2018 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships

2018 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CitySantander
Dates15–21 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Ruth Beitia Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored105 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Timothée Clément (7 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Brent van Bijnen
Best goalkeeperGermany Anton Brinckman
2016 (previous) (next) 2020 (cancelled)

The 2018 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the tenth edition of the Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships, the biennial international men's under-18 field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.

It was held from 15 to 21 July 2018 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Sports Complex.[1][2]

Germany were the two-time defending champions. They did not defend their title as they were defeated in the semi-finals by the Netherlands. The hosts Spain won their second title by defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 1–0.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
24–30 July 2016 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championships Cork, Ireland 6  Belgium
 England
 Germany
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Spain
24–30 July 2016 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championships II Glasgow, Scotland 2  France
 Poland
Total 8

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 16 5 +11 7 Semi-finals
2  Spain (H) 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3  England 3 1 1 1 11 8 +3 4
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 2 21 −19 0
Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
15 July 2018
15:30
England  7–0  Poland
Males field hockey ball 3'60'
Rushmere field hockey ball 18'54'
Kentwell field hockey ball 27'
Gravestock field hockey ball 40'
Russell field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Simon Olivier (FRA)
Germain Boutte (BEL)
15 July 2018
20:00
Germany  4–1  Spain
Schwarzhaupt field hockey ball 16'
Müller field hockey ball 18'
Schütze field hockey ball 36'
Weigand field hockey ball 50'
Report Lacalle field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Daniel Veerman (NED)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

17 July 2018
13:15
England  3–3  Germany
Rushmere field hockey ball 29'51'
Males field hockey ball 35'
Report Schwarzhaupt field hockey ball 7'
Sieburg field hockey ball 13'
Kleinlein field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Germain Boutte (BEL)
Daniel Veerman (NED)
17 July 2018
20:00
Spain  5–1  Poland
De Ignacio-Simó field hockey ball 19'
Vall field hockey ball 24'
Lacalle field hockey ball 45'
Abajo field hockey ball 57'
Cunill field hockey ball 60'
Report Mazurkiewicz field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Ian Strange (IRE)
Simon Olivier (FRA)

18 July 2018
17:30
Germany  9–1  Poland
Schwarzhaupt field hockey ball 8'25'37'
Kleinlein field hockey ball 12'
Schaefer field hockey ball 20'
Sieburg field hockey ball 26'
Weigand field hockey ball 42'
Mazkour field hockey ball 58'
Kalex field hockey ball 58'
Report Cholewa field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Germain Boutte (BEL)
Ian Strange (IRE)
18 July 2018
20:00
Spain  5–1  England
Cunill field hockey ball 2'
Figa field hockey ball 16'37'
Vall field hockey ball 18'
Abajo field hockey ball 49'
Report Males field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Daniel Veerman (NED)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 16 5 +11 7 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7
3  France 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
15 July 2018
10:00
Netherlands  6–0  Ireland
Van Tongeren field hockey ball 2'27'
Van Battum field hockey ball 18'
Van de Venne field hockey ball 20'
Charbon field hockey ball 33'
Report
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Mariusz Orzeł (POL)
15 July 2018
12:15
Belgium  6–2  France
Englebert field hockey ball 4'47'
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 28'29'
Blockmans field hockey ball 29'
Van Steerteghem field hockey ball 49'
Report Sion field hockey ball 36'
Desgouillons field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Álvaro López (ESP)
Jake Charles (ENG)

16 July 2018
17:45
Ireland  2–3  France
Ramsay field hockey ball 16'
Kidd field hockey ball 34'
Report Clément field hockey ball 17'52'
P. Piot field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Mariusz Orzeł (POL)
Jake Charles (ENG)
16 July 2018
20:00
Belgium  3–3  Netherlands
De Paepe field hockey ball 19'
Blockmans field hockey ball 20'
Englebert field hockey ball 51'
Report Van Bijnen field hockey ball 27'
Van de Venne field hockey ball 31'
Van Tongeren field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Álvaro López (ESP)

18 July 2018
09:45
Netherlands  3–0  France
Middendorp field hockey ball 19'
Van Leur field hockey ball 24'
Van Tongeren field hockey ball 45'
Report
Umpires:
Jake Charles (ENG)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
18 July 2018
12:00
Ireland  0–7  Belgium
Report Duvekot field hockey ball 24'
Englebert field hockey ball 37'
Van Steerteghem field hockey ball 41'
De Winter field hockey ball 48'49'
Onana field hockey ball 52'
Van Cleynenbreugel field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Mariusz Orzeł (POL)
Álvaro López (ESP)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5  England 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
6  Ireland 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
7  France (R) 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6 EuroHockey Youth Championships II
8  Poland (R) 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(R) Relegated
20 July 2018
12:30
England  2–0  France
Rushmere field hockey ball 36'
Russell field hockey ball 56'
Report
Umpires:
Ian Strange (IRE)
Germain Boutte (BEL)
20 July 2018
14:45
Poland  0–5  Ireland
Report Haycock field hockey ball 2'
Romoli field hockey ball 23'30'
Empey field hockey ball 26'
Johnson field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Simon Olivier (FRA)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

21 July 2018
12:30
France  6–2  Poland
Clément field hockey ball 6'21'52'56'59'
Sellier field hockey ball 28'
Report Nowakowski field hockey ball 20'
Wiśniewski field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Germain Boutte (BEL)
21 July 2018
14:45
England  0–1  Ireland
Report Kidd field hockey ball 9'
Umpires:
Daniel Veerman (NED)
Mariusz Orzeł (POL)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
 Belgium2 (0)
 
21 July
 
 Spain (s.o.)2 (3)
 
 Spain2
 
20 July
 
 Netherlands1
 
 Germany3 (3)
 
 
 Netherlands (s.o.)3 (5)
 
Third place
 
 
21 July
 
 
 Belgium0
 
 
 Germany1

Semi-finals

20 July 2018
17:00
Belgium  2–2  Spain
Englebert field hockey ball 28'
De Winter field hockey ball 44'
Report Bonastre field hockey ball 11'
Figa field hockey ball 43'
Penalties
Stockbroekx Penalty shoot-out missed
Englebert Penalty shoot-out missed
Blockmans Penalty shoot-out missed
0–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Abajo
Penalty shoot-out scored Clapés
Penalty shoot-out scored Portugal
Umpires:
Jake Charles (ENG)
Daniel Veerman (NED)

20 July 2018
19:30
Germany  3–3  Netherlands
Mazkour field hockey ball 6'
Weigand field hockey ball 33'
Schwarzhaupt field hockey ball 38'
Report Van Bijnen field hockey ball 11'52'
Van Tongeren field hockey ball 53'
Penalties
Müller Penalty shoot-out scored
Weigand Penalty shoot-out scored
Sieburg Penalty shoot-out missed
Kleinlein Penalty shoot-out scored
3–5 Penalty shoot-out scored Lageman
Penalty shoot-out scored Middendorp
Penalty shoot-out scored Van Tongeren
Penalty shoot-out scored Doeser
Penalty shoot-out scored Van de Venne
Umpires:
Álvaro López (ESP)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

Third and fourth place

21 July 2018
14:30
Belgium  0–1  Germany
Report Sieburg field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Álvaro López (ESP)
Simon Olivier (FRA)

Final

21 July 2018
20:45
Spain  2–1  Netherlands
Lacalle field hockey ball 20'
Abajo field hockey ball 60'
Report Van de Venne field hockey ball 13'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Jake Charles (ENG)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain (H)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany
4  Belgium
5  England
6  Ireland
7  France (R) EuroHockey Youth Championships II
8  Poland (R)
Source: EHF
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  • England Morgan Males

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EHF

References

  1. ^ "2018 EUROHOCKEY UNDER 18 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Boys Locations". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b M Gallivan (2014-12-03). "TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-03-24.