Scrabble FC made it 10 out of 10 while it was another good day for defending champions North London Raiders A as title rivals Redbridge Jewish Care A dropped point on Matchday 15 of the MGBSFL.
MATCHDAY 15 HEADLINES
Prem Div - Rampant Raiders march clear
Div 1 - Blancos frustrate Brady bunch
Div 2 - 10 out of 10 for super Scrabble
JC HAT-TRICK HERO
Div 1 - Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi)
MATCH PHOTOS: CAMDEN PARK vs REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY AWARDS
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Ben Law (Scrabble FC), James Harpin (ML Lions B)
DEFENDERS - Josh Bentley, Anthony Goodmaker, Andy Cohen (all Scrabble FC), Jeff Gross (Los Blancos), Ed Weisz, Joel Barnett (both FC Team A)
MIDFIELDERS - Yossi Goldberg (Real Hendon), Jonny Kay (NL Raiders A), Yoel Deal (Camden Park), James Bell, Jeremy Newton (both L'Equipe), Adam Hersh, Tim Heynes (both Los Blancos), Elliott Wallis (SPEC FC), Oli Kenner (Brady Maccabi), Bar Hariely (FC Team A)
STRIKERS - Danny Sherman (Scrabble FC), Bobby Abrams, Jacob Richler Kleiman (both Oakwood B), Jordan Marks (NL Raiders A), Rob Hershkorn (Camden Park), Rob Simons (L'Equipe), Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi), Shim Bensoor (FC Team A)
MANAGER - Will Castle (Camden Park), Jon Ison (Los Blancos)
REFEREE - Mark Jacob (Camden Park vs Redbridge JC A), Stephen Levy (L'Equipe vs Temple Fortune), Neil Cooper (Faithfold A vs FC Team A), Richard Jaye – N L Raiders A v Maccabi Lions A
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- DANNY SHERMAN (Scrabble FC) - finished a four-man move with a deft flick over the keeper for Scrabble's third to put the game out of Hendon's reach
- YOSSI GOLDBERG (Real Hendon) - GOAL 1 - curler into the top corner from edge of box
- YOSSI GOLDBERG (Real Hendon) - GOAL 2 - a quality goal at any level. The ball was cleared from a corner to Yossi, who hit a 25-yard, ferocious, controlled half-volley into the same top corner as his first goal!
- BEN ELLIS (NL Raiders A) - a goal which won't be bettered this season in the league. Jordan Marks took down a difficult ball with his chest on the left flank, he then pushed the ball past his marker before delivering a lofted cross to the edge of the box where Ben Ellis swivelled and volleyed low into the bottom corner. A super opener which left all in attendance applauding in admiration
- JORDAN SILVERSTONE (Camden Park) - a stunning free-kick from 40 yards aimed at the back post and avoiding everyone including the RJC keeper flying into the top corner
- EDDIE STERNBERG (FC Team C) - in a game of great goals the best was saved until last with a 30-yard curling free-kick striking the underside of the bar on its way into the goal with just two minutes left to play
- SAMMY KINGSTON (Maccabi London Lions B) - unleashed a Beckham-esque free-kick into the top right-hand corner
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - "The B's have achieved an unprecedented year in 2015. 15 wins and 3 draws from 23 games gives us a lot to be proud of and there is plenty to look forward to in 2016 - starting with the Anekstein QF"
- WILL CASTLE (Camden Park) - "It's nice to end a run of really poor results and go into the festive break off the back of a positive result for us"
- NICK STERN (L'Equipe) - "The team were led fantastically by captain Mark Singer and manager Dave Prager who managed to wake up on Sunday morning despite going out for his birthday the night before!"
- JON ISON (Los Blancos) - "As I have been saying all season, we have a squad that on their day can beat anyone in the league ... and we proved this against Brady, with a squad that is still tarnished with injuries, being unfortunate to only get a draw on this occasion"
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND 3 DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
HERTS INTERMEDIATE CUP
MARkYAKE 5 MACCABI LONDON LIONS B 4
Two goals from makeshift centre half Sammy Kingston plus one apiece from Dean Rosenthal and Gal Alkalay could not save Lions B from bowing out of the HIC in a nine-goal thriller against Markyake in a tie they were kept in by the brilliance of 16-year-old goalkeeper James Harpin.
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TOP-SCORERS
15 - James Gershfield (Harmen)
12 - Dovi Fehler (Hendon A)
RESILIENT CAMDEN HALT REDBRIDGE
CAMDEN PARK 3 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 3
Redbridge's title charge hit the buffers as they were held in a six-goal thriller against a resilient Camden at Capital City.
Goals from Josh Marks, skipper Rob Hershkorn and a stunning 40-yard free kick from Jordan Silverstone earned Camden a point.
Nathan Sollosi, Ben Sollosi and Jason Goldstein accounted for the RJC goals.
Camden boss Will Castle told JC Sport: "I'm really proud of my team, we frustrated a very good Redbridge team and they couldn't cope with our determination."
RJC boss Jon Jacobs told JC Sport: "We were ahead 3 times and pegged back three times by Camden."
DC Prediction: Camden 0 RJC 3
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TEAM HIT FAMOUS FIVE
FAITHFOLD A 0 FC TEAM A 5
FC Team A were the latest team to fill their boots against Faithfold A with five goals flying in the side's third win, as they pulled clear of the danger zone. David Joseph Cohen, Shim Bensoor (2), Bar Hariely and Alon Hershkorn were the goal men.
FC Team boss Ben Gilbey told JC Sport: "We controlled the game and eased to victory against what is a struggling Faithfold."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 Team 4
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PERFECT RAIDERS CLINCH WIN NO. 8
MACCABI LONDON LIONS A 0 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 2
Raiders made it 24 points out of 24 as goals from Ben Ellis and Jordan Marks sealed win number eight against Lions at Brunel.
Raiders boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "We can be very pleased with our morning's work. It sets us up nicely for a massive game next week against Hendon."
DC Prediction: Lions 1 NLR 3
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
18 - Reiss Mogilner (Brady Maccabi)
16 - Jacob Richler Kleiman (Oakwood B)
BATTLING BLANCOS STOP BRADY IN THEIR TRACKS
LOS BLANCOS 3 BRADY MACCABI 3
Jeff Gross, Adam Hersh and Tim Heynes helped Los Blancos halt Brady Maccabi's title charge with an excellent performance against the leaders.
The hosts will count themselves unfortunate not to come away with maximum points against a Brady team rescued by a hat-trick from REISS MOGILNER in a game they trailed 3-1.
Blancos boss Jonathan Ison told JC Sport: "This was our third draw on the spin, yet this time its against the league leaders. We played really well, and deserved the three points alongside out three goals."
Brady boss Josh Dagul told JC Sport: "I'm proud of my team today for showing different qualities that'll make us a real threat in this title race."
DC Prediction: Blancos 2 Brady 4
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SUPER SPEC STEP UP A GEAR
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B 0 SPEC FC 2
Elliott Wallis bagged a brace as SPEC FC maintained their brilliant run of form by putting Raiders B to the sword.
SPEC FC player-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "No-one will be telling their grandchildren about this one but we got our opener after no more than two minutes and our second 30 minutes later gave Raiders a tough task with our back four and keeper in good form."
DC Prediction: Raiders 1 SPEC FC 2
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FIVE-STAR OAKS CLOSE GAP
OAKWOOD B 5 BRIXTON OLD BOYS 3
Jacob Richler Kleiman was back on the goal trail with a deadly double as title hopefuls Oakwood B closed the gap on leaders Brady with victory in an eight-goal thriller against Brixton.
Further strikes from Dan Ailon, Bobby Abrams and Dan Seligman clinched league win number five for the mighty Oaks who trailed 3-1 with 30 minutes remaining before breaking Brixton hearts.
Oaks boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: "We're obviously delighted to get another win and end 2015 firmly in the hunt for the title, but our performance left a lot to be desired today. Perhaps we got complacent after taking the lead so early."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 4 Brixton 0
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
10 - Gav Noe (Real Hendon)
9 - Andy Smith (L’Equipe), Dan Gordon (Faithfold C)
10 OUT OF 10 FOR SUPER SCRABBLE
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 0 SCRABBLE FC 3
A deadly double from Danny Sherman and one from Elliott Espinoza guided Scrabble FC to their 10 victory as they extended their perfect record with a 3-0 win over fellow high-flyers Hendon B.
Proud Scrabble FC boss Ray Abrahams told JC Sport; "Winning the first ten games on the spin and reaching 30 points before the turn of the year is a fantastic achievement and I'm so proud of the players and pleased and delighted for everyone connected with this club."
Hendon's Adam Glekin told JC Sport: "How that game has ended 3-0 is beyond me. I thought we more than matched Scrabble and were probably the better team."
DC Prediction: Hendon 0 Scrabble 2
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TEAM FRUSTRATE REAL
FC TEAM C 3 REAL HENDON 3
FC Team secured one of the results of the day as Nicky Sugarman, Eitan Ben Zion and Eddie Sternberg as they held in-form Real Hendon in a six-goal thriller.
Yossi Goldberg (2) and Gav Noe registered for Real.
Real player-manager Chaim Gothold told JC Sport: "We did well to come back from 1-0 down and 2-1 down to go 3-2 up but it wasn't to be."
Team's David Gordon told JC Sport: "We're relieved to get a point in the end but anything less would have been harsh on us."
DC Prediction: Team 2 Real 3
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RESURGENT L'EQUIPE SHOW FORTUNE WHAT FOUR
L’EQUIPE 4 TEMPLE FORTUNE 0
L'Equipe returned to winning ways as they crushed basement battlers Temple Fortune in west Hendon. Strikes from Rob Simons (2), JC star man James Bell and Jeremy Newton eased them home.
L'Equipe boss Nick Stern told JC Sport: "We were led fantastically by captain Mark Singer and manager Dave Prager who managed to wake up on Sunday morning despite going out for his birthday the night before!
DC Prediction: L'Equipe 2 Fortune 0
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MATCHES POSTPONED (waterlogged pitches)
Prem Div - Blizzard Storm vs Hendon Utd SC A, Harmen vs Oakwood A
Division One - FC Team B vs Faithfold B, Redbridge JC B vs Real Sosobad
Division Two - Faithfold C v NL Raiders C
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