2009-10 SEASON WITH V.K. PRIMORAC

Read about Tony Azevedo's play with V.K. Primorac of the Croatian Professional League.

The official website is at www.vkprimorac.com
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(standings are on the right side under "tablica")
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DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
AZEVEDO
GOALS
NOTES
Azevedo Totals
14-2
17
The Croatian season runs through May of 2010. Primorac with with 14 wins is currently five points behind front-runner Jug (Tony's old team).
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
    
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      
3/13 vs. Medvescak      
3/20 at Rokava Koper      
3/27 vs. Posk      
4/3 at Cattaro Maximus      
4/10 vs. Jug      
4/17 at Jadran      
4/24 vs. Mladost      
4/30 at Budva Mitel     end of regular season