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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 24 AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Aron Gale (NL Raiders)
MANAGERS OF THE WEEK: Gideon Gale & David Isaacs (NL Raiders)
SAVE OF THE WEEK: Ricky Lawrence (SPEC FC)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Dan Kristall (Oakwood)
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CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
North London Raiders vs Oakwood
Camden Park or Hendon United Sports vs HMH
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MATCHDAY 24 RESULTS
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP QUARTER-FINALS
North London Raiders 2 MLFC Blue 1
North London Galaxy 1 Oakwood 4 (MATCH REPORT)
MGBSFL DIVISION ONE
SPEC FC 1 Hertswood Vale 6 (MATCH REPORT)
DIVISION TWO
North West London Bears 0 Borussia Barnet 4
West Hamdillah 1 Scrabble 2
DAVID WOLFF DIVISION ONE CUP
Brook Farm Rovers 1 Jewdinese 1 (AET - Jewdinese won 5-4 on pens)
DAVID WOLFF DIVISION ONE CUP
FC Team 1 Hampstead Ducks 1 (FC Team won on pens) (MATCH REPORT)
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JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Div 1 - James Millet (Hertswood Vale)
Div 2 - Michael Kenley 4 (Borussia Barnet)
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS
GK Dan King (Oakwood), Joe Kenley (Hampstead Ducks)
DEFENDERS Brad Lander (NL Raiders), Ashley Hirschberger (Hertswood Vale), Adam Klein (FC Team), Ben Sciama (Hampstead Ducks), Harry Nelson (Hampstead Ducks)
MIDFIELDERS Matt Warner (NL Raiders), Ollie Smith (Borussia Barnet), Dan Weisselberg (Brook Farm Rovers), Jack Winton (Hertswood Vale), Adam Morrow (Hertswood Vale), James Millet (Hertswood Vale)
STRIKERS Aron Gale (NL Raiders), Michael Kenley (Borussia Barnet), Louie Basso (Oakwood)
MANAGER Gideon Gale & David Isaacs (NL Raiders), Ben Pollins, Dan Cohen & Tomer Tricot (Brook Farm Rovers), David Woolman (Oakwood), Jake Summerfield (Hampstead Ducks)
REFEREE
Send nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS
LOUIE BASSO (Oakwood) - GOAL 1 - scored a 25-yard free-kick into the top corner
LOUIE BASSO (Oakwood) - GOAL 2 - another screamer 10 minutes later to make it 3-1
MICHAEL KENLEY (Borussia Barnet) - GOAL 1 - think David Villa 5-0 El Classico - through ball from Adam Bowman in between full-back and centre-back, first time finesse finish into bottom corner
LOUIE BASSO (Oakwood) - brilliant free-kick nestled in the top corner
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS
RICKY LAWRENCE (SPEC FC) - most notable save came from point-blank range from Jack Shulman - after saving from Justin Mullem, the ball found its way to Shulman who powered a goal-bound header that was destined for the net, only to see Ricky fly to his right to keep the effort out
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS
GIDEON GALE (NL Raiders) - QUOTE 1 - "Winners of the trophy at the start of the season, semis of the Cyril, semis of the David Woolf and two wins off the title. So far it has been a magical season and hopefully we end of with not one, not two, not three but four pieces of silverware come May!"
GIDEON GALE (NL Raiders) - QUOTE 2 - "Having already beaten Fairlop and Lions in the trophy, we know we can cut it at the top and already working on how to be most competitive in the Prem next year!"
JON YANTIN (Scrabble) - "In my 25/ 26th season, I’ve been to a Maccabiah and played alongside my son. I can retire happy now!”
DAN KRISTALL (Oakwood) - QUOTE 1 - "This had bannana skin written all over it but we dug in and applied ourselves brilliantly for our best win of the season"
DAN KRISTALL (Oakwood) - QUOTE 2 - "Louie Basso is a fantastic signing for the club, showing we can still compete with the best sides in Jewish football in attracting the best players"
DAN COHEN (Brook Farm Rovers) - "We caused Jewdinese loads of problems going forward and they knew they got away with it today. We’re looking forward to playing them again in the league and hopefully coming out on top!"
MITCH YOUNG (FC Team) - "We are absolutely delighted to be in a cup final. This is why we play Sunday league football to have moments and there is nothing better than a final day"
JACOB EMANUEL (Hertswood Vale) - "Big shout out to SPEC's Ricky Lawerence for going in goal when his team needed him, despite struggling to walk towards the end. Still pulled off two or three top-drawer saves to keep the score down"
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP QUARTER-FINALS
NORTH LONDON GALAXY 1 OAKWOOD 4
A deadly double from new recruit Louie Basso saw Oakwood progress in a tie where Premier Division class told as they swept aside first division North London Galaxy.
The mighty Oaks got off to the worst possible start when top-scorer Josh Cuby was sent-off after just ten minutes. But two top-quality strikes from Basso, plus one apiece from Alex Lee and Daniel Seligman sent the visitors through.
Zac Rose fired a consolation goal for Galaxy.
Oakwood Director of Football Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "This had bannana skin written all over it but we dug in and applied ourselves brilliantly for our best win of the season."
DC Prediction: Galaxy 0 Oakwood 1
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NORTH LONDON RAIDERS 2 MLFC BLUE 1
A deadly double from Aron Gale guided Division One leaders North London Raiders into the semi-finals of the League Cup following an impressive 2-1 win over Premier Division MLFC Blue.
Proud Raiders' joint-manager Gideon Gale told JC Sport: "It was an absolutely outstanding performance. True grit, determination and passion saw us over the line. With 11 men, people playing out position, against a team a division above us, we got the result I truly thought we deserved. I couldn’t be prouder and I’m delighted for all the boys (especially the ex-Lions boys). Winners of the trophy at the start of the season, semis of the Cyril, semis of the David Woolf and two wins off the title. So far it has been a magical season and hopefully we end of with not one, not two, not three but 4 pieces of silverware come May! Having already beaten Fairlop and Lions in the trophy, we know we can cut it at the top and already working on how to be most competitive in the Prem next year!"
Benji Weinberger scored for MLFC, and joint-player-manager Max Kyte told JC Sport: "It was a fair result, and Raiders were far more clinical than us today. They deserved the win and all of their players were up for it when we only had 70 per cent up to the challenge. We wish them the best of luck with the rest of the competition."
DC Prediction: Raiders 1 MLFC 2
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
LEAGUE TABLE (TOP 3)
1. Faithfold DocMM White Pl. 12, W. 7, Pts. 23
2. Hendon United Sports Pl. 9, W. 7, Pts. 22
3. HMH Pl. 13, W. 6, Pts. 21
TOP-SCORERS 13 - Oscar Wagner (HMH), 12 - Josh Cuby (Oakwood A), 11 - Akiva Solomon (Faithfold Doc MM White - plus one for Green), Avi Markiewicz (Faithfold DocMM White - plus two for Green)
No matches played ...
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DIVISION ONE
LEAGUE TABLE (TOP 3)
1. NL Raiders Pl. 11, W. 9, Pts. 28
2. NL Galaxy Pl. 12, W. 8, Pts. 27
3. Jewdinese Pl. 10, W. 6, Pts. 19
TOP-SCORERS 20 - Zach Cohen (Mill Hill Dons), 18 - James Millet (Hertswood Vale), Aron Gale (North London Raiders), 14 - Reiss Mogilner (Jewdinese), 12 - Liron Mannie (North London Raiders)
SPEC FC 1 HERTSWOOD VALE 6
JAMES MILLET smashed his third hat-trick of the season as Hertswood Vale consolidated fourth spot - to all but gurantee us a top 4 finish this season.
Adam Morrow bagged a brace, with Harry Graham completing the rout as Vale put six past SPEC for the second time this season.
Jubilant Vale joint-manager Jacob Emanuel told JC Sport: "Job done! The planning has now started for our huge semi-final clash against HMH next week, knowing that we'll have to be perfect for that one. For now, we're very happy to have got two emphatic wins in the last fortnight."
SPEC's consolation came via an own goal. Player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "It was another disappointing Sunday.”
DC Prediction: SPEC 2 Vale 3
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DIVISION TWO
LEAGUE TABLE (TOP 3)
1. FC Team Pl. 14, W. 11, Pts. 35
2. Borussia Barnet Pl. 13, W. 10, Pts. 32
3. Temple Fortune Pl. 14, W. 9, Pts. 28
TOP-SCORERS 17 - Jono Gaon (Hampstead Ducks), 16 - Daniel Garfinkle (Club De Chigwell), 15 - Danny Sherman (Temple Fortune), 14 - Michael Kenley (Borussia Barnet)
NORTH WEST LONDON BEARS 0 BORUSSIA BARNET 4
A four-goal bonanza from MICHAEL KENLEY boosted Borussia Barnet's title hopes as they destroyed the Bears 4-0.
DC Prediction: Bears 1 Borussia 4
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WEST HAMDILLAH 1 SCRABBLE 2
Abe Yantin made his full Scrabble debut, aged just 16, alongside proud dad Jon, and he it was a morning to remember as the visitors ran out 2-1 winners, just as predicted!
Goals from Alex Bourne and Neil Kochane sealed the win on a game played on a "hideous bog of a pitch".
A proud Yantin senior told JC Sport: "In my 25/ 26th season, I’ve been to a Maccabiah and played alongside my son. I can retire happy now!”
DC Prediction: Hamdillah 1 Scrabble 2
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DAVID WOLFF DIVISION ONE CUP ROUND ONE
BROOK FARM ROVERS 1 JEWDINESE 1 (AET - Nese won 5-3 on penalties)
Jewdinese will face North London Galaxy in the quarter-finals after edging past Brook Farm Rovers on a penalty shoot-out.
The tie finished deadlocked at 1-1, with Alon Pinhas striking for Rovers, and Scott Oldstein finding the net for Nese.
In the shoot-out, Reiss Mogilner, Zack Collins, Sam Stern and Scott Oldstein all scored for Nese. BFR missed one, meaning Billy Lee was one kick away from putting Nese into the next round, which he did with ease.
Nese boss Darren Lawrence told JC Sport: “We did not perform particularly well today and BFR could probably feel disheartened that they didn’t progress to the next round. We got cut open far too easily at times today and without Ben Halmer, it could’ve been very different. If we play like that against Galaxy in the next round, we will lose.”
Rovers' joint-player-manager Dan Cohen told JC Sport: "The boys put a massive shift in today, and it’s always tough to lose on penalties, but we’re really proud of our performance. We showed that we can mix it with the best teams in this division, and on another day we might have even won it in normal time, a mix of windy conditions and poor finishing proving our downfall."
DC Prediction: Rovers 1 Nese 2
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DAVID WOLFF DIVISION TWO CUP
FC TEAM 1 HAMPSTEAD DUCKS 1 (FC Team won 5-4 on penalties)
FC Team remain on course for a league and cup double, but they needed penalties to see off a brilliant effort from the Ducks.
Ben Mesrie had put the Ducks ahead from the penalty spot in the second half, but an 88th minute equaliser from Adam Shafron took the match to penalties.
FC Team player-manager Mitch Young told JC Sport: “We are absolutely delighted to be in a cup final. This is why we play Sunday league football to have moments and there is nothing better than a final day. Congratulations to Ducks - they are a great bunch of guys and nearly pulled off a very unlikely win."
Ducks boss Jake Summerfield told JC Sport: "We set up to be hard to beat and the game-plan worked impeccably. We frustrated the opponent and to a man, our boys were magnificent. It's a shame to have been knocked out at such a late stage, but gives us huge hope that the Ducks can push on soon."
DC Prediction: Team 5 Ducks 1
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MATCHES OFF
Prem Div - Fairlop vs Camden Park - Camden forfeited
DW Prem Div Cup - Hendon Utd Sports vs Faithfold DocMM White - match postponed, waterlogged pitch
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