ON THE WEB
Charlie Kasler capped a mesmerising display with “one of the best goals you will ever see,” according to jointmanager Gideon Gale as Raiders won north London bragging rights with a seven-goal demolition of Galaxy. Midfield general Kasler helped himself to a hat-trick, with Aron Gale (2), Scott Waisel and Liron Mannie finishing the job. Gale said: “It was a sensational performance. Galaxy should be content with conceding seven, when on another day could easily have been 12 or 13. They seem to rely too heavily on their ‘Saturday boys’. Even with them, it would still have been a rugby score. We don’t fear anyone with this squad, and having the class of Liron Mannie and Charlie on show more often, teams won’t get near us.”
Simon Field saluted his players for a “great reaction” as Oakwood returned to winning ways with a crushing win over Faithfold. Sam Modlin (4), Max Clynes, Dan Selwyn, Josh Bharier and Rafi Bloom were the marksmen. Joint-manager Field remarked: “It was
Avi Goldberg praised second division Mill Hill Dons for giving HMH “a real scare” as the top-flight side edged into the second round after a nail-biting win. HMH stormed into an early 2-0 lead through George Goldberg and Oscar Wagner and wasted “chance after chance” against a resilient Dons team who pushed them all the way. Adam Abadi made it three early in the second half before the Dons hauled themselves back into the game with goals from Adam Lisberg and top-scorer Zach Cohen. Ariel Rahamim struck a fourth goal for HMH but a goal from Sam Stern set up a grandstand finish, and in the end HMH were relieved to hold on. Reflecting on “a rather strange game,” HMH boss Goldberg said: “In truth, the Dons struggled to make an impact in the first half and get out of their own half. All credit to them for fighting back. They would just not give up. We turned up turned on but forgot how to put the ball in the back of the net.” Dons manager Brandon Hamme remarked: “I’m really proud of the boys who put in a really impressive performance and just came up short. With 18 places separating the teams in the