2008-09 SEASON
WITH VK JUG
Read about Tony Azevedo's play with VK Jug of the Croatian Professional
League.
The official website is at http://www.jug.hr/
and the complete schedule is available
here (look for Jug CO).
The current standings are here
Results for the league are also available at www.crowaterpolo.com.
Current Statistical leaders are here
DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULT |
AZEVEDO GOALS |
NOTES |
Record: |
29 14 |
With 29 goals, Tony finished the regular
season tied for 10th in the league in scoring for the regular
season champions. (4/5). The team swept through the first round
and then won the best of five series with Mladost for the League
Championship. Jug was a perfect 5-0 in the playoffs behind 14
goals from Azevedo. |
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9/27/08 |
at Jadran St |
W 12-7 |
3 |
Jug went up 5-2 in the first
and led 9-3 at the break en route to the first win of the year |
10/8/08 |
Koper |
W 16-6 |
4 |
Jug scored four goals in the
first and then blew open the game in the fourth period with
a 6-1 score in the final frame. |
10/11/08 |
at Primorac |
W 12-6 |
2 |
Jug scored four goals in each
of the first two period en route to a 8-3 halftime score. |
10/22/08 |
Medvešcak |
W 18-4 |
3 |
Jug remained undefeated in
a rout, scoring nine times in the first half to lead 9-2 en
route to their fourth-straight win. |
10/25/08 |
at Jadran CKB |
L 7-8 |
3 |
Jug suffered their first loss
of the season. |
11/5/08 |
Mornar BS |
W 9-6 |
1 |
Jug got back on track with
a 9-6 win, in a closely contested first half, Jug led just 5-4
before scoring two unanswered in the third period to put the
contest out of reach. |
11/7/08 |
at Primorje EB |
W 13-7 |
0 |
After a tight first half, and
shallow 6-5 lead at the half, another third period run (3-0)
propeled Jug to victory |
11/15/08 |
Mladost |
L 11-12 |
1 |
After holding a 4-3 lead after
the first period and another 7-5 lead at the break, Mladost
came back in the second half, scoring 2-1 in the third period,
before taking a 5-3 fourth period rally away from Jug. |
11/26/08 |
at Budvanska |
W 8-3 |
2 |
Jug returned from Euro Cup
play with a win. After trailing 2-1 after the first period,
Jug shutout Budvanska over the next two quarters, 5-0 and ran
away with the win. |
11/29/08 |
Šibenik NCP |
W 7-6 |
1 |
A back and forth contest, Jug
led just 4-3 at the break as Jug extended it to 6-4 after three
periods and held on for the win. |
| 01/24/09 |
vs. Primorac |
W 9-6 |
0 |
Azevedo returned to the lineup
after wins on December 9 and January 10 by large margins, as
Jug led 2-1 after the first period and by the same margin at
the break, 3-2. Jug then outscored Primorac by a single goal
in each of the final two quarters. |
| 01/31/09 |
at Medvescak |
W 18-6 |
DNP |
Jug jumped out to a 5-2 lead
after the first quarter and never looked back as they remained
in a tie for second place, a game back of Jadran in the standings. |
| 02/11/09 |
vs. Jadran CKB |
T 10-10 |
3 |
Despite a slim 5-4 halftime
lead, and one-goal lead heading into the final period, Jadran
was able to outscore Jug 5-to-4 in the final frame to force
the first tie of the season for Jug in a battle for first place
with the top of the ladder leaders, Jadran. |
| 02/14/09 |
at Mornar BS |
W 15-7 |
2 |
Jug posted a shutout in the
first half, outscoring Mornar 3-0 in each of the first two quarters
en route to the very easy victory. |
| 02/21/09 |
vs. Primorje |
W 15-6 |
1 |
A seven goal first half was
all it took to keep Jug a point back in the standings following
its second-straight 15-goal outburst. Another five goals in
the third period made it 12-3 against the seventh place team
in the standings. Jug is undefeated in its last seven contests. |
| 03/7/09 |
at Mladost |
W 9-6 |
1 |
Jug opened up to a 4-1 advantage
and then after an even second quarter (2-2), scored three unanswered
to put the contest out of reach and lead 9-3. The win moves
Jug into first place following Jadran's loss to Primorac. |
| 03/13/09 |
vs. Budvanska |
W 10-9 |
1 |
Jug remained in first place
with a 10-9 comeback win. Budvanska jumped out to a 4-1 first
quarter lead, before Jug fought back to tie it at 6-6 at the
break. In the third period, they took an 8-7 lead, before holding
onto the one goal victory. |
| 03/28/09 |
at Šibenik NCP |
W 16-11 |
0 |
Remaining in first place, Jug
jumped out to a 6-1 first quarter lead , and despite Sibenik
clawing back to 9-7 after three periods, a seven-goal explosion
in the fourth period preserved the victory. |
| 04/4/09 |
at Posk |
W 14-6 |
1 |
Won the regular season title
by taking the final game of the regular season, edging Jadran
by a single point (39-to-38). After an early 3-2 lead, Jug exploded
for five goals in the second period and never looked back. |
| LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS - BEST OF THREE (WON TWO) |
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| 4/09 |
Primorje |
W 12-10 |
4 |
Leading the team in scoring,
Jug opened up with a 12-10 win in the first round of the playoffs.
An evenly played game saw each team score three goals in the
first and remain tied at the break, at 7-7. It remained tied
heading into the fourth quarter (9-9), before Jug pulled away
with a 3-1 final period score. |
| 4/09 |
Primorje |
W 13-8 |
6 |
Another strong game from Tony
sent Jug into the league finals, as Jug led 4-2 after the first
period and 8-3 at the break, never looking back. |
| LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS - GRAND FINAL (BEST OF FIVE) |
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| 4/09 |
Mladost |
W 11-9 |
3 |
Jug will play Mladost in the
League Finals in mid-May through June in a best of five showdown.
Mladost won last year's league championship. |
4/15 |
at Mladost | W 10-8 |
1 |
In game two of the best of
five series, Jug slowly pulled away in the first half, leading
3-2 and then 5-3 at the break. The second half both teams traded
goals as Jug remained in front the rest of the way, extending
it to as large as a 9-6 lead late in the contest. |
5/30 |
Mladost | W 10-7 |
0 |
After falling behind 3-2 and
4-2 in the first half, a second half rally led Jug to the Grand
Final Championship. Jug outscored Mladost 5-2 in the third frame,
leacing 7-6 and never looking back as they packed on a 3-1 score
in the fourth period for the win. |
* Jug has won twice without Azevedo in the lineup
