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2008 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

The 2008 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the fourteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 3–5 October 2008, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2008 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions Germany (10th title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored34 (5.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Tobias Lietz
Malaysia Amin Rahim (3 goals)
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Competition format edit

The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, Malaysia, the Pakistan, 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 2008 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
  Belgium 10 Eighth place (1973) Third place (1920)
  Germany 1 Champions (2002, 2006) Champions (1992, 2008)
  Malaysia 15 Fourth place (1975) Eighth place (1972, 1976)
  Pakistan 8 Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) Champions (1960, 1968, 1984)

Officials edit

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

  • Mubarik Ali (PAK)
  • Fabian Bläsch (GER)
  • Thomas Dumon (BEL)
  • Hamish Jamson (ENG)
  • Iskandar Rusli (MAS)

Results edit

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Tournament Champion
2   Malaysia 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 5
3   Pakistan 3 1 1 1 9 11 −2 4
4   Belgium 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9 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 edit

3 October 2008
10:30
Pakistan   6–3   Belgium
Rasool   10'
Ali   28', 70'
Zubair   39'
Khan   48'
Imran   67' 		Report Boon   25'
Boccard   53'
Gucassoff   65'
Umpires:
Iskandar Rusli (MAS)
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
3 October 2008
15:30
Germany   1–1   Malaysia
Fürste   26' Report Selvaraju   46'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Mubarik Ali (PAK)
4 October 2008
13:00
Malaysia   2–2   Pakistan
Rahim   4'
Azlan   52' 		Report Abbasi   50'
Khan   57'
Umpires:
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
4 October 2008
15:30
Germany   3–1   Belgium
Lietz   34'
Deecke   39'
Wösch   48' 		Report Gucassoff   35'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Iskandar Rusli (MAS)
5 October 2008
12:00
Malaysia   6–2   Belgium
Rahim   5', 51'
Kelvinder   9'
Ismail   31'
Sallehin   41'
Azlan   51' 		Report Boccard   37'
De Paeuw   56'
Umpires:
Mubarik Ali (PAK)
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
5 October 2008
14:30
Pakistan   1–6   Germany
Abbasi   68' Report Häner   34'
Menke   38'
Rabente   46'
Lietz   52', 60'
Biederlack   70'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

  1.   Germany
  2.   Malaysia
  3.   Pakistan
  4.   Belgium

Goalscorers edit

There were 34 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.67 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "BDO 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. ^ "Appointments 2008". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

External links edit

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