A 1-1 draw between HMH and Oakwood A boosted Hendon United Sports chances of retaining the MGBSFL crown while North London Raiders beat Jewdinese in extra-time to reach the final of the Barry Goldstein Trophy.
April 7, 2019 12:29
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 27 AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Josh Bloom (NL Raiders)
MANAGER OF THE WEEK: Gideon Gale (NL Raiders)
GOAL OF THE WEEK: Josh Platt (Jewdinese)
SAVE OF THE WEEK: Gideon Caller (Faithfold Doc MM C)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Avi Markiewicz (Faithfold Doc MM A)
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MATCHDAY 27 RESULTS
PREM DIV
Faithfold Doc MM A 5 Los Camden A 3 (MATCH REPORT)
HMH 1 Oakwood A 1 (MATCH REPORT)
Maccabi London Lions 1 Brady Maccabi 1 (MATCH REPORT)
BGT QUARTER-FINAL
Jewdinese 2 North London Raiders 4 (MATCH REPORT)
DIV 2
SPEC FC 3 Faithfold Doc MM C 4
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
GK Jake Doffman (HMH), Oliver Misner (NL Raiders), Joe Botchin (Oakwood A), Ben Halmer (Jewdinese)
DEFENDERS Tom Prais (HMH), Josh Bloom (NL Raiders), Yarden Sharon (NL Raiders), Simon Davies (Oakwood A), Jeremy Borenstein (Faithfold A), Richard Hayim (Faithfold A), Adam Gold (Jewdinese), Brad Lander (Jewdinese), Grant Reingold (Jewdinese)
MIDFIELDERS Ben Winters (HMH),Moshe Solomon (Faithfold A), Lolu Hibbert (Faithfold A)
STRIKERS Avi Markiewicz (Faithfold A), Leo Ackerman (HMH), Adam Abadi (HMH), David Woolman (Oakwood A)
MANAGER Avi Markiewicz (Faithfold A), Gideon Gale & David Isaacs (NL Raiders A)
REFEREE
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
- JOE BOTCHIN (OAKWOOD A) - crucial penalty save against HMH
- OLI MISNER (North London Raiders) - 3-2 up with 10 mins to go in extra-time, Misner pulled off a cracking penalty save which ultimately won his team the game against Jewdinese
- GIDEON CALLER (Faithfold Doc MM A) - stand-in goalkeeper did fantastically well to keep out a well-struck penalty
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
- AVI MARKIEWICZ (FAITHFOLD DOC MM A) - "Despite a difficult second half of the season, Faithfold really came together and to end on a good win is really something to pleased about. I am proud of all those that stuck with us through difficult times and hopefully we will move onward next season"
- DAN KRISTALL (Oakwood A) - "This will have given the onlooking Hendon boys on the touchline, lots to make notes on for next week. Lots of positives as we begin our build up to the cup final"
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP 3
1. Hendon Utd Pl. 14, W. 10, Pts. 32
2. HMH Pl. 15, W. 8, Pts. 29
3. Oakwood A Pl. 16, W. 9, Pts. 29
TOP-SCORERS 17 - Reiss Mogilner (ML Lions), 14 - Josh Bharier (Oakwood A - includes 2 for B team)
HMH 1 OAKWOOD A 1
Leo Ackerman earned HMH a point as their match against fellow cup finalists Oakwood ended 1-1 at the Hive, as predicted.
Oakwood's goal came via David Woolman in a game where both goalkeeper - Oakwood's Joe Botchin, who saved a penalty, and HMH's Jake Doffman, excelled.
HMH boss Avi Goldberg believes football was the winner. He told JC Sport: "This was another classic served up by both teams. End to end, great quality football with lots of good chances created by both teams."
Oaks joint-manager Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "I felt on the balance of play we were by far the better side, creating numerous opportunities against a very strong HMH. Lots of positives as we begin our build up to the cup final."
DC Prediction: HMH 1 Oakwood 1
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FAITHFOLD DOC MM A 5 LOS CAMDEN A 3
Player-manager AVI MARKIEWICZ was the hat-trick hero as Faithfold A clinched their fourth win of the season at the expense of Los Camden.
Lolu Hibbert and Akiva Solomon also registered for the Superhoops.
Dan Orgel (2) and Gav Krieger accounted for the Camden goals who missed a penalty in the closing stages.
Faithfold match-winner Avi Markiewicz told JC Sport: "Despite a difficult second half of the season, Faithfold really came together and to end on a good win is really something to pleased about. I am proud of all those that stuck with us through difficult times and hopefully we will move onward next season."
Camden boss Stirling Kay told JC Sport: "'We uncharacteristically gifted some goals away today in a game that very much had an end of season feel to it, and maybe my players were demotivated by the fact that we will finish above Faithfold, even with losing to them today. Even so, credit to Faithfold who too their chances."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 Camden 2
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MACCABI LONDON LIONS 1 BRADY MACCABI 1
Lions defender Alex Taylor scored in his team's 1-1 draw against neighbours Brady before his morning was cut short by a facial injury in the first half, which resulted in joint-manager Max Kyte taking him to hospital.
Rob Cohen struck to via the penalty spot earn a point for Brady at the Lane. Boss Joel Nathan told JC Sport: "It was a very even game, so the draw was probably the correct result, although we were disappointed in the end not to come away with the win."
DC Prediction: Lions 2 Brady 1
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BARRY GOLDSTEIN TROPHY SEMI-FINAL
JEWDINESE 2 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS 4
Centre-back JOSH BLOOM and goalkeeper Oli Misner were the heroes as Raiders booked their place in the BGT final after beating Division One rivals 4-2 in a thriller in Wembley.
Raiders stormed into a 2-0 lead before Josh Platt's double for 'Nese took the tie to extra-time. Raiders scored again to make it 3-2 before their were indebted to goalkeeper Oli Misner for keeping their lead intact by saving a penalty. And to rub salt into 'Nese wounds, Raiders scored a fourth via Charlie Kasler to secure the tie and they now await the winner of the other semi-final between North London Galaxy and Mill Hill Dons.
'Nese boss Darren Lawrence told JC Sport: "I’m immensely proud of the character the boys showed today. To fight back from 2-0 down with 10 minutes to go shows that we don’t give up. In our first season together, to get to a semi-final and to finish third is a decent achievement. However we know we are capable of more and will be determined to show that next season.”
Jubilant Raiders manager Gideon Gale told JC Sport: "Finally, on our third attempt, we got the win against Jewdinese having had two cracking league games during the season. Having gone 2-0 up with 20 minutes to go, we really should have seen the game out, but credit to Jewdinese for fighting and taking the game into extra-time. Ultimately I think our quality shone through and we thoroughly deserved the win. Big shout out to Oli Misner for his penalty save at 3-2. In our first season together, a mid-table finish and a cup final, can’t really complain!
DC Prediction: Jewdinese 1 Raiders 1 (NLR to win on penalties)
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DIVISION ONE
TOP 4
1. Redbridge JC A Pl. 16, W. 12, Pts. 40 (CHAMPIONS)
2. Fairlop FC Pl. 16, W. 11, Pts. 38 (PROMOTED)
3. Jewdinese Pl. 14, W. 8, Pts. 29
4. NL Galaxy Pl. 15, W. 9, Pts. 29
TOP-SCORERS 18 - Nate Kashket (Redbridge JC A), 14 - James Jaconelli (Fairlop FC)
No matches scheduled
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DIVISION TWO
TOP 3
1. Hertswood Vale Pl. 18, W. 13, Pts. 40 (Promoted)
2. SPEC FC Pl. 17, W. 10, Pts. 32
3. Redbridge JC B Pl. 14, W. 9, Pts. 28
TOP-SCORERS 22 - Richard Salmon (FC Team), 19 - James Millet (Hertswood Vale), Zack Neiman (SPEC FC)
SPEC FC 3 FAITHFOLD DOC MM C 4
Faithfold C registered a second consecutive win as SPEC FC handed the initiative to promotion rivals Redbridge B, going down 4-3 in their final game of the season.
SPEC FC's goals came via top-scorer Zac Neiman (2) and Sam Martin.
SPEC player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: “It was a good game this morning, and fair play to Faithfold they kept us pegging us back and they nicked it right at the end.”
DC Prediction: SPEC 4 Faithfold 2
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MATCH OFF
Div 2 - Mill Hill Dons vs FC Team - FC Team forfeited
PETER MORRISON TROPHY SEMI-FINALS
HMH vs Maccabi London Lions (HMH won 4-0)
Haroldeans or Manchester Maccabi vs Mill Hill Dons (Haroldeans vs Manchester replay April 14)
- Final May 19, venue TBC
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CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP TROPHY FINAL
Hendon Utd Sports vs Oakwood A
- to be held at Wingate & Finchley FC on April 14, KO 2pm
Match Referee: Richard Jaye, Assistant Referees: Nigel Kyte, Robert Caplin. Fourth Official & Reserve Match Referee: Luke Steele
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BARRY GOLDSTEIN TROPHY SEMI-FINAL DRAW
North London Galaxy vs Mill Hill Dons
Jewdinese vs North London Raiders (Raiders won 4-2)
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