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IJLW Brazil 1 – 2 Killingworth Social YPC

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09/04/2005
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Walker, Churchley, Kennedy, Paterson, McGowan, Creighton (Mitchell 55), Freath (Harrison 70), Haigh, Goodliff, Bull.
Subs not used: Katirai.

Brazil’s best season since joining the Tyneside Amateur League in 2002 ended with a disappointing defeat. After quarter of an hour of a fairly even encounter, Matthew Creighton’s free kick came back to him off the wall. He slid it neatly to the side where the veteran Mark Freath was waiting to strike the ball into the top corner giving Brazil the lead and simultaneously overtaking Creighton in Brazil’s scoring charts.

Social confirmed their inevitable promotion by coming from behind to win with two soft goals before half time. In the second half one excellent save by player of the year Lee Wilkinson was the closest Social came to extending their lead. Brazil came closest from corners. Bryan Walker’s header was cleared off the line and then, late on, man of the match Mark Kennedy went close.

Other news:
Brazil’s Paul Smith has been on the radio a lot recently as his band Maximo Park followed up their top 20 hit “Apply Some Pressure” with the release of “Graffiti”, on 02/05/2005. The excellent debut album “A Certain Trigger” will be in a shop near you from Monday 16/05/2005. They will be playing a free set in Virgin Megastore, Northumberland Street on that day.

Ryton AFC Reserves 3 -1 IJLW Brazil

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26/03/2005
North East Amateur Shield Semi-Final

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Walker, Churchley, Kennedy, Katirai, McGowan, Creighton, Haigh, Ho, Goodliff, Bull.
Subs not used: Freath.

A bumper crowd saw Brazil’s cup hopes end for another season despite a brave performance in the face of adversity. Playing a 3-5-2 formation designed specifically to counteract Ryton’s league-topping form, Brazil started well giving Ryton none of the time or space they thrive on. The five man midfield also allowed Brazil to give some support to Les Goodliff and Matty Bull up front. With 20 minutes gone, the critical moment of the game occurred when Bull reacted badly after a foul on him went unnoticed. A verbal tirade directed at the referee resulted in Brazil’s top scorer being dismissed for foul and abusive language.

Regardless of the setback, the ten men of Brazil continued to work hard for each other and actually took the lead. Jonny McGowan broke into the box and was bundled over from behind as he brought the ball under control leaving the referee no alternative but to award a penalty. With the regular penalty taker off the pitch, Goodliff stepped up and confidently smashed Brazil into the lead. A strong team effort, with no Brazil player losing out in a 50-50 situation, kept the lead against the numerically advantaged, top of the league, home side right up until seconds before half time, when a fine volley from the edge of the box levelled the scores.

In the second half, Brazil were under almost constant pressure; with Ryton having corner after corner. Brazil defended them well, despite being a much shorter team so it was ironic when the home side took the lead from a short corner. As Brazil napped at the front post, the ball was taken into the box and the cross was met by a powerful header into the top corner. Some of Brazil’s players were tiring fast but Mark Freath’s broken toe ruled him out of making an appearance. Although Goodliff was very isolated up front, the man of the match’s pace and strength almost got Brazil an equalizer. He got onto the end of a long ball, past the last defender and stabbed the ball past the goalkeeper. As the ball bobbled towards the goal, however, the defender managed to get back and knock it round the post.

Despite Ryton’s incessant pressure, they did not get many clear goal scoring opportunities, thanks to the way Brazil defended as a team, all working hard for each other. Lee Wilkinson’s rushed clearance presented Ryton with their best chance when it rebounded to a striker off the back of McGowan’s head. Brazil’s goalkeeper atoned for his error though with a brilliant save. On another occasion, when Wilkinson was beaten, Dave Churchley sprinted back onto the line to clear with his head. The third and decisive goal came from a low strike into the bottom corner of the goal following a half-cleared corner, with about ten minutes remaining.

IJLW Brazil 1 – 1 Killingworth

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12/03/2005
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Paterson, Churchley, Walker, Haigh, McGowan, Freath, Creighton, Ho, Katirai, Bull.

A push on Lee Wilkinson allowed the visitors to take an undeserved early lead. Brazil were the better team throughout and produced chance after chance to try to get back into the game. James Katirai got past the last defender but failed to test the keeper. Less than a minute later, Katirai got another chance as Steve Ho curled in a beautiful cross. Katirai’s header was just wide. Next it was Dave Churchley’s turn to be the provider. His left-footed through ball from the back left Jonny McGowan alone in Killingworth’s half of the pitch with just the keeper to beat. As the visiting custodian advanced, McGowan became caught in two minds. The result was a gentle chip into his hands. Churchley’s well-flighted free-kick into the box fell nicely to Matty Bull but he dragged his left-footed volley just wide of the post.

After the break Brazil dominted even more and wasted even more chances. Killingworth never looked like scoring so, after Katirai bagged his first ever Brazil goal (a tap-in after Bryan Walker’s curling 25 yard left-footed shot had come back off the bar) to level up the scores, there looked like there would be only one winner. Unfortunately, as chances came and went, time ran out before the winning goal came. In the 90th minute, Brazil were lucky to escape with any points at all when the referee controversially waved away Killingworth’s penalty appeals following a clumsy challenge by Mark Freath. (Not Mark Kennedy!)

Ewan Paterson won his first Brazil man of the match award thanks, in part, to his back heel and Cruyff turn to go past two Killingworth players whilst under pressure in his own half.

Ryton AFC Reserves 4 – 1 IJLW Brazil

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26/02/2005
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison (McGowan 55), Churchley, Walker, Kennedy (Harrison 70), Paterson, Freath, Creighton (Katirai 75), Haigh, Bull, Goodliff.

An awful first half display left Brazil trailing 3-1 at the break. The only highlights for the visitors were Matty Bull’s goal, set up by Shaun Haigh, and an excellent save by Lee Wilkinson.

The second half was much better. Despite conceding an early goal, Brazil started winning battles all over the pitch and chance after chance was created. On another day Brazil could have scored a hatful of goals but it was not to be as the target was missed more often than not. On the few occasions that the shots were on target, the Ryton keeper proved himself to be in good form. Les Goodliff’s strong running earned him his first man of the match award of the season.

On a positive note, the second half display proved that Brazil can compete with Ryton. With the cup semi-final having been switched to March 26th, Brazil still have a realistic chance of reaching their first ever final.

Other news:
Congratulations to Paul Smith and Maximo Park who entered the UK Top 40 Singles Chart at number 20 yesterday with “Apply Some Pressure”.

Proctor & Gamble Cobalt 2 – 3 IJLW Brazil

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19/02/2005
North East Amateur Shield Quarter-Final

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Paterson, Freath, Creighton, Katirai (Slack 55), Bull, Goodliff.

After going behind to a good individual goal, Brazil fought their way back into the game and equalized through Ewan Paterson, following in after Les Goodliff’s shot was parried after some good work on the left by James Katirai.

A stunning volley by Mark Freath gave the visitors the lead in the second half and from there they never looked back. Man of the match, Matthew Creighton latched onto Goodliff’s through ball, rounded the keeper and scored to set up a semi-final at Ryton, on March 19th. A late penalty was little consolation for P&G as Brazil beat them for the second time in three weeks.

IJLW Brazil 2 – 0 Gateshead 3 Tuns

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12/02/2005
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Creighton, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Katirai, Paterson, Freath, Haigh, Bull, Goodliff.

The visitors never looked like scoring all afternoon, after Lee Wilkinson made a good one-on-one save early on. Brazil’s control of the game grew steadily and they created numerous chances. James Katirai latched onto a loose ball and struck a powerful curling shot which came back off the crossbar. Moments later he nearly scored again. Les Goodliff sent an excellent cross in from the left wing but Katirai could only half connect as he ran into the box with the goal begging.

A corner by Matty Bull fell to Mark Kennedy, eight yards from goal. The full-back appeared to suffer from vertigo in the opposition box and he skied the half-chance well over the bar. Matthew Creighton’s mazy run opened up the Gateshead defence and he supplied the pass to set Bull free. Brazil’s top scorer made no mistake as he hit a low shot into the far corner to give the home side the lead.

Brazil continued to dominate in the second period and, even with the right flank unguarded (as Katirai stopped playing for a while to throw up seven times), Gateshead never threatened. Bull’s attempted lob looked set to kill the game off but only the crossbar could deny the man of the match his second of the encounter. Goodliff’s shot from the rebound was well saved by the keeper’s feet.

As the game moved into its final quarter, with Brazil still just leading by a solitary goal, it was a time for heroes to stand up and be counted. Dave Churchley won possession for Brazil and passed to Ewan Paterson. He beat two men and supplied the ball which allowed Mark Freath to take advantage of a goalkeeping horrowshow to give Brazil an unassailable two goal lead and make the three points safe.

Other news:
Maximo Park’s first “proper” single will be available in all good record shops from Monday 21st February. Go out and buy it – or buy it online if you’re feeling lazy! Brazil striker Paul Smith and the rest of the boys in the band will be making an appearance at Newcastle’s HMV at 5pm on that day, before performing at The Cluny later on in the evening.

IJLW Brazil 4 – 1 Proctor & Gamble Cobalt

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05/02/2005
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Mitchell, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Harrison, Paterson, Freath, Haigh, Bull, Goodliff.

Brazil’s excellent 2005 continued with a resounding victory over P&G. A small boy refereed the match and, although he did not have total control over the game, he will develop into a well respected man if he keeps at it. As the rain eased off, it turned into a sunny afternoon which, despite the sticky surface, allowed both sides to try to play good, attractive football. A record crowd cheered and jeered as Brazil took the lead in comical circumstances. P&G’s centre back ignored a loud, clear call from his goalkeeper and sliced Shaun Haigh’s cross-shot into his own net. Haigh, of course, claimed the credit for the goal.

Half time arrived with the hosts still a goal to the good. The performance to this point had been excellent at times and patchy at others but this inconsistency was to change after the break as Brazil were superb throughout.

With about 20 minutes remaining Les Goodliff really seemed to come to life and the link-up play up front, with Matty Bull, made the manager proud. The two of them were running and working hard and passing to each other, rather than running down a dead end street as has sometimes been the case in the past.

A terrible error at a corner allowed P&G to equalise but Brazil did not crumble, as the visitors were hoping for, instead they came back stronger and dominated more than before. After Goodliff had put them back in front with his first goal of the season, Brazil were confident that they could defend their lead all day and all of the night (or at least see out the remainder of the match). Goodliff put the result beyond doubt however, when he stormed forward and blasted the ball into the top corner. Bull also managed to get on the scoresheet to complete the rout as he converted a penalty earned when he was cynically up-ended in the box as he got on the end of Haigh’s delightful through ball.

Lee Wilkinson was the man of the match, just getting the nod ahead of Bull and Dave Churchley.

IJLW Brazil 0 – 1 Cramlington Town Reserves

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29/01/2005
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Paterson (Echevarria 80), D Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, S Churchley, Freath, Creighton (Katirai 65), Haigh, Bull, Harrison (Goodliff 45).

A warm sunny afternoon saw Brazil’s winning streak come to a premature and undeserved end. With both sides looking to play attractive football, it was Cramlington that got the breakthrough, against the run of play, midway through the half. Brazil rallied well and fought back strongly with Sam Churchley, despite going missing for a while positionally, providing a good outlet on the right wing. S Churchley’s appearance, alongside his brother Dave Churchley, made the Churchleys the fifth pair of brothers to play together for Brazil.

In the second half, Brazil completely dominated and pushed forward, trying to apply some pressure. Whereas the visitors’ game plan remained the same, the hosts’ was always changing as they tried different routes of attack in the search for an equalizer.

Mark Freath, for the second week running, was denied glory by the crossbar as he latched onto a loose ball on the edge of the box. Even as the shadows drew longer, Brazil continued to play the ball around. At times, the passing was like threading through the eye of a needle in a haystack. Brazil’s superb defence was troubled very little, even when they were throwing more and more men forward in search of the equalizer that never came. As time ran out, Brazil sent everyone up for the corners. Matty Bull provided the delivery and twice Cramlington defenders had to clear off the line; the referee vehemently denying any claims of handball. The closest Brazil came was with their last chance. Shaun Haigh’s long throw from the right was met by D Churchley who had ghosted into the box. The skipper, later named man of the match, sent a header goalwards and it took a fine save by the stretching keeper to push it onto the crossbar.

IJLW Brazil 2 – 1 Wardley Durham Ranger

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22/01/2005
North East Amateur Shield 1st Round

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Creighton, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Paterson, Freath, Hinks (Harrison 65), Haigh, Bull, Smith.
Subs not used: Katirai

Brazil continued their current run of good form and dominated the first half against an improving Wardley team. The Brazil goal was never under any threat in the first half, thanks to the home side’s impressive defence. At the other end Brazil created numerous chances but came closest when Jon Hinks hit the bar from 25 yards and Paul Smith forced a smart save from Wardley’s keeper with a low left footed shot. Just as it looked as if the teams would go into the break on level terms, a moment of inspiration from Matty Bull changed the complexion of the game in the home side’s favour. He received a pass from Ewan Paterson, turned and lobbed the keeper from thirty yards to give Brazil the lead.

After the break, Brazil’s defence was even more impressive. Dave Churchley received the man of the match award for his fine performance at its heart. Wardley never looked like threatening Brazil’s lead. The home side threatened throughout, with Mark Freath having a fine shot tipped onto the crossbar. A long ball from Lee Wilkinson allowed Bull to extend the lead with his second goal of the match.

An injury to Hinks forced a reshuffle in the line-up with Smith moving to an unfamiliar role on the right wing. He coped admirably despite receiving abuse from the travelling supporters for sporting a 1940s hairstyle. A freak occurrence let Wardley back into the game. A gentle header failed to bounce and eluded the normally excellent Wilkinson and trickled over the goal line. Paterson would have been able to get back to clear it had he not slipped over in his attempt. With Brazil still leading and time running out, Wardley threw on more forwards which served to allow Brazil more space to play with the ball. Half-chance after half-chance came and went until Shaun Haigh burst clean through onto goal with only the keeper to beat. He managed to shoot on target but it was saved well. The rebound fell to Bull who, for the second week running, just failed to complete his hat-trick when a desperate lunge from a defender deflected his shot wide.

IJLW Brazil 3 – 0 New York

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15/01/2005
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Walker, Churchley, Kennedy, Paterson, Freath, Hinks, Mitchell
(McGowan 55), Haigh, Bull, Smith (Goodliff 65).

Brazil started 2005 in much better form than they finished 2004. The
first half was patchy with New York probably just having the best of the
possession but not managing to break down Brazil’s impressive defence.
The home side played some nice football at times but couldn’t carve out
any really good openings. The closest either side came to scoring in the
first half was when Brazil’s strikers, Paul Smith and Matty Bull fired
half chances over the crossbar.

A slight tactical change at half time saw Brazil come out and completely
dominate the remainder of the match. An excellent run from Mark Kennedy
at left back allowed Jon Hinks to put through a slide-rule pass to Bull.
Though his first shot was blocked, he neatly put away the rebound. Mark
Freath attempted to cap off a commanding display in midfield with a 25
yard free kick but he embarrassed himself (and his team mates) by
slicing it 20 yards wide of the goal.

With New York struggling to get to grips with Brazil’s superb
performance, they resorted to violence with several extremely dangerous
challenges flying in. The referee, in his first match, failed to control
the situation and it was as much by luck as anything else that no-one
was injured. Inevitably, these rash tackles eventually gifted Brazil a
penalty when Bull was chopped down from behind in the box. He picked
himself up and slotted the ball into the bottom left corner to give the
hosts a two goal advantage. The lead could have been extended further
but the keeper pulled off an excellent save to deny Smith before Bull
missed out on a hat-trick when he hit a one-on-one over the bar.

The result was put beyond doubt when Dave Churchley collected the ball
on the half way line, turned inside his marker and slid a precise
left-footed pass between three defenders to Les Goodliff, making his
first appearance of the season. Goodliff spun and shot and it rebounded
to Jonny McGowan, also making his first appearance of the season, whose
shot was so accurate that it managed to find the gap between the
goalkeeper’s hands.

Lee Wilkinson was the man of the match, as usual, but every Brazil
player deserves credit for an excellent second half performance which
moves the team two places up the league table.

Other news: For Freath’s 30th birthday next weekend, he’s planning to have a night
at the dogs on Saturday, January 22nd. All are invited.