The JC cameras saw the title race blown wide open at the Hive as HMH won the clash of the titans, beating defending champions and league leaders Hendon United to go top in the Premier and Temple Fortune moved top of Division Two on another action-packed day in the MGBSFL.
November 10, 2019 23:44
WATCH: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - HMH vs HENDON UTD SPORTS
PHOTOGALLERY: HMH vs HENDON UTD SPORTS
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Avi Goldberg (HMH)
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MATCHDAY TEN RESULTS
PREM DIV
HMH 4 Hendon Utd Sports 2 (MATCH REPORT)
Fairlop FC 3 Faithfold DocMM White 4 (MATCH REPORT)
Oakwood 2 MLFC Blue 2 (MATCH REPORT)
DIV ONE
Brook Farm Rovers 2 Hertswood Vale 2 (MATCH REPORT)
North London Galaxy 5 Bayern Mincha 0 (MATCH REPORT)
SPEC FC 3 Redbridge JC 2 (MATCH REPORT)
DIV TWO
Hampstead Ducks 7 Scrabble FC 2 (MATCH REPORT)
NW London Bears 0 Faithfold DocMM Green 3 (MATCH REPORT)
West Hamdillah 1 Temple Fortune 8 (SEE MATCH REPORT)
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JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Div 2 - Danny Sherman (Temple Fortune), Jono Gaon (Hampstead Ducks)
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
GK Alex Davies (HMH), Russell Corin (Hendon United Sports), Ben Pollins (Brook Farm Rovers), Joseph Kenley (Hampstead Ducks)
DEFENDERS Max Foster (HMH), Sammy Kingston (HMH), Rob Samuelson (Temple Fortune), Josh Burchhardt (NL Galaxy), Ben Bower (Faithfold DocMM Green), Barnaby Powell (Faithfold DocMM Green), Jordan Aspsis (NL Galaxy), Sam Goldberg (Hampstead Ducks), Nathan Steuer (Brook Farm Rovers)
MIDFIELDERS Alex Moss (HMH), George Goldberg (HMH), Josh Gorb (Hertswood Vale), Tony Plaskow (Faithfold DocMM Green), Oli Richardson (Faithfold DocMM Green), Shneur Levin (MLFC), Zack Ambalo (Hampstead Ducks)
STRIKERS Danny Sherman (Temple Fortune), Motty Herzog (Faithfold DocMM Green), Joey Gold (NL Galaxy), Josh Samberg (Oakwood), Josh Cuby (Oakwood), Jono Gaon (Hampstead Ducks), Yoav Kestenbaum (Faithfold DocMM White), David Leiwy (Faithfold DocMM White)
MANAGER Avi Goldberg (HMH)
REFEREE
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
SAMMY KINGSTON (HMH) - sensational left-foot free-kick from 25 yards broke the net. Set-piece king. Who knew!
DAVID LEIWY (Faithfold DOCMM White) - stunning solo effort against Fairlop. Worth the admission fee alone!
ALEX KAYE (Temple Fortune) - beat five players before drilling it past the keeper. One for Nigel Kyte’s statistics, name another three brothers to have scored in the same season!
SHNEUR LEVIN (MLFC Blue) - incredible 25-yard header from a deep ball played by Josh Pistol, looping over the keeper into the top right corner. Reminiscent of Robin Van Persie)
JORDAN ASPIS (NL Galaxy) - GOAL 1 - a bullet shot which rose like an arrow into the top right corner with a shot with his right foot
JORDAN ASPIS (NL Galaxy) - GOAL 2 - class finish on his weaker right foot after a Cruyff turn inside from the left-hand side
JONO GAON (Hampstead Ducks) - a brilliant strike from 25 yards against Scrabble
DAVID LEIWY (Faithfold DocMM White) - picked up possession wide on the right, shimmied his way past a couple of men, shifted inside and let fly from 30 yards to score an absolute screamer into the opposite corner in off the post
NATHAN STEUER (Brook Farm Rovers) - a lovely team move from back to front, back to back one-twos between Philippe Auret and Alon Pinhas and then Auret and Steuer, before the latter calmly slotted home across the keeper and in off the post
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
GIDEON RABSTEIN (Faithfold DocMM White) - a powerful drive from around 25 yards was destined for the top corner, I heard the Fairlop players celebrating the goal when Rabstein flung himself full stretch to make a remarkable save and stop the a certain goal. It won us the game
BEN POLLINS (Brook Farm Rovers) - Vale striker was put through on goal in the box but Pollins spread himself brilliantly to deny him with his feet. At 0-1 down it was a crucial save that kept us in the game
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK CONTENDERS
RICKY LAWRENCE (SPEC FC) - "It was heart in the mouth stuff at the end as Redbridge scored two late goals but fortunately we held on. We controlled the game for the most part but fair play to Redbridge, they almost nicked a point"
AVI GOLDBERG (HMH) - "We are top of the league and as one famous Scottish manager once said “we knocked Hendon off their xxxx perch!"
JACOB EMANUEL (Hertswood Vale) - QUOTE 1 - "I think both sides will agree that a draw was the fairest result in a well-contested match, but one team left the feel disappointed, and one team didn’t – I don’t need to tell you which team was which!"
JACOB EMANUEL (Hertswood Vale) - QUOTE 2- "I have to say that I was very impressed with Brook Farm, and I expect many teams in our league will write them off, but do so at your own peril"
JAMES HARPIN (NW London Bears) - "Football is a simple game if it is played properly and right now we are not doing the basics. I watch Barnet do the same thing as the Bears every single game, pass, pass, pass with no end product and it is difficult to work out why goals are not being scored"
DAN KRISTALL (Oakwood) - "We were depleted and finished the game with 10 men. Lions had a big squad to choose from with a full bench, so will probably view this as two points dropped. To go 2-1 down in those circumstances and keep battling until the end, where we equalised in the last minute, is a great reward for all our hard work. We refused to give up and keep our unbeaten start intact"
AVI MARKIEWICZ (Faithfold DocMM White) - "Games against Fairlop are always tough and that is fine, it’s football. There will always be strong challenges, arguments and small scraps but it seems to go well beyond that both on and off the pitch. I would be interested to know if other teams face the same sort of verbal and physical abuse. It’s a real shame that a few of their players and supporters ruin it for the rest of their club but the league is aware and I trust in them to deal with it"
DAN COHEN (Brook Farm Rovers) - "We are so close to converting these draws into wins and we’ve got another fantastic opportunity at home to the Dons in two weeks time. We’re getting better each week and proving why we’re good enough to be in this division"
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YOUR WEEKEND PREVIEW STARTS HERE:
MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP 3
1. HMH Pl. 6, W. 4, Pts. 13
2. Hendon Utd Sports Pl. 5, W. 4, Pts. 12
3. Oakwood Pl. ,5 W. ,2 Pts. 9
TOP-SCORERS 8 - Josh Cuby (Oakwood A), 6 - Avi Markiewicz (Faithfold DocMM White), Chaim Korman (Hendon Utd Sports)
HMH 4 HENDON UNITED SPORTS 2
A deadly double from Oscar Wagner saw HMH leapfrogged Hendon United as the sky blues inflicted a first league defeat of the season on the defending champions.
Yehuda Korman had put Hendon in front with a looping header, but this was soon cancelled out by a close-range volley from Dan Hardoon. Then a stunning free-kick from Sammy Kington put HMH in front, and they never looked back, with two close-range finishes from Wagner securing the points, behind Chaim Korman scored a second for Hendon.
HMH manager Avi Goldberg told JC Sport: "We knew we had to win and win we did with something to spare. Despite missing many regulars and with four on the bench injured, that was very satisfactory scoring more goals against Hendon than they have conceded in total so far this season. We are top of the league and as one famous Scottish manager once said, 'we knocked them off their xxxx perch!'"
Hendon boss Jordan Sapler told JC Sport: “Unfortunately, if you make mistakes playing HMH they will be punished. We had a very good first half but somehow went in 2-1 down at half-time despite dominating the game and creating lots of chances. The second half was a comedy of errors. A draw would’ve been a fair result but we were ultimately the masters of our own downfall today. We move onto Oakwood where we will set things right.”
DC Prediction: HMH 1 Hendon 2
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FAIRLOP FC 3 FAITHFOLD DOCMM WHITE 4
David Leiwy(2) inspired Faithfold DocMM White back to winning ways as they won a seven-goal thriller against Falrlop at 7 Kings.
Eli Davila and Akiva Solomon added the gloss as Faithfold finished the weekend in fourth spot.
Faithfold player-manager Avi Markiewicz told JC Sport: "Games against Fairlop are always tough and that is fine, it’s football. There will always be strong challenges, arguments and small scraps but it seems to go well beyond that both on and off the pitch. We are just happy to get the three points we deserved after putting in a real team performance."
Fairlop's goals came via Dean Ben-Yosef, Brad Gayer and James Jaconelli. Assistant-manager Jake Sanders told JC Sport: "It was frustrating once again as we should have won the game comfortably, but after three drop-outs on the eve of the game, what can you do? Will dust ourselves down and go again next week."
DC Prediction: Fairlop 4 Faithfold 3
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OAKWOOD 2 MLFC BLUE 2
An injury-time header from Josh Samberg gave Oakwood a hard-earned point against MLFC Blue as they consolidated in third position.
An extraordinary 25-yard header from Shneur Levin and one from Max Kyte accounted for the MLFC goals.
Joint-player-manager Max Kyte told JC Sport: "It was a fair result in the balance, although once again we went home frustrated having thrown away a lead late in the game."
Oakwood Director of Football Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "It was a good game between two good Prem sides. We were depleted and finished the game with 10 men. Lions had a big squad to choose from with a full bench, so will probably view this as two points dropped."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 1 MLFC 1
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DIVISION ONE
TOP 3
1. NL Galaxy Pl. 7, W. 5, Pts. 17
2. NL Raiders Pl. 6, W. 5, Pts. 16
3. Hertswood Vale Pl. 6, W. 4, Pts. 13
TOP-SCORERS 10 - James Millet (Hertswood Vale), Zach Cohen (Mill Hill Dons), 8 - Reiss Mogilner (Jewdinese)
BROOK FARM ROVERS 2 HERTSWOOD VALE 2
Josh Gorb and Harry Graham were the marksmen as Hertswood Vale came away with a share of the spoils from an entertaining encounter against Brook Farm Rovers.
Vale joint-manager Jacob Emanuel told JC Sport: "It’s very rare that I’ve seen Vale draw, but the fact that we came off that pitch feeling like we’d lost the game today tells a story of how far we’ve come as a club."
Rovers' joint-manager Dan Cohen told JC Sport: "It was a great game between two good sides. No doubt a draw was a fair result, it really could have gone either way. From our side, it’s a shame we didn’t nick it when Pinhas hit the bar late on, but it’s a solid point against a very good Vale team, so we’ll take it and move on."
DC Prediction: BFR 1 Vale 2
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NORTH LONDON GALAXY 5 BAYERN MINCHA 0
Joey Gold (2), Jordan Aspis (2) and Josh Burchhardt steered North London Galaxy a point clear of Raiders at the summit following a five-star win over struggling Bayern Mincha - their fifth win in seven league games.
Jubilant Galaxy boss Luke Lewis told JC Sport: "It was a job well done - 5-0 win, clean sheet and more points on the board. Of course, we could've scored more and significantly improved our goal difference, but lots of boys got game time who haven't featured much and did really well."
DC Prediction: NLG 7 Bayern 0
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SPEC FC 3 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE 2
Ricky Lawrence (2) and Jeff Gotch were the marksmen as SPEC FC won a five-goal thriller against Redbridge Jewish Care to earn their fourth league win.
SPEC player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: “It was heart in the mouth stuff at the end as Redbridge scored two late goals but fortunately we held on. We controlled the game for the most part but fair play to Redbridge, they almost nicked a point.”
Israeli striker Niv Gur added to his tally for the season with both goals for RJC. boss Daniel Jacobs told JC Sport: "I can't fault the boys for fighting until the very end, and on another day we are coming away from Colindale with at least a point. The results will come Danny!"
DC Prediction: SPEC 3 RJC 1
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MLFC RED P MILL HILL DONS P - match postponed
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DIVISION TWO
TOP 3
1. Temple Fortune Pl. 8, W. 5, Pts. 16
2. FC Team Pl. 6, W. 5, Pts. 16
3. Borussia Barnet Pl. 6, W. 4, Pts. 13
TOP-SCORERS 14 - Jono Gaon (Hampstead Ducks), 11 - Danny Sherman (Temple Fortune), 10 - Simon Cohen (Temple Fortune)
HAMPSTEAD DUCKS 7 SCRABBLE FC 2
A first-half hat-trick from JONO GAON helped Hampstead Ducks claim their most emphatic win since joining the league as they finished in seventh heaven against Scrabble.
Second-half goals from Joe Metliss, Zack Ambalo, Jack Wagner and Max Lever put the game comfortably out of Scrabble’s reach in a game they trailed in.
Ducks' manager Josh Cohen told JC Sport: "This was our best performance since we joined the MGBSFL. It was pleasing to see us both take our chances, and control possession throughout."
Alex Bourne scored both the Scrabble goals.
DC Prediction: Ducks 3 Scrabble 3
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NORTH WEST LONDON BEARS 0 FAITHFOLD DOCMM GREEN 3
Faithfold DocMM Green extended their unbeaten run to three matches as Jamie Kent, Motti Herzog and Chaim Kraus guided them to a handsome win over the Bears.
Victorious boss Ben Kfir told JC Sport: "We were in control throughout the game and had the pitch been better, I'm confident we'd have scored more."
Bears' joint-player-manager James Harpin told JC Sport: "We have Borussia Barnet next Sunday, who we thought we would be challenging for promotion, but instead we are currently sitting second bottom. Hopefully we can use this as motivation to get the result we have been looking for."
DC Prediction: Bears 2 Faithfold 4
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WEST HAMDILLAH 1 TEMPLE FORTUNE 8
DANNY SHERMAN propelled Temple Fortune back to the top of the table as they came from a goal down to crush West Hamdillah.
Benji Gourgey (2), Jacob Kalms (2) and Alex Kaye joined the party as Fortune sealed their fifth league win of the campaign.
Delighted Fortune boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "It was a scrappy game but we got the job done and it’s three more points. We have now won seven in eight games and all the boys can now focus on the cup against Oakwood next week, which will be a tough task but a good challenge and one we are all up for!"
DC Prediction: Hamdillah 0 TFFC 5
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PARIS SAINT-JEWMAIN P BORUSSIA BARNET P - match postponed
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