2007 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

The 2007 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the thirteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 2–5 August 2007, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2007 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions Germany (9th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored31 (5.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Philip Witte
Germany Christopher Zeller (3 goals)
2006 (previous) (next) 2008

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, England, 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 2007 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
  Belgium 12 Eighth Place (1973) Third Place (1920)
  England 8 Runners-Up (1986) Champions (1920, 1988)
  Germany 1 Champions (2002, 2006) Champions (1992)
  Spain 4 Runners-Up (1971, 1998) Runners-Up (1980, 1996)

Officials

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

  • Christian Bläsch (GER)
  • Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
  • Hamish Jamson (ENG)
  • Rob ten Cate (NED)
  • Juan Requena (ESP)

Results

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All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 14 4 +10 9 Tournament Champion
2   Spain 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
3   Belgium 3 1 1 1 5 10 −5 4
4   England 3 0 0 3 6 10 −4 0
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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2 August 2007
16:30
Spain   3–1   England
Sojo   29'
Tubau   38'
Amat   58'
Report Clarke   49'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Christian Bläsch (GER)
2 August 2007
18:45
Germany   6–0   Belgium
T. Weß   4'
Witthaus   7'
B. Weß   13'
Meinert   28'
Witte   32'
Fürste   54'
Report
Umpires:
Juan Requena (ESP)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

4 August 2007
14:00
Spain   2–2   Belgium
Sojo   34'
Tubau   56'
Report Gucassoff   49'61'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Christian Bläsch (GER)
4 August 2007
16:30
England   3–4   Germany
Tindall   10'
Daly   32'
Middleton   34'
Report Witte   13'
C. Zeller   24'58'
Witthaus   68'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Juan Requena (ESP)

5 August 2007
12:00
England   2–3   Belgium
Jackson   18'
S. Mantell   27'
Report Briels   8'
Dohmen   47'
Van den Balck   56'
Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
5 August 2007
14:30
Germany   4–1   Spain
Biederlack   44'
Witte   53'
C. Zeller   59'
Fürste   64'
Report Arbós   30'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Rob ten Cate (NED)

Statistics

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Final standings

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  1.   Germany
  2.   Spain
  3.   Belgium
  4.   England

Goalscorers

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There were 31 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.17 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  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 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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