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Proctor and Gamble Cobalt 2 – 6 IJLW Brazil

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25/02/2006
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Katirai, Mitchell, Churchley, Walker, Haigh, Hetherington (McGurk 55), Creighton, Freath, Harrison, Day, Bull.

For the second week running, Brazil made the perfect start and scored within 10 minutes. Mark Freath’s superb through ball found Rob Day in the box. As he skipped past the defender he was tripped leaving the referee no alternative but to award the visitors a penalty. Matty Bull stepped up and, as usual, the ball hit the back of the net. The lead didn’t last long, however, as the home side were also awarded a penalty. Brazil were playing by far the better football and deservedly regained the lead just before the break. Bull, Brazil’s dead ball expert, swung in lovely free kick from the right, behind the defence but out of reach of the keeper. Brazil had men queuing up to get on the end of it at the back post but, luckily, it was Day that got to it ahead of Mark Harrison. He smashed it into the roof of the net with his left foot.

Early in the second half P&G again levelled the scores and again it was from the penalty spot. This time however it was a much more dubious decision. Brazil responded by bringing on Ste McGurk for his first match since returning to Brazil from New York as Harrison switched flanks. The visitors continued to dominate and soon restored their lead. As a corner was cleared, Dave Churchley chipped the ball back into the box. Bryan Walker flicked it on to Day who finished neatly past the advancing keeper. The result was made safe a few minutes later when Freath (who had a superb game, despite feeling the effects of the common cold) burst forward towards the P&G goal. He negotiated a couple of challenges before being the vicitim of a truly awful late sliding tackle. Luckily for Brazil (and Freath in particular) he got back to his feet relatively unscathed and justice was served when Bull curled the free kick over the goalkeeper for his second goal of the game.

After that the game died out as a contest but Brazil continued to play some lovely football. McGurk beat his man before picking out day with a good low cross. Day, in the right place at the right time again, completed his hat trick (Brazil’s first of the season) with his only left foot. The scoring didn’t finish there. Brazil went on to score a sixth (the second time they’ve scored six at P&G) and record their biggest win of the season. Bull looked like he’d lost the ball but somehow managed to get it back off two defenders and get goalside of them. He resisted the temptation to shoot for his own hat trick and instead unselfishly picked out the unmarked Day who bagged his fourth of the afternoon. This goal was man of the match Day’s 10th for Brazil, meaning that he is only Brazil’s fourth player ever to reach double figures in the four years since the club joined the Tyneside Amateur League.

On the same day, the draw was made for the quarter finals of the North East Amateur Shield. Brazil were handed an away tie at Gateshead Three Tuns.

Other News 1:
It’s now official that Ryton AFC Reserves will never be allowed to play again in the Tyneside Amateur League. The League received a letter from Durham FA confirming that Ryton had no right to appeal against the decision to expel them from the league.

Other News 2:
In June, Brazil’s vice-captain, Bryan Walker’s girlfriend will be running the Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK, as will long-time Brazil fan, Kate Hessey. If you would like to sponsor them you can do so by following the following links:
http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/clifford
http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/katehessey

Wardley Durham Ranger 3 – 4 IJLW Brazil

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07/08/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Cup Group B

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Mitchell (Creighton 45), Paterson, Hinks, Haigh, Smith (Thompson 60), Bull (Harrison 70).
Subs not used: Katirai.

Brazil’s 2004-05 season couldn’t have got off to a better start as they took the lead inside five minutes in the searing heat of east Gateshead. Ewan Paterson won possession in midfield and slid a well-weighted pass though to Paul Smith who despatched it inside the post to claim his first goal for Brazil. The long grass made passing difficult so both sides were finding it hard to keep hold of the ball but a superbly worked goal got Wardley back into the game.

The home side took the lead after half an hour and could have extended it further. A long ball over the top got the striker in behind the defence but Dave Churchley got back to him and slid in a well-timed challenge just as he was about to shoot. It was the visitors that were next score, with a goal from nothing. Smith chased down a back pass which the keeper, under pressure, swung at and missed leaving Smith with the easy task of placing the ball into the unguarded net. Matty Bull nearly gave Brazil a lead going into the half-time break but his powerful shot, from 35 yards out on the right-hand side of the pitch, just cleared the crossbar.

Brazil made several positional changes during the interval and brought on Matthew Creighton for his debut. With several players in unfamiliar roles, Brazil made a stuttering start to the second half and fell behind once more. As they settled, however, Brazil’s confidence started to grow. A bit more shuffling and they were right back in the game. The equaliser was the pick of the goals. Bull’s flick-volley fell perfectly into Smith’s path and the longhaired striker headed off towards goal. He nutmegged the first defender, skipped around the second and fired a shot past the keeper to complete a fine hat trick. The lively Chris Thompson came on to replace him after an hour, but Smith had already done enough to earn himself the man of the match award.

Brazil were in the ascendancy now and it didn’t take them long to go ahead for the second time in the match. Lee Wilkinson’s long, long clearance evaded all of Wardley’s defenders and Bull, who was alert to the situation, volleyed in what proved to be the winner. The final twenty-five minutes was the longest goalless period of the match but there were still chances at both ends. Jon Hinks chased down a weak back pass and managed to tackle the keeper but, from a very tight angle, his left-footed toe-poke went across the face of the goal. A great run by Mark Harrison, leaving three defenders trailing behind him, was capped with a selfless lay-off to Thompson. The young striker hit a hard first time shot that ricocheted back off the post. At the other end, Wardley came closest to equalizing when Churchley managed to get a glancing header onto a long-range shot to deflect it off target. The bounce defeated Wilkinson as he dived and the ball struck the upright. With the keeper on the ground, the forward following-in shot wide. Despite playing over five minutes of injury time, Brazil managed to hang on to their lead, meaning that they have now won two games in a row (going back to the end of last season); their best sequence for over two years.