Tag Archives: red card

Red Star Benwell 3 – 1 IJLW Brazil a.e.t.

Posted on by
Reply

15/04/2006
North East Amateur Challenge Shield Semi Final

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Mitchell, Churchley, Creighton, Kennedy, Harrison (Katirai 80), Honeywood (Hinks 50), Freath, Haigh, Day, Bull.
Subs not used: Cuggy.

Brazil’s fourth semi-final in five seasons ended with the same result as the previous three – Brazil will not be playing in the final. With three regular first team players unavailable, Brazil were still able to field (what, on paper, looked like) a strong team. The large pitch should have suited Brazil’s quick, passing game – giving their fast wingers and strikers plenty of space to play in – but, on the day, it worked against them. Too many of Brazil’s players appeared lethargic and were second to the ball against a committed Red Star side that were really up for the game.

Red Star had more of the ball in the opening period, playing with the wind behind them, but Brazil defended well and there were few chances at either end. Brazil almost broke the deadlock when Rob Day headed Matty Bull’s corner goalwards, but the keeper made a good save. Just as it was looking like the match would remain goalless at half-time, the linesman made the first of his major contributions to the game. Red Star’s goalkeeper’s long kick out went clear over the heads of Tom Mitchell and the Red Star winger and out into touch. The linesman awarded the throw-in in Red Star’s favour. It was quickly taken to their big striker who was then brought down illegally in the box. The resultant penalty was well tucked away right in the bottom corner to give the hosts an important lead going into the break.

Brazil shuffled their line-up at half time and came out much more positively. They still struggled to create many chances though as the forwards seemed very isolated. At the back, Brazil were looking solid and never looked like going further behind. With time running out on Brazil’s cup hopes, player/manager Dave Churchley made an inspired change. James Katirai was brought on up front and the formation was tweaked. Within a minute, the scores were level. Shaun Haigh’s throw-in was flicked on by Matthew Creighton to Katirai who headed past the keeper from close range. By now Brazil were well on top and it looked as though the visitors would go on to claim victory in extra time, as they had in the two previous rounds, if not before the 90 minutes were up. However, with five minutes of normal time still remaining, the linesman made his second decisive and controversial intervention in the match, spoiling the good work that had been done by the other two match officials. As Bull released a pass infield from the left, he was caught late by two Red Star players. As he got to his feet he gestured towards the referee to indicate that he had been fouled but accidentally caught one of the Red Star players in the back with his hand. The referee’s assistant interpreted this as a deliberate punch. Some pushing and shoving ensued and the linesman instructed the referee to dismiss Bull. Neither Red Star player was punished for his part in the fracas.

With ten men on a pitch of this scale things were looking grim for the visitors. They got from bad to worse in the opening period of extra time when Red Star took the lead. Being a man down, Brazil didn’t have enough players to mark everyone at Red Star’s corner. It was the unmarked man that headed the ball over the defender on the post into the top corner. In the second half of extra time, Brazil actually played some of the best football of the match, particularly down the right flank, with Jon Hinks, Day, Creighton and Katirai playing some neat short passes to feet. As Brazil pushed forward seeking an equalizer, they were caught on the break. The Red Star striker beat the offside trap and put the game beyond Brazil’s reach, although they did try until the end. The last action came right in the dying seconds. Brazil were awarded a free kick 40 yards from goal. The referee indicated that were only 15 seconds remaining so Churchley quickly fired in a powerful accurate shot. The keeper was forced into making a good save. The highlight of the match was a spectacular drag-back by Mitchell which left the Red Star winger both bemused and wrong-footed. Creighton was man of the match.

As expected, Blyth Town Reserves were victorious in the other semi-final, beating West Jesmond 2-0 away from home. This sets up a top against bottom final on 3rd May. I’ll have some spare tickets if you would like to go.

Other news:
No training until further notice.

Ryton AFC Reserves 3 -1 IJLW Brazil

Posted on by
Reply

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 3 – 4 Wardley

Posted on by
Reply

27/09/2003
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Bancroft, Churchley, Toms, Davison (Kennedy 60), Hinks (Slack 70), Belcher, McGowan (Toward 70), Haigh, Paterson, Goodliff.

Brazil were confident going into the match, having already beaten Wardley in the John Hampson Memorial Trophy this season. The home side started well and were rewarded in the fifth minute when Paul Belcher chipped the ball over the defence for Les Goodliff. His cross from the left was flicked on by Shaun Haigh and Ewan Paterson, at the back post, calmly controlled the ball on his chest before firing Brazil into an early lead. Brazil were playing the better football and settled into the game well.

The first turning point in the game came as early as the tenth minute. With lots of players jostling for position in the Brazil penalty area, as Wardley took a free kick, Alan Bancroft was dismissed for an alleged head butt and Wardley equalized from the penalty spot. Despite this major setback, Brazil continued to dominate the first half, although they were finding it much harder going. A reshuffled line-up left Goodliff on his own up front, but he was well supported by Paterson.

Brazil were defending well with Steve Toms and Dave Churchley dominant in the air. Gary Davison was getting forward from right back whenever he could and put in two great crosses that only just evaded the incoming forwards. With both sides defending well there were few good goal scoring opportunities until Jon Hinks slipped a delightfully weighted pass through the Wardley defence for Goodliff to run onto. Goodliff made no mistake as he fired the ball into the bottom corner to give the ten men the lead going into the break.

Wardley started better after the interval and started to exploit the gaps in the Brazil line-up. Al Andrew was forced to make a good save, going down to his left, from a free kick right on the edge of the box. However, it was Brazil that scored first again. Belcher’s free kick over the defence was headed home by Goodliff, with Churchley queuing up behind him. Man of the match Goodliff caught up with Paterson as he took his tally to four for the season, all against Wardley.

As the match progressed some of the Brazil players were noticeably tiring, which was understandable given the early red card. Wardley capitalised on this and scored a couple of goals to bring the scores level. The introduction of Peter Slack on Brazil’s left wing gave the home side’s attack some renewed impetus. He came extremely close to restoring Brazil’s lead when he cut inside and shot on his right foot. The ball lobbed over the keeper but rebounded off the back post.

Just as it looked as if the match was heading for a draw, Slack put over a great left footed cross which was met by the unmarked Paterson just six yards out at the back post. Caught in two minds, he decided to hit it first time on the volley and made an uncharacteristically poor connection. The ball went back across the face of the goal and Wardley had escaped. With time running out they had one final attack and scored an undeserved winner with the last kick of the match.

IJLW Brazil 3 – 2 Proctor And Gamble Cobalt

Posted on by
Reply

18/01/2003
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Toms, Churchley, Kennedy, Davison, Paterson, M McClure, P Clark, Belcher, Haigh, Gavan.

The match started slowly as both sides looked rusty after the winter break. Brazil were dominating possession though and it came as no surprise when they opened the scoring. A strong run by Steve Toms was ended by a push, just inside the penalty area. Mike McClure calmly dispatched the spot kick to put the home side ahead after 10 minutes. Having taken the lead, Brazil never looked like giving it up. Brazil were improving and starting to create chances. Debutant striker, Andy Gavan was making some excellent runs to lose the defenders, but was unfortunately being caught offside quite often. After 20 minutes he smashed the ball past the P&G keeper but was ruled offside again.

P&G had no width to their formation so Gary Davison, Brazil’s left back, was pushing over towards the middle, which allowed Toms, the right back, to get forward more. Shaun Haigh, on Brazil’s left flank, had acres of space which he was using well. At the mid-point of the first half, P&G’s keeper failed to hold onto Haigh’s cross and Gavan reacted quicker than the two defenders around him to give Brazil a 2-0 lead. Whenever P&G did get forward, Brazil were defending well. Toms and Dave Churchley won a lot of headers and Churchley was comfortably sweeping up the balls played over the top. It was looking as though Brazil would go on to record a good victory when a freak occurrence let P&G back into the game. A 25 yard free kick was sent towards P&G’s big men at the back post but, as Al Andrew came out flapping, it curled into the top corner. This boosted P&G into raising their game and the match became a lot tighter.

The second half began with Brazil as the dominant side, though P&G were more competitive than they had been earlier in the match. The major incident of the game occurred after 55 minutes. Brazil felt they should have had a second penalty when Toms was chopped down from behind in the box. Paul Belcher retained possession, however, and took a dive to try to convince the referee. Nothing was given so P&G broke with Toms and Belcher both lying on the ground. As Belcher got back to his feet P&G’s left back punched him in the back of the head. The referee blew the whistle immediately and wanted to talk to both players. P&G’s left back was sent off and Belcher, who was expecting to be booked for the dive, was dismissed for spitting. Belcher denies it and no one on either side appeared to see it either. A referee assessor from the FA was at the game and he suggested to Belcher that an appeal would be a good idea.

Brazil made good use of the extra space and started to create chances immediately. Haigh’s left footed cross was neatly tucked away by Gavan, after an excellent run across the front of the defence, to restore Brazil’s two goal advantage. Moments later Haigh let fly a powerful, curling, right footed effort that was only inches wide. Gavan could (and probably should) have completed his hat trick when he had just the keeper to beat from inside the box. The ball took a nasty bobble though, just as he was about to hit it, and the shot just cleared the bar. As Brazil looked for more goals, the midfield were pushing forward but finding it harder to get back as the heavy ground was taking its toll on their weary legs. This gave P&G more hope of a consolation goal. It came from a good finish, following a very good through ball. The scoreline was flattering to P&G so Brazil were still looking to add to their tally, rather than sit on their lead. Gavan set up McClure but his chip hit the bar with the keeper stranded. As P&G advanced in search of an unlikely point, Ewan Paterson stopped to help a P&G player with his cramp. After a berating from Brazil’s skipper, Paterson continued with the game. Although Brazil are a friendly, sporting club, this should have waited until the ball was dead. Paterson made amends moments later with an excellent clean tackle inside the Brazil penalty area to deny P&G a last chance of equalising. He even managed to retain possession and dribble away with the ball. He was duly praised by Brazil’s skipper and has learnt his lesson.

Wardley 2 – 2 IJLW Brazil

Posted on by
Reply

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.