2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

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.

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) Martin Greder (6 goals)
2017 (previous) (next) 2021

It was held from 28 July to 3 August of 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.

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) Host.
28 July 2019
15:45
Switzerland   11–1  Lithuania
Greder  2', 7', 14', 54'
Bergler  19'
Knabenhans  28', 60'
Wyss-Chodat  29'
Stomps  43'
Brönnimann  47'
Gassner  58'
Report Galkus  53'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Nathan Galea (MLT)
28 July 2019
18:00
Turkey  1–5  Gibraltar
Elagöz  43' Report Casciaro  11'
Ramagge  38'
Hernandez  41', 55'
Lopez  57'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

30 July 2019
15:45
Turkey  0–2   Switzerland
Report Brönnimann  39'
Greder  42'
Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
30 July 2019
18:00
Lithuania  1–1  Gibraltar
Bubnelis  31' Report Lopez  20'
Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

31 July 2019
15:45
Lithuania  2–4  Turkey
Balsiukas  49', 53' Report Poyraz  10', 58'
Yilmaz  24'
Bakar  40'
Umpires:
Nathan Galea (MLT)
Nick Bennett (ENG)
31 July 2019
18:00
Switzerland   3–0  Gibraltar
Greder  17'
Brönnimann  55'
Hug  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  14'
Zlimen  25'
A. Fujs  32'
Marković  32'
P. Hršak  36'
Krleža  59'
Vuk  59'
Report
Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
28 July 2019
11:15
Portugal  6–0  Malta
Tavares  2'
Rodrigues  9', 43'
Castro  16'
Santos  52'
Ribeiro  56'
Report
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

29 July 2019
15:45
Malta  1–3  Slovakia
Cuschieri  49' Report Hruska  7'
Kovačevič  14'
Petraš  56'
Umpires:
Joe Kodde (POR)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
29 July 2019
18:00
Croatia  5–0  Portugal
Mucić  3', 57'
Mucic  30'
Premilovac  34'
L. Bachmann  60'
Report
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

31 July 2019
09:00
Portugal  8–5  Slovakia
Castro  14', 59'
Tavares  15', 28'
Rodrigues  44'
Caramalho  47', 60'
Ribeiro  60+'
Report Romanec  5', 56'
Petráš  30'
Bitter  42'
Krampl  45'
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
31 July 2019
11:15
Malta  2–5  Croatia
K. Bajada  46'
Sarcia  58'
Report Bagur  9', 43'
A. Fujs  14'
Marković  29'
Zlimen  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  20', 52'
Balsiukas  34'
Galkus  37', 39'
Report Borg  45'
K. Bajada  48'
Agius  49'
Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
2 August 2019
11:15
Turkey  1–0  Slovakia
Kilinc  45' Report
Umpires:
Joe Kodde (POR)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

3 August 2019
09:00
Turkey  1–1  Malta
Acikgoz  13' Report Calleja  38'
Umpires:
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
3 August 2019
11:15
Slovakia  2–1  Lithuania
Jelačič  32'
Vacha  33'
Report Balsiukas  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  14'
Brönnimann  38'
Knabenhans  60'
Report Ribeiro  23'
Ferreira  29'
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

2 August 2019
18:00
Croatia  1–1  Gibraltar
A. Fujs  42' Report Lopez  28'
Penalties
Vuk
Mucić
A. Fujs
Bachmann
4–1 Silva
Rodriguez
Henwood
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

Statistics

Final standings

RankTeam
 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

  • Martin Greder

5 goals

  • Julian Lopez

4 goals

  • Lucas Bachmann
  • Anže Fujs
  • Zygimantas Balsiukas
  • Miguel Rodrigues
  • Luis Tavares
  • Elias Brönnimann
  • Boris Stomps

3 goals

  • Filip Zlimen
  • Julian Hernandez
  • Rodrigo Castro
  • Vasco Ribeiro
  • Pascal Knabenhans

2 goals

  • Ivan Bagur
  • Pavel Marković
  • Mario Mucić
  • Toni Premilovac
  • Shane Ramagge
  • Kristis Bubnelis
  • Rokas Galkus
  • Keith Bajada
  • Afonso Caramalho
  • Daniel Petraš
  • Tomáš Romanec
  • Gael Wyss-Chodat
  • Numan Poyraz

1 goal

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

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
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