By, Danny Caro
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ByDanny Caro, Danny Caro
Camden Park sent Premier Division Neasden crashing out of the Anekstein, while Norstar London Raiders maintained their excellent start with a hard-fought win at Redbridge on Matchday 6 of the MGBSFL season. Danny Caro reflects on the action.
MATCHDAY 6 HEADLINES
CAC – Silver stars in famous Camden win
Prem Div - Raiders battle past Redbridge
Div 1 – Brilliant Brady stun Redbridge
Div 2 – 'Nese two good for Raiders
Div 3 – Four-midable Crown march on
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Div 1 - Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B)
Div 2 - Adam Stolerman (FC Team C)
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: FAITHFOLD B vs REAL SOSOBAD
PHOTOGALLERY: FAITHFOLD B vs REAL SOSOBAD
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DANNY CARO'S DIV 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIV 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIV 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
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THE CONTENDERS
GK - Bradley Segal (Boca Jewniors), Scott Shear (Real Sosobad), Sam Singer (Brady Maccabi), Ben Cherkas (NL Raiders C)
DEFENDERS - Ezekiel Jacob (Hendon B), Michael Khalastchi, David Kanzen (both Camden Park), James Korn (King Crown), Max Clynes (Oakwood B), Adam Levine, Adam Speck (both Blizzard Storm), Cameron Most (ML Lions Blue), Nicky Shinder (Athletic Bilbaum), Yisroel Lewis, Paul Shinwell, Parys Hammond (all London Rovers), Brandon Sassoon, Jordan Freedman (both Jewdinese), Rob Blackman (Harmen), Josh Barnett (Faithfold B), Ryan Cole (Redbridge JC A)
MIDFIELDERS - Gab Saul (Hendon B), Robert Hershkorn, Jake Saunders, Richard Silver (all Camden Park), James Mandell, Nick Stern (both L'Equipe), Dan Geey (Oakwood B), Oli Henry, Brad Cohen (both Blizzard Storm), James Joseph (Brady Maccabi), Hezzie Raymond, Adam Kay (both London Rovers), Joe Sumray (KS Reunited), Jess Alexander (Jewdinese), James Joseph, Josh Newman, Sam Monjack (all Brady Maccabi), Mike Hershman (NL Raiders B), Jonathan Kay (NL Raiders A), Steve Gevertz, Brad Gayer (both Redbridge JC A), Ben Radstone, Ben Graham (both FC Team C)
STRIKERS - Adam Nusenbaum (King Crown), Jake Gilbert (NL Raiders B), Adam Stolerman (FC Team C), Mark Smith, Andy Smith (both L'Equipe), James Mandell, Nick Stern (both L'Equipe), Mitch Green (Blizzard Storm), James Gold (ML Lions Blue), Julius Judah and Vlad Zaiko (both Athletic Bilbaum)
MANAGER - Nick Kagan (Camden Park), Jamie Kyte (ML Lions Blue), Josh Lewis & Dan Cordell (L'Equipe), Rob Richman (NL Raiders A), Elliott Dagul (Brady Maccabi), Darren Lawrence (Jewdinese), Jeremy Brown (London Rovers)
REFEREE
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - JAKE GILBERT
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THE CONTENDERS
- GAB SAUL (Hendon B) - resh off a wonderful free-kick the previous week, Saul produced another moment of magic, hitting a peach of a free-kick high into the Boca net to claim all three points
- YOEL DEAL (King Crown) - a lovely move with Deal and Adam Nusenbaum playing a glorious one-two, with Nusenbaum back-healing the ball in the box to Deal who latched on to it and smashed in the back of the net
- DOVI VOGEL (London Rovers) - GOAL 1 - a fantastic finish over the keeper after a great pass from Josh Bharier
- JESS ALEXANDER (Jewdinese) - his goal was truly sensational, a right-foot volley from 30 yards into the top right corner
- JAKE GILBERT (NL Raiders B) - an absolutely worldy bicycle kick from a Ben Sheldon cross
- DANIEL PIKE (SPEC FC) - a super 25-yard free-kick
- JOEY LAZARE (Harmen) - the Manchester-born striker made it three goals in three off the bench - finishing in the top corner from the edge of the area when others would have blasted over
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DANNY CARO'S SAVE OF THE WEEK
SAM SINGER (Brady Maccabi) - crucial penalty save on the stroke of half-time, with his team trailing Redbridge B 2-0
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - JASON STEIN
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THE CONTENDERS
- ADAM GLEKIN (Hendon B) - "When the free kick was awarded, I said to Gab I thought it was a bit too far out and we might be better crossing it. He said he felt it was worth a go, so I went with that and said he should have a crack - a wonderful managerial decision if I may say so myself!"
- MAX SAUNDERS (Camden Park) - "If I could nominate the whole team for team of the week I would, as everyone deserves a mention. I think today we proved that we are a Premiership team and we will do everything to ensure we are back there next season"
- JACOB KADOCH (King Crown) - "It was our worst performance of the season - we looked physically jaded and mentally not 100 per cent. Positives are another clean sheet and we won playing nowhere near the level we are capable of"
- JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 1 - "All this game missed was Ashley Cole lobbing a pizza at Sir Alex Ferguson of Govan. It was more bad tempered than a 73-year-old lady who has been served cold chips in Whitehouse. And while I'm trying to make light of a bad situation, both sides need to take accountability. We're playing again in three weeks time and I'm afraid I might need a bulletproof Eavesway coach, 14 sets of Dr Dre"
- JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - QUOTE 2 - "The ref was perhaps overawed by the ill-feeling between the sides. I know they have one of the hardest jobs going - although surgeons, Mossad agents and pilots don't exactly have it easy"
- JON JACOBS (Redbridge JC B) - "I think you learn more about your team in defeat and this has been a salutary lesson in not killing a game off when they had the chance"
- RICKY LAWRENCE (SPEC FC) - "Whilst we could argue that neither side deserved to lose the game, Jake Gilbert's second goal was worthy of winning any game. Genuinely the best goal I've seen in Jewish football"
- JOEY LAZARE (Harmen) - the Manchester-born striker made it three goals in three off the bench - finishing in the top corner from the edge of the area when others would have blasted over
- DAVID GORDON (FC Team C) - "With a lot of new players coming in during the summer, everyone is still getting to know one another, yet we have three wins out of three in the league and I couldn’t ask for much more than that as this point. At the same time I still think there is much more to come from this team"
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MORE PHOTOGALLERIES FROM THE SEASON
PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND 2 DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND TWO DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND TWO
SUPER SILVER SENDS CAMDEN THROUGH
CAMDEN PARK 3 NORTH WEST NEASDEN 1
A deadly double from Richard Silver and one from Greg Meller inspired first division Camden Park to a terrific victory over Premier Division Neasden.
Camden's Max Saunders told JC Sport: "This was our best team performance of the season so far. We were immense all over the pitch, with everyone putting a fantastic shift, from defence to attack.
DC Prediction: Camden 2 NWN 1
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
HUNGRY LIONS HALT HARMEN
MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 3 HARMEN 2
Harmen's excellent run ended at Rowley Lane as they were beaten by a resurgent Lions in a thriller at Rowley Lane.
Lions stormed into a 3-0 lead through Harry Franks, Dan Green and the in-form James Gold
Former Lions star James Gershfield and Joey Lazare were the marksmen for Harmen who were reduced to 10 men after keeper James Castle was sent off.
MLL boss Jamie Kyte told JC Sport: "Today was a very well fought and contended game. Harmen, without a shadow of a doubt, missed the experience of Jon Morris at the back.
Harmen joint-manager Joel Alterman told JC Sport: "It was a disappointing performance today, it took us going down to 10 men to switch on, at which point we were 3-0 down and left ourselves too much work to do."
DC Prediction: Lions 1 Harmen 2
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RAIDERS EDGE PAST REDBRIDGE
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 0 NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 1
Raiders showed championship quality with a hard-fought victory at Fairlop, thanks to a goal from Josh Green.
NLR boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "It might not have been the greatest game but it feels right now a very pleasing and hard earned three points."
RJC manager Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "I'm not sure how we have lost that game. We were the better side from start to finish, but credit to them - they got their smash and grab."
DC Prediction: RJC 1 NLR 2
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DIVISION ONE
DANNY CARO'S DIV 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK
BAUMS HIT HIGH FIVES
ATHLETIC BILBAUM 5 BRIXTON OLD BOYS 0
Braces from Julius Judah and Vlad Zaiko lifted the Baums to the summit as they ran out resounding winners at Regents Park as they handed Brixton a five-goal bashing.
Adam Bier completed the rout.
Brixton boss Paul Shamplina told JC Sport: "Fair play to Bilbaum - they were clinical with some half chances so. Too many players lost their own battles and made very poor decisions, costing us goals."
DC Prediction: Bilbaum 2 Brixton 2
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BRILLIANT BRADY BACK TO THEIR SUNDAY BEST
BRADY MACCABI 4 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 2
Josh Newman bagged a brace as Brady produced arguably their finest performance of the season to condemn Redbridge to their first defeat.
Matt Frohlich and Simon Moses added the gloss at Rowley Lane.
RJC's goals came through Daniel Garfinkel and Harry Mednick.
Brady boss Josh Dagul told JC Sport: "It was a fantastic comeback from the team against a very strong Redbridge and the best 45 minutes of football we have played all season."
RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "I think you learn more about your team in defeat and this has been a salutary lesson in not killing a game off when they had the chance."
DC Prediction: Brady 1 RJC 1
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BLIZZARD BLOW BLANCOS AWAY
LOS BLANCOS 0 BLIZZARD STORM 5
Mitch Green was Blizzard's two-goal hero as Simon Linden's men stormed past Blancos in West Hendon.
Further strikes from Ben Ellis, Dean Shaw and Aaron Salaman wrapped up a convincing win.
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "This was our best performance yet and hopefully we will kick on from here. The attitude from my side was spot on and we played some great football - it's all about building from here and pushing ourselves in this league and the cups."
DC Prediction: Blancos 2 Blizzard 2
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GLORIOUS GILBERT GUIDES RAIDERS HOME
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 4 SPEC FC 2
JAKE GILBERT fired his first hat-trick in Raiders colours as Jonathan Adelman's men overcame the challenge of SPEC FC.
Strike partner Nicky Woolf was also on the scoresheet, with SPEC's goals coming through Dan Pike and Simon Bagel.
Relieved NLR boss Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "In truth, for much of the game we were wretched, we struggled to do the basics, but we gritted our teeth, worked hard and a couple of moments of genuine class saw us home."
SPEC FC joint-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "It was a great game, and whilst we could argue that neither side deserved to lose the game, Jake Gilbert's second goal was worthy of winning any game. Genuinely the best goal I've seen in Jewish football. Both sides played some really good football and I thought it was a great advert for the MSFL."
DC Prediction: NLR 3 SPEC 0
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DIVISION TWO
DANNY CARO'S DIV 2 TEAM OF THE WEEK
MAJESTIC MANDELL LEADS L'EQUIPE TO FIRST WIN
AC WHETSTONE 0 L’EQUIPE 4
James Mandell (2) earned L'Equipe one of the results of the day as they notched up their first win after easing past Whetstone.
Andrew Smith and Dan Finegold completed an excellent result for L'Equipe.
L'Equipe joint-manager Josh Lewis told JC Sport: "Overall it's good to finally get the win, four points from first three games and two clean sheets are positives going forward."
DC Prediction: Whetstone 2 L’Equipe 1
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SUPER STOLY CRUSHES THE CATS
CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 1 FC TEAM C 4
ADAM STOLERMAN fired his second hat-trick in as many weeks as FC Team C crushed the Cats.
Matt Davis finished the job as David Gordon's boys made it three out of three.
Catford's consolation came through Tom Prevezer.
Team player-manager David Gordon told JC Sport: "With a lot of new players coming in during the summer, everyone is still getting to know one another, yet we have three wins out of three in the league and I couldn’t ask for much more than that as this point. At the same time I still think there is much more to come from this team."
DC Prediction: Catford 1 Team 3
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'NESE TWO GOOD FOR RAIDERS
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS C 0 JEWDINESE 2
Jewdinese claimed their first win of the season as Brandon Sassoon and Jess Alexander found the net in an excellent win over Raiders C.
Delighted chairman Jake Erlich told JC Sport: "This was a performance of the highest quality today from everyone involved. Everyone knew what was at stake, but this performance had been coming for weeks and I'm relieved it has finally come."
DC Prediction: NLR 0 Jewdinese 0
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MILL HILL CUT OAKS DOWN TO SIZE
OAKWOOD B 0 AC MILL HILL 1
Mill Hill moved four points clear of Oakwood after claiming their second win of the season in a controversial match that finished 8 against 10.
Oaks boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: "The Bs have come along way in terms of professionalism, training and commitment. The squad is of a better standard than our results suggest. I remain confident we will get it right."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 Mill Hill 2
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DIVISION THREE
DANNY CARO'S DIV 3 TEAM OF THE WEEK
SUPER SAUL COMES GOOD FOR HENDON
BOCA JEWNIORS 2 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 3
James Neidle and Gab Saul were among the scorers as Hendon registered their first win of the season with a hard fought victory over Boca Jewniors at Roger Bannister.
Boca's goals came through Josh Webber and Josh Marlow.
Hendon boss Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "I don't think it was our finest performance, but I was impressed with the character we showed."
DC Prediction: Boca 3 Hendon 2
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PROMOTION RIVALS DRAW A BLANK
FAITHFOLD B 0 REAL SOSOBAD 0
The division's top match finished in a stalemate as defences dominated in the game between Faithfold B and Sosobad at the Hive.
Faithfold's James Stanton told JC Sport: "It was a well contested match and the type of game which reminds us why we enjoy playing Sunday League football."
Sosobad boss Dan Shafron told JC Sport: As expected, today was a tough test against a strong and powerful side. We knew this was going to be a completely different type of game to our last two and it was a pleasure to see a well-contested game of football."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 2 Sosobad 2
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FOUR-MIDABLE CROWN MARCH ON
KING CROWN 2 TEMPLE FORTUNE 0
King Crown registered their fourth straight win, with a goal in each half from Yoel Deal and Ben Garfield doing the trick against Fortune.
King Crown boss Jacob Kadoch told JC Sport: "It was our worst performance of the season - we looked physically jaded and mentally not 100 per cent. Positives are another clean sheet and we won playing nowhere near the level we are capable of."
DC Prediction: King Crown 3 Fortune 1
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SHACHARIT FLY HIGH
KS REUNITED 3 SHACHARIT DONETSK 4
Adam Ellis, Same Kanter, Yoram Goodman and Daniel Reece were the goal men as Shacharit Donetsk leapfrogged KS after completing one of the comebacks of the day by winning a seven-goal thriller.
Zack Gordon, Joe Sumray and James Ryan found the net for KS.
Shacharit boss Elliot Nussbaum told JC Sport: "The improvement was based on simple football and moving forward as a team."
Stunned KS boss James Lewis told JC Sport: "We will move on and hope that we can learn and bounce back with a win."
DC Prediction: KS 3 Shacharit 1
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ROVERS BOUNCE BACK IN STYLE
LONDON ROVERS 5 MACCABI LONDON LIONS GREEN 0
London Rovers returned to winning ways, with Josh Bharier (2), Dovi Vogel (2) and Yossi Abraham on target in the demolition of Lions Green.
Rovers boss Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "I asked my players for a response from the disappointment of last week and got it. I thought today was the best we've played so far this season and the most pleasing thing is that I felt we still could have played even better which gives us something to work on and improve."
DC Prediction: Rovers 2 Lions 1
