Lederman leads by example
Zac Brin and a penalty from James Ross earned Jewdinese “three vital points” as they edged past promotion rivals Oakwood B. Jewdinese boss Darren Lawrence commented: “With no league game for almost a month, we knew we had to get three points on the board. It was a really important win for the club which makes the title race really interesting. I’ve said all along, we won’t stop fighting until the last day and the boys really showed that today.” Elliot Espinoza scored Oakwood’s goal.
DIVISION TWO
Motty Korman (2), Lolu Hibbert and an own goal helped Faithfold B return to winning ways as they boosted their title hopes with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Raiders. Faithfold’s Doron Shooter said: “We’re very happy with
Simon Linden has challenged his players to go on a winning streak after they overpowered Faithfold, with goals from Max Martin, Danny Sherman, Gab Stone, Jacob Kalms and Simon Cohen. Fortune boss Simon Linden remarked: “Hopefully we can get a run going before the turn of the year. We need to climb the table quickly.”
Jacob Emanuel praised his team’s battling qualities as braces from James Millet and Ben Mandel helped Vale maintain their two-point advantage. Josh Green and top-scorer Zack Neiman replied for SPEC. “It was another cracking game against an entertaining SPEC side, but unlike the previous match against them, this one was a more fiery encounter,” remarked Vale
Mitch Young praised his FC Team for “outclassing” Scrabble as Josh Morris (2) guided them into the top five. Further strikes from Richard Salmon, Connor Perl and Young added the gloss for one of the league most free-scoring sides. Player-manager Young said: “We played the game with several injured players and this was evident in the first half. We still had enough quality to score five goals and outclass them in the second half, but they put in a strong first-half display.” Lloyd Becker scored Scrabble’s consolation. (From left): Rafi Saville, Anthony Wise and Neil Lederman
CRICKET NEIL Lederman won London Maccabi Vale’s Player of the Year award at the club’s AGM.
Lederman, who is captain of the Rowley Lane team, enjoyed a good season with the ball in the their first year in the top tier of the Chess Valley League.
Rafi Saville was awarded the “Champagne Moment” accolade for his match-winning innings against UCS Old Boys, which he ended with a six.
Teenager Rayno Greenwall Cohen collected the Most Improved Player for his excellent displays with the new ball. Anthony Wise, who heads LMV’s colts section, won the Alan Shapiro Clubman of the Year award in recognition of his outstanding services.