There were two big surprises on Matchday 3 of the season as Maccabi London Lions Blue crushed their White team in the inter-club derby and Brady Maccabi destroyed North London Raiders A, while both Oakwood teams progressed into the second round of the League Cup.
September 17, 2017 11:24
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND ONE
Oakwood A 12 Boca Jewniors 1
Oakwood B 3 Catford & Bromley 0
MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
Maccabi London Lions White 1 Maccabi London Lions Blue 4 (SEE MATCH PHOTOS) (VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS)
Brady Maccabi 6 North London Raiders A 1 (SEE MATCH PHOTOS)
MATCH POSTPONED - Camden Park vs Hendon USC
DIVISION ONE
Los Blancos 4 L'Equipe 0
North London Raiders B 5 Temple Fortune 1
Redbridge JC B 1 Redbridge JC C 2
Scrabble FC 2 Faithfold A 2
DIVISION TWO
Mill Hill Dons 3 FC Team 2
Fairlop FC 4 Bayern Mincha 0
Faithfold B 0 North London Raiders C 8
Hertswood Vale 5 Straw Hat Pirates 0
Temple Fortune B 0 Real Hendon 6
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JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
CAC - Toby Levy 4, Sam Cantor, Josh Cuby (all Oakwood A)
Prem Div - Ben Kohler (Brady Maccabi)
Div 2 - Ben Kaye 5 (NL Raiders C)
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DANNY CARO'S MATCHDAY 3 AWARDS
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JC TEAM OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
GK - Oliver Burchell (Mill Hill Dons)
DEFENDERS - Josh Cinna, Adam Ben-Harosh (both Mill Hill Dons), James Neidle, Johnny Schogger (both Hertswood Vale), Ed Brafman, Nathan Anders (both ML Lions Blue), Dan Ezra, Avi Mocton (both Faithfold A), Ben Cantopher (Scrabble), Alex Lewis (Los Blancos), Max Freedman, Joel Russell, Ryan Cole (all Fairlop FC)
MIDFIELDERS - Ben Kohler (Brady Maccabi), Josh Wood (Hertswood Vale), David Nezri (both ML Lions Blue), Dovi Vogel (Faithfold A), Dan Stock, Josh Pugh, Dan Green, Lorian Madanes (all Scrabble), Daniel Sinclair (Los Blancos), Dan Seligman, Toby Levy (both Oakwood A)
STRIKERS - Sam Cantor, Josh Cuby (both Oakwood A), Lolu Hibbert (Real Hendon), Ben Kaye, Alex Elf (both NL Raiders C), Edan Dodi (Hertswood Vale), Adam Goldman (Fairlop FC)
MANAGER - Josh Dagul, Elliot Dagul, Joel Nathan (Brady Maccabi), Sam Marchant (ML Lions Blue)
REFEREE -
Email nominations to dcaro@thejc.com
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JC GOAL OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- LOLU HIBBERT (Real Hendon) - secured the game in the first half with a delightful chip over the keeper from 35 yards
- EDAN DODI (Hertswood Vale) - GOAL 1 - fired home a powerful free-kick from around 35 yards and into the top corner despite their keeper's best efforts
- EDAN DODI (Hertswood Vale) - GOAL 2 - following a slick through-ball from captain Josh Wood - Dodi took a touch before firing into the top corner from just outside the area
- HARRY MARLOW (Hertswood Vale) - 30 yards out who took one touch before bending the ball beautifully into the top corner with the goalkeeper completely stranded
- REISS MOGILNER (Brady Maccabi) - 25-yard thunderbolt into top corner which joint-manager Joel Nathan seriously doubt any keeper would have saved
- ZALMY COHEN (Faithfold A) - a wonderfully worked team goal that was passed all the way across the back, switched again brought forward and then finished coolly by Cohen
- JOSH PUGH (Scrabble) - late equaliser a rasping shot from distance under pressure to earn Scrabble a point
- JOSH CUBY (Oakwood A) - GOAL 1 - smashed in from 25 yards into the top corner
- - JOSH CUBY (Oakwood A) - GOAL 2 - beat a couple of men on the wing, cut in and found the bottom corner.
- TOBY LEVY (Oakwood A) - GOAL 4 - controlled on chest and smashed a half volley through the net. Brilliant goal
- CRAIG COLE (Boca Jewniors) - stunning strike from the halfway line against Oakwood A
- RYAN COLE (Fairlop FC) - delightful free-kick from 30 yards - the second the ball left his foot it was goal bound, he bent the ball over the wall and straight into the top corner, it was the third goal of the game and killed off any hope of a Bayern Mincha come back
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- JAMES HARPIN (ML Lions Blue) - An awesome fingertip save tipped over the bar from a long-range effort
- GIDEON TIANO (Bayern Munich) - an outstanding save just before half-time, with neither side knowing how he saved it
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JC QUOTE OF THE WEEK: THE CONTENDERS
- BRANDON HAMME (Mill Hill Dons) - "FC Team gave us a great game and we know they will be one of the promotion contenders come the end of the season, so this was a really important result for us"
- SAM MARCHANT (ML Lions Blue) - "We are very happy with how things went today and we need to perform as this level and higher every game this season as we know every week is effectively a cup final if we are to have a successful season"
- ELLIOT CUKIER (Straw Hat Pirates) - "It's pretty simple. We lost today because we weren't mentally up for it. We had a fantastic result last week, and know that we can dictate any game if we want. Unfortunately we let that get to our heads and as a result got caught out by a Vale side that were up for the fight it should have been"
- RAFI ADDLESTONE (Real Hendon) - "The boys made a statement today with a thumping victory. If we're honest it should have been many more, with some really poor misses. Right-winger Chaim Strom in particular has cause to beat his chest in regret over the high holy day period"
- MITCH YOUNG (FC Team) - "The goals we are conceding are soft and it is one of the most depressing days as a manager to lose to a team like that"
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND ONE
OAKWOOD A 12 BOCA JEWNIORS 1
TOBY LEVY 4, SAM CANTOR and JOSH CUBY fired hat-tricks as Oakwood A cruised into the next round after putting 12 past second division Catford & Bromley.
Daniel Seligman and David Woolman joined the party as Oakwood made it two wins out of two this season.
Boca's consolation was a stunning strike from the halfway line by Craig Cole.
Oakwood joint-manager Dan Kristall told JC Sport: "A comfortable win and our biggest for a few years. We had complete control of the match from the early stages. These games can be difficult to play but we were professional and stuck to the task, scoring some wonderful goals along the way."
DC Prediction: Oakwood 7 Boca 0
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OAKWOOD B 3 CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 0
A Ben Annis double ensured first division Oakwood B moved smoothly into the hat for round two after seeing off the Cats of Division Two 3-0.
DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 Catford 1
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
TABLE (TOP 3)
1. Brady Maccabi Pl. 2, W. 2, Pts. 6
2. Hendon Utd SC Pl. 1, W. 1, Pts. 3
3. ML Lions Blue Pl. 1, W. 1, Pts. 3
BRADY MACCABI 6 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 1
BEN KOHLER fired his first-ever MGBSFL hat-trick as Brady Maccabi registered one of the results of the day after hitting 2016 champions Raiders for six at Rowley Lane.
Reiss Mogilner made it five goals in two games following a brace, with Stanley Offord adding the gloss in a stunning team performance.
NLR's consolation came via David Cohen.
Brady co-manager Joel Nathan told JC Sport: "After a very tight half we took complete control in the second half and it was just a shame we couldn't keep a clean sheet. The boys have started well but we know we have some tough battles ahead in the next few weeks..."
DC Prediction: Brady 1 Raiders 2
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MACCABI LONDON LIONS WHITE 1 MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 4
Sam Marchant's men made a flying start as the newly-promoted Blues ran riot against Lions White at Rowley Lane, thanks to goals from Beni Weinberger, Josh Bloom, Jono Gaon and Charlie Cohen.
Lions Blue boss Sam Marchant told JC Sport: "We are very happy with how things went today and we need to perform as this level and higher every game this season as we know every week is effectively a cup final if we are to have a successful season."
Akiva Levin had equalised for the visitors. Whites manager James Gershfield told JC Sport: "It was another disappointing result but again, I saw positives going forward at times."
DC Prediction: Lions White 2 Lions Blue 1
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DIVISION ONE
TABLE (TOP 3)
1. Los BlancosPl. 2, W. 2, Pts. 6
2. Faithfold A Pl. 2, W. 1, Pts. 4
3. NL Raiders B Pl. 1, W. 1, Pts. 3
LOS BLANCOS 4 L’EQUIPE 0
Alex Lewis, Tim Heynes, Svi Freedman and Simon Moses registered as Los Blancos finished the weekend top of the table after sealing an emphatic 4-0 triumph over second division champions L'Equipe.
Blancos joint-manager Joel Holder told JC Sport: "The football we played in the second half has to be the benchmark we use moving forward. It's been a good start so far, but we know we will face a lot more challenges as the season develops."
DC Prediction: Blancos 4 L'Equipe 1
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NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B 5 TEMPLE FORTUNE 1
North London Raiders B produced a five-star performance to hand newly-promoted Temple Fortune their second defeat of the season.
Josh Green, Elliot Espinoza, Josh Goldstein, Ricky Lawrence and Jake Gilbert were amongst the scorers for L'Orange after Gab Stone had put Fortune ahead.
NLR boss Jonny Adelman told JC Sport: "Ultimately the scoreline was convincing but that doesn't tell the full story. Temple Fortune gave us a tough time for large portions of the game.
Fortune boss Simon Linden told JC Sport: "We can't let the first two weeks beat us, we need to get players back and go again next week in the cup."
DC Prediction: Raiders 4 Fortune 1
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REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 1 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE C 2
Ryan Silkman and Dean Ben Yosef fired the Cs to a memorable victory over the Bs in the first Redbridge Jewish Care derby of the season.
Josh Kalinsky replied for the Bs but it was the Cs celebrating at the end.
RJC B's Dan Lipman told JC Sport: "It was a close game. A draw would have been a fair result All three goals had an element of luck in them. Hopefully, when we meet again in October, the luck goes our way."
DC Prediction: RJC B 3 RJC C 2
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SCRABBLE FC 2 FAITHFOLD A 2
Strikes from Zalmy Cohen and David Leiwy helped Faithfold maintain their unbeaten start after a four-goal thriller against Scrabble for whom
Ben Cantopher and Josh Pugh registered.
Scrabble boss Ray Abrahams told JC Sport: "In the end probably a fair result but a superb end to end game with both clubs giving a display that was a credit to the League."
DC Prediction: Scrabble 2 Faithfold 3
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DIVISION TWO
TABLE (TOP 3)
1. Fairlop Pl. 3, W. 2, Pts. 7
2. NL Raiders C Pl. 2, W. 2, Pts. 6
3. Mill Hill Dons Pl. 2, W. 2, Pts. 6
MILL HILL DONS 3 FC TEAM 2
Adam Isaacs, Zach Cohen and an own goal helped Mill Hill Dons extend their winning start after a hard-fought victory over FC Team.
Player-manager Mitch Young and David Grossman netted for FC Team.
Jubilant Dons joint-manager Brandon Hamme told JC Sport: "The boys managed to hang on at the end to a well-deserved three points."
FC Team gaffer Mitch Young told JC Sport: "We have more than enough quality to put things right and that is what we will do next week."
DC Prediction: Dons 2 Team 2
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FAIRLOP FC 4 BAYERN MINCHA 0
Title favourites Fairlop FC extended their unbeaten run to three matches as they won the battle of the new boys 4-0 against Bayern Mincha.
Fairlop manager Aaron Dias told JC Sport: "Special mention to our fantastic home support again - the lads appreciate all your support and are delighted to repay you with a great result and 5-star performance."
Bayern joint-manager Daniel Holder told JC Sport: "We were very disappointed to lose the game in the manner we did. I back them to win the league this season fairly comfortably and would be surprised if they conceded more than 10 goals this season."
DC Prediction: Fairlop 2 Bayern 2
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FAITHFOLD B 0 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS C 8
BEN KAYE tormented Faithfold B to the tune of five goals as North London Raiders C boosted their title credentials with an 8-0 drubbing.
Striker partner Alex Elf bagged a brace, with Faithfold's misery compounded by an own goal to complete the scoring.
NLR boss Sam Rose told JC Sport: " I thought we were superb again this week. We were switched on straight away to play the game on the front foot, taking the game by the scruff of the neck and improved again from our performance last week. The scary thing is, I think we have even more in the tank and an even higher level we can go to.
DC Prediction: Faithfold 1 Raiders 4
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HERTSWOOD VALE 5 STRAW HAT PIRATES 0
Edan Dodi's double inspires Hertswood Vale to their first success of the campaign as they forced the Pirates to surrender 5-0.
A game of top-quality goals was capped off by fine strikes from Harry Marlow from 30 yards, James Millet and Josh Cohen.
Delighted Hertswood boss Jacob Emanuel told JC Sport: "A disciplined performance from the Vale with our keeper having little to do throughout - hopefully our first win of many this season."
Pirates manager Elliot Cukier told JC Sport: "It's pretty simple. We lost today because we weren't mentally up for it."
DC Prediction: Hertswood 3 Pirates 3
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TEMPLE FORTUNE B 0 REAL HENDON 6
LOLU HIBBERT fired a treble as Real Hendon outclassed Temple Fortune B 6-0 in Pinner.
Hibbert opened the scoring after 12 minutes and scored on the stroke of half-time, with Joel Kutner adding another in between. Hibbert completed his hat-trick just after the hour, with further strikes from Ben Goldberg and Chaim Gothold completing the rout.
Real assistant-manager Rafi Addlestone told JC Sport: ""The boys made a statement today with a thumping victory. If we're honest it should have been many more, with some really poor misses. Right winger Chaim Strom in particular has cause to beat his chest in regret over the high holy day period."
Fortune boss Darren Zitren remarked: "It was horrendous – one of the worst games I've been involved in. We were shocking."
DC Prediction: Fortune 1 Real 4