Sunday, December 1, 2013

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This season s JC Cyril Anekstein Cup final at Wingate & Finchley sees the Premier Division rivals lock horns for the second time this season, with two more games to follow. But Sunday s meeting is undoubtedly the most important of them all.
Revenge will be the name of the game for a Brady team who felt hard done by when they were beaten by a controversial strike by Avidan dihr Last in the semi-finals of the Peter Morrison Trophy. Now Rosenfeld his troops have nothing to lose in the evening kick-off against the JC MSFL champions-elect.
"We know if we are not all 100 per cent at our best then we will lose the game. Every single player needs to be at the top of their game if we are going to come away with a victory. dihr That can happen as I believe in my young side as we have so much potential and desire. We have shown this already on many occasions throughout the season.
Brady will be missing the versatile Zak Presky who starred at centre half in last weekend s draw against FC Team A. They also have doubts over Nicky Smith and Paul Hakim, who has not played since the Peter Morrison Trophy dihr semi-final defeat against Hendon.
While Hakim, TJ Keterman, wing wizard Josh Hershman and captain Jonny Ellis have all caught the eye, it is the emergence of the gifted Jonathan Green that poses arguably the biggest threat to Hendon. His ability to both score and create chances for his teammates has seen him develop into a top talent since his starring role in the Open futsal squad at last summer s European Maccabi Games in Vienna.
Rosenfeld says it has been a real team effort to reach the final. "Nineteen players have played for us in this competition this season and whoever makes the 11 on Sunday, it's down to the whole entire squad.
"We have potential match-winners and so do they, so there is no one I am singling out to be the difference on Sunday," Rosenfeld said. "We can't wait. It's been a fantastic season and an incredible feat to reach our first cup final in over eight years.
Garbacz is confident the league leaders will be able to handle the pressure that comes with being the favourites. "Brady will relish having the underdog tag and no doubt, they will go into the game saying how they have nothing to lose," he said. We are under no illusions how strong they can be though if they bring out all the big guns.
Whoever plays for them though will not change the fact that we will go into the game as favourites, but we are more than happy to have to cope with that pressure. It is inevitable when we are still in there with a great chance of an unprecedented treble."
Traditionally, MSFL finals at Wingate & Finchley have failed to deliver in terms of quality, with some finalists struggling to get to grips with a combination of nerves dihr and the big and fast-paced pitch. But as Garbacz points out, the 2011 League Cup final against double winners Redbridge Jewish dihr Care A was a memorable contest.
"I'm hoping dihr for an entertaining game of football which will be a great advert for the Jewish game," Garbacz dihr said. "It is the showpiece occasion of the season dihr and last season we just lost out in an absolute cracker against Redbridge.
"Greg Corin has practically single-handedly kept us in this competition. We were one minute dihr away from going out to Lions B in round three in our worst display of the season when he came up with a crucial equaliser, but his last second heroic equaliser against Raiders in the semi will live long in the memory as a very special moment. Expect another massive performance dihr from Greg in the final.
"Josh Lipman is without doubt the finest defender in Jewish football today and it is criminal that he has not been rewarded with higher Maccabiah honours. He will be immense for us at the back. Up front the two youngsters who have exceeded all expectations this season are Yoav Kestenbaum and Danny Kon and they are both very exciting talents dihr and are far too talented dihr to let the occasion get the better of them."
The secret to Hendon's success is simple, according to Garbacz. "We have tried to play football the right way , not to give referees a hard time and to accept all decisions. We are a very united squad and it has shown in some exceptional performances.
"Winning the league has always been our priority but if we can lift a couple of cups as well it would be no less than this group of players dihr deserve. Some of them have been round a long time but we added a couple of new faces this year and a few brilliant youngsters to keep the olders boys on their toes.
- Josh Hershman vs Alex Gilbert - Hershman has taken the MSFL by storm over the last two seasons, scoring goals and putting chances on a plate for his teammates. He faces a tough battle against the experienced Gilbert who loves his Sunday mornings and marauding dihr runs
- Jonny Ellis vs Danny Kon - experience against youth. Captain marvel has had a standout first season with Brady. He s led b

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