2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II

The 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II was the second edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge II, the fourth level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 9 to 15 September 2007 in Predanovci, Slovenia.[1]

2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II
Tournament details
Host countrySlovenia
CityPredanovci
Dates9–15 September
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Slovenia (1st title)
Runner-up Turkey
Third place Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored71 (4.73 per match)
2005 (previous) (next) 2009

The hosts Slovenia won their first EuroHockey Nations Challenge II title and were promoted to EuroHockey Nations Challenge I.[2]

Results edit

All times are local, CEST (UTC+1).[2]

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Turkey 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4 Semi-finals
2   Serbia 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 4
3   Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 Pool C
10 September 2007
13:00
Turkey   3–0   Bulgaria

11 September 2007
13:00
Turkey   3–3   Serbia

12 September 2007
13:00
Bulgaria   1–3   Serbia

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Slovenia (H) 3 2 1 0 15 3 +12 7 Semi-finals
2   Lithuania 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
3   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 Pool C
4   Finland 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
9 September 2007
13:00
Finland   1–3   Lithuania
9 September 2007
17:00
Slovenia   4–1   Slovakia

11 September 2007
15:00
Finland   0–1   Slovakia
11 September 2007
17:00
Slovenia   2–2   Lithuania

12 September 2007
15:00
Slovakia   1–2   Lithuania
12 September 2007
17:00
Finland   0–9   Slovenia

Fifth to seventh place classification edit

Pool C edit

The points obtained in the preliminary round from the two teams in pool B against each other are taken over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5   Slovakia 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
6   Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3
7   Finland 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
14 September 2007
12:30
Bulgaria   4–0   Finland

15 September 2007
12:30
Bulgaria   2–3   Slovakia

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September
 
 
  Serbia0
 
15 September
 
  Slovenia6
 
  Slovenia5
 
14 September
 
  Turkey0
 
  Turkey (a.e.t.)3
 
 
  Lithuania2
 
Third place
 
 
15 September
 
 
  Serbia6
 
 
  Lithuania1

Semi-finals edit

14 September 2007
14:30
Serbia   0–6   Slovenia

14 September 2007
17:00
Turkey   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Lithuania

Third place game edit

15 September 2007
15:00
Serbia   6–1   Lithuania

Final edit

15 September 2007
17:30
Slovenia   5–0   Turkey

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Slovenia
    Turkey
    Serbia
4   Lithuania
5   Slovakia
6   Bulgaria
7   Finland

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships IV - 2007 - Home". the-sports.org. TheSports.org. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Men Field Hockey European Challenge II Predanovci (SLO) - 09-15.09 Winner Slovenia". todor66.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.