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MGBSFL Matchday 15 review
Division One table-toppers North London Raiders opened a six-point gap on nearest rivals Hertswood Vale after registering their seventh win in eight matches in the final round of games of 2019.
December 15, 2019 11:37
Division One table-toppers North London Raiders opened a six-point gap on nearest rivals Hertswood Vale after registering their seventh win in eight matches in the final round of games of 2019.
December 15, 2019 11:37VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: CLUB de CHIGWELL vs PARIS SAINT-JEWMAIN
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 15 RESULTS
STAR MAN: Akiva Solomon (Faithfold DocMM White)
MANAGER: Avi Markiewicz (Faithfold DocMM White)
REFEREE: Nigel Burns (Hertswood Vale vs North London Raiders)
GOAL OF THE WEEK: Aron Gale (North London Raiders)
SAVE OF THE WEEK: Adam Zaidman (Hertswood Vale)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Gideon Gale (North London Raiders)
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MATCHDAY 15 RESULTS
PREMIER DIVISION
Oakwood 1 Faithfold DocMM White 3 (MATCH REPORT)
DIVISION ONE
Hertswood Vale 1 North London Raiders 3 (MATCH REPORT)
SPEC FC 0 MLFC Red 5
DIVISION TWO
Club de Chigwell 4 Paris Saint-Jewmain 3
Hampstead Ducks 2 Temple Fortune 3 (MATCH REPORT)
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JC HAT-TRICK HERO
Prem Div - Akiva Solomon (Faithfold DocMM White)
Div 2 - Daniel Garfinkle (Club de Chigwell)
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
GK -
DEFENDERS - Dan Behar (North London Raiders), Brad Daniels (Club de Chigwell), Lorian Madanes (Faithfold DocMM White), Martin Smulovitch (Faithfold DocMM White)
MIDFIELDERS - Liam Stein (Temple Fortune), Liron Mannie (North London Raiders), Jordan Nathan (North London Raiders), Matt Warner (North London Raiders), Yarden Sharon (North London Raiders), Zac Summerfield (Paris Saint-Jewmain), Akiva Solomon (Faithfold DocMM White), Yoav Kestenbaum (Faithfold DocMM White)
STRIKERS - Danny Sherman (Temple Fortune), Daniel Garfinkle (Club de Chigwell), Akiva Solomon (Faithfold DocMM White)
MANAGER - Gideon Gale & David Isaacs (North London Raiders), Avi Markiewicz (Faithfold DocMM White)
REFEREE - Nigel Burns (Hertswood Vale vs North London Raiders)
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
ARON GALE (North London Raiders) - an exceptional counter-attack. The ball was played out wide to Liron Mannie who twisted and turned before putting the full-back on his backside and sending in a delicious cross for Gale to power home the header
MATT WARNER (North London Raiders) - 30-yard free-kick. Immense swerve a dip. We will let Tony Incenzo’s video of the goal decide wether it was a worldie or OG!
DANIEL GARFINKLE (Club de Chigwell) - GOAL 1 - Saul Green controlled a great ball to lay off Garfinkle who, on the spin, unleashed a thunderbolt into the top corner from outside of the box
JAMES MILLET (Hertswood Vale) - think Salah and Trent against Chelsea. Jordan Harris rolled the ball back perfectly into the path of Millet who bent the ball into the far corner, leaving the keeper with literally no chance
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
GIDEON RABSTEIN (Faithfold DocMM White) - the ball flashed across the box from right to left and the Oakwood player hit the ball back the other way towards the top right corner, Rabstein running left managed to switch momentum, dive back and tip the shot over with his top hand
ADAM ZAIDMAN (Hertswood Vale) - brilliant save to keep out Matt Warner's free-kick
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
SIMON LINDEN (Temple Fortune) - "Half the squad not available which meant a lot of changes - it says a lot these days when I have to put myself on the pitch!"
GIDEON GALE (North London Raiders) - "Top at Chanukah, unbeaten and in the quarter-finals of the Cyril Anekstein Cup is not a bad start, but we know we are capable of performing even better. Credit to Vale who gave us a good game and will rival Galaxy/Jewdinese for that second spot. All in all, having beaten jewdinese/vale and drawing with Galaxy, a brilliant first half and we look forward to the second half of the season!"
JACOB EMANUEL (Hertswood Vale) - QUOTE 1 - "Liron Mannie, Jordan Nathan and Matt Warner were different gravy today and if you can keep the three of them quiet, you’ve got a great chance to beat this Raiders team. Liron Mannie ran the game throughout, and he took his goal well"
JACOB EMANUEL (Hertswood Vale) - QUOTE 2 - "2019 has been a great year, and we look forward to a successful 2020"
AVI MARKIEWICZ (Faithfold DocMM White) - "I'm really pleased with my boys though. Up to third, two points off the top at the winter break is a really excellent position to be in for us and something we are really proud of"
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
LEAGUE TABLE (TOP 3)
1. HMH Pl. 8, W. 5, Pts. 16
2. Hendon Utd Sports Pl. 6, W. 5, Pts. 15
3. Faithfold DocMM White Pl. 8, W. 4, Pts. 14
TOP-SCORERS 12 - Josh Cuby (Oakwood A), 9 - Akiva Solomon (Faithfold Doc MM White - plus one for Green)
OAKWOOD 1 FAITHFOLD DOCMM WHITE 3
A man-of-the-match performance from AKIVA SOLOMON helped Faithfold DocMM White return to third place following an impressive win at Oakwood.
Triumphant Faithfold player-manager Avi Markiewicz told JC Sport: "Credit to Oakwood, who played for more than a half with ten men and stayed close. I'm really pleased with my boys though. Up to third, two points off the top at the winter break is a really excellent position to be in for us and something we are really proud of."
Brad Wine was on target for the home side. Oakwood Director of Football Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "We battled very well in the circumstances but when you have more than ten players away, you don’t give yourself much chance of winning a football match."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 3 Faithfold 2
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DIVISION ONE
LEAGUE TABLE (TOP 3)
1. NL Raiders Pl. 8, W. 7, Pts. 22
2. Hertswood Vale Pl. 9, W. 6, Pts. 16
3. NL Galaxy Pl. 7, W. 4, Pts. 15
TOP-SCORERS 15 - Aron Gale (North London Raiders), 13 - James Millet (Hertswood Vale), 10 - Reiss Mogilner (Jewdinese), Zach Cohen (Mill Hill Dons)
HERTSWOOD VALE 1 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS 3
Goals from top-scorer Aron Gale, Liron Mannie and Matt Warner sent Raiders six points clear as they won the top-of-the-table clash 3-1 over Hertswood Vale in east Barnet.
Delighted Raiders joint-manager Gideon Gale told JC Sport: "Top at Chanukah, unbeaten and in the quarter-finals of the Cyril Anekstein Cup is not a bad start, but we know we are capable of performing even better. Credit to Vale who gave us a good game and will rival Galaxy/Jewdinese for that second spot. All in all, having beaten jewdinese/vale and drawing with Galaxy, a brilliant first half and we look forward to the second half of the season!"
James Millet scored for Vale, and joint-manager Jacob Emanuel told JC Sport: "They’re by far the strongest outfit that we’ve faced this season in the league, and I fully expect them to go on and grab the title.
DC Prediction: Vale 1 NLR 2
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SPEC FC 0 MLFC RED 5
It was seventh time lucky for MLFC Red, who finally secured their first win thanks to goals from Daniel Misrahi (2), Aaron Diamond, Tyler Gordon and Perkins.
Disappointed SPEC player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "They were by far the better side today and played some very good football. We’re capable of showing more than we did today, but they were worth winners”
DC Prediction: SPEC 3 MLFC 1
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DIVISION TWO
LEAGUE TABLE (TOP 3)
1. FC Team Pl. 8, W. 7, Pts. 22
2. Borussia Barnet Pl. 9, W. 7, Pts. 22
3. Temple Fortune Pl. 10, W. 6, Pts. 19
TOP-SCORERS 17 - Jono Gaon (Hampstead Ducks), 13 - Daniel Garfinkle (Club De Chigwell), 12 - Saul Green (Club De Chigwell), Danny Sherman (Temple Fortune), 10 - Simon Cohen (Temple Fortune)
HAMPSTEAD DUCKS 2 TEMPLE FORTUNE 3
A deadly double from Danny Sherman ensured Temple Fortune returned to winning ways after a thriller against Hampstead Ducks.
Fortune's other strike came through an own goal as they consolidated third position with their sixth league win of the season.
Jubilant Fortune boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It was a very important win; half the squad not available which meant a lot of changes - it says a lot these days when I have to put myself on the pitch! I'm proud of all the boys - it wasn’t easy but when you have a hungry striker like Danny Sherman you have always got a chance and he scored two goals out of nothing to win us the game."
DC Prediction: Ducks 1 Fortune 3
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CLUB de CHIGWELL 4 PARIS SAINT JEWMAIN 3
DANIEL GARFINKLE was the hat-trick hero as Club de Chigwell returned to winnning ways after a seven-goal thriller against PSJ.
Harrison Grant was CdC's other scorers at 7 Kings. Co-manager James Rose told JC Sport: "It wasn’t the prettiest performance from us today but it was a professional one with every single player digging deep to get the three points. We are now looking forward to the Chanukah break and will look to continue our winning run next year."
PSJ's goals came via Amit Shabtai and Josh Cohen. PSJ boss Elio Elia told JC Sport: "I can't fault the boys for their effort and performance, especially in the second half - they played well, created some great chances and were ultimately a bit unlucky on the day. Full credit to Chigwell, however, as they defended well and punished us for our errors - they're a good side and we wish them well for the season."
DC Prediction: CdC 3 PSJ 4
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MATCHES OFF
Prem Div - Hendon United Sports vs Fairlop FC
Div 1 - Redbridge Jewish Care vs Mill Hill Dons - waterlogged pitch
Div 2 - FC Team vs Faithfold DocMM Green – Faithfold forfeited