MGBSFL DIVISION ONE
NORSTAR LONDON RAIDERS B 3 BLIZZARD STORM 0
Jonathan Adelman insists promotion would be a major achievement after NLR B took another big step towards the Premier Division with a professional 3-0 victory over Blizzard Storm.
NLR were taking nothing for granted against opponents who had recently beaten champions-elect Redbridge Jewish Care B, but a deadly double from top-scorer Jake Gilbert and one from Nicky Woolf helped them edge closer to the promised land.
NLR boss Jonathan Adelman told JC Sport: "Despite missing 13 this week, we put in probably our best performance in four months.
"It took us 20 minutes to warm up, not surprising given several of the players hadn't played a minute of competitive football for two months. But once Jake Gilbert scored a clinical first, we eased through the gears and really the only compliant would be that would should have scored a few more.
"The win together with Camden's defeat to Redbridge means Camden can no longer finish in the top two. Redbridge are nailed on for the title so we are focused on getting two points from our remaining two games to ensure Los Blancos can't catch us for second place.
"To be in this position given how many important players have been missing for so much of the season is in my view as big an achievement as last season's Invincibles. Now we need to close things out and secure promotion."
