2006 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

The 2006 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the twelfth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 25 to 27 August 2006, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2006 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored37 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sohail Abbas
Pol Amat
Eduardo Tubau (4 goals)
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Competition Format

The tournament featured the national teams of the Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country 2006 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
 Germany 1 Champions (2002) Champions (1992)
 Netherlands 4 Champions (1973, 1990, 1998) Champions (1996, 2000)
 Pakistan 5 Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) Champions (1960, 1968, 1984)
 Spain 3 Runners-Up (1971, 1998) Runners-Up (1980, 1996)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

  • Christian Bläsch (GER)
  • Andrew Mair (SCO)
  • Haider Rasool (IRE)
  • Juan Requena (ESP)
  • Rob ten Cate (NED)

Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 9 Tournament Champion
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6
3  Pakistan 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 3
4  Germany (H) 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host

Fixtures
25 August 2006
16:15
Germany  1–2  Pakistan
C. Zeller  35' Report Abbas  7'
Ahmed  39'
Umpires:
Juan Requena (ESP)
Andrew Mair (SCO)
25 August 2006
18:30
Netherlands  5–1  Spain
Klaver  19', 66'
Weusthof  29'
Reckers  41'
De Nooijer  68'		 Report Tubau  24'
Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
26 August 2006
14:00
Netherlands  6–4  Pakistan
Reckers  16', 17'
Hofman  47', 68'
Delmee  56'
M. Brouwer  63'		 Report Abbas  27', 62', 69'
Butt  52'
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Christian Bläsch (GER)
26 August 2006
16:30
Spain  5–2  Germany
Quemada  17'
Freixa  20'
Amat  43', 44', 69'		 Report C. Zeller  5', 30'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
27 August 2006
12:00
Spain  6–2  Pakistan
Tubau  35', 66', 68'
Freixa  41', 44'
Amat  60'		 Report Akbar  7'
Abbasi  18'
Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
27 August 2006
14:30
Germany  1–2  Netherlands
Hentschel  64' Report Weusthof  8'
Klaver  54'
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Juan Requena (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings
  1.  Netherlands
  2.  Spain
  3.  Pakistan
  4.  Germany

Goalscorers

There were 37 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6.17 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "Hamburg Masters". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2006" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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