and he was delighted to see first-half strikes from Dan Green, Connor Perlmutter, Richard Gold and Rick Jacobson.
Shacharit pulled one back in the second half before James Gold rounded off the scoring to ease Lions through.
Stand-in Lions boss James Gold told JC Sport: "It was a good, professional performance that the team dedicate to Jamie Kyte who we wish a big mazel tov to after getting engaged. Hopefully he gets priorities in order and is back in the dugout next week!"
DC Prediction: Shacharit 1 Lions 3
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BRIXTON OLD BOYS P BRADY MACCABI P
Match postponed
FC TEAM C P NORTH WEST NEASDEN P
Match postponed
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
17 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
13 - Dave Woolman (Oakwood A)
SUMMERS TWO HOT FOR FAITH
FAITHFOLD A 0 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 3
Two goals from Steve Summers boosted Redbridge's title hopes as they ran out worthy winners against Faithfold.
Dan Castle wrapped up a deserved victory for the east Londoners.
RJC boss Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "A brilliant away win stops our mini-rut and puts us in good shape for the Chanukah run in."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 RJC 2
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
14 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)
12 - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge JC B)
MOSES CONJURES UP MORE MAGIC
CAMDEN PARK 1 LOS BLANCOS 2
Goal machine Simon Moses was on the mark again as improving Los Blancos completed a league double over Camden Park.
Joseph Davis was the other scorer as Blancos recorded one of the results of their season, with Jake Saunders replying.
Blancos boss Jonathan Ison told JC Sport: "We dominated from start to finish."
Camden's Max Saunders told JC Sport: "I must give credit to Los Blancos, they are a much better team than the table previously suggested."
DC Prediction: Camden 2 Blancos 2
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RAIDERS EDGE PAST BAUMS
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 3 ATHLETIC BILBAUM 2
Raiders B were given a scare by Bilbaum, but they had just enough to take the points thanks to strikes from Rob Samuelson, Jacob Gold and Dave Esterkin.
Jacob Brunner bagged a brace for the Baums.
NLR boss Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "I guess it's important to pick up three points, even when we're not at our best, but we'll need to improve considerably next week for the Brunel derby against SPEC FC."
DC Prediction: NLR 4 Bilbaum 0
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GLORIOUS GARFINKLE FILLS HIS BOOTS
SPEC FC 1 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 6
A fab five-goal blast from DANIEL GARFINKLE kept Redbridge B on pole position for the title as they gave SPEC FC at football master-class.
Sam Sollosi added the gloss on a memorable day for Jon Jacobs' men.
RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "The last 30 minutes were played out in first gear and we couldn't capitalise any further, but our result coupled with Raiders narrow win takes Redbridge to the top into December’ games."
DC Prediction: SPEC FC 1 RJC 2
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
10 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
7 - Zak McLeod (Catford & Bromley), Jacob Richler-Kleiman (Oakwood B)
CATS MAKE THEIR POINT
AC MILL HILL 3 CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 3
Promotion-chasing Mill Hill dropped points for the second consecutive weeks as Joel Isaacs (2) earned Catford & Bromley a precious point. Gary Hill was also on target for Lester Jacobs' men.
Ben Zloof, Jason Shoffman and an own goal accounted for the Mill Hill goals.
Mill Hill boss Dan Beresford told JC Sport: "It was very disappointing that, at 3-1 up, we couldn't close the game out.
DC Prediction: Mill Hill 4 Catford & Bromley 2
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'NESE RAID RAIDERS
JEWDINESE 4 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 1
Jewdinese completed one of the comebacks of the day as they their third win of the season in a thriller against Raiders B.
Zac Brin, Zack Collins, Ollie Brill and Ollie Brill were the marksmen as 'Nese staged a thrilling second-half comeback.
Jubilant 'Nese chief Jake Erlich told JC Sport: "The question on everyone's lips was could Norstar do it on a cold Sunday morning away to the nese? The answer was no."
DC Prediction: ‘Nese 2 NLR 1
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OAKWOOD B P FC TEAM B P
Match postponed
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
12 - Avi Markiweicz (London Rovers)
9 - Phil Braham (King Crown)
HEROIC HALLETT GETS FORTUNE ON THE BOARD
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 1 TEMPLE FORTUNE 2
A long-range special in the last minute from Dom Hallett inspired Temple Fortune to their first win of the season as they humbled Hendon B 2-1 in west Hendon.
Zack Rich was Fortune's other scorer as they registered their first victory since March 16.
Avi Mocton netted for Hendon, whose boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: “Congratulations to them for winning their first game, but I’m still scratching my head as to how we’ve lost it."
Fortune boss Jonathan Cohen told JC Sport: "Overall, Hendon may well have deserved a point and it was a competitive game, a good spirit and we are delighted to get our first win."
DC Prediction: Hendon 3 Fortune 1
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BOCA BOYS MAKE THEIR POINT
BOCA JEWNIORS 1 FAITHFOLD B 1
A strike from Dale Bradman saw improving Boca Jewniors become only the second team to take points off title-chasing Faithfold B this season following a hard-earned 1-1 draw.
Faithfold's goal came through Ashley Ilsen.
DC Prediction: Boca 1 Faithfold 2
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GREEN GIANTS COME GOOD
MACCABI LONDON LIONS GREEN 2 KS REUNITED 0
Lions Green notched up their second win since joining the league on an important day at Rowley Lane.
Strikes from Sam Collins and Scott Ackerman did the trick for MLL.
KS boss James Lewis told JC Sport: "It was a very disappointing result - the loss of both James Ryan and Joe Sumray early in the first half to injury was a hammer blow, but full credit to Lions who were by far the better side."
DC Prediction: Lions 1 KS 3
