2009-10 EURO CUP
Read about Tony Azevedo's play with
V.K. Primorac in the Euro Cup
The official website is at http://len.eu/2009/
Schedule Available here
DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULT |
AZEVEDO GOALS |
NOTES |
Azevedo Totals |
5-0-1 |
6 |
A round robin between
four pools with four teams begins the preliminaries. From
there two teams from each division are chosen, they play
en route to a Final Four in the spring. Primorac with 16 points won the preliminary round. |
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Preliminaries
(Group B)
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11/28 |
vs. Panionios (Greece) | W 10-6
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1
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After taking a 4-1 first period
lead, Primorac held on after the Greek pro team closed to within
6-4 at the half. But 2-1 scores in each of the next two quarters
put the contest out of reach. |
12/16 |
at Jug (Croatia) | T 9-9 |
3 |
In the second rematch this month with his former team (the other was a loss in league play), the two top teams played to a tie. After each team traded three goals in the first period, Primorac took a 6-5 lead at the break and held the lead through three periods, before Jug came back to tie it. |
1/16 |
at Teva-Vasasplaket (Budapest) | W 8-5 |
0 |
Primorac used a 4-2 lead in the first stanza to propel them to their second victory in the Eurocup. The teams traded two goals in the second and one more in the third, before Primorac kept the contest out of reach with the only goal in the final period. |
2/3 |
vs. Teva-Vasaplaket (Budapest) | W 9-7 |
1 |
A big fourth quarter kept Primorac undefeated as Primorac outscored Teva Vasaplaket from Budapest 4-2 in the final quarter to propel them to victory. In a tight first half, Primorac trailed by one goal and halftime before tying it heading into the final frame. |
2/13 |
vs. Jug (Croatia) | W 14-10 |
0 |
In what could only be considered a shootout between league rivals, Primorac beat Jug 14-10 paced by a six-goal third quarter and four-goal second period. Jug had led 3-2, before a 4-2 and 6-1 advantage put the contest out of reach. |
3/3 |
at Panionios (Greece) | W 12-11 |
1 |
In a close match, Primorac came away with the one-goal victory after Panionios rallied late with two fourth period goals. Primorac led by a single goal at the half and then upped that lead to three prior to the final period. |
| Quarterfinals | ||||
