2009-10 SEASON WITH V.K. PRIMORAC
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Read about Tony Azevedo's play with V.K. Primorac of
the Croatian Professional League.
The official website is at www.vkprimorac.com
Results for the league are also available at www.crowaterpolo.com
(standings are on the right side under "tablica")
Primorac's current schedule is here | Current
Statistical Leaders are here | Full
League Schedule is here
DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULT |
AZEVEDO GOALS |
NOTES |
Azevedo Totals |
19-5 |
28 |
The Croatian season runs
through May of 2010. Primorac with with 18 wins, Primorac
is in second place after falling to Jug with three games
to go. |
|
10/3
|
at Mornar Brodospas |
W 12-8
|
0
|
Primorac opened up the 2009-10
season with a 12-8 win, going up 6-3 at the half and never
looking back.
|
10/17 |
vs. Slobodan |
W 11-6 |
1 |
A tightly contested first
half turned into a blow out at Primorac went up 2-1 after the
first quarter and were tied 3-3 at the break. But a 5-1 outburst
in the third period put the contest out of reach. |
10/31 |
at Primorje |
W 13-10 |
0 |
In what became a shootout, Primorac led the first half 7-4, leading 10-6 after three periods en route to the team's third-straight victory. |
| 11/3 | vs. Jadran | W 14-7 |
2 |
In an easy win for Primorac, they went up 3-1 after the first quarter and then added four unanswered goals to lead 7-1 at halftime and cruise to their fourth-straight win to start the season. |
| 11/11 | at Medvešcak | W 10-4 |
2 |
After a tight three periods of play, where Primorac could only a one-goal halftime (4-3) and two-goal third period score (5-3), Primorac scored five goals in the fourth period to blow the game open. |
| 11/14 | vs. Koper Rokava | W 12-5 |
3 |
Primorac opened up to a 3-1 advantage after the first period and then in the second half outscored Rokava 8-3 to take away their sixth win to start the year. |
| 11/21 | at Posk | W 16-6 |
0 |
Primorac easily ran away with their seventh win of the season, going up 4-1 after the first period and 8-2 at the half. |
| 12/2 | vs. Cattaro Maximus | L
6-10 |
2 |
Primorac suffered their first loss of the year as Cattaro slowly pulled away after a one-goal halftime lead at 5-4. They went up 8-6 after three periods and then shutout Primorac with two more goals in the fourth. |
| 12/5 | at Jug | L 7-14 |
1 |
Tony's former team, the defending champions, easily took care of his current one, outdistancing Primorac 8-2 in the second half after a close first period (2-2) and first half lead (6-5) by Primorac. |
| 1/9 | vs. Jadran CKB | W 10-9 |
1 |
In the first match of 2010 Primorac was able to keep pace with the rest of the league with a one-goal win and move into a tie for third place, two points from first place Jug. The difference in the contest came in the second quarter when Primorac outscored Jadran by one and then held on for the victory as each team traded goals throughout the rest of the contest. |
| 1/23 | at Mladost | W 10-3 | 0 |
Primorac pitched a shutout in the first half, scoring three goals in the first period and another in the second for a 4-0 halftime lead. They added another six goals in the second half. |
| 1/30 | vs. Budva M:tel | W 8-3 |
0 |
Primorac remained undefeated in the new year, scoring the only two goals of the first period and five in the half to lead 5-1 and cruise to the easy victory to keep pace with first place Jug. |
| 2/6 | vs. Mornar | W 13-8 | 1 |
Despite an easy first quarter when Primorac went up 3-1, Mornar came back to within 7-6 at the half, before a second half surge led to a 6-2 advantage and fourth straight win. |
| 2/17 | vs. Slobodan | dnp |
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| 2/20 | at Sibenik | W 12-5 |
0 |
Primorac, after trailing early, 2-1 and 3-1 in the first half, turned it on in the second, scoring 11 goals, including a 6-0 shutout in the third period to win. |
| 2/27 | vs. Primorje | W 15-7 |
4 |
Tony had a breakout game against Primorge, scoring four goals in a romp that saw Primorac score eight first half goals en route to the win. |
| 3/10 | vs. Jadran | W 8-7 |
0 |
Primorac kept pace with the top of the league standings with an 8-7 victory over Jadran. It was the second-straight one-goal win over Jadran on the season. |
| 3/13 | vs. Medvescak | W 12-5 |
3 |
Thanks to a team-high three goals, Primorac went up 7-2 at the half and cruised to victory. The second half was closer (5-3), but with already a five-goal cushion it was smooth sailing. The win pulled Primorac within a single point of Jug for the league lead. |
| 3/20 | at Rokava Koper | W 14-4 |
4 |
With seven goals over the last two games, and double digits in four of its last five, Primorac rolled paced by nine first half goals to lead 9-1 at the break and cruise from that point. |
| 3/27 | vs. Posk | W 10-6 |
0 |
Thanks to five first quarter goals, Primorac won its 10th in a row. Primorac went up 5-3 after the first and led 7-4 at the half. The win moved Primorac into first place, a point over Jug with five games to play. |
| 4/3 | at Cattaro Maximus | W 12-6 | 3 |
The wins kept coming as Tony scored three of the team's 12 goals to stay in first place. After a close first quarter (3-2), Primorac scored three unanswered in the second quarter and never looked back. |
| 4/10 | vs. Jug | L 7-10 |
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In a showdown for first place, Tony's former team, Jug came away the victors. Primorac took the first half, leading 3-2 after the first quarter and 6-5 at the break, but Jug outscored Primorac 5-1 in the second half to win for the second time in league play. |
| 4/17 | at Jadran | L 9-14 |
3 |
Primorac suffered its second-straight loss, falling behind 6-3 after the first period and 7-3 at the break and never recovering. |
| 4/24 | vs. Mladost | W 13-7 |
1 |
Primorac rebounded with seven goals in the first half in the second to last game of the regular season. Primorac led 7-4 at the break and never looked back. |
| 4/30 | at Budva Mitel | L 8-9 |
0 |
Primorac lost the regular season finale, falling behind 4-1 after the first period and never recovering. After losing three of its final four, Primorac finishes the regular season in third place |
| League Playoffs | ||||
| 5/6 | Jadran | L 6-12 |
Primorac lost to second place Jadran, who eventually beat Jug in the finals the next day for the league championship. | |
