Hendon United Sports Club A, Brady Maccabi A and North London Raiders A joined Brixton Old Boys A in the semi-finals of the JC Cyril Anekstein Cup, while JC MSFL Player of the Year Daran Bern made a surprise return as Redbridge Jewish Care A beat Premier Division leaders North West Neasden A. Danny Caro looks back on all the action.
JC MSFL MATCHDAY 19 HEADLINES
SLFAC - Nitka sees red as nine-man Brixton bow out
JC CAC - Raiders A cruise past Hornets
Prem Div - Bern inspires Redbridge against Neasden
Div 1 – Oakwood go joint-top after Redbridge win
Div 2 – Camden Park show L'Equipe what four
Div 3 – Glenthorne make it 12 out of 12 with eight-goal show
Div 4 - Jewve frustrate SPEC FC
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Div 1 - Josh Green (Norstar A)
Div 3 - Fabio Revieccio, Craig Sandford (both Glenthorne Utd B)
Div 4 - Ben Hart (North London Raiders C)
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JC PHOTOS: SEE MATCH ACTION FROM ATHLETIC BILBAUM vs TEMPLE FORTUNE B
MATCHDAY 19 AWARDS
DANNY CARO'S MSFL TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 4 TEAM OF THE WEEK
JC MSFL GOAL OF THE WEEK
Jonny Blain (NW Neasden B) - a "special" goal - terrific 25-yard drive into the bottom corner
JC MSFL SAVE OF THE WEEK
Arthur Kaplan (Hendon B) - somehow managed to tip away a Toby Katz free kick which was destined for the top corner
JC REFEREE OF THE WEEK
Stephen Levy (Brady Maccabi A vs Southgate Harmen A)
JC MSFL QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Daran Bern (Redbridge JC A) - "Just call me Thierry Henry"
JC MSFL SUPERSUB OF THE WEEK
Kane Alexander (Brady B)
JC MSFL GAFF OF THE WEEK
Own goal from Craig Rosenblatt - after stumbling over the ball as it rolled towards the L’equipe goalkeeper, Craig then skewed the ball, tripped over again, and rolled with the ball and they both ended up in the back of the net
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY LAST 16 DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
SUNDAY LONDON FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL
BRIXTON BOW TO THE LORD
BRIXTON OLD BOYS A 1 LORD STANLEY 5
Brixton's Sunday LFA run came to an end as they were beaten 5-1 by Lord Stanley.
Alon Hershkorn had put Brixton ahead after 15 minutes.
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JC CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP QUARTER-FINALS
LAST 4
Brady Maccabi A
Brixton Old Boys A
Hendon United Sports Club A
North London Raiders A
- semi-final draw will take place on January 30
TERRIFIC TJ HURTS HARMEN
BRADY MACCABI A 3 SOUTHGATE HARMEN A 1
A deadly double from TJ Keterman put Brady into the hat for the semi-finals as they overcame Premier Division rivals Harmen A at Rowley Lane.
With Paul Hakim back in South Africa, Jon Green stepped up to the plate to seal the win.
Harmen's goal came through Avi Markiewitz.
DC Prediction: Brady Maccabi A 4 Southgate Harmen A 2
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RAIDERS ROAR INTO LAST FOUR
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 6 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 0
Two goals apiece from Matt Stock and Igal Yahya inspired North London Raiders A to a convincing 6-0 victory over Division Two promotion hopefuls Hendon B to book their place in the last four of the JC League Cup.
DC Prediction: NL Raiders A 2 Hendon Utd SC B 1
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HAMMERS HIT HIGH FIVES
FAITHFOLD C 0 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 5
Treble-chasing Hendon cruised into the semi-finals with an easy 5-0 success over Division Two strugglers Faithfold C.
Strikes from Josh Bentley, Yoav Kestenbaum, Ben Kon, Rafi Kon and Avidan Last eased them through.
DC Prediction: Faithfold C 0 Hendon Utd SC A 6
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JC MSFL PREMIER DIVISION
DANNY CARO'S PREMIER DIVISION TEAM OF THE WEEK
TOP-SCORERS
12 - Mike Pearson (Faithfold A)
10 - Marc Lazare (North West Neasden)
FAITHFOLD DENIED BY LIONS LATE SHOW
LONDON MACCABI LIONS A 1 FAITHFOLD A 1
A late effort from Oli Craig saw Lions come away with a hard-earned points following a titanic battle against Faithfold at Rowley Lane.
Mike Pearson blasted home his 12th league goal of the season against his former club but it wasn't enough to give Faithfold maximum points.
DC Prediction: LM Lions A 1 Faithfold A 2
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BERN IS BACK WITH A BANG
NORTH WEST NEASDEN A 0 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 2
Daran Bern, last season's JC MSFL Player of the Year, was on target in his comeback match as Neasden's title hopes suffered a big blow at Hadley FC.
The Team GB star got Redbridge back on track in a result that has boosted Hendon's title hopes even further.
Victory was sealed by Adam Bolle, the former Leyton Orient striker, as the east Londoners flexed their muscles.
DC Prediction: NW Neasden A 3 Redbridge JC A 2
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FC TEAM A P NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B P
Match postponed - frozen pitch
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DIVISION ONE
TOP-SCORERS
16 - Dan Orgel (Redbridge JC B)
15 - Jamie Kent (Brixton Old Boys)
12 - Glenn Michaels (Chigwell Athletic)
DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 1 TEAM OF THE WEEK
FIVE-STAR CHIGS HAMMER HARMEN
SOUTHGATE HARMEN B 1 CHIGWELL ATHLETIC 5
Braces from Dan Castle and Russell Yershon saw Chigwell boost their title hopes with a crushing 5-1 win over lowly Harmen at Ashmole School.
Harmen player-manager Marc Cohen grabbed a consolation.
DC Prediction: Southgate Harmen B 2 Chigwell Athletic 4
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FORTUNE KEEP MONTANA ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE
MONTANA BOCA UNITED 2 TEMPLE FORTUNE A 4
Strikes from Paul Walker, Jason Miller, Brett Stead and Kane Gilbery helped Temple Fortune A complete back-to-back wins as they inflicted another defeat on relegation-haunted Montana.
DC Prediction: Montana Boca Utd 1 Temple Fortune A 3
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OAKS GO TOP
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE B 0 OAKWOOD 2
Oakwood stormed joint-top of the table with Josh Rose and Jason Lindsay finding the net to dismantle long-time leaders Redbridge B at Fairlop.
DC Prediction: Redbridge JC B 1 Oakwood 2
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GLORIOUS GREEN SETTLES SEVEN-GOAL THRILLER
NORSTAR A 4 NORTH WEST NEASDEN B 3
A second consecutive hat-trick from JOSH GREEN boosted Norstar's title hopes as Phil Peters' troops edged home in a seven-goal thriller in Wembley.
Norstar striker Adam Jason was also on target as the Stars recorded their eighth league win of the season.
DC Prediction: Norstar A 3 NW Neasden B 2
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
19 - Doron Weinstein (Redbridge Jewish Care C)
14 - Ben Simons (Faithfold C)
FOUR-MIDABLE CAMDEN MARCH ON
CAMDEN PARK 4 L’EQUIPE 1
Camden rediscovered their shooting boots to register their eighth league win of the season with Leo Feldman, Mike Khalastchi, Dan Baneth and an own goal easing them past lowly L'Equipe at the Hive.
DC Prediction: Camden Park 1 L’Equipe 1
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GROSSMAN BOOSTS SUPERHOOPS
GLENTHORNE UNITED A 0 FAITHFOLD B 1
Adam Grossman was the matchwinner as Faithfold B hauled themselves back into the promotion race with an impressive victory over Glenthorne in Redbridge.
DC Prediction: Glenthorne Utd A 1 Faithfold B 0
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GOLDMAN AT THE DOUBLE FOR 'LUCKY' REDBRIDGE
REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE C 2 LONDON MACCABI LIONS B 1
A first-half double from new signing Adam Goldman helped Redbridge C returned to winning ways with a hard fought victory over Lions B at Fairlop.
Lions' goal came through Jonny Cutter and they were denied a point by the heroics of RJC keeper Paul Sanders, as well as the woodwork.
DC Prediction: Redbridge JC 2 LM Lions C 3
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
16 - Saul Conway (Shirley Park)
14 - Stefan Benfredj (Shirley Park)
11 - Nicky Plotnek (Shirley Park), Assi Avital (UJIA), Fabio Revieccio (Glenthorne United – including 2 for Redbridge JC A)
BLIZZARD RUE MISSED PENALTY
BLIZZARD STORM 0 NORTH WEST NEASDEN C 0
North West Neasden C's promotion hopes were dealt a blow as they came away from Blizzard Storm with a hard-earned draw.
DC Prediction: Blizzard Storm 2 NW Neasden C 2
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SUPER STROM TAMES THE CATS
CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 0 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB C 1
Hendon stayed above the Cats after a hard fought 1-0 victory in West Hendon, courtesy of a strike from Chaim Strom.
DC Prediction: Catford & Bromley 2 Hendon Utd SC C 1
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REVIECCIO & SANDFORD FILL THEIR BOOTS IN 12TH STRAIGHT THORNES WIN
TEAM JLGB 0 GLENTHORNE UNITED B 8
Hat-tricks from FABIO REVIECCIO and CRAIG SANDFORD helped Glenthorne make it 12 out of 12 with an 8-0 demolition over JLGB in the top against bottom clash at Peter May.
Further strikes from Dan Lassman and James Rubin completed the rout.
DC Prediction: Team JLGB Glenthorne Utd B 5
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LOS BLANCOS P SHIRLEY PARK P
Match postponed - frozen pitch
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DIVISION FOUR
TOP-SCORERS
21 - Craig Sandford (Glenthorne B)
17 - Terry Jeffries (Temple Fortune B)
16 - Dan Hildebrand (Brady B - includes 7 for Faithfold)
15 - Ben Hart, (NL Raiders C)
11 - Edward Green (Athletic Bilbaum)
DANNY CARO'S DIVISION 4 TEAM OF THE WEEK
WASTEFUL BAUMS PAY THE PENALTY
ATHLETIC BILBAUM 1 TEMPLE FORTUNE B 1
A goal from Benjy Aarons-Richardson kept Athletic Bilbaum two points clear at the top but they failed to find their best in front of the JC cameras in Hampstead.
Fortune's goal came through Dean Ingram.
DC Prediction: Athletic Bilbaum 3 Temple Fortune B 1
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BRADY LATE SHOW LEAVES ATHLETICO BROKEN-HEARTED
BRADY MACCABI B 3 ATHLETICO FINCHLEY 1
A Reiss Mogilner double boosted Brady B's title hopes after stopping in-form Athletico in their tracks.
Athletico equalised with superb header from captain Sam Marchant from a Ben Mandell free kick but Brady stepped up a gear with captain marvel James Joseph sealing the points with a vital second goal.
DC Prediction: Brady Maccabi B 3 Athletico Finchley 2
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JEWVENTUS FRUSTRATES SPEC FC
JEWVENTUS 0 SPEC FC 0
SPEC FC's promotion hopes received a dent as they were held by Jewventus at Chase Lodge.
DC Prediction: Jewventus 1 SPEC FC 2
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HART PUTS RAIDERS C IN 7TH HEAVEN
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS C 7 BOCA JEWNIORS 1
A superb hat-trick from BEN HART helped North London Raiders C get their season back on track with an easy win over basement battlers Boca in Hatfield.
Further strikes from Jonny Sandrove (2), Rob Samuelson and Joe Newton put the icing on the cake.
DC Prediction: NL Raiders C 4 Boca Jewniors 0
