2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the ninth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 7 August 2021 at AD Lousada in Lousada, Portugal.[1]

2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityLousada
Dates1–7 August
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)AD Lousada
Final positions
Champions Belarus (2nd title)
Runner-up Czech Republic
Third place Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored67 (4.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tomas Procházka
Jan Železný (5 goals)
Best player Tomas Procházka
2019 (previous) (next) 2023

Belarus won their second EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating the Czech Republic 4–0 in the final. Turkey won their first-ever EuroHockey Championship III medal by defeating the hosts Portugal 4–3 in a shoot-out after a 3–3 draw in regular time.[2]

Qualified teams

Participating nations have qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.[3]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
28 July – 3 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship II Cambrai, France 2  Belarus (33)
 Czech Republic (32)
28 July – 3 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship III Gibraltar 5  Gibraltar[lower-alpha 1]
 Lithuania (51)
 Malta[lower-alpha 1]
 Portugal (41)
 Turkey (47)
 Slovakia (50)
6–11 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship IV Helsinki, Finland 0  Hungary[lower-alpha 1]
Total 7

Umpires

The following eight umpires were appointed for the tournament by the EHF:[4]

  •  Mark Becholz (NED)
  •  Maarten Boxma (NED)
  •  Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
  •  Nathan Galea (MLT)
  •  Marcel Knakowski (GER)
  •  Yauheni Protska (BLR)
  •  Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
  •  Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus 2 1 1 0 11 2 +9 4 Semi-finals
2  Turkey 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
3  Malta 2 0 0 2 0 12 12 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.[5]
1 August 2021
13:30
Belarus  2–2  Turkey
Kadran  28'
Belavusau  56'
Report A. A. Özkiliç  43', 49'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

2 August 2021
16:45
Turkey  3–0  Malta
Demirel  7'
Kilinc  18', 36'
Report
Umpires:
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Yauheni Protska (BLR)

4 August 2021
12:15
Belarus  9–0  Malta
Belavusau  3'
Bandarchuk  7'
Hancharou  15'
Tsaluika  19', 21', 45'
Paulovich  27'
Khatyliou  41'
Haurylau  58'
Report
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Semi-finals
2  Portugal (H) 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 2 10 8 3
4  Slovakia 3 0 1 2 3 11 8 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.[5]
(H) Host
1 August 2021
15:45
Czech Republic  7–0  Slovakia
Capouch  3'
Procházka  38'
Plochý  50', 60', 60', 60+'
Bárta  51'
Report
Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
1 August 2021
18:00
Portugal  3–0  Lithuania
Santos  36'
Ventosa  45'
Caramalho  51'
Report
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

3 August 2021
16:45
Slovakia  1–2  Lithuania
T. Romanec  12' Report Bandziulis  7'
Balsiukas  40'
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Yauheni Protska (BLR)
3 August 2021
19:00
Portugal  1–2  Czech Republic
Caramalho  9' Report Železný  4'
Procházka  36'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

4 August 2021
16:45
Czech Republic  6–0  Lithuania
Železný  15', 21'
Klaban  27'
Procházka  36', 55'
Uhlíř  53'
Report
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Mark Becholz (NED)
4 August 2021
19:00
Slovakia  2–2  Portugal
Hruska  6'
Jelačič  57'
Report Castro  7'
Santos  39'
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

Fifth to seventh 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
5  Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
6  Lithuania 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
7  Malta 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 3
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.[5]
6 August 2021
11:30
Malta  1–0  Lithuania
K. Bajada  50' Report
Umpires:
Yauheni Protska (BLR)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

7 August 2021
10:15
Malta  1–3  Slovakia
T. Degiovanni  57' Report Štrofek  12'
Petráš  35', 51'
Umpires:
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
 Belarus3
 
7 August
 
 Portugal2
 
 Belarus4
 
6 August
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Czech Republic3
 
 
 Turkey2
 
Third place
 
 
7 August
 
 
 Portugal3 (3)
 
 
 Turkey (s.o.)3 (4)

Semi-finals

6 August 2021
13:45
Czech Republic  3–2  Turkey
Železný  33', 39'
Procházka  53'
Report A. A. Özkilic  21', 46'
Umpires:
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

6 August 2021
16:00
Belarus  3–2  Portugal
Hancharou  37'
Belavusau  43'
Tsaluika  54'
Report Caramalho  34'
Wenzel  57'
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mark Becholz (NED)

Third place game

7 August 2021
12:45
Portugal  3–3  Turkey
Franco  3'
Tavares  38'
Caramalho  54'
Report Erman  23', 44', 51'
Penalties
Tavares
Santos
Ventosa
Caramalho
Franco
3–4 Ataş
Ekinci
Ekinci
Kilinc
Aydin
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Marcel Knakowski (GER)

Final

7 August 2021
15:00
Belarus  4–0  Czech Republic
Belavusau  3'
Hancharou  18'
Kochkin  27'
P. Korsik  41'
Report
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mark Becholz (NED)

Statistics

Final standings

  1.  Belarus
  2.  Czech Republic
  3.  Turkey
  4.  Portugal
  5.  Slovakia
  6.  Lithuania
  7.  Malta

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Best player Best goalkeeper Top goalscorers
Tomas Procházka Jakub Bogár Tomas Procházka
Jan Železný

Goalscorers

There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Tomas Procházka
  • Jan Železný

4 goals

  • Uladzislau Belavusau
  • Dzianis Tsaluika
  • Lukas Plochý
  • Afonso Caramalho
  • Ali Akin Özkiliç

3 goals

  • Aliaksandr Hancharou
  • Batuhan Erman

2 goals

  • José Santos
  • Daniel Petráš
  • Vakif Kilinc

1 goal

  • Vadzim Bandarchuk
  • Yauheni Haurylau
  • Artur Kadran
  • Dzianis Khatyliou
  • Uladzislau Kochkin
  • Pavel Korsik
  • Mikhail Paulovich
  • Michal Bárta
  • Martin Capouch
  • Štêpán Klaban
  • Adam Uhlíř
  • Zygimantas Balsiukas
  • Julius Bandziulis
  • Keith Bajada
  • Tom Degiovanni
  • Rodrigo Castro
  • David Franco
  • Luis Tavares
  • Tiago Ventosa
  • Philipp Wenzel
  • Matej Hruska
  • Matej Jelačič
  • Tomáš Romanec
  • Adam Štrofek
  • Mehmet Demirel

Source: FIH

See also

Notes

  1. Hungary and Gibraltar withdrew and were replaced by Malta.

References

  1. "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. "Final Day EuroHockey Championship III, m, Lousada". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "Officials List".
  5. FIH General Tournament Regulations June 2021
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