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

It was held from 28 July to 3 August 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.

In a rather high-scoring tournament, 110 goals were scored across the 20 games.

Qualified teams

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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

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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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) Hosts
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

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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

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Pool C

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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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 August
 
 
   Switzerland3
 
3 August
 
  Portugal2
 
   Switzerland4
 
2 August
 
  Croatia5
 
  Croatia1 (4)
 
 
  Gibraltar1 (1)
 
Third place
 
 
3 August
 
 
  Portugal2
 
 
  Gibraltar7

Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

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Final standings

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Rank Team
    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

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There have been 110 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019