2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the ninth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the women's European field hockey championship organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 15 to 21 August 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.[1]

2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Dates15–21 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)SK Slavia Prague
Final positions
Champions Belarus (2nd title)
Runner-up France
Third place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored70 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Marlena Rybacha (5 goals)
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The top five teams qualified for the European qualifier for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[2]

Belarus won their second EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating France 1–0 in the final. Poland won the bronze medal by defeating Wales 4–1.

Qualified teams

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

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
16–25 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship Antwerp, Belgium 2  Belarus (21)
 Russia (19)
4–10 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship II Glasgow, Scotland 4  Austria (31)
 Czech Republic (23)
 Poland (24)
 Wales (26)
28 July – 3 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship III Lipovci, Slovenia 2  France (28)
 Lithuania (34)
Total 8

Umpires

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

  •  Clare Barwood (WAL)
  •  Elena Ozerskaia (BLR)
  •  Stepanka Smidova (CZE)
  •  Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
  •  Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
  •  Gema Calderon (ESP)
  •  Ines El Hajem (FRA)
  •  Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
  •  Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)

Preliminary round

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Semi-finals and
2022 World Cup qualifier
2  Wales 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 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]
15 August 2021
11:15
Russia  0–2  Wales
Report Richards  29'
Howell  39'
Umpires:
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Stepanka Smidova (CZE)
15 August 2021
13:30
Poland  2–0  Lithuania
Rybacha  43'
Zagajska  49'		 Report
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
16 August 2021
16:45
Wales  5–0  Lithuania
Howell  10'
Thorburn  11'
Hoskins  36'
Hughes  37', 60+'		 Report
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
16 August 2021
19:00
Poland  2–2  Russia
Rybacha  22'
Katerla  32'		 Report Ovanesova  46'
Khalimova  59'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Gema Calderon (ESP)
18 August 2021
12:15
Russia  5–0  Lithuania
Kolpakova  26'
Sadovaia  37'
Khalimova  41', 60'
Ovanesova  46'		 Report
Umpires:
Stepanka Smidova (CZE)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
18 August 2021
14:30
Wales  1–3  Poland
Howell  26' Report Rybacha  18', 41'
Blaszyk  43'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Gema Calderon (ESP)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Semi-finals and
2022 World Cup qualifier
2  Belarus 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Austria 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4  Czech Republic (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 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
15 August 2021
15:45
Belarus  1–2  France
Papkova  12' Report Arnaud  37'
Lhopital  57'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)
15 August 2021
18:00
Czech Republic  2–2  Austria
Mejzlíková  34'
N. Nováková  48'		 Report Czech  11'
Konrat  37'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
17 August 2021
16:45
France  1–0  Austria
Verzura  5' Report
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
17 August 2021
19:00
Czech Republic  1–3  Belarus
Mejzlíková  33' Report Papkova  3'
Filipovich  18'
Batsiukova  30'
Umpires:
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
18 August 2021
16:45
Belarus  2–2  Austria
Papkova  22'
Shtsin  59'		 Report Czech  24', 51'
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
18 August 2021
19:00
France  1–0  Czech Republic
Verrier  52' Report
Umpires:
Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

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 Qualification
5  Russia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 2022 World Cup qualifier
6  Czech Republic (H) 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
7  Austria 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
8  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 13 −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]
(H) Host
20 August 2021
10:15
Lithuania  0–3  Czech Republic
Report Lacina  14'
Lehovcova  34', 41'
Umpires:
Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
20 August 2021
12:30
Russia  3–0  Austria
Leonova  12'
Makagonova  26'
Ovanesova  51'		 Report
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
21 August 2021
09:00
Russia  2–2  Czech Republic
Sadovaia  23'
Sartakova  37'		 Report N. Nováková  18'
Mejzlíková  60'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
21 August 2021
11:15
Austria  5–1  Lithuania
Konrat  5'
Herzog  11'
Hruby  32'
Czech  43'
Laginja  47'		 Report Bartkuvienè  57'
Umpires:
Stepanka Sidova (UKR)
Clare Barwood (WAL)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 August
 
 
 Poland1
 
21 August
 
 Belarus5
 
 Belarus1
 
20 August
 
 France0
 
 France2
 
 
 Wales1
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
 Poland4
 
 
 Wales1

Semi-finals
20 August 2021
14:45
Poland  1–5  Belarus
Diurczak  60' Report Belavusava  44'
Skryba  47'
Kasabutskaya  52'
Shtsin  56'
Papkova  58'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
20 August 2021
17:00
France  2–1  Wales
Brachet  34'
Van der Zanden  41'		 Report Robinson  48'
Umpires:
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Nadine Schuschel (GER)

Third place game
21 August 2021
13:45
Poland  4–1  Wales
Zagajska  24'
Rybacha  25'
Wypijewska  29'
Blaszyk  50'		 Report Laity  38'
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Ines el Hajem (FRA)

Final
21 August 2021
16:00
Belarus  1–0  France
Filipovich  53' Report
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Gema Calderon (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Qualification
1  Belarus 2022 World Cup qualifier
2  France
3  Poland
4  Wales
5  Russia
6  Czech Republic (H)
7  Austria
8  Lithuania
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 70 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

  • Johanna Czech
  • Krestsina Papkova

3 goals

2 goals

  • Ruth Konrat
  • Yauheniya Filipovich
  • Natallia Shtsin
  • Adela Lehovcova
  • Natálie Nováková
  • Wiktoria Blaszyk
  • Magdalena Zagajska
  • Bogdana Sadovaia
  • Xenna Hughes

1 goal

  • Helene Herzog
  • Sabrina Hruby
  • Marta Laginja
  • Dziyana Batsiukova
  • Darya Belavusava
  • Ulyana Kasabutskaya
  • Volha Skryba
  • Katerina Lacina
  • Victoire Arnaud
  • Julie Brachet
  • Yohanna Lhopital
  • Gabrielle Verrier
  • Eve Verzura
  • Emma van der Zanden
  • Ramunė Bartkuvienè
  • Karolina Diurczak
  • Amelia Katerla
  • Martyna Wypijewska
  • Anastasia Kolpakova
  • Aleksandra Leonova
  • Ekaterina Makagonova
  • Luliia Sartakova
  • Olivia Hoskins
  • Eloise Laity
  • Phoebe Richards
  • Sophie Robinson
  • Sarah-Jayne Thorburn

Source: FIH

See also

References
  1. "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 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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