2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host countryGibraltar
Dates28 July – 3 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Victoria Stadium
Final positions
Champions Croatia (1st title)
Runner-up  Switzerland
Third place Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored110 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Switzerland Martin Greder (6 goals)
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The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the 8th edition of the men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the European field hockey Championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

It was held from 28 July to 3 August 2019 in Gibraltar.[1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists Croatia and Switzerland qualifying.

Croatia won their first EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating Switzerland 5–4 in the final. The hosts Gibraltar won the bronze medal by defeating Portugal 7–2.

In a rather high-scoring tournament, 110 goals were scored across the 20 games.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
6–12 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship II Glasgow, Scotland 2  Portugal (34)
  Switzerland (31)
30 July – 5 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship III Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia 5  Croatia (40)
 Lithuania (50)
 Malta (52)
 Slovakia (51)
 Turkey (45)
31 July – 5 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship IV Lipovci, Slovenia 1  Gibraltar (60)
Total 8

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Semi-finals
2  Gibraltar (H) 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3 Pool C
4  Lithuania 3 0 1 2 4 16 −12 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
(H) Hosts
28 July 2019
15:45
Switzerland  11–1  Lithuania
Greder field hockey ball 2', 7', 14', 54'
Bergler field hockey ball 19'
Knabenhans field hockey ball 28', 60'
Wyss-Chodat field hockey ball 29'
Stomps field hockey ball 43'
Brönnimann field hockey ball 47'
Gassner field hockey ball 58' 		Report Galkus field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Nathan Galea (MLT)
28 July 2019
18:00
Turkey  1–5  Gibraltar
Elagöz field hockey ball 43' Report Casciaro field hockey ball 11'
Ramagge field hockey ball 38'
Hernandez field hockey ball 41', 55'
Lopez field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
30 July 2019
15:45
Turkey  0–2   Switzerland
Report Brönnimann field hockey ball 39'
Greder field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
30 July 2019
18:00
Lithuania  1–1  Gibraltar
Bubnelis field hockey ball 31' Report Lopez field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
31 July 2019
15:45
Lithuania  2–4  Turkey
Balsiukas field hockey ball 49', 53' Report Poyraz field hockey ball 10', 58'
Yilmaz field hockey ball 24'
Bakar field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Nathan Galea (MLT)
Nick Bennett (ENG)
31 July 2019
18:00
Switzerland  3–0  Gibraltar
Greder field hockey ball 17'
Brönnimann field hockey ball 55'
Hug field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Joe Kodde (POR)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9 Semi-finals
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 14 10 +4 6
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 8 16 −8 3 Pool C
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
28 July 2019
09:00
Croatia  7–0  Slovakia
L. Bachmann field hockey ball 14'
Zlimen field hockey ball 25'
A. Fujs field hockey ball 32'
Marković field hockey ball 32'
P. Hršak field hockey ball 36'
Krleža field hockey ball 59'
Vuk field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
28 July 2019
11:15
Portugal  6–0  Malta
Tavares field hockey ball 2'
Rodrigues field hockey ball 9', 43'
Castro field hockey ball 16'
Santos field hockey ball 52'
Ribeiro field hockey ball 56' 		Report
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
29 July 2019
15:45
Malta  1–3  Slovakia
Cuschieri field hockey ball 49' Report Hruska field hockey ball 7'
Kovačevič field hockey ball 14'
Petraš field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Joe Kodde (POR)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
29 July 2019
18:00
Croatia  5–0  Portugal
Mucić field hockey ball 3', 57'
Mucic field hockey ball 30'
Premilovac field hockey ball 34'
L. Bachmann field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
31 July 2019
09:00
Portugal  8–5  Slovakia
Castro field hockey ball 14', 59'
Tavares field hockey ball 15', 28'
Rodrigues field hockey ball 44'
Caramalho field hockey ball 47', 60'
Ribeiro field hockey ball 60+' 		Report Romanec field hockey ball 5', 56'
Petráš field hockey ball 30'
Bitter field hockey ball 42'
Krampl field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
31 July 2019
11:15
Malta  2–5  Croatia
K. Bajada field hockey ball 46'
Sarcia field hockey ball 58' 		Report Bagur field hockey ball 9', 43'
A. Fujs field hockey ball 14'
Marković field hockey ball 29'
Zlimen field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

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  Turkey 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
6  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
7  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3
8  Malta (R) 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1 EuroHockey Championship IV
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
(R) Relegated
2 August 2019
09:00
Lithuania  5–3  Malta
Bubnelis field hockey ball 20', 52'
Balsiukas field hockey ball 34'
Galkus field hockey ball 37', 39' 		Report Borg field hockey ball 45'
K. Bajada field hockey ball 48'
Agius field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
2 August 2019
11:15
Turkey  1–0  Slovakia
Kilinc field hockey ball 45' Report
Umpires:
Joe Kodde (POR)
Nathan Galea (MLT)
3 August 2019
09:00
Turkey  1–1  Malta
Acikgoz field hockey ball 13' Report Calleja field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
3 August 2019
11:15
Slovakia  2–1  Lithuania
Jelačič field hockey ball 32'
Vacha field hockey ball 33' 		Report Balsiukas field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Joe Kodde (POR)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 August
 
 
  Switzerland3
 
3 August
 
 Portugal2
 
  Switzerland4
 
2 August
 
 Croatia5
 
 Croatia1 (4)
 
 
 Gibraltar1 (1)
 
Third place
 
 
3 August
 
 
 Portugal2
 
 
 Gibraltar7

Semi-finals

2 August 2019
15:45
Switzerland  3–2  Portugal
Wyss-Chodat field hockey ball 14'
Brönnimann field hockey ball 38'
Knabenhans field hockey ball 60' 		Report Ribeiro field hockey ball 23'
Ferreira field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
2 August 2019
18:00
Croatia  1–1  Gibraltar
A. Fujs field hockey ball 42' Report Lopez field hockey ball 28'
Penalties
Vuk Penalty shoot-out scored
Mucić Penalty shoot-out scored
A. Fujs Penalty shoot-out scored
Bachmann Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–1 Penalty shoot-out missed Silva
Penalty shoot-out scored Rodriguez
Penalty shoot-out missed Henwood
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Third and fourth place

3 August 2019
15:45
Portugal  2–7  Gibraltar
Tavares field hockey ball 35'
Rodrigues field hockey ball 40' 		Report S. Ramagge field hockey ball 13'
Lopez field hockey ball 18', 22'
C. Ramagge field hockey ball 20'
Hernandez field hockey ball 38'
Henwood field hockey ball 45+'
Stagno field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Final

3 August 2019
18:00
Switzerland  4–5  Croatia
Schneider field hockey ball 24'
Stomps field hockey ball 56', 60', 60' 		Report Bachmann field hockey ball 23', 58'
Premilovac field hockey ball 50'
A. Fujs field hockey ball 51'
Zlimen field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

Statistics

Final standings

Rank Team
 Croatia
  Switzerland
 Gibraltar
4  Portugal
5  Turkey
6  Slovakia
7  Lithuania
8  Malta

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV

Goalscorers

There have been 110 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Switzerland Martin Greder

5 goals

  • Gibraltar Julian Lopez

4 goals

  • Croatia Lucas Bachmann
  • Croatia Anže Fujs
  • Lithuania Žygimantas Balsiukas
  • Portugal Miguel Rodrigues
  • Portugal Luis Tavares
  • Switzerland Elias Brönnimann
  • Switzerland Boris Stomps

3 goals

  • Croatia Filip Zlimen
  • Gibraltar Julian Hernandez
  • Portugal Rodrigo Castro
  • Portugal Vasco Ribeiro
  • Switzerland Pascal Knabenhans

2 goals

  • Croatia Ivan Bagur
  • Croatia Pavel Marković
  • Croatia Mario Mucić
  • Croatia Toni Premilovac
  • Gibraltar Shane Ramagge
  • Lithuania Kristis Bubnelis
  • Lithuania Rokas Galkus
  • Malta Keith Bajada
  • Portugal Afonso Caramalho
  • Slovakia Daniel Petraš
  • Slovakia Tomáš Romanec
  • Switzerland Gael Wyss-Chodat
  • Turkey Numan Poyraz

1 goal

  • Croatia Petar Hršak
  • Croatia Josip Krleža
  • Croatia Marko Mucic
  • Croatia Zvonimir Vuk
  • Gibraltar Eric Casciaro
  • Gibraltar Gareth Henwood
  • Gibraltar Carl Ramagge
  • Gibraltar Kayron Stagno
  • Malta Christ Agius
  • Malta Jonathan Borg
  • Malta Keith Calleja
  • Malta Joseph Cuschieri
  • Malta Juan Sarcia
  • Portugal Joao Ferreira
  • Portugal José Santos
  • Slovakia Ondrej Bitter
  • Slovakia Matej Hruska
  • Slovakia Matej Jelačič
  • Slovakia Zdenko Kovačevič
  • Slovakia Matej Krampl
  • Slovakia Tomáš Vacha
  • Switzerland Nicolas Bergler
  • Switzerland Lorenz Gassner
  • Switzerland Mirko Hug
  • Switzerland Sebastian Schneider
  • Turkey Onur Acikgoz
  • Turkey Isa Bakar
  • Turkey Müslüm Elagöz
  • Turkey Vakif Kilinc
  • Turkey Yaşar Yilmaz

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
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