2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship

This article is about women's event. For men's event, see 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship.
2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityLondon
Dates22–30 August
Teams8
Venue(s)Riverbank Arena
Final positions
Champions England (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored85 (4.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Caia van Maasakker (5 goals)
Best playerEngland Alex Danson
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The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 22 to 30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.[1]

England defeated Netherlands on penalty shuttles in the final, drawing initially 2-2, with goals from Lily Owsley and Sophie Bray. Defender Sam Quek was named Man of the Match in the final.[2][3]

Qualified teams

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

Squads

Main article: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 22 1 +21 9 Advanced to semifinals
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 11 8 +3 4
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
22 August 2015
10:45
Belgium  0–0  Spain
Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
22 August 2015
13:00
Netherlands  9–0  Poland
Jonker field hockey ball 13', 33'
De Goede field hockey ball 13'
Dirkse van den Heuvel field hockey ball 20'
Hoog field hockey ball 25', 30', 53'
Paumen field hockey ball 40'
Keetels field hockey ball 54' 		Report
Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Amy Baxter (USA)
23 August 2015
10:45
Poland  1–4  Belgium
Okaj field hockey ball 59' Report Versavel field hockey ball 13'
Gerniers field hockey ball 17'
Sinia field hockey ball 20'
Vandermeiren field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Pilar López (ESP)
23 August 2015
13:00
Spain  1–8  Netherlands
Bonastre field hockey ball 57' Report Dirkse van den Heuvel field hockey ball 10'
Jonker field hockey ball 22', 34'
Keetels field hockey ball 24'
De Goede field hockey ball 28'
Van As field hockey ball 31'
Van Maasakker field hockey ball 38', 50'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Cathy Jones (WAL)
26 August 2015
11:00
Spain  10–0  Poland
Riera field hockey ball 2', 34', 41'
Magaz field hockey ball 20', 22'
Salvatella field hockey ball 24', 38'
Ybarra field hockey ball 31', 37'
Petchame field hockey ball 35' 		Report
Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Michelle Meister (GER)
26 August 2015
17:15
Netherlands  5–0  Belgium
Magis field hockey ball 8'
Van Maasakker field hockey ball 18'
Paumen field hockey ball 42', 58'
Hoog field hockey ball 44' 		Report
Umpires:
Pilar López (ESP)
Frances Block (ENG)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to semifinals
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  Italy 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
22 August 2015
18:15
England  2–1  Scotland
K. Richardson-Walsh field hockey ball 10'
H. Richardson-Walsh field hockey ball 20' 		Report Marshall field hockey ball 3'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Michelle Meister (GER)
22 August 2015
20:30
Germany  4–0  Italy
Altenburg field hockey ball 2'
Krüger field hockey ball 22'
Haase field hockey ball 46'
Mävers field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Cathy Jones (WAL)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
24 August 2015
17:15
Scotland  1–2  Germany
Kidd field hockey ball 55' Report Hauke field hockey ball 18'
Mävers field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Frances Block (ENG)
24 August 2015
19:30
Italy  0–2  England
Report H. Richardson-Walsh field hockey ball 45'
White field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Pilar López (ESP)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
26 August 2015
13:15
Scotland  3–1  Italy
Fawcett field hockey ball 31'
Merchant field hockey ball 36'
Marshall field hockey ball 39' 		Report Tiddi field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
26 August 2015
19:30
England  4–1  Germany
Bray field hockey ball 2'
Danson field hockey ball 3', 44', 53' 		Report Hillmann field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Amy Baxter (USA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9
2  Scotland 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Italy 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1 Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Challenge
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
28 August 2015
11:00
Poland  1–1  Italy
Rybacha field hockey ball 9' Report Pacella field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
28 August 2015
17:15
Belgium  1–0  Scotland
Versavel field hockey ball 1' Report
Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Cathy Jones (WAL)
30 August 2015
09:00
Belgium  4–3  Italy
Van Lindt field hockey ball 4'
Simons field hockey ball 31'
Vandermeiren field hockey ball 33'
Puvrez field hockey ball 47' 		Report Lovagnini field hockey ball 7'
Tiddi field hockey ball 13'
Ruggieri field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Pilar López (ESP)
30 August 2015
11:15
Scotland  2–0  Poland
Kidd field hockey ball 14'
Bunce field hockey ball 36' 		Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Cathy Jones (WAL)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 August
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
30 August
 
 Germany0
 
 Netherlands2 (1)
 
28 August
 
 England (pen.)2 (3)
 
 Spain1
 
 
 England2
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
 Germany5
 
 
 Spain1

Semifinals

28 August 2015
13:15
Netherlands  1–0  Germany
Zerbo field hockey ball 6' Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
28 August 2015
19:30
England  2–1  Spain
Danson field hockey ball 4'
Owsley field hockey ball 52' 		Report Oliva field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Michelle Meister (GER)

Third and fourth place

30 August 2015
13:30
Germany  5–1  Spain
Stapenhorst field hockey ball 12', 19', 32'
Altenburg field hockey ball 22'
Hoffmann field hockey ball 29' 		Report Petchame field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Final

30 August 2015
16:00
England  2–2  Netherlands
Bray field hockey ball 52'
Owsley field hockey ball 54' 		Report Van Maasakker field hockey ball 40', 43'
Penalties
H. Richardson-Walsh Penalty shoot-out missed, Penalty shoot-out scored
[Note 1]
Danson Penalty shoot-out scored
Bray Penalty shoot-out scored
Twigg Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–1 Penalty shoot-out missed Bos
Penalty shoot-out missed Welten
Penalty shoot-out scored Hoog
Penalty shoot-out missed De Goede
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Amy Baxter (USA)
Notes
  1. ^
    Netherlands goalkeeper Joyce Sombroek fouled England's Helen Richardson-Walsh during the shoot-out. Penalty stroke was awarded and H. Richardson-Walsh scored.

Statistics

Final standings

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England 5 4 1 0 12 5 +7 13 Qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 25 3 +22 13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 9
4  Spain 5 1 1 3 13 15 −2 4
5  Belgium 5 3 1 1 9 9 0 10
6  Scotland 5 2 0 3 7 6 +1 6
7  Italy 5 0 1 4 5 14 −9 1 Relegated to EuroHockey Championship II
8  Poland 5 0 1 4 2 26 −24 1
Source: FIH

Awards

Player of the Tournament[2][3] Top Goalscorer[2][3] Goalkeeper of the Tournament[2][3]
England Alex Danson Netherlands Caia van Maasakker Germany Yvonne Frank

Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2015, Women". eurohockey.org. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Home win for England after dramatic finale". eurohockey2015.co.uk. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "England Are The Unibet EuroHockey Champions". eurohockey.org. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.