Brady Maccabi A claimed the result of the day after stunning former winners Neasden A in the Peter Morrison Trophy. They were joined by Oakwood and South Manchester Maccabi. London Maccabi Lions A and Redbridge Jewish Care A registered victories in the JC MSFL Premier Division, whilst it was also a memorable morning for L'Equipe in Division Four. There was also action in the JC Barry Goldstein Cup. Danny Caro looks back on all the action on Matchday 24 of the season.
BREAKING NEWS: Redbridge Jewish Care A have been thrown out of this season's Peter Morrison Trophy after they were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player in the quarter-final against Hendon United Sports Club A. They have 14 days to appeal. Hendon have been reinstated into the competition. Full story to follow ...
PETER MORRISON TROPHY SEMI-FINAL DRAW
South Manchester Sports Club vs Oakwood
Brady A vs Hendon A or Hyde Park Rovers
Dates to be confirmed in due course
JC MSFL MATCHDAY 24 HEADLINES
PMT - Heroic Hershman helps Brady stun Neasden, King Kintish silences Chigwell
JC BGC - Super Sandford does the business again
Prem Div - Redbridge hit high fives, Lions march on
Div 1 - Three cheers for Norstar A
Div 2 - Leaders held by Thornes
Div 3 - Rampant Cats in 7-heaven
Div 4 - Brady B over-power Bilbaum
JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
Prem Div - Adam Bolle (Redbridge JC A)
JC BGC - Craig Sandford (Glenthorne Utd B)
Div 1 - Ricky Engleman (NW Neasden B)
Div 2 - James Gold (LM Lions B)
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WEEKEND PHOTOGALLERIES
PMT BRADY MACCABI A vs NW NEASDEN A
PMT SOUTH MANCHESTER vs MANCHESTER MACCABI
PREM DIV FAITHFOLD A vs HENDON UTD SC A
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DANNY CARO'S MSFL TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S MSFL PREM DIV TEAM OF THE WEEK
DANNY CARO'S MSFL DIV ONE TEAM OF THE WEEK
JC MSFL SAVE OF THE WEEK
Bradley Grant (Glenthorne Utd A) - in the final stages of the game, Grant saved Glenthorne A with an amazing reflex fingertips save at full stretch from a placed low goal bound camden striker's effort when through on goal onto the post ensuring they left with a well-earned point
JC REFEREE OF THE WEEK
David Lazarus (Glenthorne United B vs Los Blancos)
JC MSFL QUOTE OF THE WEEK
James Joseph (Brady B) - having taken his top off to celebrate his goal and on the floor with cramp: The ref came over to book him and said why did you do that, JJ turned round and said "big goal ref".
JC MSFL SUPER-SUB OF THE WEEK
Simon Lindall (Brixton A)
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MACCABIAH UPDATES:
GB FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS
GB FUTSAL MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
South Manchester Sports 1st vs Manchester Maccabi 1st - South Manchester won
Chigwell Athletic vs Oakwood - Oakwood won
Hendon Utd SC A (after Redbridge JC A were thrown out) vs Hyde Park Rovers
Brady Maccabi A vs North West Neasden A - Brady won
Ties to be played on February 19
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JC CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Brady Maccabi A vs Brixton Old Boys A (March 14)
Hendon United Sports Club A vs North London Raiders A (February 26)
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
PETER MORRISON TROPHY QUARTER-FINALS
HEROIC HERSHMAN STUNS NEASDEN
BRADY MACCABI A 3 NORTH WEST NEASDEN A 1
Brady Maccabi A kept alive their hopes of a cup double with a brilliant victory over strongly-fancied Neasden A at Rowley Lane.
With manager Josh Rosenfeld absent, it was left to Joel Nathan to take charge and he was a proud man after two goals from Josh Hershman and one from Paul Hakim clinched a famous victory.
Mark Lazare pulled one back for Neasden but Brady ran out worthy winners. The result means that Neasden's hopes of silverware are realistically over for another season.
DC Prediction: Brady A 1 NW Neasden A 3
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KING KINTISH SILENCES CHIGWELL
CHIGWELL ATHLETIC 1 OAKWOOD 3
Two goals from JC star man Antony Kintish put Oakwood into the last four as they won the battle of the Division One title hopefuls at the Peter May.
Jason Lindsay, finished the job in a tie they trailed in.
A glorious strike from Jamie Fox had put Chigwell ahead.
DC Prediction: Chigwell Athletic 1 Oakwood 2 AET
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SOUTH MANCHESTER WIN NINE-GOAL THRILLER
SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB 1st 5 MANCHESTER MACCABI 4
South Manchester came back from the dead to dump cup holders Manchester out of the Jewish FA Cup in the clash of the titans.
Manchester stormed into a 4-1 lead before Darryl Lee's men mounted an amazing comeback to book their place in the semis.
Goals from Lior Sidle (2), Alex Lee and Adam Stevens had put Manchester in pole position, but South's never-say-die attitude won the day with strikes from Toby Levy (2), Adam Lavin (2) and an own goal.
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JC MSFL PREMIER DIVISION
DANNY CARO'S MSFL PREM DIV TEAM OF THE WEEK
TOP-SCORERS
13 - Mike Pearson (Faithfold A)
12 - Danny Kon (Hendon A)
HENDON OVERCOME TITLE RIVALS
FAITHFOLD A 1 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 2
As predicted, table-toppers Hendon claimed a 2-1 victory over title rivals Faithfold at the Hive, with goals from Avidan Last and Yoav Kestenbaum.
Dan Perkins converted a fine strike for Faithfold.
FAITHFOLD A vs HENDON UTD SC A
DC Prediction: Faithfold A 1 Hendon Utd SC A 2
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CHAMPIONS HIT HIGH FIVE
FC TEAM A 1 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 5
Three goals from ADAM BOLLE eased defending champions Redbridge A past the challenge of FC Team at Meadow Park.
Steve Summers and Daran Bern completed an emphatic victory for Eilon Kennet's men.
FC Team's consolation came through Simon Peterman.
DC Prediction: FC Team A 1 Redbridge JC A 3
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LIONS CAGE RAIDERS
NORTH LONDON RAIDERS A 0 LONDON MACCABI LIONS A 3
Goals from Oli Craig, Aviel Schwarz and Josh Newman earned title-chasing Lions an ultimately comfortable win over relegation-haunted Raiders at Brunel.
DC Prediction: NL Raiders A 1 LM Lions A 2
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HARMEN MAKE THEIR POINT
SOUTHGATE HARMEN A 2 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS B 2
Southgate Harmen A dug deep to claim a point at home to North London Raiders B in Enfield.
Nick Bord and James Stanley were on the mark for Dan Uzan's men.
Raiders' goals came through Dan Polak and Rik Sherman.
Harmen finished with 10 men after Craig Ellis was sent off for two cautionable offences.
DC Prediction: Southgate Harmen B 1 NL Raiders B 3
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DIVISION ONE
DANNY CARO'S MSFL DIV ONE TEAM OF THE WEEK
TOP-SCORERS
22 - Jamie Kent (Brixton)
16 – Dan Orgel (Redbridge JC B)
15 - Josh Green (Norstar A)
BRIXTON BLAST MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
SOUTHGATE HARMEN B 1 BRIXTON OLD BOYS A 7
Brixton finished in seventh heaven to keep alive their promotion hopes as they kept Harmen rooted to the foot of the table following an excellent display at Ashmole School.
Braces from Alon Hershkorn and new signing Simon Lindall plus one apiece from James Kaye, Rob Hershkorn and top-scorer Jamie Kent eased them home.
Harmen's consolation came through Paul Stein.
DC Prediction: Southgate Harmen B 1 Brixton Old Boys A 5
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NEASDEN B SHOW FORTUNE WHAT FOUR
TEMPLE FORTUNE A 2 NORTH WEST NEASDEN B 4
A hat-trick from RICARDO ENGLEMAN saw Temple Fortune's relegation fears increased as they were beaten by Neasden B in a six-goal thriller.
A wonder strike from Elliott Bloom finished the job.
Kane Gilbery and Michael Goldberg registered for Fortune.
DC Prediction: Temple Fortune A 1 NW Neasden B 2
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THREE CHEERS FOR NORSTAR
NORSTAR A 3 WOODFORD WANDERERS 1
Two more goals from Josh Green plus one from Eli Houri kept alive Norstar's promotion hopes as they overcame lowly Woodford 3-1 at the Ark Academy in Wembley.
Darryl Green had put Woodford ahead.
DC Prediction: Norstar A 2 Woodford Wanderers 2
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DIVISION TWO
TOP-SCORERS
19 - Doron Weinstein (Redbridge Jewish Care C)
DEFENCES ON TOP AFTER STALEMATE
CAMDEN PARK 0 GLENTHORNE UNITED A 0
Defences came out on top as Division Two leaders Camden were held by promotion rivals Glenthorne A at the Hive.
DC Prediction: Camden Park 2 Glenthorne Utd A 1
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L'EQUIPE STUN REDBRIDGE C
L’EQUIPE 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE C 1
L'Equipe claimed one of the results of the day with a stunning 2-1 win over promotion chasing Redbridge at Fairlop.
Steven Black and player-manager David Prager converted for L'Equipe.
Ariel Weinstein netted for RJC.
DC Prediction: L'Equipe 1 Redbridge JC C 3
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GOLD ON SONG IN LIONS ROUT
LONDON MACCABI LIONS B 4 NORSTAR B 1
As predicted, Lions B proved too strong for Norstar B, with JAMES GOLD the star man again - netting a treble.
Will Beresford finished the job with a wonderful goal.
DC Prediction: LM Lions B 4 Norstar B 1
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DIVISION THREE
TOP-SCORERS
22 - Craig Sandford (Glenthorne Utd B)
20 - Saul Conway (Shirley Park)
RAMPANT CATS IN 7-HEAVEN
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB C 1 CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 7
Catford found their shooting boots with a terrific performance enabling a 7-1 demolition of Hendon C.
Ashley Stokes, Dave Powell (2), Joel Berwitz, James Kleinman, Yonni Bord and Rafi Marom did the business in front of goal.
DC Prediction: Hendon Utd SC C 2 Catford & Bromley 3
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DIVISION FOUR
TOP-SCORERS
21 - Dan Hildebrand (Brady B - includes 7 for Faithfold)
17 - Terry Jeffries (Temple Fortune B)
16 - Ben Hart (NL Raiders C), Edward Green (Bilbaum)
BRADY CLOSE THE GAP
BRADY MACCABI B 3 ATHLETIC BILBAUM 1
Strikes from Dan Hildebrand, Reiss Mogilner and captain marvel James Joseph helped Brady B win the top of the table clash against Bilbaum at Little Bushey Lane.
Jake Gilbert netted for Bilbaum with a audacious chip from 18 yards.
Victory took Brady within three points of Bilbaum, with three games in hand.
DC Prediction: Brady B 2 Athletic Bilbaum 2
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BRIXTON OLD BOYS B P FC TEAM C P
Match postponed - Brixton forfeited - unable to raise a team
DC Prediction: Brixton OB B 0 FC Team C 4
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ICE-COOL ALEXANDER HELPS JEWVE MAKE THEIR POINT
JEWVENTUS 2 NORTH LONDON RAIDERS C 2
As predicted, Jewventus and Raiders C finished honours even following a four-goal thriller at Chase Lodge.
Jewventus' goals came through Gab Saul and a James Alexander free kick. Alexander delivery was pinpoint all game.
A second-half penalty, which the home side contested put NLR ahead 2-1 with 15 to go, but a resilient and determined Jewve pulled one back through the Alexander strike.
DC Prediction: Jewventus 2 NL Raiders C 2
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JC BARRY GOLDSTEIN CUP
GROUP A
Table
Shirley Park Pl, 1. Pts. 3
NL Raiders C Pl, 0. Pts. 0
SPEC FC Pl, 0. Pts. 0
FC Team B Pl, 1. Pts. 0
SUPER SHIRLEY TWO STRONG FOR FC TEAM B
FC TEAM B 1 SHIRLEY PARK 2
Shirley Park overcame higher division opponents with goals from Simon Shelley and Dan Oade.
Shirley bossed the first half and could of easily been five or six up going into the second half. Their forwards were getting in great positions in their final third, but just couldn’t find back of the net, not even from a few yards out. Stefan Benfredj (twice), Gideon Gold were the main culprits.
The visitors opened the scoring in the early stages of the second half through Simon 'the Hitman' Shelley. From then on they thought it would be plain sailing but FC Team had other ideas and soon levelled from the penalty spot.
Shirley were forced on to the back foot and lost their shape as Team pressed for a second, but Oade stepped up with a glancing header from a cross from Shai Shojat cross 10 minutes from time.
Shirley player-manager Dave Lusman told JC Sport; "It was not the best performance from the Park massive bar the first half, but a couple of the boys had a blinder.
"Adam Redhouse at full back was our man of the match. He was immaculate, and Oade was clinical coming off the bench to seal the deal,.
"Gideon Gold is looking back to his best ... let the good times roll. Park life!
"We wish FC Team well for the season. They're a good bunch of lads."
DC Prediction: FC Team B 1 Shirley Park 3
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GROUP B
Table
Glenthorne Utd B Pl, 1. Pts. 3
UJIA Pl, 1. Pts. 3
Athletico Finchley Pl. 1, Pts. 0
Los Blancos Pl, 1. Pts. 0
SUPER SANDFORD BOOSTS DOUBLE HOPES
GLENTHORNE UNITED B 4 LOS BLANCOS 3
CRAIG SANDFORD was the match-winner for Glenthorne B as the east Londoners boosted their double hopes with victory in a seven-goal thriller against Division Three rivals Los Blancos.
A ding-dong affair saw Adam Bernstein also register for the Thornes against a resolute Blancos team that came from behind to lead 3-2 at one point.
Sami Birnbaum, Joel Kutner and Dovid Greenberg netted for Blancos.
DC Prediction: Glenthorne Utd B 3 Los Blancos 1
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U'S OFF TO A FLYER
UJIA 3 ATHLETICO FINCHLEY 2
As predicted, UJIA, last season's runners-up, made a winning start with goals from Assi Avital, Ben Nassim and Gavin Sherman enough to see off fourth division Athletico.
Josh Barnett and Jack Wagner netted for Athletico.
DC Prediction: UJIA 3 Athletico Finchley 2
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GROUP C
Table
Catford & Bromley Maccabi Pl, 0. Pts. 0
Faithfold B Pl, 0. Pts. 0
Jewventus Pl, 0. Pts. 0
Temple Fortune B Pl, 0. Pts. 0
FAITHFOLD B P TEMPLE FORTUNE B P
Match postponed - no pitch available
DC Prediction: Faithfold B 4 Temple Fortune B 0
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GROUP D
NW Neasden C Pl. 1, Pts. 3
Athletic Bilbaum Pl. 0, Pts. 0
Blizzard Storm Pl. 0, Pts. 0
Team JLGB Pl. 1, Pts. 0
NEASDEN EXACT REVENGE
NORTH WEST NEASDEN C 2 TEAM JLGB 0
Neasden C exacted revenge on a recent league defeat as goals from Louis Taylor and Richard Braham earned them a routine 2-0 home win over JLGB.
NWN player-manager Louis Taylor told JC Sport: "It was not the greatest game of football, but a win is a win."
JLGB gaffer Rob Silverman told JC Sport: "It was an awful game. Both teams were poor. NWN C were the better team though and created more chances and deserved their win as they worked much harder.
"Barry Green had the best two chances for JLGB but could not convert. Matt West had the beating of his man on the right midfield but didn't see enough of the ball."
DC Prediction: NW Neasden C 3 Team JLGB 1
