Defending champions North London Raiders A made a winning start, while Redbridge Jewish Care A laid down their title credentials with an impressive performance at Harmen and FC Team B finished in seventh heaven against London Rovers in the clash of the champions.
WISHING ALL MGBSFL PLAYERS, MANAGERS AND OFFICIALS AND JC READERS SHANA TOVA.
MATCHDAY 2 HEADLINES
Prem Div – Redbridge show Harmen what four
Div 1 – Alexander the great sinks SPEC
Div 2 – Four-midable Scrabble bash Boca
HAT-TRICK HEROES
Prem Div - Dovi Fehler (Hendon A)
Div 1 - Andy Sheena (FC Team B), Josh Newman, Sam Monjack (both Brady Maccabi)
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Dan Beresford (Faithfold B)
DEFENDERS - Darren Brown (Redbridge JC A), Alex Taylor (Harmen), Jake Weiner (FC Team B), Adam Speck (Blizzard Storm), Sammy Kingston (Maccabi London Lions B), Dan Howard, Rob Kleinman (both Faithfold B)
MIDFIELDERS - Sam Monjack (Brady Maccabi), Joshua Flax, Jonathan Peters (both Scrabble FC), Ben Sollosi (Redbridge JC A), Jon Breger (FC Team B), Brad Cohen (Blizzard Storm), Daniel Fattal, Sam Cicurel ((both Maccabi London Lions B), Leor Harel (Faithfold C), Sam Reeves, Brad Cohen (both Faithfold B)
STRIKERS - Josh Newman (Brady Maccabi), Andy Sheena, Richard Salmon (both FC Team B), Dovi Fehler, Yoav Kestenbaum (both Hendon A)
MANAGERS - Elliott Bloom (Faithfold B), Jon Jacobs (Redbridge JC A), Jonathan Cohen (Temple Fortune)
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - SAM REEVES
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- JONATHAN PETERS (Scrabble FC) - a breathtaking shot from distance against Boca
- ANDY SHEENA (FC Team B) - ball came out form a corner 35 yards out, Sheena flicked the ball over the on-rushing defender trapped the ball and with no back-lift powered the ball into the top corner - one of the best goals Mitch Young has seen in 10 years of Sunday football
- SAMMY KINGSTON (ML Lions B) - scored a worldie against Bilbaum - a 35-yard screamer in to the top right-hand corner of the goal. The left-back dribbled the ball from the half-way line and drilled it straight into the top right hand corner. Was truly unbelievable
- DEAN ROSENTHAL (ML Lions B) - a teamwork goal, where Ed Brafman played it up to Josh Bloom on the edge of the box who held the ball up fantastically. He then played it out wide to the overlapping Jake Hyman. Jake got to the byline and drilled a ball on the floor into the six-yard box where Dean Rosenthal tucked it away
- SAM REEVES (Faithfold B) - GOAL 2 - unstoppable free-kick into the top corner against NLR B
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK
DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - "The signs for us though are very encouraging - 13 goals in two games - the honey will be tasting sweeter than usual tonight"
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DANNY CARO'S REFEREE OF THE WEEK
PAUL DOBKIN (Brady Maccabi vs Redbridge Jewish Care B)
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND ONE DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND TWO DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
6 – Dovi Fehler
4 - Ari Last (both Hendon A)
CHAMPIONS PUSHED ALL THE WAY BY BLIZZARD
BLIZZARD STORM 1 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 2
Alex Kaye made a sensational start to his Raiders career with a goal in the 2-1 win over newly-promoted Blizzard Storm.
David Dinkin was also on target as the champions edged home in their first game of the season.
Dean Shaw equalised on the hour mark, a great bit of play from Brad Cohen to put him in and a good finish.
NLR manager Rob Richman told JC Sport: "We are pleased to mark the start of the season with a win. It was a tough game where Blizzard deserve a lot of credit for the way they defended throughout."
Blizzard boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: It was a really positive performance. I'm delighted with the attitude of my boys - for the entire 90 minutes we didn't stop working and stuck to the game-plan."
DC Prediction: Blizzard 0 Raiders 3
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FABULOUS FEHLER TUCKS INTO CAMDEN
CAMDEN PARK 0 HENDON UNITED SPORTS A 6
DOVI FEHLER ended the year in style with a fabulous hat-trick earning Hendon their second win as they ran in six goals against Camden Park.
Further strikes from Yoav Kestenbaum, Ari Last and Greg Corin completed the rout in a performance where Hendon really flexed their muscles.
Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "The signs for us though are very encouraging - 13 goals in two games - the honey will be tasting sweeter than usual tonight."
Camden boss Will Castle told JC Sport: "We matched them for the first 20 but when the first goal went in our heads dropped and they were simply much much better than us."
DC Prediction: Camden 1 Hendon 4
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RAMPANT LIONS UP AND RUNNING
FC TEAM A 2 MACCABI LONDON LIONS A 4
The Lions are off the mark after Harry Hatchwell, Conor Perlmutter, David Soutar and an own goal earned them an impressive win over FC Team.
David Cohen and Dan Perkins found the net for Team.
DC Prediction: Team 1 Lions 1
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REDBRIDGE COME BACK IN STYLE
HARMEN 1 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 4
Redbridge came from a goal down to overpower Harmen 4-1 with strikes from Steve Summers, Darren Brown, Scott Oldstein and Daniel Garfinkle.
Summers started the comeback with a glancing header on the stroke of half time before the east Londoners stepped up a gear.
Harmen's Sam Castle told JC Sport: "With seven players out this week finishing off holidays and recovering from injuries, we fully expect to come out fighting against Raiders next week and not let this early defeat drag us back."
DC Prediction: Harmen 1 RJC 1
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
4 - Jacob Richler Kleiman (Oakwood B)
3 – Dan Orgel (Real Sosobad), Andy Sheena (FC Team B), Sam Monjack, Josh Newman (both Brady Maccabi)
BRADY BUNCH HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
BRADY MACCABI 7 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 2
Brady set the bar high after an imperious performance against Redbridge at the Lane, with JOSH NEWMAN and SAM MONJACK helping themselves to hat-tricks. Elliot Dagul completed the rout.
Josh Orgel and Carl Dobrin fired consolations for RJC.
Brady manager Josh Dagul told JC Sport: "From 1-11 we dominated today. I couldn't have asked for a better start to the season. Hopefully this result can be the springboard to a successful season."
DC Prediction: Brady 2 RJC 0
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TREMENDOUS TEAM IN 7-HEAVEN
LONDON ROVERS 0 FC TEAM B 7
The honeymoon is over for London Rovers who had no answer to the power of FC Team who sent out a real statement of intent with a 7-0 demolition.
ANDY SHEENA fired a treble, with two apiece from Richard Salmon and Jon Breger adding the gloss.
FC Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "Our squad is strong Salmon and Sheena are bidding to do out do each other in goal scoring and that was without Ben Binder! Rovers are nice guys and I wish them well. Shana tovah and bring on next week."
Rovers boss Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "It was a very tough day, we had a good first half but conceding two soft goals just before half-time gave us a bit too much work to do against a very good team. The second-half became very difficult and losing our first league game in over a year feels a bit sour. All we can do now is bounce back as quickly as possible and focus on collecting as many points as possible this season. Shana Tova to all."
DC Prediction: Rovers 1 Team 2
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FAITHFOLD ARE BLOOM-ING MARVELLOUS
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B 1 FAITHFOLD B 3
Elliott Bloom registered his first win since taking charge of Faithfold B as the Superhoops claimed a famous win at high-fancied Raiders B, with two stunning free-kicks from Sam Reeves and a goal from Dan Cohen.
Adam Posner found the net for NLR, but it Faithfold's day.
Faithfold boss Elliott Bloom told JC Sport; "It was a great performance from the lads. We 100 per cent deserved win and now on to next week and start to build up a winning momentum."
DC Prediction: Raiders 3 Faithfold 0
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BLANCOS FRUSTRATE SOSOBAD
REAL SOSOBAD 3 LOS BLANCOS 3
Los Blancos picked up their first point of the season thanks to strikes from Joel Kutner, Adam Hersh and Tim Heynes in a six-goal thriller against Sosobad.
Scott Jay, Elliot Coulton and Josh Jacobs registered for Sosobad.
Sosobad boss Dan Shafron told JC Sport: "I felt we did enough to win the game today but lapsed in concentration which ultimately cost us the three points."
DC Prediction: Sosobad 2 Blancos 1
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT SINKS SPEC
WOODFORD WANDERERS 2 SPEC FC 0
A deadly double from Tom Alexander condemned SPEC FC to their second straight defeat as Woodford started with a win.
Alexander was helped by assists from Alex Aviram and Darryl Green in a good Woodford performance.
Woodford joint-boss Daryl Kay told JC Sport: "It was a solid performance from the team and we controlled the game from start to finish. Another assist from Aviram and a brace from Tom Alexander, both players continuing their excellent form from pre-season. We were better in every position today and kept up our intensity for 90 minutes. No team will have an easy game against us this season. Winning is our only priority."
SPEC FC player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "The first half was pretty even but Woodford were comfortably the better team in the second half and ran out deserved winners."
DC Prediction: Woodford 3 SPEC FC 1
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
3 - Dave Sherman (Faithfold C)
SCRABBLE SHOW BOCA WHAT FOUR
BOCA JEWNIORS 1 SCRABBLE FC 4
A brilliant brace from Josh Sheridan plus one apiece from Mitch Green and a stunner Jonathan Peters helped Scrabble maintain their perfect start with a convincing win over Boca to finish the weekend top of the table.
Scrabble boss Ray Abrahams told JC Sport: "It was a very satisfying result."
DC Prediction: Boca 0 Scrabble 4
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LENS LATE SHOW BREAKS CATFORD HEARTS
CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 2 TEMPLE FORTUNE 3
Temple Fortune marked the start of their 40th season in the MGBSFL in style with a 3-2 win over Catford, with Adam Lenz and Rob Benson among the scorers.
Fortune boss Jonathan Cohen told JC Sport: "Catford will feel hard done by and I can understand that as our goals were scruffy but a win is a win is a win. I am bloody delighted!"
DC Prediction: Catford 3 Fortune 3
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LIONS B SHOW OFF THEIR SIX PACKS
MACCABI LONDON LIONS B 6 ATHLETIC BILBAUM 1
Josh Bloom, Ed Brafman, Sammy Kingston, Daniel Mattey and Dean Rosenthal were among the scorers as Lions B lived up to my pre-season expectations with a thumping win over Bilbaum.
Lions boss Samuel Marchant told JC Sport: "We don’t expect to get results like that every week, where I’m sure we will face tougher opposition. It was a perfect start to the season for us and we played some great football."
DC Prediction: Lions 2 Bilbaum 0
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RAIDERS C WIN FIVE-GOAL THRILLER
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS C 3 REAL HENDON 2
Alex Elf, Will Ufland and Nick Haringman ensured it was Raiders C who made a winning start against new boys Real Hendon.
Rafi Noe fired a double for the visitors.
DC Prediction: Raiders 3 Real 0
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FAITHFOLD HIT HIGH FIVES
FAITHFOLD C 5 L’EQUIPE 0
Two apiece from Dave Sherman and Leor Harel earned Faithfold C a handsome win over L'Equipe.
Goal machine Dan Gordon added the gloss.
Faithfold scorer Dan Gordon told JC Sport: "We battered them for 90 minutes and they just could not handle our front five throughout. It was also nice to keep a clean sheet too."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 2 L’Equipe 1
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