2015 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships

This article is about boys' event. For girls' event, see 2015 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships.
2015 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CitySantander
Dates19–25 July 2015
Teams8
Venue(s)Ruth Beitia Municipal Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored122 (6.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Timm Herzbruch (11 goals)
Best playerGermany Jesper Kamlade
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The 2015 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 8th edition of the Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championship. The tournament was held from 19 to 25 July 2015 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Municipal Sports Complex.[1]

Germany won the tournament for the second time after defeating the Netherlands 7–1 in the final.[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship:

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
– Host 1  Spain
22–28 July 2013 2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship Vienna, Austria 5  Belgium
 England
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Scotland
– 2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship II Gąsawa, Poland 2  Ireland
 Russia
Total 8

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 with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Semi-finals
2  Spain 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7
3  England 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 4 26 −22 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2015
15:30
England  8–1  Russia
Gilmour field hockey ball 8', 59'
Waller field hockey ball 11', 62', 65'
Bowden field hockey ball 25'
Crowson field hockey ball 29'
Way field hockey ball 58' 		Report Arusiia field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
19 July 2015
17:45
Spain  1–1  Belgium
Basterra field hockey ball 67' Report Stockbroekx field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Alistair Munro (SCO)
21 July 2015
13:15
Belgium  9–1  Russia
De Sloover field hockey ball 6'
Verhoeven field hockey ball 10'
Raes field hockey ball 33'
Branicki field hockey ball 43'
Tombroff field hockey ball 45', 66'
Meurmans field hockey ball 53'
Sidler field hockey ball 56'
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 64' 		Report Arusiia field hockey ball 70+'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Maarten Boxma (NED)
21 July 2015
20:00
England  0–1  Spain
Report González field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
22 July 2015
17:00
Belgium  3–0  England
Raes field hockey ball 38'
Meurmans field hockey ball 49'
Branicki field hockey ball 56' 		Report
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Tim Meissner (GER)
22 July 2015
20:00
Spain  9–2  Russia
Miralles field hockey ball 5'
Álvarez field hockey ball 24', 25'
Escudé field hockey ball 28', 62'
Cobos field hockey ball 37'
Gispert field hockey ball 64'
De Bruijn field hockey ball 65', 69' 		Report Gilev field hockey ball 3'
Arusiia field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Alistair Munro (SCO)
Russell Donaldson (IRE)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 17 5 +12 9 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 3
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2015
10:45
Netherlands  5–1  Ireland
Van Dam field hockey ball 9'
Kronenberg field hockey ball 11'
Stuve field hockey ball 13', 57'
De Geus field hockey ball 70' 		Report Dale field hockey ball 5'
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
19 July 2015
10:45
Germany  7–0  Scotland
Herzbruch field hockey ball 17', 31', 41'
Kamlade field hockey ball 40'
Hellwig field hockey ball 47'
Blumensaat field hockey ball 47'
Rothländer field hockey ball 67' 		Report
Umpires:
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
Vitaly Miklushevich (RUS)
20 July 2015
17:45
Scotland  0–3  Ireland
Report Morris field hockey ball 55'
Dale field hockey ball 63'
O'Hare field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Vitaly Miklushevich (RUS)
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
20 July 2015
20:00
Netherlands  2–3  Germany
Van Heijningen field hockey ball 1'
Papa field hockey ball 15' 		Report Herzbruch field hockey ball 4'
Prinz field hockey ball 10'
Rothländer field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Rob Argent (ENG)
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
22 July 2015
09:45
Germany  7–3  Ireland
Rothländer field hockey ball 11'
Herzbruch field hockey ball 20', 21', 40'
Terber field hockey ball 41'
Werner field hockey ball 44'
Hellwig field hockey ball 68' 		Report Cole field hockey ball 13'
Nolan field hockey ball 29'
Nelson field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Rob Argent (ENG)
Vitaly Miklushevich (RUS)
22 July 2015
12:00
Scotland  0–7  Netherlands
Report Brinkman field hockey ball 7'
Van Dam field hockey ball 11', 56'
Papa field hockey ball 25'
Stuve field hockey ball 31', 65'
Huijbregts field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
Nathan Steiner (BEL)

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  Ireland 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9
2  England 3 1 1 1 13 7 +6 4
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 7 9 −2 4 Relegated to 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 4 20 −16 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
24 July 2015
15:00
England  1–2  Ireland
Hibell field hockey ball 18' Report Nolan field hockey ball 4'
Nelson field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Alistair Munro (SCO)
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
24 July 2015
15:30
Russia  2–3  Scotland
Arusiia field hockey ball 64', 65' Report McQuade field hockey ball 18'
Harwood field hockey ball 50'
Christie field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
25 July 2015
11:30
Russia  1–9  Ireland
Gilev field hockey ball 35' Report Mullins field hockey ball 7', 32'
McClelland field hockey ball 17'
Dale field hockey ball 23', 48'
O'Hare field hockey ball 25'
De Boe-Agnew field hockey ball 28'
Robson field hockey ball 54'
Morris field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
25 July 2015
12:00
England  4–4  Scotland
Hibell field hockey ball 14'
Crowson field hockey ball 34'
Gilmour field hockey ball 36'
Page field hockey ball 38' 		Report McConnell field hockey ball 4'
McFadden field hockey ball 65'
McCurry field hockey ball 68'
Webb field hockey ball 70+'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Vitaly Miklushevich (RUS)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July 2015
 
 
 Belgium1 (3)
 
25 July 2015
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o)1 (4)
 
 Netherlands1
 
24 July 2015
 
 Germany7
 
 Germany7
 
 
 Spain3
 
Third place
 
 
25 July 2015
 
 
 Belgium1 (1)
 
 
 Spain (p.s.o)1 (3)
Semi-finals
24 July 2015
17:30
Germany  7–3  Spain
Herzbruch field hockey ball 9', 25'
Kamlade field hockey ball 17'
Blumensaat field hockey ball 30', 46'
Bosserhoff field hockey ball 31'
Rothländer field hockey ball 39' 		Report Álvarez field hockey ball 18'
Cobos field hockey ball 48'
López Alonso field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
24 July 2015
20:00
Belgium  1–1  Netherlands
Verhoeven field hockey ball 62' Report Van Dam field hockey ball 61'
Penalties
Lootens Penalty shoot-out scored
Stockbroekx Penalty shoot-out missed
Raes Penalty shoot-out scored
De Sloover Penalty shoot-out scored
Verhoeven Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Van Dam
Penalty shoot-out scored Stuve
Penalty shoot-out missed Schoenaker
Penalty shoot-out scored Huijbregts
Penalty shoot-out scored De Geus
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Rob Argent (ENG)
Third and fourth place
25 July 2015
14:30
Belgium  1–1  Spain
Capelle field hockey ball 25' Report Cobos field hockey ball 35'
Penalties
Lootens Penalty shoot-out scored
Stockbroekx Penalty shoot-out missed
Branicki Penalty shoot-out missed
De Sloover Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–3 Penalty shoot-out missed González Mesones
Penalty shoot-out scored Cobos
Penalty shoot-out scored Miralles
Penalty shoot-out scored De Bruijn
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Final
25 July 2015
19:30
Netherlands  1–7  Germany
Stuve field hockey ball 48' Report Kamlade field hockey ball 17', 24'
Herzbruch field hockey ball 20', 70+'
Hellwig field hockey ball 27', 46'
Harms field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Rob Argent (ENG)
Alistair Munro (SCO)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play
Germany Jesper Kamlade Germany Timm Herzbruch England Toby Reynolds-Cotterill  Spain

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)  Germany 5 5 0 0 31 9 +22 15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 5 2 1 2 16 12 +4 7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain 5 2 2 1 15 11 +4 8
4  Belgium 5 2 3 0 15 4 +11 9
5  Ireland 5 3 0 2 18 14 +4 9
6  England 5 1 1 3 13 11 +2 4
7  Scotland 5 1 1 3 7 23 −16 4 Relegated to 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
8  Russia 5 0 0 5 7 38 −31 0
Source: EuroHockey

Goalscorers

There were 122 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 6.1 goals per match.

11 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EHF

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships I 2015 Boys U18". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, (U18), FINAL POSITIONS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2018.