FC Team C earned one of the results of the day with a big cup shock over first division Los Blancos, while Woodford Wanderers registered their first win at the expense of former champions Faithfold an action-packed Matchday 7 in the MGBSFL. Danny Caro reflects on all the action.
MATCHDAY 7 HEADLINES
LFASCC - Raiders through, Hendon crash
PMT - Super Spartans blow Brixton aside
CAC - Brilliant Barnes batters Blancos
Prem Div - Bensoor puts Team in 7th heaven
Div 1 - Camden show Brady what four
Div 2 - Team end Raiders 3G hoodoo
Div 3 - King Crown make it five out of five
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JC HAT-TRICK HEROES
LFASCC - Ricky Engleman (NL Raiders A)
Prem Div - Dave Woolman (Oakwood A)
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MATCHDAY 7 COVERAGE
MATCH PHOTOS - LIONS SPARTANS vs BRIXTON
MATCH PHOTOS - HENDON A vs BALDON SPORTS
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DANNY CARO'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
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THE CONTENDERS
GK - Jack Franks (ML Lions Spartans), Bradley DeGale (Boca Jewniors)
DEFENDERS - Max Clynes, Josh Berkley (both Oakwood B), Jeremy Kaminsky (King Crown), Yisroel Lewis, Parys Hammond (both London Rovers), Lee Warner (Oakwood A), Luke Brookner (Camden Park), Ryan Fox (SPEC FC), Adam Poole, David Green (both Woodford), Daniel Woolfe, Stuart Haring, Emile Ben-Atar,Dan Lederman (all FC Team C), Jacob Holder, Eli Gottlieb (both Athletic Bilbaum)
MIDFIELDERS - Jess Alexander (Jewdinese), Dave Eden (Oakwood B), Chaim Kormon (Hendon B), Si Davies (Oakwood A), Guy Marks (Camden Park), Ricky Engleman (NL Raiders A), Alex Aviram, Paul Billar (both Woodford), Aron Barnes (FC Team C), Steve Gevertz (Redbridge JC A), Ethan Deal (KS Reunited)
STRIKERS - Joshy Rubin (Oakwood B), Dave Woolman (Oakwood A), Richard Salmon (FC Team B), Dominique Cheniart, Adam Nusenbaum (both King Crown), Shim Bensoor (FC Team A), Robert Hershkorn, Dan Baneth (both Camden Park), Harrison Midda (Woodford), Matt Davis (FC Team C), Darren Zitren (Temple Fortune), Dean Nyman (Redbridge JC A), Dan Cohen (AC Whetstone)
MANAGER - David Gordon (FC Team C), Tony Charles (Woodford), Nick Kagan (Camden Park), Ricky Lawrence & Michael Rhodes (SPEC FC), Jason Stein (Oakwood B)
REFEREE - Andy Myerson (Jewdinese vs Oakwood B)
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DANNY CARO'S GOAL OF THE WEEK - ZAK McLEOD
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THE CONTENDERS
1. OLLIE BRILL (Jewdinese) - a stunning 30-yard strike
2. ANDY LEVY (Real Sosobad) - Levy pulled off one of the strikes of the season as he picked up the ball on the left side, cut in and whipped it in to the top right hand corner from 25 yards out. One for the scrapbook
3. JOSH JACOBS (Real Sosobad) - brilliantly worked team goal as Josh Cohen found James Law with a 50-yard through ball cutting apart the Lions defence. Law skinned the left back and put the ball across goal for Josh Jacobs to tap in
4. GUY HELMAN (Oakwood A) - drifted past two men, wrong-footed another and tucked it so calmly with his left into the far corner
5. BEN JOSEPH (NL Raiders A) - bent a brilliant free-kick into the top right-hand corner
6. JOSH MARKS (Camden Park) - Max Saunders headed clear into the path of Robert Hershkorn who played a first-time ball out wide to full-back Nick Kagan. He in turn played a first-time ball in between the lines to Richard Silver who picked the ball up on the right-hand side, took one touch then guides it into the path of Marks who made a darting run into the 18-yard box and then struck the ball cleanly across goal, first time, into the bottom left corner. A brilliant team move
7. MICHAEL KHALASTCHI (Camden Park) - fantastic lofted cross from Luke Brookner from the left-back position was perfectly met the head of Khalastchi who beat the keeper with a beautifully guided header into the top corner
8. DANIEL BANETH (Camden Park) - Camden worked the ball down the left-hand side, it fell to Adam Paris in the box who cleverly flicked the ball over the defender’s head in a very tight area. The ball dropped kindly to Daniel ‘Don P’ Baneth, on the edge of the area, who shimmied to beat one defender then calmly slotted the ball into the bottom corner
9. ZAK McLEOD (Catford & Bromley) - an audacious Ibrahimovic-esque backheel to lob the keeper in the box
10. ARON BARNES (FC TEAM C - GOAL 1 - picked up the ball 25 yards from goal and curled it over the dive of the goalkeeper
11. ARON BARNES (FC TEAM C - GOAL 2 - winning the ball from the midfielder deep in his own half, Barnes glided past one player, played the ball wide to Adam Stolerman and continued his run at full pelt - like he hadn’t just played 120 minutes - to meet the pass with a neat flick over the goalkeeper
12. DARREN ZITREN (Temple Fortune) - a stunning edge of the box, bottom of the far corner finish
13. JACOB BRUNNER (Athletic Bilbaum) - Brunner's initial free-kick bounced back off the wall and he volleyed it with his weaker foot straight back over both the wall and SPEC's keeper
14. DAN COHEN (AC Whetstone) - GOAL 1 - a screamer - He cut inside his marker man and hit a curling shot round the keeper that flew in. Even the opposition said afterwards that it was a great goal!
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JC SAVE OF THE WEEK
JACK FRANKS (ML Lions Spartans) - an incredible triple save in the cup against Brixton
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DANNY CARO'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK - MAX SAUNDERS
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THE CONTENDERS
1. MARK SINGER (L'Equipe) - "It was a really fantastic all-round team effort today so don't feel it appropriate to single out anyone for TOTW. If their was an award for team effort of the week, we would certainly expect to be in contention!"
2. JASON STEIN (Oakwood B) - "It would appear some of the Jewdinese youth didn't quite get their ration of breast milk this week and tempers flared"
3. JAKE ERLICH (Jewdinese) - "Drinking breast milk is a large part of our team strategy to success, hence our promotion last year"
4. DAVID GARBACZ (Hendon A) - "It is a shame to go out, but as in last season it could prove to be a blessing in disguise, as we put all our eggs once more into the domestic basket in our quest to retain our trophies"
5. MAX SAUNDERS (Camden Park) - "The most impressive thing about the victory was not the score itself, but the attitude that the players displayed when we went 2-0 down. Last season we may have folded, but the determination from our players was really impressive and is further evidence of our growth this season"
6. TONY CHARLES (Woodford) - "Despite having only 11 players, and a goalkeeper that dislocated his finger halfway through the game, we showed that we are going to fight for every point this season"
7. DAVID GORDON (FC TEAM C) - "Playing against a team in the division above with 10 men for 45 minutes, we ground out that win through sheer determination and one of the most gutsy performance I have seen at this level"
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND 2 DRAW
CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND TWO DRAW
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YOUR WEEKEND REVIEW STARTS HERE:
LONDON FA SUNDAY CHALLENGE CUP ROUND ONE
TRICKY RICKY SENDS RAIDERS THROUGH
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS A 5 CETINKAYA CINAR 4
Three goals from new signing RICKY ENGLEMAN steered MGBSFL table-toppers NLR past Cypriot League opponennts Cetinkaya Cinar in a nine-goal thriller.
Further strikes from Jarred Rudman and Ben Joseph sealed the win.
Jubilant NLR boss Rob Richman told JC Sport: "This was our first experience of the Sunday challenge cup and though our performance wasn’t at its best we are just delighted to win and be in the next round."
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BALDON BLOW HENDON AWAY
BALDON SPORTS 3 HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB A 1
Hendon suffered their second defeat of the season as they slumped to a 3-1 loss against Baldon Sports, with Greg Corin grabbing a consolation.
Disappointed Hendon boss David Garbacz told JC Sport: "We were up against a top-quality outfit who had four to five semi-professional players in their ranks, but the boys relish the chance to test themselves against this type of opposition and we felt we could have produced more on the day."
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PETER MORRISON TROPHY ROUND TWO
SHARP-SHOOTING SAM SENDS SPARTANS THROUGH
MACCABI LONDON LIONS SPARTANS 3 BRIXTON OLD BOYS 1
Lions Spartans were indebted to two goals from Sam Shooter and one from Max Kyte as they overcame a plucky Brixton team at Rowley Lane.
Jason Lindsay grabbed a consolation for Brixton late on.
MLL boss Andy Landesberg told JC Sport: "Congratulations to Brixton, who gave a great account of themselves today, they never stopped working and competing from start to finish."
Brixton boss Paul Shamplina told JC Sport: "It was a hard-fought game, but Lions' youth, fitness and quality proved the difference."
DC Prediction: Lions 5 Brixton 0
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ROUND ONE
FAITHFOLD B P HEATON PARK ROVERS P
Match postponed - Faithfold defaulted
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CYRIL ANEKSTEIN CUP ROUND TWO
BRILLIANT BARNES BATTERS BLANCOS
FC TEAM C 3 LOS BLANCOS 1 AET
Aron Barnes fired a deadly double as second division FC Team C sent first division Blancos tumbling out of the Anekstein in a tie settled in extra-time.
Blancos forged ahead in the first half before Adam Stolerman won and converted a penalty.
Jubilant Team player-manager David Gordon told JC Sport: "I said I wanted us to have a testing match and we certainly got that."
DC Prediction: Team 2 Blancos 1
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MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION
WANDERERS PICK FAITHFOLD'S POCKETS
FAITHFOLD A 1 WOODFORD WANDERERS 2
A brace from Harrison Midda saw Woodford finally get off the mark after recording an excellent win at Faithfold.
Woodford boss Tony Charles told JC Sport: "Despite having only 11 players, and a goalkeeper that dislocated his finger halfway through the game, we showed that we are going to fight for every point this season."
The hosts, whose strike came via an own goal, slumped to their third defeat, much to the concern of boss Zuriel Solomon. He told JC Sport: "It was a bit of a smash and grab as we were camped in the Woodford half for the second period. But bad defending and poor shooting ultimately resulted in the defeat."
DC Prediction: Faithfold 2 Woodford 1
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HARMEN MAKE THEIR POINT
HARMEN 2 REDBRIDGE JEWISH CARE A 2
Bradley Sharp and Sam Castle were on the mark as Harmen drew 2-2 against Redbridge at Chase Lodge.
RJC's goals came through Danny Hakimi and Steve Summers.
RJC boss Sam Rosenthal told JC Sport: "The boys showed great spirit to come away with a late point, but it's another game we've dominated without coming away with all three."
DC Prediction: Harmen 1 RJC 1
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BENSOOR PUTS TEAM IN 7TH HEAVEN
NORTH WEST NEASDEN 1 FC TEAM A 7
A brace from Shim Bensoor helped FC Team A earn one of the results of the weekend with a crushing 7-1 victory over Neasden.
Summer arrival Yoav Lebens scored his first goal since his big move from Hendon, with other strikes coming from Alon Hershkorn, Rob Sanford and David Joseph Cohen and new signing Roie Spitzer.
FC Team boss Ben Gilbey told JC Sport: "We controlled the game from start to finish."
DC Prediction: NWN 2 Team 3
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WONDERFUL WOOLMAN LIFTS OAKS
OAKWOOD A 5 MACCABI LONDON LIONS BLUE 2
DAVE WOOLMAN was the hat-trick hero as Oakwood bounced back in style, with a big 5-2 win over Lions Blue.
The returning Guy Helman marked his return with two first-half finishes.
New recruit Ric Jacobsen and strike partner Dan Green registered for Lions.
Oaks joint-manager Ric Blank told JC Sport: "It was good to get back to winning ways though we know tougher tests await."
Stand-in Lions boss David Kyte told JC Sport: "Overall we're disappointed as a little more desire and tactical and positional awareness could easily have seen a different result.
DC Prediction: Oakwood 2 Lions 1
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DIVISION ONE
SPEC CLAIM SECOND WIN
ATHLETIC BILBAUM 2 SPEC FC 3
SPEC FC gave their fans some much-needed cheer, with Dan Pike, James Lesner and an own goal seeing them home against Bilbaum.
Julius Judah and Jacob Brunner were the marksmen for the Baums.
SPEC FC joint-manager Ricky Lawrence told JC Sport: "It was a close game but I genuinely think it was the fair result, or at least a game we didn't deserve to lose."
Baums joint-manager Julius Judah told JC Sport: "It was sad to see Spec resort to spending the last 10 minutes shielding the ball by the corner flags but at the end of the day, it paid off."
DC Prediction: Bilbaum 3 SPEC 1
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CAMDEN SHOW BRADY WHAT FOUR
CAMDEN PARK 4 BRADY MACCABI 2
Camden made a big statement of intent with a mightily impressive 4-2 win over promotion rivals Brady.
Strikes from Josh Marks, Michael Khalastchi and Daniel Baneth (2) saw them finish the weekend at the summit.
Reiss Mogilner accounted for both the Brady goals.
Camden's Max Saunders told JC Sport: "The most impressive thing about the victory was not the score itself, but the attitude that the players displayed when we went 2-0 down. Last season we may have folded, but the determination from our players was really impressive and is further evidence of our growth this season."
DC Prediction: Camden 2 Brady 2
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DIVISION TWO
MILL HILL SNATCH A POINT
AC WHETSTONE 4 AC MILL HILL 4
Dan Cohen and Sam Leader fired two apiece as Whetstone drew 2-2 against Mill Hill in a thriller in Borehamwood.
Ben Zloof (2), Richard Winton and Jonny Kaye found the net for Mill Hill.
Mill Hill boss Dan Beresford told JC Sport: "We were useless today and never got going."
Whetstone joint-manager Clive Nathan told JC Sport: "Overall I was delighted with the way the boys rallied from a goal down to be within two minutes of winning it."
DC Prediction: Whetstone 1 Mill Hill 2
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RICHLER-KLEIMAN MAKES 'NESE PAY THE PENALTY
JEWDINESE 1 OAKWOOD B 3
Two penalties from the ice-cool Jacob Richler Kleiman inspired Oakwood B to an impressive win in a hot-tempered affair over Jewdinese.
Ollie Brill lived up to his name with a stunning 30-yard strike to put 'Nese ahead, with Joshy Rubin adding another for the Oaks.
Oaks boss Jason Stein told JC Sport: "This is a win to savour. A win to build on in two weeks time. We're a happy camp this weekend."
'Nese chief Jake Erlich told JC Sport: "We battled throughout the match, but with two big penalty decisions going against us, Oakwood stole the game.|
DC Prediction: Jewdinese 2 Oakwood 1
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MAJESTIC MARRACHE SAVES THE DAY
L’EQUIPE 2 CATFORD & BROMLEY MACCABI 1
The red-hot James Mandell and JJ Marrache were the goal men as L'Equipe registered their second win at the expense of Catford.
Zak McLeod was on target with "a worldie" for the Cats, but L'Equipe took the points.
L'Equipe joint-manager Josh Lewis told JC Sport: "We probably made it a bit harder than necessary, but I felt we were good for the three points."
Cats captain Adam Luria told JC Sport: "It was the second week in a row we've dominated for long periods and had nothing to show for it."
DC Prediction: L’Equipe 3 Catford 1
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TEAM SHOW THEIR SUNDAY BEST
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 0 FC TEAM B 3
FC Team B made it five on the spin, as Richard Salmon, Lorian Madanes and Shuey Mirwis fired the bullets that accounted for Raiders C.
Team boss Mitch Young told JC Sport: "We beat a Raiders team on astro and performed extremely well. We controlled the game, created a hatful of chances and if it wasn't for the Raiders goalkeeper it could have been a very high scoring game."
DC Prediction: Raiders 1 Team 3
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DIVISION THREE
CROWN HIT HIGH FIVES
BOCA JEWNIORS 1 KING CROWN 3
Yoel Deal was on target against as King Crown piled more misery on Boca with a fifth straight win.
Further strikes from Ricky Fox and Dominic Cheniart finished the job.
King Crown boss Jacob Kadoch told JC Sport: "It was a complete pleasure to see our hunger and determination, especially in the second half."
Boca manager Gabriel John told JC Sport: "We played better than them for 45 mins. But they came out second half stronger and more determined."
DC Prediction: Boca 1 King Crown 3
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ROVERS WIN FIVE-GOAL THRILLER
HENDON UNITED SPORTS CLUB B 2 LONDON ROVERS 3
Dovi Vogel, Yisroel Lewis and Parys Hammond steered Rovers to victory in a five-goal thriller against Hendon B.
Hendon's goals came through Ben Silverblatt and Chaim Korman.
Rovers chief Jeremy Brown told JC Sport: "Of course, three points against a dangerous team is always a good result, but we should have made it easier than it was."
Hendon manager Adam Glekin told JC Sport: " Absolutely gutted to lose it so late, I didn't think we deserved that."
DC Prediction: Hendon 2 Rovers 3
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SOSOBAD TWO GOOD FOR LIONS
MACCABI LONDON LIONS GREEN 0 REAL SOSOBAD 2
Andy Levy and Josh Jacobs guided Sosobad to an impressive win as the Lions fluffed their lines again at Rowley Lane.
Sosobad boss Dan Shafron told JC Sport: "Ultimately what matters is we got three points and another clean sheet."
DC Prediction: Lions 0 Sosobad 2
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FORTUNE MAKE THEIR POINT
TEMPLE FORTUNE 2 KS REUNITED 2
Efforts from Matt Leader and Darren Zitren ensured Temple Fortune finally ended a losing run of five league matches with a 2–2 draw against KS Reunited at the RBSC.
James Ryan and Zack Gordon registered for KS.
Fortune boss Jonathan Cohen told JC Sport: "We tried something different this week and, by and large, it paid off."
KS boss James Lewis told JC Sport: "Once again we let at two-goal lead slip and find ourselves disappointed and drawing a match that we dominated and missed chance after chance."
DC Prediction: Fortune 1 KS 3
