2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 14th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship. It was held in San Sebastián, Spain from 20 to 26 July 2008.[1]

2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CitySan Sebastián
Dates20–26 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Atlético San Sebastián
Final positions
Champions Spain (3rd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored134 (6.7 per match)
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The hosts Spain won the tournament for the third time after they defeated the defending champions the Netherlands 1–0 in the final.[2] Germany won the bronze medal after defeating Belgium 4–3 in the third-place playoff.

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2009 Junior World Cup in Malaysia and Singapore. Teams from Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England and Poland all qualified.

Participating nations

Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 31 5 +26 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain (H) 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6
3  England 3 1 0 2 10 11 −1 3
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 3 28 −25 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Host.
20 July 2008
17:00
Netherlands  15–0  Austria
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
20 July 2008
19:15
Spain  1–0  England
Dabanch  68' Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
22 July 2008
17:00
Netherlands  9–2  England
Kempermann  1'
Vermeulen  3', 17', 60'
Campbell  20', 21'
De Voogd  28', 32', 59'		 Report Edwards  23'
Smith  56'
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
22 July 2008
19:15
Spain  5–2  Austria
Report
Umpires:
Krzystof Cholewa (POL)
Will Drury (WAL)
23 July 2008
17:00
England  8–1  Austria
Smith  6', 51', 61'
Catlin  8'
Brogdon  25'
Dobson  48'
Beckett  53', 54'		 Report Gero  24'
Umpires:
Krzystof Cholewa (POL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
23 July 2008
19:15
Netherlands  7–3  Spain
Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 17 5 +12 7 Semi-finals
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 8 12 −4 4
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 3
4  Scotland 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
20 July 2008
10:00
Germany  2–2  Scotland
Stralkowski  55'
Wesley  65'		 Report Cairns  16', 23'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
20 July 2008
12:15
Belgium  4–3  Poland
Report
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
21 July 2008
17:00
Germany  8–1  Poland
Stralkowski  18', 27'
Lietz  20', 57'
Wesley  45'
Rabente  51'
Fürk  65'
Otto  68'		 Report Kozlowski  3'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
21 July 2008
19:15
Belgium  2–2  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
23 July 2008
10:00
Poland  3–2  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Gijs Hofman (NED)
23 July 2008
12:15
Germany  7–2  Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Dan Barstow (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  England 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 7 10 −3 6
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 Relegation to Junior Championship II
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 5 16 −11 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
25 July 2008
10:00
Austria  2–3  Poland
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
25 July 2008
12:15
England  2–1  Scotland
Kinder  24'
Smith  64'		 Report Cairns  66'
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
26 July 2008
10:00
Austria  2–5  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
25 July 2008
12:15
England  6–1  Poland
Dobson  3'
Osborn  5'
Kinder  46'
Griffiths  49'
Smith  63'
Gregg  70'		 Report Makowski  19'
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 July 2008
 
 
 Netherlands4
 
26 July 2008
 
 Belgium3
 
 Netherlands0
 
25 July 2008
 
 Spain (a.e.t)1
 
 Germany2
 
 
 Spain4
 
Third place
 
 
26 July 2008
 
 
 Belgium3
 
 
 Germany4

Semi-finals
25 July 2008
17:00
Germany  2–4  Spain
Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
David Sweetman (SCO)
25 July 2008
19:30
Netherlands  4–3  Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Third and fourth place
26 July 2008
16:30
Belgium  3–4  Germany
Report
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)

Final
26 July 2008
19:00
Netherlands  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Statistics

Final Standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Standings
 Spain 5 4 0 1 14 11 +3 12 Gold Medal
 Netherlands 5 4 0 1 35 9 +26 12 Silver Medal
 Germany 5 3 1 1 23 12 +11 10 Bronze Medal
4  Belgium 5 1 1 3 14 20 −6 4 Fourth place
5  England 5 3 0 2 18 13 +5 9 Eliminated in
pool stage
6  Poland 5 2 0 3 11 22 −11 6
7  Scotland 5 1 2 2 12 11 +1 5
8  Austria 5 0 0 5 7 36 −29 0
Source: England Hockey
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References
  1. "EuroHockey Competitions Archive". EHF. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. "EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS (U21 MEN)". England Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. Regulations
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