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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 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.

New York 2 – 6 IJLW Brazil

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13/11/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Paterson, Freath, Creighton, Mitchell, Haigh, Katirai. Subs not used: Slack.

With both strikers pulling out on the morning of the match, Brazil’s manager was worrying where the goals might come from. He decided to play a five-man midfield and it seemed to work as they overwhelmed their hosts from the start. Despite their all round superiority, the closest Brazil came to scoring early on was a long range effort from Matthew Creighton which the keeper fumbled but Shaun Haigh was flagged offside as he followed in.

The petulance of the strikers didn’t help New York and both of them got a severe talking to by the referee within the first twenty minutes. When the opening goal finally came midway through the half there was virtually no doubt about the outcome of the match. Haigh’s long throw fell perfectly into Mark Kennedy’s path, as he made a run from deep, and the Brazil left back hit a first time shot into the back of the net. Just a few minutes later Brazil were two up in somewhat controversial circumstances. New York had a man lying injured on the half way line but the referee waved for play to continue. For a couple of minutes both sides were playing on but whenever Brazil were in possession New York were shouting for them to put the ball out. When Mark Freath nicked the ball off a defender and curled it just inside the post from the edge of the box heated arguments ensued. Just before the interval, Creighton followed the flight of the ball from Lee Wilkinson’s long, long freekick, spun à la David Platt, and volleyed Brazil into a 3-0 half time lead.

With Wilkinson’s dominance of his area and Bryan Walker and Dave Churchley winning everything in the air, New York looked to have no way of getting back into the match. A rare goalkeeping error, however, gifted them a goal early in the second period. Brazil pushed on though, determined not to throw away a vital three points and soon restored their three-goal cushion. Haigh’s weak, left-footed freekick came back to him from the first defender and he tossed in a much better cross with his right foot. With both attackers and defenders struggling to see the ball in the low sun, the experienced Freath timed his run into the danger area perfectly and headed the ball into the net to take his personal tally to three goals in the last two matches. Ewan Paterson, who had promised his manager a goal, was lurking just behind Freath to score if he had missed the ball, just as he had been when Kennedy had opened the scoring.

With the result wrapped up, Brazil started to relax and got some really nice short passes flowing through the midfield. Tom Mitchell and Creighton even started bringing out a few tricks as the New York tackles slid in around them. When Paterson’s corner fell to Creighton, he appeared to have all the time in the world to compose himself and fire Brazil ahead further. Brazil, to their manager’s disappointment, relaxed a bit too much and allowed New York to score an undeserved breakaway goal.

In the final quarter of the match, James Katirai, who had started off the second half quite quietly, started to make a real contribution. He was holding the ball up well, linking with the midfield and winning freekicks. He nearly capped his performance with a goal but was denied by a smart stop at the near post. Brazil’s sixth and final goal also came from a set-piece. Churchley’s vision and quick-thinking enabled him to pick out Creighton with an early freekick and the man of the match then rounded the game off with a superb goal to complete his hat trick. He sidestepped a defender and blasted the ball into the top corner from thirty yards. New York picked up as many yellow cards as goals and Brazil picked up three points, to move them above their opponents in the table.

IJLW Brazil 2 – 1 Whitley Bay Baptist Church

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06/11/2004
Northumberland F.A. Minor Cup 2nd Round

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Paterson (Katirai 80), Hinks, Creighton (Freath 60), Haigh, Bull, McGurk (Harrison 70).

Whitley Bay Baptist Church, from the North East Christian Fellowship League, were the visitors in Winlaton for the second round of this year’s NFA Minor Cup. Brazil were in confident mood, having not lost since 2nd October, 2004. Their self-belief showed as they dominated the match from the start. Shaun Haigh and Ste McGurk both blazed shots over the crossbar but Brazil kept piling on the pressure. Jon Hinks saw a header cleared off the line following McGurk’s left wing corner.

It took the strength of Bryan Walker to eventually give the hosts the lead, midway through the first half. He forced the ball through several defenders and into the net, following Ewan Paterson’s crossed free kick from the right. McGurk watched the ball cross the line but selflessly avoided applying a final touch to it.

As has been the way for the majority of the season, Brazil defended well and allowed Whitley Bay very little sight of goal. On one occasion, however, they did have a three-on-one counter attack which gave Lee Wilkinson, diving at the attacker’s feet, the opportunity to make a great save.

After the break, Brazil were looking to push on and wrap up the game but, although they were creating numerous chances, they just couldn’t seem to get the crucial second goal. Most of the time the keeper wasn’t even tested but a couple of dubious hand ball decisions were also required to keep the score down. Firstly, Matthew Creighton’s neat turn and shot into the bottom corner was ruled out and secondly the referee’s whistle prevented a certain goal as Dave Churchley was about to strike the loose ball into the top corner after Walker had knocked down Paterson’s corner.

The strength and pace of Brazil’s defenders was too much for the Whitley Bay attackers and they never looked like scoring until, that is, the referee ignored the linesman’s flag and allowed the attacker to run through unopposed to level the score. With plenty of time still remaining, Brazil were not going to panic. An inspired substitution gave the lead back to the home side as Mark Freath converted Paterson’s corner with his knee, less than ten minutes after coming off the bench.

Brazil still could have had more goals. Churchley and Walker both made the keeper work as they fired in powerful 40 yard free kicks but, generally, Brazil’s shooting was off-target. James Katirai nearly grabbed his first Brazil goal but his side-foot shot just didn’t curl enough. The last effort was headed over by Matty Bull at full stretch, as he beat two defenders to Haigh’s cross. Wilkinson was man of the match (again). This result now gives Brazil a 50% win rate in the NFA Minor Cup, making it Brazil’s most successful competition since they left the University Intra-Mural League.

IJLW Brazil 5 – 2 Wardley Durham Ranger

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16/10/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Paterson, Hinks, Creighton, Haigh, Bull, McGurk (Ho 70). Subs not used: Mitchell, Katirai, Bernstone.

A majestic performance from an almost full-strength Brazil took then 3 points clear of bottom spot in the league. From the start Brazil were the better team, dominating in all areas of the field. Shaun Haigh put the hosts ahead when his cross from the left was punched back to him by the keeper, way off his line, leaving Brazil’s flanker an open goal to volley his side ahead.

Brazil’s pressure produced many more chances. Jon Hinks had a header cleared off the line and Ewan Paterson and Matty Bull both forced the visiting keeper to make smart stops but it was Haigh that missed the best opportunity of the half. He was played clean through, avoiding the tight offside trap, but tried to be too clever. His attempted lob skewed off the outside of his boot and went limply out of play.

A good counter attacking goal, against the run of play, brought Wardley back into the game before a freak goal gave them an undeserved lead. Lee Wilkinson, back-peddling, made a fantastic save as he clawed a long range shot out of the top corner and onto the post. As he rolled over, the ball ricocheted off his knee and over the goal line. Brazil responded well and got back on level terms before the break. Bryan Walker’s deep free kick was flicked on by Matthew Creighton and Mark Kennedy controlled it on his chest before blasting a volley past the helpless keeper.

In the second half Brazil took control even more. Ste McGurk, who was lively throughout, managed to cannon the ball off the centre back into Wardley’s goal to give Brazil the lead and even up the own goal score. Midway through the half, McGurk claimed a goal for himself. The ball smashed into Bull’s face and into Hinks’s path. McGurk met the low cross and his deflected shot just crept over the goal line.

Although Brazil were two goals up, they were not resting on their laurels. Some excellent defending throughout the team meant that Wardley hardly had a chance to speak of. In particular, Hinks made a sliding tackle just as a midfielder was about to shoot from the edge of the box and Dave Churchley (whose cheek was so swollen from an earlier elbow that it was beginning to obstruct his view), sprinting back towards his own goal, managed to slide in to deny Wardley’s star striker.

Wardley always struggled to deal with Wilkinson’s long clearances and the game was made safe when Bull got on the end of one and buried it confidently into the back of the net. The result was marred slightly with an incident late on. The way in which a Wardley player reacted to Steve Ho’s sliding tackle resulted in both players getting booked. Creighton picked up another man of the match award as the race for player of the year begins to get more interesting.

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.

IJLW Brazil 3 – 2 Proctor & Gamble Cobalt

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24/04/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy, Paterson, Hinks, Greenwood, Robinson, Smith, Bull.

Up on the hill in Winlaton, the conditions were perfect for watching football, as Brazil attracted their largest home crowd of the season. With bottom place guaranteed, Brazil still had plenty to play for: any result better than a two goal defeat would ensure that Brazil didn’t finish with the worst defensive record in the league; and a win by three or more goals would mean that Brazil didn’t have the worst goal difference in the league.

Brazil got the perfect start when skipper Dave Churchley beat the P&G captain at the toss and ensured that Brazil would enjoy the small advantage given by the bright sun, as it headed westwards in the second half. The actual match started well too, with Brazil taking the lead in the second minute. A swift passing move culminated with Steve Robinson, making the most of his free role, receiving a perfectly weighted return pass from Matty Bull before deftly lifting the ball over the keeper (who went to ground a little too quickly) with his left foot. Raucous celebrations ensued, despite exactly half of Brazil’s fans not even noticing that a goal had been scored! For the next quarter of an hour, the home side were dominant but failed to extend their lead. After that, P&G, to their credit, worked themselves back into the game, but didn’t really threaten the Brazil goal.

Brazil were defending solidly with the dependable full backs, Mark Kennedy and Gary Davison, both having very good games and the centre backs, Churchley and Bryan Walker, dealing with P&G’s two-man strike force relatively comfortably. Andy Greenwood and Jon Hinks were at the centre of most of Brazil’s moves and always made themselves available to receive a pass. Paul Smith and Ewan Paterson, whose form has been revitalised in recent weeks, were providing good support to both the attack and defence, from their positions on the flanks. When the hosts were in possession, they were bravely committing a lot of men into their attacks, as they sensed the weakness in the P&G defence. This sometimes left Brazil vulnerable to counter attacks but the defence, led by Churchley, were good enough to deal with the threat. P&G did draw level before half time though. A deflected header from a corner wrong footed Lee Wilkinson just enough for him to be unable to reach it. The defender on the line had left his post, allowing the ball to bounce gently over the line.

The turn around after the break did the visitors no favours. They were playing into the sun against a lively confident side. It was when Wilkinson had the ball in his hands that the sun played its biggest part. The young goalkeeper’s huge kicks caused immense trouble for the P&G centre backs and Bull was gambling on them missing the ball. On several occasions he was just inches from getting on the end of one before it bounced through to P&G’s keeper.

As the second half progressed it was clear to all who the better team was, despite their relative league positions. Brazil made their superiority tell when they regained the lead through a well-taken Bull penalty, following an absurd handball just inside the area. Moments later Bull could have double the advantage when he intercepted a poor goal kick. Bull was to grab a second just a couple of minutes after that when another weak goal kick forced an equally poor back pass which he latched onto and slotted past the keeper.

The Brazil goal was rarely threatened but Wilkinson was forced to back peddle quickly and tip a good attempted lob over the bar. P&G looked at their most dangerous when they had an attacking throw-in. They put a lot of bodies in the box and attempted a long throw but one of Walker and Churchley was always in the right place to head clear.

Brazil had chances to claim their targeted three-goal victory (the best was created by a low Paterson cross from the right which Hinks dummied allowing Smith to shoot from close range) but a dubious penalty gave P&G a second goal and set up a tense last ten minutes. Brazil held on for their first home win of the season, thanks in part to Churchley heading away a couple of shots and to P&G’s substitute squandering their best chance.

Andy Greenwood showed glimpses of the true talent he possesses, in the second half, and this was enough to earn him the man of the match award.