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Killingworth 2 – 0 IJLW Brazil

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10/08/2005
John Hampson Memorial Trophy Group D

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Walker, Churchley, Kennedy, Paterson, Cuggy (Smith 60), Hinks, Slack, Haigh, Ho, Bull.

With no changing rooms, corner flags, parking spaces or toilet facilities, it was not the ideal preparation for a cup match. With the return of Mark Kennedy, Brazil opted for a 3-5-2 formation and it seemed to really shore up the defence well. They looked solid throughout except for the usual vulnerability from set pieces against Killingworth’s exceptionally tall team. The opening goal came from a free kick. The ball in was flicked on and then stabbed home by the striker. Ewan Paterson scrambled back to try to clear it off the line but appeared to run around the ball and go at it with his wrong (right) foot.

At the other end, Brazil were looking livelier than they had on Saturday with Matty Bull working extremely hard. Half chances came and went with Craig Cuggy and Jon Hinks probably coming closest.

Brazil’s side lack fitness at present and it really started to show in the second half. Killingworth extended their lead, from a corner, and started to get more possession in dangerous areas. Some good defending from Bryan Walker and Dave Churchley and a couple of decent saves by Lee Wilkinson prevented Killingworth from adding a third.

New club captain, Shaun Haigh had an excellent game in midfield. Bull continued his hard work throughout and was rewarded by being named the man of the match. Steve Ho came closest to pulling a goal back Brazil when he hit the side netting after an excellent one-two with Bull.

IJLW Brazil 1 – 3 Willington Quay Saints

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06/08/2005
John Hampson Memorial Trophy Group D

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Mitchell, Churchley, Walker, Haigh, Cuggy, Paterson, Armstrong, Ho, Bull, Stephenson (Smith 65).

The new campaign got off to tough start with the visit of Division 1 side Willington Quay Saints. With several Brazil regulars missing, the home side looked a little lost at times as they tried to gel together. Saints made the better start and were rewarded with the only goal of the first half despite a strong suspicion of offside. Matty Bull worked hard to pressurise the Saints defence but often looked quite isolated up front when Brazil were in possession. As the half progressed, Brazil’s defensive play got tighter as the midfield and defence remembered and realised what to do.

The second half saw Brazil looking more composed and made the match a lot more even. Dan Armstrong impressed on his debut in midfield.

A freak goal, as the ball was curled in from near the corner flag, gave the visitors a more comfortable lead. Brazil responded well, though, and pulled a goal back quickly. Tom Mitchell put in a good curling cross from the right which picked out Mike Stephenson, in the box. He beat the first defender but was hacked down before he had the chance to shoot. The ref had no hesitation in awarding a penalty which Bull slid neatly into the corner of the goal.

Paul Smith’s introduction as a substitute up front was, confusingly, the second Brazil debut of the day, as he is not the same Paul Smith that has played previously.

Continuing on from last season, Lee Wilkinson was man of the match.

West Jesmond 3 – 1 IJLW Brazil

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22/05/2005
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IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Walker, Churchley, Kennedy, McGowan, Creighton (Cuggy 70), Freath, Hinks (Katirai 55), Haigh (Mitchell 75), Goodliff, Paterson.

An assorted crowd of friends, family, lap dancers and squad members assembled along the side of the St Peter’s pitch for this special, one-off game to be featured in BBC documentary ‘Spendaholics’.

Brazil got off to a good start with Les Goodliff blasting in a 25 yard free kick after Jon Hinks had been carelessly bundled over. As the game progressed, Brazil looked increasingly rusty, having finished their 2004-05 league program weeks ago. West Jesmond took advantage of this to go in 2-1 at the interval, with Brazil’s chances few and far between. The hosts, however, had been extremely lucky with their first goal as the winger had taken the ball over both the touchline and the goal line before getting his cross in.

Brazil’s second half showed an improvement with James Katirai coming off the bench and getting himself into the right place at the right time. He came close to levelling the scores three times but just missed the target on each occasion.

Despite the presence of two BBC cameras, the slack third goal went in apparently unnoticed. After the game had finished the goal was unconvincingly re-enacted for the cameras, virtually guaranteeing Lee Wilkinson an appearance on national TV. The programme is scheduled to be shown on BBC 2 in July.

Other news:
On the same day, ‘A Certain Trigger’, the debut album by Maximo Park, charted at number 15. If you don’t already have a copy, go out and buy it. You won’t be disappointed.

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.

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”.

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.

Wardley Durham Ranger 3 – 0 IJLW Brazil

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18/12/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Katirai, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Paterson, Freath,
Creighton, Harrison, Ho.

Brazil were slow and uninterested from the start. Almost every player
looked tired, hungover and as if they would rather be somewhere else.
The closest Brazil came to scoring was when striker Mark Harrison’s long
legs managed to get to the ball before the defender and he hit the post
with his first shot of the season. James Katirai made a couple of good
saves but a corner was bundled home to give the home side the lead going
into the break.

The half time team talk seemed to help Brazil for a while but the
enthusiasm soon wore off and the lackadaisical approach to the game (by
most of the team) returned. Despite Wardley’s domination, they never
really managed to create any good chances and it took a long range shot
from midfield to extend their lead. Brazil did once come close to
getting a goal back. Mark Kennedy flicked on Shaun Haigh’s long throw
but it was just out of reach of the diminutive Ewan Paterson. Gary
Davison and Dave Churchley, the man of the match, both made goal line
clearances from corners but the general lack of effort greatly
displeased the Brazil manager.

A late third goal flattered Wardley but it was certainly no more than
Brazil’s performance deserved.

Other news: Maximo Park (featuring Brazil’s Paul Smith) have announced the dates for
a nationwide tour early next year.

IJLW Brazil 1 – 2 Wallsend

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04/12/2004
Northumberland FA Minor Cup 3rd Round

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Walker, Churchley, Kennedy, Paterson, Creighton, Stephenson,
Mitchell, Haigh, Bull, Katirai.

Brazil started off very much as second favourites with Wallsend
currently lying mid-table three divisions above their hosts. With
numerous players missing, Brazil started with just three defenders but,
almost immediately reverted to their more usual 4-4-2 when it became
apparent that it wasn’t going to work. The visitors completely dominated
possession but found it difficult to break down Brazil’s
hard-working defence. Their only good chance of the first half came when
the striker lost his marker to get his head on a cross from the right
wing. Everyone thought that Wallsend had taken the lead but Lee
Wilkinson had other ideas. Diving to his right, he pulled off a
phenomenal save, at the expense of a corner.

Just before half time, the deadlock was broken. Brazil’s chances were
few and far between but, thanks to the pressure that Matty Bull and
James Katirai had put on the Wallsend defenders, they had won a few
corners. It was a corner that led to the goal. Ewan Paterson’s excellent
cross evaded the keeper as he came for it and a defender near the back
post volleyed the ball into the top corner of his own net. Shaun Haigh,
who was pressurising the defender at the time, claimed the goal.

The second half followed the same pattern as the first except now it was
harder for Brazil to relieve the pressure on their defence as they were
playing uphill into the wind. Some great defensive blocks, tackles and
interceptions by Bryan Walker, Dave Churchley and Mark Kennedy helped
man of the match Wilkinson to keep Wallsend at bay, but they eventually
found an equalizer with a quarter of an hour remaining. Just as it looked
like the match would go into extra time, disaster struck. A clumsy,
clumsy challenge knocked over a Wallsend player in the box leaving the
referee with no alternative but to award a penalty. It was expertly
tucked away into the bottom corner, postponing Brazil’s dreams of the
fourth round for another year.

Proctor And Gamble Cobalt 3 – 0 IJLW Brazil

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20/11/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Katirai, Davison (McCartney 45), Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Paterson, Creighton (Stephenson 70), Freath, Haigh, Thompson, McGurk.

Brazil’s worst performance of the season brought their winning streak to a devastating end as they lost convincingly to the league’s bottom team. The hosts took an early lead as an unopposed midfielder smashed the loose ball into the goal. P&G were first and second to almost every ball but, despite their dominance, didn’t manage to create too many good chances, particularly with James Katirai quick to come off his line. He was left helpless for the second goal though as the forward, untracked, ran in from the wing to get on the end of a through ball and be left with a one-on-one chance that he couldn’t (and didn’t) miss.

Although Brazil were generally slow and sloppy, they did manage to have a couple of efforts on the counter attack. Shaun Haigh’s long throw was flicked on by Mark Kennedy, allowing Mark Freath to head wide. Dave Churchley couldn’t direct his header from Steve McGurk’s corner. McGurk and Freath then both made shooting chances for themselves but both dragged their shots wide of the far post. Twice Haigh raced onto a loose ball and fired over the crossbar. Late on in the half, McGurk and Ewan Paterson both had half-chances snuffed out by some good defensive blocks.

The introduction of Chris McCartney at the interval seemed to liven Brazil up for a while as he helped to take some control away from the home side’s midfield. Brazil still looked unlikely to score, although Haigh’s volley wasn’t far wide. When P&G’s substitute striker made it 3-0, Brazil went 3-4-3 in an attempt to get more men in the attacking third of the pitch. McGurk and McCartney both had long-range efforts comfortably saved and Churchley’s 40-yard free kick swerved wide of the upright. A superb run around four defenders by the veteran Freath was only spoiled by his shot being two inches the wrong side of the post. Chris Thompson’s late effort produced the save of the match as the keeper managed to push the ball out from the bottom corner.

As time ran out, Bryan Walker went up front as Brazil switched to an unusual 2-4-4 formation in the desperate hope of getting at least a goal from the game. Churchley’s resolute defending earned him the man of the match award.

Other news: Maximo Park’s debut single ‘The Coast Is Always Changing’/’The Night I Lost My Head’ is out this week. It’s available from RPM in Newcastle.