Domb:hendonwere outstanding
TH C E JC. N O O M
DAVID Domb, the manager of Hyde Park Rovers, described Hendon United Sports Club A as “simply outstanding” after the Maccabi League team boosted their treble hopes with a crushing 8-1 victory over the MJSL team.
Doubles from Avidan Last, Ari Last, Yoav Kestenbaum plus one apiece from Josh Bentley and Dovid Korman helped Hendon set up a semi-final against Brady Maccabi A.
Domb admitted to being “blown away by the quality” of the Hendon team and said: “You can see why they’re probably going to win everything. They really were that good.
“They don’t do anything flash. They simply do all the good things in football and they were simply too good for us.”
Hendon manager David Garbacz was happy to take the plaudits. He said: “We did not quite know what to expect with Rovers. Our main focus was to make sure we played to the best of our own abilities and to get off to a fast start in order that they would not be able to grow in confidence.
“We achieved that aim to the full — hardly letting them out of their own half for 45 minutes — and raced into a 5-0 half time lead with some excellent team goals and precise finishing.
“In the second ll;half we let up slightly and I have to give them credit for never giving up and running themselves into the ground for the whole 90 minutes.
“We are fast approaching the business end of the season and there is no doubt that Brady will be our main obstacle to real success.
“If we can get the better of them over the four times we now need to play them then I’m sure the champagne corks will start popping towards the end of April.”