MGBSFL Matchday 18 review

TOP-SCORERS
17 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
13 - Dave Woolman (Oakwood A)

SOLLOSI PUTS REDBRIDGE IN CHARGE
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 0 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 1
Ben Sollosi lifted Redbridge three points clear as they beat joint-leaders Raiders at the Ark.

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Having ended 2014 in great goal-scoring form, Sollosi gave RJC fans some new year cheer by condemning NLR to their second league defeat of the season.

RJC boss Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "We were missing a few of our attacking options so we knew shutting them out was going to be key."

NLR manager Rob Richman told JC Sport: "We are all a little disappointed after the defeat to Redbridge, we felt our performance deserved a point, but you have to give credit to Redbridge who defended superbly."

DC Prediction: NLR 2 RJC 1

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HENDON TWO GOOD FOR OAKS
OAKWOOD A 0 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 2
Hendon maintained their excellent record against Oakwood with a 2-0 victory, courtesy of strikes from Greg Corin and summer arrival Dovi Fehler.

A solid away win takes David Garbacz's men to within two points of second-placed NLR, with games in hand.

A delighted Garbacz told JC Sport: "It took us a while to shake off the holiday cobwebs and for the first half at least Oakwood more than matched us in a very even 45. Slowly but surely we upped the pace in the second half and I thought we ran out deserved winners in the end."

DC Prediction: Oakwood 1 Hendon 1

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DIVISION ONE

TOP-SCORERS
20 - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge JC B – including 3 for RJC A)
14 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)

FOUR-MIDABLE REDBRIDGE B GO TOP
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 4 BLIZZARD STORM 2
Redbridge B completed a memorable day for the club by thumping Blizzard 4-2 to go two points clear at the top. Goals from Daniel Garfinkle, Sam Sollosi, Harrison Grant and Nathan Sollosi earned Jon Jacobs' men their eighth win in nine games to leapfrog Raiders B.

Blizzard's goals came through Oli Henry and Stuart Muller in a game marred by three red cards.

RJC's Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "Today was not pretty to watch in parts, horrible to watch in other parts but a result that we would have lost last season."

Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "Full credit to the boys, getting themselves back in the game and at 3-2 I fancied us to get a point."

DC Prediction: RJC 2 Blizzard 1

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CLASSY CAMDEN GO SECOND
SPEC FC 1 CAMDEN PARK 3
DAN BANETH was the hat-trick hero as Camden Park climbed above Raiders B and into second place after a 3-1 victory over SPEC FC.

Marc Cohen fired a consolation.

Camden's Max Saunders told JC Sport: "Before the new year we set ourselves a target of winning our remaining five games to gain promotion. This win, along with Blizzard losing to Redbridge, means that promotion is now in our hands. One down and four to go. Next week’s game against Norstar is going to be huge!"

SPEC FC's Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "Though Camden bossed possession we could've easily nicked something from the game."

DC Prediction: SPEC 1 Camden 3

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DIVISION TWO

TOP-SCORERS
11 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
9 - Jacob Richler-Kleiman (Oakwood B)

AC MILL HILL P OAKWOOD B P
Match postponed - waterlogged pitch

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DIVISION THREE

TOP-SCORERS
18 - Avi Markiweicz (London Rovers)
13 - Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
12 - Phil Braham (King Crown)

HENDON WIN 11-GOAL THRILLER
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 6 SHACHARIT DONETSK 5
SAUL COHEN scored four times, including a last-minute winner, as Hendon B edged an 11-goal thriller against Shacharit Donetsk to complete their first double of the season.

There was also a hat-trick for Shacharit hot-shot ADAM ELLIS, but a double from Gideon Barth helped secure the points for Shacharit.

Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "Although they might feel aggrieved by the winner, I'm not sure they can have many arguments that the better team won."

Shacharit manager Elliot Nussbaum told JC Sport: "Shacharit boss Elliot Nussbaum told JC Sport: "Their winner was clearly scored by deliberate use of the hand. While I am sure that this is considered gamesmanship throughout football - and we will not be the first or last team to lose a game in that way - I still feel it worthwhile that teams that win games by cheating should be named and shamed."