2021 Rink Hockey European Championship

2021 Rink Hockey European Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityParedes
Dates15–20 November 2021
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (18th title)
Runners-up France
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored155 (9.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Gonçalo Alves (12 goals)[1]
Best player(s)France Carlo Di Benedetto[2]
Best goalkeeperFrance Baptiste Bonneau[2]
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The 2021 Rink Hockey European Championship (originally scheduled to be held in 2020, at La Roche-sur-Yon, and named EuroRink 2020[3]), was the 54th edition of the Rink Hockey European Championship, a biennial tournament for men's national roller hockey teams of Europe organised by World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey. It took place between 15 and 20 November in Paredes, Portugal.

Spain were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating France 2−1 (after extra time) in the final to claim their second consecutive title and eighteenth overall.

Teams

While ten teams were set to play in the 2020 tournament,[4] the final field of participants was reduced to six. Austria, Belgium, England and Switzerland withdrew from the competition.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Andorra 5th Sixth place (2018)
 France 53rd Runners-up (1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931)
 Germany 50th Runners-up (1932, 1934)
 Italy 52nd Champions (1953, 1990, 2014)
 Portugal 49th Champions (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2016)
 Spain 41st Champions (1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018)

Venue

Originally scheduled to take place at Le Vendéspace,[5] all the tournament matches will instead be played at Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes, in Paredes, Portugal.[6]

Paredes
Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes
Capacity: 1,300[7]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain France Portugal Italy Germany Andorra
1  Spain 5 3 1 1 38 17 +21 10[a] Advance to final — — 9–10 — — 11–0
2  France 5 3 1 1 24 18 +6 10[a] 1–3 — 5–3 — 5–2 —
3  Portugal (H) 5 3 1 1 39 19 +20 10[a] Advance to third place match — — — 4–4 10–0 12–1
4  Italy 5 2 2 1 27 18 +9 8 4–4 5–8 — — 4–1 10–1
5  Germany 5 1 0 4 10 31 −21 3 Advance to fifth place match 2–11 — — — — —
6  Andorra 5 0 1 4 8 43 −35 1 — 5–5 — — 1–5 —
Source: WSEurope-RinkHockey.org
Rules for classification: Technical Rules of Rink-Hockey (p. 26)
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Spain +1, France 0, Portugal −1.

Finals

Fifth place match

Germany 1−5 Andorra
  • Strieder 46'
 Report
  • O. Antequera 5' (pen.)
  • A. Dilme 8', 25'
  • G. Miquel 10'
  • Picanyol 23'
Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes, Paredes
Referee: Franco Ferrari, Filippo Fronte (Italy)

Third place match

Portugal Cancelled[a] Italy
Report
Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes, Paredes

Final

Spain 2−1 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
  • B. Di Benedetto 33'
Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes, Paredes
Referee: João Duarte, Rui Torres (Portugal)
  1. ^ The third place match between Portugal and Italy was cancelled after two Portuguese players tested positive to COVID-19.

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France
3 / 4  Portugal
 Italy
5  Andorra
6  Germany

References

  1. ^ "EURO MALE PAREDES 2021 – TOP SCORERS". World Skate Europe − Rink Hockey. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Spain wins the 18th European Title. 2-1 the result of the Final". World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021. Best AZEMAD MVP player is the French Carlo Di Benedetto, also second best scorer of the tournament after Gonçalo Alves with 12, and the best AZEMAD MVP goalkeeper is Baptiste Bonneau, the french goalkeeper.
  3. ^ "Official Schedule of Euro2020". World Skate Europe. 21 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Official communication" (PDF). World Skate Europe. 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Le Vendéspace" (in French). Eurorink 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Campeonato da Europa de Seniores Masculinos – Hóquei Patins – Paredes 2021". Câmara Municipal de Paredes. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ Pinto, Fernanda (15 November 2021). "Campeonato Europeu de Hóquei em Patins Seniores vai colocar Paredes no "mapa desportivo nacional"". VerdadeiroOlhar.pt. Retrieved 18 November 2021.