Norstar London Raiders A and Leeds Maccabi moved into round four of the Peter Morrison Trophy, while Dan Green made a flying start to his Harmen career with a goal in the draw against defending champions Hendon on Matchday 21 of the season on a memorable day for London Rovers.
MATCHDAY 21 HEADLINES
PMT – Raiders roar into round four
Prem Div – Glorious Green makes his point
Div 1 – Brady frustrate Raiders B
Div 2 – Majestic Mill Hill do it again
Div 3 – Four-midable Rovers march on
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Div 1 - Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi)
Div 3 - Avi Markiewicz (London Rovers), Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
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MATCH PHOTOS - WOODFORD vs LEEDS MACCABI
MATCH PHOTOS - LIONS vs FAITHFOLD
MATCH PHOTOS - HARMEN vs HENDON A
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Alex Davies (South Manchester Sports Club 1st), Max Shields (Harmen), James Grabiner (AC Mill Hill)
DEFENDERS - Nigel Someck, Aron Luftig, Paul Shinwell (all London Rovers), Alex Rosenthal (Hendon United SC A), Dan Stock, Nick Smith (both Faithfold A), Jonny Samuel (NL Raiders C), Harry Landy, Gidi Amar, Tim Zoltie (all Leeds Maccabi)
MIDFIELDERS - Reiss Mogilner (Brady), Mark Collins, Toby (both South Manchester Sports Club 1st), Jonny Kaye (AC Mill Hill), Bradley Cohen (Faithfold A), George Fierstone (Harmen), Liam Stein, Oli Nathan (both NL Raiders C), Johnny Goldstone, Dan Ross (both Leeds Maccabi)
STRIKERS - Avi Markiewicz (London Rovers), Jonny Quinn, David Woolman (both Oakwood A)
MANAGER - Dan Kristall (Leeds Maccabi), Jeremy Brown (London Rovers), Rob Richman (NL Raiders A), Toby Levy & Paul Kirkham (South Manchester Sports), Simon Linden (Blizzard Storm), Elliot Nussbaum (Shacharit Donetsk), Zack Gothelf (NL Raiders C), Dan Beresford (AC Mill Hill)
REFEREE - Keith Goodman (NL Raiders A vs South Manchester Sports Club 1st)
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - JOSH BHARIER
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. BEN ZLOOF (AC Mill Hill) - curled a beautful free-kick into the top corner from 30 yards
2. JOSH BHARIER (London Rovers) - Dovi Vogel dribbled down the left before passing to Bharier who took one touch with his right foot and then with his left foot, curled his shot over the keeper and into the top left corner where post meets bar
3. ADAM GROSSMAN (Faithfold B) - 25-yard screamer into the top corner
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK
NICK GREEN (Faithfold A) - made a great diving stop from six yards with 10 to go in the goalless draw at Lions
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - DAN YOSS
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
1. JOSH DAGUL (Brady Maccabi) - "He was wonderful. A player we all love. If you love football, you love Mogilner. On top of that he’s a fantastic character, scored a great hat trick and I’m very pleased for him"
2. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - "We looked for all money like we would go on to get the win but chance after chance was thwarted by their superb keeper (Max Shields) who had an absolute blinder. Sometimes I would be unhappy with my forwards for not taking chances but they did nothing wrong - they just came up against a brick wall"
3. ZACK GOTHELF (NL Raiders C) - "Credit to the ref as well, he had an injury during the second half and carried on through rather than leaving the game early"
4. VIV EMANUEL (London Rovers) - "Thanks to Faithfold for agreeing to shlep to Wanstead to play today, and a massive thanks to Neal Cohen for refeereing today. It was good to see David Woolf at the game as well"
5. DAN YOSS (Faithfold B) - "I'd like to credit Rovers on some top finishing, and despite having a game-plan, we couldn't do anything about Avi"
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PHOTOGALLERIES FROM THE SEASON
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
FINAL DATE
Cyril Anekstein Cup - May 3
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE
PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND THREE
MAGICAL MANNIE STEERS RAIDERS THROUGH
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 4 SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB 1st 0
Liron Mannie struck twice in extra-time as Raiders kept alive their treble hopes with a hard-fought win over South Manchester. Josh Green and Ben Joseph added gloss.
NLR boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "Our first goal, a minute into extra-time, knocked the stuffing out of South Manchester and from there our superior fitness told."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NLR
MGBSFL – Harmen (a)
MGBSFL – Woodford (h)
DC Prediction: NLR 2 South 0
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MIGHTY LEEDS PROGRESS
WOODFORD WANDERERS 2 LEEDS MACCABI 1ST 4
A double from Jonny Goldstone saw Leeds Maccabi become the first team from outside London to reach round four of the Jewish FA's Cup after recording a sensational 4-2 win over Woodford.
A penalty from Mark Korn and one from Gidi Amar helped Leeds progress at Peter May.
Harrison Midda scored both goals for Woodford.
Kristall told JC Sport: "Considering we were playing a good side without some of our key players, this win was the best team display we have put in this season."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
WOODFORD
MGBSFL – Lions (h)
MGBSFL – Raiders (a)
DC Prediction: Woodford 1 Leeds 2
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
18 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
15 - Dave Woolman (Oakwood A)
FAITHFOLD LACKED COMPOSURE, SAYS SOLOMON
MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 0 FAITHFOLD A 0
Defences dominated at Rowley Lane as Faithfold made it three games without defeat against a resilient Lions Blue.
Faithfold boss Zuriel Solomon told JC Sport: "It was a game of missed chances. We had a couple of good opportunities, but just lacked a bit of composure in the final third."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
LIONS
MGBSFL – Woodford (a)
MGBSFL – Harmen (a)
MGBSFL – Oakwood (h)
FAITHFOLD
MGBSFL - Oakwood (a)
DC Prediction: Lions 2 Faithfold 2
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GREEN HALTS HENDON
HARMEN 1 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 1
Dan Green made a goal-scoring debut as Harmen took a point against defending champions Hendon.
Hendon were taken all the way in a hard-fought, with another strike from Greg Corin earning them a draw to move within a point of top spot.
MATCH PHOTOS - HARMEN vs HENDON A
Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "When the prizes are dished out in May this could prove not to be too bad a point after all."
Harmen joint-manager Joel Alterman told JC Sport: "Both sides played very well and a draw looked a fair result. A point against Hendon can never be sniffed at although this game could have gone either way at the end."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
HARMEN
MGBSFL – NLR (h)
MGBSFL – MLL (h)
MGBSFL – RJC (a)
HENDON
MGBSFL – NWN (h)
MGBSFL – FC Team (a)
MGBSFL – Woodford (a)
DC Prediction: Harmen 1 Hendon 2
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OAKS GOT THE JOB DONE, SAYS BLANK
NORTH WEST NEASDEN 2 OAKWOOD A 4
A deadly double from Dave Woolman ensured Oakwood claimed back-to-back wins as they overpowered Neasden.
Further strikes from Dan Rose and Jonny Quinn sealed the victory.
Delighted Oakwood joint-manager Ric Blank told JC Sport: "It was a real old school game, in the mud, on a terrible pitch that was impossible to play football on. So we did what he had to do and deservedly took all three points."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NWN
MGBSFL - Hendon (a)
CAC - Brady (h)
OAKWOOD
CAC – Harmen (a)
MGBSFL – Neasden (a)
MGBSFL – Faithfold (a)
DC Prediction: NWN 1 Oakwood 3
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
21 - Daniel Garfinkle (Redbridge JC B – including 3 for RJC A)
15 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)
BRILLIANT BRAND BAMBOOZLES BRIXTON
BLIZZARD STORM 3 BRIXTON OLD BOYS 0
The cold snap clearly suited the Blizzard boys as they ran out 3-0 winners against lowly Brixton.
Two goals from Conor Brand and one from Robbie Berwald clinched the points.
Jubilant Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It was comfortable and if anything we should have taken our chances 2nd half to win by 6 or 7."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
BLIZZARD
MGBSFL – Raiders (a)
MGBSFL – SPEC (a)
MGBSFL – Brixton (a)
BRIXTON
MGBSFL – SPEC FC (h)
MGBSFL - Blancos (a)
DC Prediction: Blizzard 2 Brixton 1
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MAJESTIC MOGILNER FRUSTRATES RAIDERS
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 3 BRADY MACCABI 3
Raiders B moved a point clear at the summit, but they were unable to take all three points on offer against a resilient Brady for whom REISS MOGILNER fired a treble.
NLR's goals came via Lewis Blitz, Jake Gilbert and Jacob Gold.
Brady boss Josh Dagul told JC Sport: "I believe our performance was good and there was room to score more goals with the chances we created."
NLR manager Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "Once again we had 10 missing on Sunday - a lack of availability of important players is costing us dearly but we'll keep battling for that second promotion spot."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NLR
MGBSFL - Blizzard (h)
MGBSFL - Redbridge (h)
BRADY
MGBSFL - Blancos (h)
MGBSFL - Bilbaum (h)
DC Prediction: NLR 3 Brady 2
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
14 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
13 - Ben Zloof (AC Mill Hill)
JEWDINESE 5 AC MILL HILL 6
Mill Hill were involved in another high-scoring contest and they did just enough to claim victory after an 11-goal thriller at Jewdinese.
A last-gasp effort from Ben Grabiner settled it in Mill Hill's favour, together with strikes from Darren Bloom, Jason Shoffman (2) and Ben Zloof (2) sealed a memorable win.
Mill Hill boss Dan Beresford told JC Sport: "It was an unbelievable comeback. We showed grit, determination and spirit to get three points."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NESE
MGBSFL - Whetstone (a)
MGBSFL - Catford (h)
MILL HILL
MGBSFL - Team C (h)
DC Prediction: 'Nese 2 Mill Hill 3
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RAIDERS C IN CRUISE CONTROL
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 4 CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 0
Raiders C cruised to their fifth league win, with Josh Bloom, Will Ufland, Liam Stein and Oli Nathan doing the damage against the Cats.
NLR C boss Zack Gothelf told JC Sport: "Although we took a while to break down Catford, we thoroughly deserved their victory, with goals split between the players and a clean sheet on top."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
NLR
MGBSFL – Oakwood (a)
MGBSFL – Whetstone (a)
CATFORD
MGBSFL – Jewdinese (a)
MGBSFL – FC Team B (a)
DC Prediction: NLR 4 Catford 1
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
22 - Avi Markiweicz (London Rovers)
19 - Adam Ellis (Shacharit Donetsk)
FAITHFOLD B 2 LONDON ROVERS 4
AVI MARKIEWICZ was the hat-trick hero as London Rovers stormed 10 points clear after registering their 13th win of the campaign, with their latest success coming against promotion rivals Faithfold B.
Josh Bharier completed the scoring on a good morning for Rovers.
A 25-yard screamer from Adam Grossman and a strike from Dan Yoss accounted for the Faithfold goals.
Boss Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "Winning these two massive games back to back is a great achievement and the boys deserve all the credit."
Chairman Viv Emanuel told JC Sport: "If my maths are correct, this does mean we are guarenteed second spot in the league. It's been a great first season - one more win and I think we are champions."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
FAITHFOLD
MGBSFL – Sosobad (a)
MGBSFL - King Crown (h)
ROVERS
MGBSFL – KS (a)
DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 Rovers 2
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SUPER SHACHARIT BLOW BOCA AWAY
SHACHARIT DONETSK 3 BOCA JEWNIORS 1
ADAM ELLIS smashed home his fifth hat-trick of the season as Shacharit closed the gap on Real Sosobad with an impressive 3-1 success over lowly Boca.
Shacharit boss Elliot Nussbaum told JC Sport: "We had a good gritty performance to win 3-1 against Boca, although we probably made too much hard work of it!"
Boca boss Gabriel John told JC Sport: "Adam Ellis was the difference, end of. Rapid quick, calm in front of goal and genuinely a clever player."
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
SHACHARIT
MGBSFL - King Crown (a)
MGBSFL – Fortune (h)
BOCA
MGBSFL – MLL (a)
MGBSFL - Sosobad
DC Prediction: Shacharit 2 Boca 1
MATCHES POSTPONED
Prem Div - Redbridge JC A vs FC Team A
Division 2 - FC Team C vs Oakwood B, L'Equipe vs AC Whetstone
Division 3 - Hendon B vs KS Reunited