2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CitySan Sebastián
Dates20–26 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Atlético San Sebastián
Final positions
Champions Spain (3rd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored134 (6.7 per match)
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The 2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 14th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship. It was held in San Sebastián, Spain from 20 to 26 July 2008.[1]

The hosts Spain won the tournament for the third time after they defeated the defending champions the Netherlands 1–0 in the final.[2] Germany won the bronze medal after defeating Belgium 4–3 in the third-place playoff.

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2009 Junior World Cup in Malaysia and Singapore. Teams from Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England and Poland all qualified.

Participating nations

Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 31 5 +26 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain (H) 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6
3  England 3 1 0 2 10 11 −1 3
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 3 28 −25 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
20 July 2008
17:00
Netherlands  15–0  Austria
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
20 July 2008
19:15
Spain  1–0  England
Dabanch field hockey ball 68' Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
22 July 2008
17:00
Netherlands  9–2  England
Kempermann field hockey ball 1'
Vermeulen field hockey ball 3', 17', 60'
Campbell field hockey ball 20', 21'
De Voogd field hockey ball 28', 32', 59' 		Report Edwards field hockey ball 23'
Smith field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
22 July 2008
19:15
Spain  5–2  Austria
Report
Umpires:
Krzystof Cholewa (POL)
Will Drury (WAL)
23 July 2008
17:00
England  8–1  Austria
Smith field hockey ball 6', 51', 61'
Catlin field hockey ball 8'
Brogdon field hockey ball 25'
Dobson field hockey ball 48'
Beckett field hockey ball 53', 54' 		Report Gero field hockey ball 24'
Umpires:
Krzystof Cholewa (POL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
23 July 2008
19:15
Netherlands  7–3  Spain
Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 17 5 +12 7 Semi-finals
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 8 12 −4 4
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 3
4  Scotland 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
20 July 2008
10:00
Germany  2–2  Scotland
Stralkowski field hockey ball 55'
Wesley field hockey ball 65' 		Report Cairns field hockey ball 16', 23'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
20 July 2008
12:15
Belgium  4–3  Poland
Report
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
21 July 2008
17:00
Germany  8–1  Poland
Stralkowski field hockey ball 18', 27'
Lietz field hockey ball 20', 57'
Wesley field hockey ball 45'
Rabente field hockey ball 51'
Fürk field hockey ball 65'
Otto field hockey ball 68' 		Report Kozlowski field hockey ball 3'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
21 July 2008
19:15
Belgium  2–2  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
23 July 2008
10:00
Poland  3–2  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Gijs Hofman (NED)
23 July 2008
12:15
Germany  7–2  Belgium
Stralkowski field hockey ball 19', 21', 54'
Fürk field hockey ball 31'
Wesley field hockey ball 52'
Wösch field hockey ball 62'
Oldhafer field hockey ball 65' 		Report field hockey ball 33', 56'
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Dan Barstow (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  England 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 7 10 −3 6
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 Relegation to Junior Championship II
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 5 16 −11 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
25 July 2008
10:00
Austria  2–3  Poland
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
25 July 2008
12:15
England  2–1  Scotland
Kinder field hockey ball 24'
Smith field hockey ball 64' 		Report Cairns field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
26 July 2008
10:00
Austria  2–5  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
25 July 2008
12:15
England  6–1  Poland
Dobson field hockey ball 3'
Osborn field hockey ball 5'
Kinder field hockey ball 46'
Griffiths field hockey ball 49'
Smith field hockey ball 63'
Gregg field hockey ball 70' 		Report Makowski field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 July 2008
 
 
 Netherlands4
 
26 July 2008
 
 Belgium3
 
 Netherlands0
 
25 July 2008
 
 Spain (a.e.t)1
 
 Germany2
 
 
 Spain4
 
Third place
 
 
26 July 2008
 
 
 Belgium3
 
 
 Germany4

Semi-finals

25 July 2008
17:00
Germany  2–4  Spain
Grell field hockey ball 63'
Stralkowski field hockey ball 66' 		Report Dabanch field hockey ball 21'
Padrós field hockey ball 33'
Salles field hockey ball 59'
Guerrero field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
David Sweetman (SCO)
25 July 2008
19:30
Netherlands  4–3  Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Third and fourth place

26 July 2008
16:30
Belgium  3–4  Germany
Report
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)

Final

26 July 2008
19:00
Netherlands  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

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 Final Standings
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain 5 4 0 1 14 11 +3 12 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 35 9 +26 12 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 5 3 1 1 23 12 +11 10 Bronze Medal
4  Belgium 5 1 1 3 14 20 −6 4 Fourth place
5  England 5 3 0 2 18 13 +5 9 Eliminated in
pool stage
6  Poland 5 2 0 3 11 22 −11 6
7  Scotland 5 1 2 2 12 11 +1 5
8  Austria 5 0 0 5 7 36 −29 0
Source: England Hockey

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Competitions Archive". EHF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ^ "EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS (U21 MEN)". England Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Regulations