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IJLW Brazil 1 – 1 West Jesmond

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11/03/2006
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Ellis, Churchley, Walker, Mitchell (Hetherington 80), Paterson, Creighton, Freath, Haigh, Day, Katirai (McGurk 70).
Subs not used: Bull

Although West Jesmond, with the wind behind them, dominated possession in the first half, they failed to really break through the Brazil defence. They were restricted to snap shots and long range efforts but did come close when a sharp shot from the edge of the box came back off the crossbar. The hosts had no clear openings in the first period but both forwards, James Katirai and Rob Day, worked half chances for themselves and Mark Freath saw a hooked volley just clear the crossbar. Dave Churchley could only get a glancing contact with a header as he dived at Day’s corner from the right, and couldn’t direct the ball goalwards.

After the break, Brazil came out stronger and starting causing a lot more problems for the visitors’ defence. Day was lively as usual and West Jesmond’s slow defence really struggled to cope with his pace and movement. As the game progressed, Matthew Creighton started to find his passing range. A sublime through ball found Shaun Haigh’s run in from the left but the Brazil skipper’s shot couldn’t beat both the goalkeeper and the post. Day had a couple of shots with his left foot and was getting closer to the target each time until he hit the crossbar.

At the other end, Lee Wilkinson, who had dominated his area well all afternoon, was called on once to make one-on-one save with his feet before West Jesmond did take the lead. A quick break down the right wing resulted in Brazil’s defenders being outnumbered in the box. The visitors took advantage of this advantage by playing the right pass at the right time to leave their big Bosnian striker with a simple finish.

With time running out, Brazil weren’t going to be happy to settle for no points so they brought on a midfielder for a defender and pushed more men forward in search of an equaliser. Haigh, who was superb throughout the match, was fouled 35 yards out from goal, slightly left of centre. After a short discussion, Brazil’s captain left the free kick to Churchley and took up position alongside Bryan Walker on the edge of the Jesmond box. Churchley swung the ball into the box. The free kick was immediately greeted with shouts of “Great ball, Dave” from Craig Ellis, the only other Brazil outfield player that had not pushed forward. Brian Clough, Jesmond’s goalkeeper, was deceived by the flight of the ball and the late curl and remained rooted to the ground as it sailed over all the heads on the edge of the box and snuck inside the far post. The Newcastle Evening Chronicle later described the goal as “a stunning free kick from player/manager Dave Churchley”.

Although Brazil can’t be too disappointed with a draw against a side pushing hard for promotion, they certainly had the better of the chances. West Jesmond must have been disappointed that they couldn’t create more chances with all of their possession but must have been extremely relieved to have escaped with a point, given the number of good chances that Brazil had.

“It was a game of two halves and we definitely had the better chances” commented Ewan Paterson, on reflection of the match.

IJLW Brazil 1 – 1 Proctor And Gamble Cobalt

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24/09/2005
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Paterson, Churchley, Honeywood, Mitchell (Dibb 75), Harrison (Cuggy 70), Hinks, Freath, Ho, Smith (McGowan 55), Goodliff.

Brazil not playing particularly well against a poor side, made for a pretty uneventful match, most noticeable for Brazil playing with their fourth goalkeeper and third captain of the season already.

Brazil defended solidly, with debutant Simon Honeywood slotting in fairly comfortably at centre back. The closest the visitors got to scoring in the first half was a scramble following a corner which was comfortably cleared off the line by Ewan Paterson.

Brazil deservedly took the lead midway through the half following some good work by Les Goodliff and some bad work from the P&G keeper. Paul Smith was in the right place at the right time to tuck away his first goal for Brazil.

Despite the home side’s dominance, they couldn’t find the crucial second goal and they eventually paid the price when P&G’s perseverance paid off. Despite the offside flag going up immediately, the unpredictable referee allowed the goal to stand. They could have even snatched an undeserved late victory had it not been for two excellent saves by Al Andrew, in his first match for a year. Andrew was named man of the match.

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.

West Jesmond 0 – 0 IJLW Brazil

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11/12/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Mitchell (Hanley 60), Paterson, Lehane, McDiarmid (Knight 45), Harrison, Bull.

A commanding performance from Brazil’s defence, inspired by the lynchpin Dave Churchley, gave Brazil their first clean sheet of the season. With four of the regular midfielders missing, Brazil handed debuts to four new players; Chris Lehane and Adam McDiarmid started the match and Danny Knight and Rich Hanley came on in the second half.

The home side started the stronger and would have overrun Brazil in midfield if it wasn’t for the superb performance of Ewan Paterson, playing in a more central role to usual. Even with Paterson’s influence on the game, Jesmond looked the most likely to open the scoring. Their lively front men were both quick and skilful and they worked an opening that required Mark Kennedy to make a block on the line.

Matty Bull’s hard work up front meant that he had virtually all of Brazil’s chances. The best was also the first as he intercepted a poor back pass and curled a shot narrowly wide of the far post. After that the closest Brazil came to scoring in the first period was when Bull volleyed Lee Wilkinson’s long clearance just over the bar.

The second half saw Brazil come into the game more. Brazil’s defence was thoroughly solid and Jesmond never looked like scoring. Chris Lehane improved as the game progressed and helped Paterson to keep Jesmond’s most influential players quiet.

Paterson almost capped a marvellous performance with a 90th minute winner as he ran on to a loose ball 25 yards from goal. Unfortunately his shot was rising and it kept on rising. Despite Paterson’s top class display, Wilkinson was named man of the match, just ahead of centre backs Churchley and Bryan Walker.

Cramlington Town Reserves 1 – 1 IJLW Brazil

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27/11/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy (Katirai 80), Paterson, McCartney, Creighton (Freath 65), Haigh, Thompson (Ho 75), Bull.

Brazil were much better than the previous week and fully deserved to go home with a point. The first half was goalless but both sides had chances. Lee Wilkinson made a couple of fine saves and all of Brazil’s defenders made important blocks, interceptions and tackles.

At the other end Brazil came close to scoring a few times, but the first chance was the closest they came to breaking the deadlock. Chris McCartney intercepted a poor back pass and his first touch took him past the keeper but left an acute angle. His tight volley came back off the crossbar and Cramlington cleared it. Apart from that effort, Brazil were limited to long range efforts from Matthew Creighton, Matty Bull, Chris Thompson and Dave Churchley.

In the second half, Brazil saw a lot more of the ball and duly created a lot more openings. Mark Kennedy’s free kick from the left glanced off a defender’s head to Bull who volleyed Brazil into the lead. The best of the rest of the chances fell to McCartney, Thompson and Shaun Haigh. McCartney ran through the entire defence and just dragged his shot slightly wide of the far post, with the keeper beaten. Following a corner, Kennedy, on the edge of the box, passed out to Churchley on the right. The skipper’s first time cross fell to Haigh’s feet. He sidestepped a defender and managed to get his shot on target but the keeper was equal to it. For the second week running, Thompson was denied by a remarkable save. Kennedy had burst free into the box and unselfishly squared the ball to Thompson as the keeper advanced to him. Thompson’s shot was just kept out by the keeper’s trailing leg as he threw himself across the goalmouth.

It was certainly not all one-way traffic, however, with Brazil needing to do quite a lot of defending too. The equalizer came from a long ball up to the superb young striker who laid it off to a midfield runner who had not been tracked. A neat finish past Lee Wilkinson just trickled over the line before Kennedy could get back to it. The hosts could have claimed all three points but were denied by some excellent saves by man of the match Wilkinson and some good blocks by Gary Davison’s testicle, Churchley’s shoulder and Kennedy’s thigh (on the goal line).

Gateshead Three Tuns 1 – 1 IJLW Brazil

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18/09/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Haigh, Paterson, Creighton, McCartney, Katirai, Thompson.

Brazil’s almost full strength squad of 15 was depleted to 10 players in just a couple of hours on the morning of the match, leaving their confident manager a little less sure of his team’s chances. Gateshead lived up to expectations in that they were a very poor side. The only times they looked threatening were when Brazil had committed men forward to support Chris Thompson so Gateshead could considerably outnumber Brazil as they attacked.

The best chances of the first half all fell to Brazil, although none of them were clear opportunities. Chris McCartney, Bryan Walker, Matthew Creighton and Ewan Paterson all had decent efforts but it was the home side that went in ahead at the break. Their goal coming on 40 minutes with the scorer in an offside position as the ball was played through to him.

In the second half, Brazil battled well as they played into the strong wind. They allowed Gateshead to dominate the possession and then tried to make quick counter attacks. Even with their extra man and Brazil’s weary legs, the hosts couldn’t get close to extending their lead and Brazil were eventually rewarded for their perseverance. McCartney capped his debut with a well taken goal following a superb break and one-two with Thompson.

Brazil could’ve taken the lead as they pressed forward but Paterson hit the post with a well struck drive from the right shortly before McCartney headed Paterson’s cross just wide. Brazil’s fullbacks, Shaun Haigh and Gary Davison remained calm even when trying mark two men, as Gateshead sought a late winner. They were denied by a couple of timely challenges by Dave Churchley and three great saves from Lee Wilkinson, which contributed to him being named man of the match. Special mention must also go to James Katirai who was forced to play out of position on the left wing but still managed to play some lovely passes and win some important free kicks. It is hoped that this hard-earned point will serve as the springboard to kickstart Brazil’s season. Against better opposition, however, it is almost certain that Brazil will need at least eleven men to be able to compete.

IJLW Brazil 1 – 1 Ryton Reserves

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23/08/2003
John Hampson Memorial Trophy Group Stage

IJLW Brazil
Paterson, Davison, Churchley, Charge, Toward, Belcher, McKay, Gavan, Goodliff.

Despite having no recognised goalkeeper in their 12 man squad, Brazil were confident of getting a decent result. That was until three players failed to turn up and left the home side with just nine men. To add to the farce, Ryton turned up late and with a yellow kit. Luckily it was a duller tone than Brazil’s gold so the referee allowed the match to go ahead.

Brazil started well and took an early lead through the impressive Chris Toward. He neatly tucked away Les Goodliff’s return pass. From then on things began to get worse (especially for Toward). Ryton didn’t seem to like heading the ball and, as a result, their were a lot of free kicks given for high feet. Toward was kicked in the head twice and the chest once and Anand Charge was also kicked in the head before Toward received a third kick to the head which broke his nose. He was taken to hospital leaving Brazil to continue with just eight players.

Although Brazil continued to dominate, they did look a lot more vulnerable to the counter attack. Stand-in goalkeeper, Ewan Paterson did a superb job racing off his line to clear up any potential danger. He even came out and headed away a long ball. At the other end Brazil were creating numerous chances. Neil McKay had an excellent game in the centre of midfield and he, Goodliff and Andrew Gavan, were the recipients of most of the chances. Brazil were also looking dangerous from corners. Goodliff put in several in-swinging crosses and headers by McKay and Gavan just missed the target.

Just before the break, Paterson made a solid block form a powerful near post shot to keep Brazil ahead.

The second half followed the same pattern. Brazil created chance after chance but couldn’t find the back of the net. Goodliff, Brazil’s man of the match, was the main culprit with Gavan also missing more than his fair share. As the game progressed, Brazil’s attackers seemed to get greedier as they desperately looked for the vital second goal. The best chance of all came when Gavan beat three men and was tripped but (foolishly) didn’t go down for the penalty. He managed to stay on his feet and square the ball to Goodliff who rushed his shot and missed the target from six yards out.

Paul Belcher, playing through the pain of a knee injury, tried to fill all the holes in midfield and even at full back, when they attacked. One Counter attack saw Gary Davison clean through on goal before he was clumsily bundled over from behind. Despite the rules, the referee didn’t even talk to the defender, let alone send him off.

Dave Churchley, with his only chance of the match, came closest to extending Brazil’s lead. He met a deep corner from Charge, who had defended excellently all game, and headed it back across goal. The keeper was beaten but the defender on the post managed to scramble the ball away from goal.

Just as it looked like Paterson could keep Brazil’s first clean sheet of the season, a swift counter attack saw Ryton level the score.

With South Beach failing to fulfil their fixture at Willington Quay Saints and receiving a six point deduction as a result, Brazil have progressed to the quarter finals in second place.

Wardley 2 – 2 IJLW Brazil

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9th November 2002
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Paterson, Churchley, Davison, Charge, G Clark, M McClure, P Clark, Belcher, Harrison, Goodliff.

Wardley’s pitch was in a decent condition, considering the amount of rain that had fallen, and was nicely sheltered from the wind. Brazil, who had struggled to find 11 fit men, started slowly but improved as the game progressed. By the mid-point in the 1st half, Brazil were dominating the game. Wardley lacked any width whatsoever and Brazil were exploiting this by making dangerous attacks down both flanks. Down the right, Ewan Paterson was pushing on to support Graeme Clark and, on the left, Les Goodliff was drifting out wide to help Mark Harrison. This left Paul Belcher as Brazil’s furthest forward player on a number of occasions and it was to him that Brazil’s first clear chance fell. Belcher’s shot, however, was straight at the keeper.

Wardley were posing no threat in open play so, although their goal was against the run of play, it was no surprise that it was from a corner. Al Andrew parried the original header but Wardley’s longhaired captain bundled the rebound into the net. Brazil fought back and created more chances before the break, despite losing Paul Clark for five minutes with a bloody nose. Belcher and G Clark both had shots cleared off the line and Mike McClure dragged his effort wide from the edge of the area.

The second half was more open as players on both sides began to tire from running on the heavy ground. Brazil were playing deeper and attacking on the break and it was from one of these situations that they levelled the score. G Clark broke down the right and crossed into the box. The ball was half-cleared before Belcher could get a clean strike on it but was picked up by M McClure, 25 yards out. After a touch to control it he fired it into the top right corner, leaving Wardley’s keeper with no chance. With 17 minutes remaining, Brazil scored again. M McClure won the ball, deep in Brazil’s half, and fed Harrison on the left wing. Harrison, with yards of space ahead of him, kicked the ball on and galloped after it. He was too quick for the full back, which gave him the opportunity to cut inside and send a right-footed curler into the top corner. Brazil led but there was still time for a lot more action.

Wardley used up the last of their substitutes and pushed men on so that they had five up front. After their tiny centre back had been booked for a nasty tackle on Belcher, Wardley managed to scramble an equaliser. Following another vicious challenge, this time on Anand Charge, there was a minor scuffle. Charge reacted badly to the foul but was then assaulted by the Wardley midfielder. In a difficult situation, the referee decided to send both players off. Wardley had another man booked, for arguing with the referee, and Andrew was very lucky to stay on the pitch after appearing to commit a professional foul. Brazil’s remaining defenders, Paterson, Gary Davison and Dave Churchley all made some important tackles, interceptions and clearances and Andrew earned the man of the match award for making several very good saves. By the end of the game, he was really struggling after injuring his left knee whilst making the save of the match to deny the Wardley skipper his hat trick.

Willington Quay Saints 2 – 2 IJLW Brazil (abandoned after 55 mins)

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26th October 2002
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Davison, Churchley, M McClure, Haigh, G Clark, Lambert, P Clark, R McClure, Hinks, Goodliff.
Subs not used: Kennedy.

Brazil’s squad, ravaged by injuries, showed its strength in depth by still managing to field a strong line up. Despite the blustery conditions, Brazil looked dangerous when they got the ball down and played their trademark passing game. After 20 minutes Jon Hinks slipped a beautifully weighted through ball between the Saints’ centre backs. Ricky McClure timed his run to perfection to beat the offside trap and be left one on one with Saints’ keeper. He calmly placed the ball in the back of the net with his left foot. The goal stood, despite the animated protests from the Saints players. Saints were level within 5 minutes though. They were awarded a corner even though it was the Saints player that dribbled the ball over the goal line. Brazil’s marking was sloppy and, although Andrew saved the header, the rebound was put away. Brazil’s new-found resilience kicked in and they continued to impress with their short sharp passes. At the other end, Al Andrew made a couple of very good saves, including one from a Mike McClure lobbed own goal attempt, and Hinks and Dave Churchley cleared the danger from the corners, as Brazil looked to have learnt from the first goal.

Brazil’s second goal came from a lovely move. Shaun Haigh started it, at left back, by playing the ball up the line to Hinks who quickly knocked it in-field to Paul Clark. His pass into space was ideal for Les Goodliff to run onto and slot the ball past the Saints goalkeeper. Brazil had further chances for Goodliff and R McClure who was only stopped when the referee failed to play the advantage and blew up for a foul in Brazil’s favour. Saints are a good side, however, and they fought their way back in to the game and levelled the score before half time.

Saints started the second half as much the stronger team, going close to taking the lead on a couple of occasions. Brazil were just beginning to find their feet again when disaster struck. Tim Lambert passed to P Clark but, as he turned, his studs got caught in the ground and the referee stopped the match immediately. Lambert’s left foot was 90 degrees out of position so an ambulance was called to deal with the situation. Saints very kindly offered to abandon the match and arrange for it to be replayed at a later date. Brazil, after consulting with the referee, gratefully accepted the offer.

It would appear that Lambert has played his last game for the season as he has had an operation on a seriously broken ankle and is now recuperating in hospital, where he will have to stay for at least a week. If you would like to make a donation to the “Tim Lambert Recovery Fund”, cheques are payable to Dave Churchley.

Methodist Society Newcastle 2 – 2 IJLW Brazil (aet 6-7 pens)

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5th October 2002
NFA Minor Cup 1st Round

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Charge (G Clark 45), Churchley, M McClure, Haigh, Hinks (Toward 70), Lambert, P Clark, Belcher (Goodliff 60), Paterson, R McClure.
Subs not used: Harrison.

The pre-match build up was a bit of a farce. The Methodists had no pegs for the goal nets and no pump for the match ball. Brazil supplied a pump and twigs were used to keep the nets in place. This caused the kick off to be delayed by 15 minutes.

The Methodists started kicking down the hill with the wind behind them and caused Brazil some trouble early on with the long ball over the top. Once Brazil had acclimatized to the conditions though they began to take charge of the game. It was the Methodists, however, that opened the scoring against the run of play. A long ball was met by the quick number 10 who lifted it over Al Andrew, who was left with no chance.

Brazil continued to dominate proceedings and started to create a few chances of their own. When Paul Belcher was felled just inside the penalty area, the referee, who was poor on the day, awarded Brazil a free kick rather than a penalty. Ricky McClure coolly slotted it into the far corner of the goal though to bring the scores level. It was R McClure’s 3rd goal in two matches. After the goal, Brazil created a few more chances. Paul Clark’s free kick was headed across the face of the goal by Dave Churchley but no-one managed to get on the end of it, Jon Hinks headed a Belcher free kick just inches wide and R McClure forced an excellent save from the Methodist keeper with a left foot drive from 20 yards.

The second half began as the first had ended, with Brazil much the better side. Again, however, it was the Methodists that scored first. This prompted Brazil to make an attacking substitution and shift to the 4-4-2 formation. It paid off as Les Goodliff scored with his first touch. Brazil then continued to press forward in search of a winner. Goodliff and R McClure both went close on a couple of occasions before one of the Methodist midfielders took off his shirt and walked off the pitch in disgust at the language being used by his team mate. The referee, quite correctly, booked the bare chested player before he was substituted by the Methodist manager.

Despite Brazil’s domination, it looked like the match was heading for extra time until the Methodists broke late on. The ball was lifted over the out-rushing Andrew and was headed goalward. Churchley managed to sprint back though and scoop the ball out from under his own bar.

Extra time passed without much incident, except for the booking of the Methodist number 10 for dissent. He was a rough player (as Churchley’s black eye showed), despite his speed and skill, and was lucky to stay on the pitch.

After 120 minutes of football, the outcome of the tie would be decided by penalty kicks. Brazil won the toss and opted to kick first.

This how the shootout panned out:
G Clark Miss; Methodists Goal 0-1
Lambert Save; Methodists Goal 0-2
P Clark Goal; Methodists Miss 1-2
Paterson Goal; Methodists Goal 2-3
Goodliff Goal; Methodists Miss 3-3
Sudden death:
Churchley Goal; Methodists Goal 4-4
R McClure Goal; Methodists Goal 5-5
M McClure Goal; Methodists Goal 6-6
Toward Goal; Methodists Save 7-6

Andrew celebrated as if he had just won the FA Cup and ran (yes, ran!) towards his team mates on the half way line. Brazil progress to the 2nd round and Goodliff was awarded man of the match. Celebrations continued long into the morning of the Sunday when Churchley and Mark Harrison, along with other squad members Rick and Stu Blair, were competing in the Great North Run.