‘Camden have enough to survive,’ says Kristall
MGBSFL PREMIER DIVISION CAMDEN PARK 0 OAKWOOD A 4
● DAN KRISTALL insists Camden “have enough battling qualities to stay in the division” after the defending champions secured their third league victory. Toby Levy, Leor Sidle, Jonny Quinn and an own goal clinched the points in a game where Brad Wine, Joe Botchin and Josh Cuby impressed. Oakwood joint-manager Kristall said: “Ultimately, we had too much quality, power and pace for them and scored some nice goals, although we were quite wasteful for an hour.” Camden boss Stirling Kay said: “We came away thinking we could’ve made it a closer game if we had more attacking options. We were good defensively but have to do much better in the last third.”
BRADY MACCABI 2 ML LIONS WHITE 1
● REISS MOGILNER (2) guided Brady back to the top of the table as they won a fiercely contested derby against the Lions. Brady manager Joel Nathan said: “We dominated the first half but let them back in the second half. In the end I felt we did enough to hold on for the win.” Tyler Smith replied for the Lions whom boss James Gershfield believes were punished for a “slow start”. He said: “Defensively we weren’t good enough for the first 45 minutes.”
ML LIONS BLUE 3 HENDON UNITED SC 5
● GREG CORIN saluted two-goal hero Dovi Fehler as Hendon preserved their unbeaten record with an entertaining win over Lions Blue. Avi Korman (penalty), Greg Corin and Yoav Kestenbaum sealed the win. Corin said: “It was a great way for Dovi to sign off as he is missing the next few games for his wedding.” Josh Bloom (2) and Jordan Aspis accounted for the Lions goals and manager Sam Marchant admitted: “I would probably say, for the first time this season, the better team won.”
DIVISION ONE LOS BLANCOS 2 FAITHFOLD A 5 ● AVI MARKIEWICZ scored the goal of the game as Faithfold maintained their two-point advantage after destroying promotion rivals Los Blancos. Markiewicz struck twice, including a superb 40-yard free-kick, with Louis Naughten, Zalmy Cohen and Dovi Vogel completing the win. Simon Moses (2) replied for Blancos. Faithfold’s Avi Garson praised the team for “real moments of individual magic”.
NL RAIDERS B 2 REDBRIDGE JC C 1 ● JONATHAN ADELMAN was impressed
by NLR’s “defensive resilience” as they made it four wins in five with a hardfought success over Redbridge C with goals from David Dinkin and Elliot Espinoza. NLR co-manager said: “It was a very pleasing victory. On another day we could and perhaps should have won by more given the chances we spurned.”
OAKWOOD B 3 REDBRIDGE JC B 3
A LAST-MINUTE wonder strike from Dan Selwyn ensured a share of the points for Oakwood in a thriller against Redbridge B. Dan Seligman and Dan Ash also registered, with Dan Gordon (3) replying for the visitors. Oakwood jointmanager Jason Stein said: “It was another unbelievable day at the office. Any other team would have won the game but, once again, we found a unique way to throw points away.”
SCRABBLE FC 6 TEMPLE FORTUNE A 1
SCRABBLE MANAGER Ray Abrahams believes patience was key as Scrabble maintained their excellent start with a convincing win, inspired by the in-form Craig Edwards. The striker scored twice, with the others coming via Ben Bowers, Lorian Madanes, Zak McLeod and Zak Summerfield as Scrabble made it six league games without defeat. Ray Abrahams said: “Fortune made it very difficult for us, working hard to deny us space and getting a lot of players behind the ball early on. But the game changed once we broke through and we were able to exploit the gaps as they came forward.” Michael Woolf scored the consolation for Fortune. Boss Simon Linden said: “We held our own for 40 minutes but unfortunately we do not have the squad to cope with three injuries that left us depleted in the second half.”
DIVISION TWO
REAL HENDON 2 CATFORD & BROMLEY 1
TWO GOALS from the returning Gav Noe inspired Real Hendon to one of the results of the day as they condemned joint-leaders Catford to their second consecutive defeat. Real’s Motty Korman remarked: “It was an excellent result against a team that is up there at the top of the table. It shows we can match most teams in the division when we have a full squad available.”
STRAW HAT PIRATES 2 BAYERN MINCHA 4 DANIEL HOLDER insists there is room for improvement after Bayern Mincha edged clear at the top of the table with a hard-fought win over the Pirates. Adam Ellis (2), Jake Dayan and Alon Pinhas were the marksmen. “It was a scrappy game on a poor surface but yet again the boys showed that they can win without playing too well,” said Joint-manager Holder. “With Real Hendon doing us a favour by beating Catford, we’re going from strength to strength.” Ben Mandell scored twice for the Pirates.
TEMPLE FORTUNE B 1 MILL HILL DONS 5
JAMIE NAGIOFF saluted the Dons for “executing their game plan to perfection” as they crushed Temple Fortune B. Zach Cohen (3) was the star man, with Sammy Hakimian and an own goal completing the scoring. Dons assistant-manager Nagioff, said: “The boys were outstanding. If we keep playing the way we are, I believe we can beat any side in the division.” Fortune joint-manager Darren Zitren commented: “We more than matched the Dons in the first half, however luck wasn’t on our side.”
FAITHFOLD B 1 FC TEAM 8
PLAYER-MANAGER MITCH Young led by example as FC Team A boosted their promotion hopes with a crushing victory. Young scored four times, with further efforts from Danny Moss (2), James Korn and Richard Salmon sealing the win. Young remarked: “It was a comfortable morning where we played some excellent attacking football and scored some excellent goals. It was also great to have Danny Moss back from injury, while Ashley Burns made an impressive debut. Now we must prepare for a tough test against Real.”