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Wardley 2 – 4 IJLW Brazil

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14/02/2004
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Wilkinson, Davison, Churchley, Walker, Kennedy (Slack 70), Gurney, Paterson, Hinks, Mitchell, Haigh, Bull.

Brazil got off to a nightmare start and could have conceded twice inside the first two minutes. For the first quarter of an hour, they were sloppy in all departments but they gradually managed to feel their way into the game. As their confidence grew, they began to pass the ball around and create some problems for the Wardley defence. The home side were still dominating possession though and, down their left flank, they were causing particular problems for Brazil. Brazil’s defenders made some important challenges and interceptions (both Mark Kennedy and Dave Churchley made last-ditch tackles to prevent shots) and Lee Wilkinson carried on where he had left off last week, with some good, confident goalkeeping.

As the game progressed, Brazil were looking increasingly threatening as they attacked. A good move culminated in Shaun Haigh’s low cross from the left being tucked away neatly by Matty Bull. A couple of minutes later, Bull turned provider as he played a magnificent 40 yard pass into the path of Ben Gurney, who made no mistake in doubling the visitors’ lead. Brazil completed their best 10 minutes of the season when Gurney struck his second. It was a first-time left-footed shot from 25 yards out and it sailed over the keeper and curled into the top corner. Brazil went into the half-time break with a three goal advantage and were extremely confident of gaining their first league points of the season.

Wardley started the second period well and were looking dangerous down their right wing. Brazil’s whole team was working hard to keep them out but the home side did eventually pull a goal back. Wardley could have found themselves right back in the game if it wasn’t for some desperate defending. There were several goalmouth scrambles, Churchley blocked a couple of shots and Ewan Paterson twice headed off the line at the back post. During this time, Wilkinson really made his presence felt as he came confidently for crosses and pulled off a couple of excellent saves to earn his man of the match award.

After this period of intense pressure, Brazil then had a good spell themselves. Bull was clean through but the Wardley keeper managed to tip his shot round the post. Bull did then score, from Hinks’s defence-splitting pass, but the goal was incorrectly ruled out for offside. Gurney had a thumping shot pushed onto the post by the diving goalkeeper. The best move of the match, in which Brazil calmly passed the ball all around the pitch without a Wardley player getting near it, ended in a good shot by Haigh which forced the keeper into a full-stretch dive. Brazil made their domination pay as Gurney’s corner was powerfully headed against the bar by Bryan Walker and Hinks was on hand to tap in and put the result beyond doubt.

Wardley did score a second but, despite a couple of late chances, never really looked like getting back into the game. This result was a great confidence boost for Brazil as they look to get off the bottom of the table in the last third of the season. These two sides will meet again on Saturday, in the North East Amateur Challenge Shield, but, due to the unavailability of several players, it looks like it will be a very different Brazil side.

Wardley 2 – 4 IJLW Brazil

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27/08/2003
John Hampson Memorial Trophy Quarter Final

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Davison, Churchley, Toms, Haigh, Paterson, McGowan, Greenwood, Hinks (M McClure 55), Gavan (Harrison 70), Goodliff.
Subs not used: Mitchell, R McClure (ineligible).

A last minute change to the starting line up was required as the McClure brothers got lost on the way to the ground and failed to arrive before the start. Despite this, Brazil started well and had the better of the opening exchanges. Steve Toms and Dave Churchley were dominant at the heart of Brazil’s defence, Jonny McGowan and Andy Greenwood looked composed on the ball in midfield and the pace of Les Goodliff and Andrew Gavan was a constant threat up front. There was a lot of space on Brazil’s left and Shaun Haigh exploited this by getting forward from left back at every opportunity.

The opening goal came against the run of play. A long Wardley goal kick cleared Brazil’s centre backs and the striker managed to get to the ball before the full back. He turned inside and his low shot crept in at the near post. Brazil fought back though and soon regained their dominance. Ewan Paterson’s corners were hard to defend and Toms and Gavan both went close with headers. The equalizing goal, however, came from a counter attack. Goodliff’s pace took him away from the defence and he smashed his shot against the crossbar. Paterson, who had managed to keep up with play, calmly controlled the rebound and slotted the ball home.

Brazil were pressing and not allowing a Wardley player time on the ball anywhere on the pitch. This forced some errors and gifted Goodliff an opportunity on the edge of the box. His low shot beat the keeper but was just wide of the post. A free kick 30 yards out gave Greenwood the opportunity to try his luck. He struck the wall but managed to regain possession and lay the ball back to Churchley whose 35 yard left-footed volley swerved just wide of the upright. Another swift counter attack saw Brazil take the lead for the first time in the match as Goodliff blasted the ball past the keeper with his weaker right foot. The lead could have been greater at the break as Goodliff, Gavan and Haigh all had half chances.

Wardley came out with more aggression in the second half and it paid off for them after an hour when a header from a corner managed to sneak past the defender on the post. Straight away Brazil retook the lead. A magnificent dipping 25 yard volley by Mike McClure hit the underside of the bar and Greenwood was on hand to head home the rebound. Wardley came back again and should have levelled the scores. A cross from the right found two men unmarked at the back post but Al Andrew came off his line and made an excellent save as he managed to tip the volley over the bar from almost point blank range.

Brazil looked dangerous every time they got forward but they still had to defend solidly as Wardley were pushing more men forward every time they got possession. The result could have been beyond doubt as McClure, Greenwood, Gavan and Goodliff all went close as Paterson but in some dangerous balls from the right. The closest of the lot came when Churchley’s intelligent run was picked out superbly by Greenwood’s free kick. Churchley was only denied his first goal of the campaign by a diving, one-handed, fingertip save.

The result was wrapped up when Harrison’s flick-on reached Goodliff, whose run had avoided the offside trap. Goodliff sealed his man of the match performance as he neatly slotted the ball into the net. This was Brazil’s record victory in the competition and sees them reach their first semi final in two years.

IJLW Brazil 5 – 1 West Jesmond

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15/03/2003
Friendly

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Davison, Churchley, Kennedy, Charge, Bancroft, Toms, Belcher, Slack, Paterson, Harrison.

A young West Jesmond side started brighter than Brazil, who seemed to be lacking energy from the start. Although Jesmond had the vast majority of the possession early on they failed to create a single chance. Mark Kennedy and Dave Churchley won everything in the air and Churchley was sweeping up all the balls over the top. After a quarter of an hour, Brazil won their first corner. Peter Slack swung it into the box where it was cleared only as far as Churchley. Brazil’s skipper pushed it through the crowded penalty area to the unmarked Alan Bancroft who put the ball into the net. The goal was ruled out for offside. Brazil did take the lead though, five minutes later. Steve Toms, on his left foot, fired past the diving Jesmond keeper from the edge of the box. Brazil were now the dominant side though they were still playing far from their best.

The advantage was doubled on the half-hour mark. A corner was again only half-cleared, after a vital touch by Gary Davison, and fell to Churchley who unleashed a powerful right footed shot from the edge of the D. Although the keeper managed to get his hand to the ball he couldn’t keep it out due to the force of the shot.

A skilful run by Slack, beating three men, petered out when he ran out of steam as he got to the last defender. A few minutes later though he had regained some energy and managed to keep the ball alive on the left wing. After some good work by Ewan Paterson, Toms found himself striking home his second goal of the game to put the result beyond doubt. The closest Jesmond came to making a breakthrough before the break was when Anand Charge headed clear off the Brazil goal line, following a corner.

In the second half Brazil were even more dominant and Jesmond rarely got out of their own half. Most of Brazil’s chances fell to Mark Harrison, who never stopped working, and Paterson. But it was Bancroft that put Brazil 4-0 up, with 15 minutes of the half played. A clever ball over the top by Paterson landed in Bancroft’s path. Although his first touch took him wide his second made up for it as he smashed the ball into the top corner with his weaker left foot. Toms almost completed his hat trick when he turned two defenders before shooting just wide.

Jesmond were given a consolation goal from the penalty spot after an unnecessary slide brought the forward down from behind when Churchley was covering in the middle. Al Andrew dived the wrong way and got himself muddy for the first time in the match in the process. Brazil continued to create chances of their own. Bancroft had another goal disallowed when he punched Paterson’s corner into the net. Paul Belcher’s free kick was only kept out by an excellent fingertip save and, whilst Paterson was getting closer to scoring with every shot he had, Harrison seemed to be missing by more. This culminated in the lanky striker hitting the changing rooms with a shot from the edge of the six-yard box directly in front of the middle of the goal. There was still to be another goal, though. Slack hit a tired cross high into the box where it was hideously misjudged by Jesmond’s keeper. He came towards it but it bounced over him and into the unguarded net.

Brazil are back in action in the league next week when they are playing The Bush Wallsend, at Norham School. It is hoped that there will be a crowd of Brazil fans in attendance at the match.

IJLW Brazil 3 – 2 Proctor And Gamble Cobalt

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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.

IJLW Brazil 3 – 2 Newcastle Rutherford Reserves

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30th November 2002
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Paterson, Churchley, Kennedy, Davison, G Clark, M McClure, P Clark, Belcher (Goodliff 55), Hinks (Greenwood 70), Harrison (Toward 80).

Skipper, Dave Churchley decided to start the match kicking in the opposite direction to usual, as Brazil sought their first home league points of the season. After just five minutes, though, Brazil found themselves a goal behind as Rutherford’s big midfielder powered home a header from a corner. Brazil could have already scored by then though, Graeme Clark’s low corner was smashed wide of the near post by Paul Belcher, who didn’t realise how much time and space he had. Both sides worked hard throughout the first half and seemed to cancel each other out as there were not many chances at either end. Jon Hinks headed a G Clark corner into the ground and Mike McClure had an 18-yard drive well saved after Belcher’s clever square pass. At the other end, Brazil’s keeper, Al Andrew, wasn’t tested. The only time Rutherford got through, Andrew put off the striker and Ewan Paterson was on hand to clear from inside the 6-yard box. The visitors led by a goal to nil at the break.

Brazil began the second half as the better side, kicking in their preferred direction. The introduction of Les Goodliff added an extra dimension to Brazil’s attacking play, as his pace was too much for Rutherford to handle. The impact was immediate and the scores were levelled when Mark Harrison’s short pass on the edge of the box was hit low into the bottom left corner by Paul Clark. A couple of minutes later it looked as though the fight back was complete when Jon Hinks volleyed McClure’s cross into the same corner of the goal. The referee, who’s performance was generally poor all afternoon, incorrectly ruled the goal out for offside. By now Brazil were dominating though, and it wasn’t long before they took the lead. McClure rounded off an excellent move by blasting the ball past the Rutherford keeper. Brazil also had chances for Goodliff and P Clark.

Brazil’s defence comfortably dealt with Rutherford’s forwards, even when they started pushing extra men up. On the only occasion they got through, a fine low strike levelled the scores at 2-2. Rutherford celebrated like they had just won the league and, with over a quarter of an hour still remaining, this turned out to be premature. The sticky pitch was making it difficult for Brazil to play their attractive passing football but it was also working in their favour. Rutherford had several players that found running on that surface very difficult and even had to resort to bringing on their fat, mouthy manager for his fresh legs. Brazil’s fitness held up to the conditions, which gave the home side the advantage as the match moved into the closing stages. An outrageous foul on Andy Greenwood, by Rutherford’s manager, gave Brazil a free kick about 30 yards from the goal. Greenwood picked himself up (and was surprisingly unhurt) and lined up as if to shoot. Rutherford’s keeper must have thought he was bluffing, as he obviously wasn’t expecting a shot. Greenwood let fly with his left foot and the keeper reacted late as the ball squeezed underneath him. There was still time for a late scare when Rutherford were awarded a controversial penalty in the 88th minute. Andrew dived the right way and managed to bundle the ball around the post. Although this was his only real save, it was deemed important enough to earn him the man of the match award. Brazil hung on to take maximum points and move 7 points clear of the relegation zone.

Proctor & Gamble 0 – 6 IJLW Brazil

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12th October 2002
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Paterson, Churchley, Kennedy (Charge 60), Haigh, G Clark, Lambert, P Clark, Belcher (Toward 55), Hinks (Harrison 60), Goodliff.

In extremely harsh conditions, on a skiddy surface, Brazil, full of confidence after 2 successive wins, started very positively. Brazil played some wonderful football, looking particularly dangerous down the right flank. Paul Belcher and the Clark brothers, Graeme and Paul, were all at their creative best. Despite this, mainly due to some poor finishing, it took Brazil 20 minutes to score. P Clark squared the ball across the face of the goal and Jon Hinks, charging in on the back post, tucked away his first goal for Brazil. Although Brazil continued to dominate (P&G struggled to even get out of their half) it wasn’t until the 35th minute that Brazil extended their lead. This time it was P Clark at the back post to put away Les Goodliff’s cross. There was still time for Goodliff to get onto the scoresheet before the break, with G Clark providing the final ball.

Despite a comfortable 3-0 lead, Brazil knew that they could have had more and were expecting a tougher second half, playing into the wind. Goodliff, Belcher, and both Clarks either went close or missed chances they really should’ve scored.

Brazil continued to control the game after the interval and, 10 minutes after the restart, man of the match Belcher increased Brazil’s lead. His first effort was spectacularly saved but he had the presence of mind to follow it up and slot away the rebound. With a 4-0 lead and half an hour to play, Brazil took this opportunity to use their substitutes. Brazil continued to press forward seeking more goals. Their shape got a bit ragged after the changes and P&G did break through a couple of times. On one occasion, it looked as though P&G’s striker was one-on-one with Al Andrew until Dave Churchley made a superb saving tackle. Goodliff got himself booked for arguing over an offside decision but Brazil were still much the better side. Two excellent crosses from G Clark, on the right wing, allowed Goodliff and Mark Harrison to round off the scoring. The referee, who didn’t do a particularly good job, blew up three minutes early but, with a 6 – 0 scoreline, it didn’t really matter.

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.

Newcastle Rutherford Reserves 2 – 3 IJLW Brazil

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28th September 2002
Tyneside Amateur League Division 2

IJLW Brazil
Andrew, Toms, Churchley, M McClure, Kennedy, Hinks (Paterson 55), Lambert, P Clark, Belcher, Thompson, R McClure.
Subs not used: Charge, Davison.

Brazil were confident going into this game as they felt they should’ve beaten Rutherford when they played them in the cup earlier in the season. Brazil made their best start to a match all season as Rutherford found it very difficult to progress into Brazil’s defensive third of the pitch.

Brazil opened the scoring with a great piece of football. Jon Hinks flicked the ball onto Paul Clark who lifted a lovely pass behind the Rutherford back four for Ricky McClure to run onto and lob the advancing keeper. Brazil failed to capitalize on their advantage though and Rutherford were level before half time when they scrambled home a weak corner. It was a disappointing goal for Brazil to concede, having defended so well. Brazil could even have found themselves behind at the break if it wasn’t for a superb diving stop by Al Andrew.

Brazil looked solid again as the second half got underway. Neither side was really creating any chances until the introduction of Ewan Paterson on Brazil’s right gave their attacks a bit more pace. Paterson broke clear down Brazil’s right flank. His shot was saved by the Rutherford keeper but it was only deflected into the path of R McClure who easily bundled the ball into the empty net for his and Brazil’s 2nd goal of the game. Brazil then began to dominate possession and it wasn’t long before they increased their advantage. Right back Steve Toms picked up a loose ball on the half way line and, with no obvious passing options and no opposition players pressurising him, decided to try his luck from fully 40 yards. The ball rocketed straight into the top right hand corner and Brazil looked as though their first league win of the season had been secured. Rutherford, however, had other ideas. They pressed forward, pushing more men up front, in search of a way back into the game.

Brazil’s defence held firm. It was M McClure’s first match alongside Dave Churchley in the middle of the defence and the partnership seemed to click almost instantly. There was no real danger until Andrew, after catching a cross, dropped it on the edge of the six yard box. Churchley managed to toe-poke it clear before any Rutherford players could get to it. Andrew’s slack period wasn’t over though as, a few minutes later, he threw the ball behind him across the face of the goal. This time it was a Rutherford player who got there first. Andrew, trying to recover, clattered into him just as he blasted his shot wide. The referee awarded Rutherford a penalty which they duly slotted away. Brazil managed to hang onto their lead thanks to two great reaction saves from Andrew, atoning for his earlier errors and even doing enough to win a surprise man of the match award.

Brazil’s season had finally got started and the winning streak had begun.