2018 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships

The 2018 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 10th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships. It will be held from 15 to 21 July 2018 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Sports Complex.[1][2]

2018 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySpain Spain
CitySantander
Dates15–21 July
Teams8
Venue(s)Ruth Beitia Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (8th title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored95 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Sara Barrios (7 goals)
Best playerSpain Sara Barrios
2016 (previous) (next) 2020

Qualified teams edit

The following teams participated in the 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship:

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1   Spain
24–30 July 2016 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship Cork, Ireland 5   Belgium
  England
  Germany
  Ireland
  Netherlands
2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II Glasgow, Scotland 2   Belarus
  France
Total 8

Format edit

The eight teams will be split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams play in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams will be relegated to the Youth Championship II.

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Semifinals
2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3   Spain (H) 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 3
4   France 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
15 July 2018
14:30
Belgium   4–1   France
Van Dieren   33'
Blockmans   34'
Ballenghien   36'49'
Report Isoré   15'
Umpires:
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
Volha Matusevich (BLR)
15 July 2018
17:45
Netherlands   4–0   Spain
Van der Veldt   4'
Omrani   13'
Benninga   25'
De Baat   27'
Report
Umpires:
Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
Teresa Lipsky (GER)

17 July 2018
15:30
Belgium   0–2   Netherlands
Report Van der Veerdonk   29'
Omrani   34'
Umpires:
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
17 July 2018
17:45
Spain   6–1   France
S. Barrios   9'29'37'53'
Monslave   20'
Bosch   60'
Report Van Bolhuis   50'
Umpires:
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)
Ellie Duffy (IRE)

18 July 2018
15:30
Netherlands   8–0   France
Van der Veldt   14'36'
Tukkers   33'39'
Fokke   51'
Benninga   56'
Rozemeijer   58'
Beetsma   59'
Report
Umpires:
Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
Ellie Duffy (IRE)
18 July 2018
17:45
Spain   3–4   Belgium
Santacruz   26'
S. Barrios   44'
L. Barrios   47'
Report Duquesne   14'
Blockmans   56'
Van Bauwel   36'
Englebert   44'
Umpires:
Victoria Pazoz (ESP)
Teresa Lipsky (GER)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9 Semifinals
2   England 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3   Ireland 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4   Belarus 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
15 July 2018
09:45
Germany   2–1   Ireland
Kurz   20'28' Report O'Brien   17'
Umpires:
Cristina Pérez (ESP)
Victoria Pazoz (PAR)
15 July 2018
12:00
England   4–0   Belarus
Greenwood   17'49'
Bourne   28'
McCabe   31'
Report
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)

16 July 2018
13:15
Ireland   3–1   Belarus
Benallal   14'
Kelly   30'
Pratt   54'
Report Batsiukova   2'
Umpires:
Cristina Pérez (ESP)
Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
16 July 2018
15:30
England   1–3   Germany
Hamilton   55' Report Sippel   32'
Nolte   36'
Mandel   38'
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Victoria Pazoz (PAR)

18 July 2018
12:30
Germany   8–1   Belarus
Sippel   3'32'51'
Kurz   14'
Hofmeister   25'58'
Nolte   44'60'
Report Dzmitryievich   54'
Umpires:
Cristina Pérez (ESP)
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
18 July 2018
14:45
Ireland   0–4   England
Report Redgrove   6'
Hamilton   30'
Greenwood   36'39'
Umpires:
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)
Volha Matusevich (BLR)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

Pool C edit

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
1   Spain (H) 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9
2   Ireland 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3   Belarus 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3 Relegated to Youth Championship II
4   France 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
20 July 2018
10:15
France   0–1   Belarus
Report Mihunova   44'
Umpires:
Ellie Duffy (IRL)
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
20 July 2018
16:50
Spain   4–1   Ireland
L. Barrios   11'
Strappato   14'
S. Barrios   44'47'
Report Perdue   54'
Umpires:
Victoria Pazoz (PAR)
Volha Matusevich (BLR)

21 July 2018
16:45
Spain   4–0   Belarus
L. Barrios   11'
Strappato   26'38'52'
Report
Umpires:
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)
Ellie Duffy (IRL)
21 July 2018
18:45
Ireland   5–3   France
Pratt   9'
Benallal   24'40'
Twomey   32'35'
Report De Vries   26'
La Naour   43'
Lesgourgues   53'
Umpires:
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
  Germany0
 
21 July
 
  Belgium1
 
  Belgium0
 
20 July
 
  Netherlands5
 
  Netherlands6
 
 
  England1
 
Third place
 
 
21 July
 
 
  Germany1
 
 
  England2

Semifinals edit

20 July 2018
12:20
Germany   0–1   Belgium
Report Duquesne   12'
Umpires:
Cristina Pérez (ESP)
Maarje de Bruijn (NED)
20 July 2018
14:30
Netherlands   6–1   England
Fokke   4'
Tukkers   12'
Benninga   13'
Beetsma   38'58'
Van der Veldt   50'
Report Redgrove   35'
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

Third place game edit

21 July 2018
12:00
Germany   1–2   England
Stoffelsma   30' Report McCabe   46'
Vanderstichele   53'
Umpires:
Cristina Pérez (ESP)
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)

Final edit

21 July 2018
17:00
Belgium   0–5   Netherlands
Report Van der Veldt   11'
Omrani   26'
Fokke   29'
Beetsma   39'
Van der Veerdonk   49'
Umpires:
Victoria Pazoz (PAR)
Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

Final standings edit

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 Status
    Netherlands 5 5 0 0 25 1 +24 15
    Belgium 5 3 0 2 9 11 −2 9
    England 5 3 0 2 12 10 +2 9
4   Germany 5 3 0 2 14 6 +8 9
5   Spain (H) 5 3 0 2 17 10 +7 9
6   Ireland 5 2 0 3 10 14 −4 6
7   Belarus 5 1 0 4 3 19 −16 3 Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
8   France 5 0 0 5 5 24 −19 0
Source: EuroHockey
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 95 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EuroHockey

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 EUROHOCKEY UNDER 18 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Girls Locations". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2018.