2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Dates19–27 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Sk Slavia Prague
Final positions
Champions Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up Czech Republic
Third place Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored84 (4.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Azerbaijan Khatira Aliyeva
Belarus Krestina Papkova (6 goals)
Best playerIreland Megan Frazer
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The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the 6th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, a field hockey championship for women. It was held from the 19th until the 27th of July 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. [1]

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
17–24 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship Boom, Belgium 2  Belarus
 Ireland
22–28 July 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship II Cambrai, France 4  Austria
 Azerbaijan
 France
 Ukraine
21–26 July 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship III Athens, Greece 2  Czech Republic
 Wales
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 Nations Challenge. [2]

Results

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Semi-finals
2  Czech Republic (H) 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3  France 3 1 0 2 7 13 −6 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
18 July 2015
13:30
Ireland  7–1  France
Mullan field hockey ball 6'
Carroll field hockey ball 9', 49'
Daly field hockey ball 13'
Frazer field hockey ball 38', 70'
Duke field hockey ball 56' 		Report Berly field hockey ball 7'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
18 July 2015
15:45
Ukraine  2–3  Czech Republic
Khilko field hockey ball 15'
Kernoz field hockey ball 67' 		Report Bizová field hockey ball 26'
Haklová field hockey ball 39'
Mejzlíková field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Kerri Targett (SCO)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
19 July 2015
18:00
France  2–3  Czech Republic
Billore field hockey ball 3'
Berly field hockey ball 65' 		Report Haklová field hockey ball 21', 51'
Laciná field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Kerri Targett (SCO)
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)
19 July 2015
20:15
Ukraine  0–3  Ireland
Report O'Byrne field hockey ball 13'
Carroll field hockey ball 38'
Brown field hockey ball 70+'
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
21 July 2015
15:30
France  4–3  Ukraine
Perrocheau field hockey ball 9'
Billore field hockey ball 16', 41'
Rogeau field hockey ball 21' 		Report Vorushylo field hockey ball 6'
Khilko field hockey ball 32'
Kaliuzhna field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Kerri Targett (SCO)
21 July 2015
17:45
Ireland  3–0  Czech Republic
Brown field hockey ball 4'
O'Byrne field hockey ball 31'
Beatty field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Azerbaijan 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 7 Semi-finals
2  Belarus 3 1 2 0 11 6 +5 5
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
18 July 2015
09:00
Azerbaijan  3–1  Austria
Aliyeva field hockey ball 5', 31'
Tsyganska field hockey ball 43' 		Report Tarnozci field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
Alison Keogh (IRE)
18 July 2015
11:15
Belarus  2–2  Wales
Bahushevich field hockey ball 28'
Papkova field hockey ball 69' 		Report Daley field hockey ball 8'
Wilkinson field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Helena Babicka (CZE)
Karine Alves (FRA)
19 July 2015
13:30
Belarus  4–4  Azerbaijan
Batura field hockey ball 10'
Papkova field hockey ball 31', 57'
Syrayezhka field hockey ball 42' 		Report Aliyeva field hockey ball 6'
Tsyganska field hockey ball 28'
Mailova field hockey ball 40'
Druzhinina field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Karine Alves (FRA)
19 July 2015
15:45
Austria  1–2  Wales
Dvorak field hockey ball 23' Report Clayton field hockey ball 49'
Wilkinson field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
Helena Babicka (CZE)
21 July 2015
11:00
Azerbaijan  2–1  Wales
Aliyeva field hockey ball 15'
Tsyganska field hockey ball 67' 		Report Wilkinson field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Karine Alves (FRA)
Alison Keogh (IRE)
21 July 2015
13:15
Austria  0–5  Belarus
Report Bahushevich field hockey ball 3', 64'
Papkova field hockey ball 24'
Halinouskaya field hockey ball 51'
Kurhanskaya field hockey ball 70+'
Umpires:
Helena Babicka (CZE)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

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
1  Wales 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2  France 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 Relegated to EuroHockey Championship III
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
23 July 2015
11:00
Ukraine  2–1  Austria
Kernoz field hockey ball 6'
Derkach field hockey ball 60' 		Report Keil field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Keri Targett (AUS)
23 July 2015
13:15
France  0–0  Wales
Report
Umpires:
Helena Babicka (CZE)
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)
25 July 2015
08:00
France  0–3  Austria
Report Zerbs field hockey ball 31'
Keil field hockey ball 45'
Stöckl field hockey ball
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
25 July 2015
10:15
Wales  2–0  Ukraine
Jones field hockey ball 10', 60' Report
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)

First to fourth place classification

 
CrossoverNinth Place
 
      
 
1 December 2016
 
 
 Azerbaijan1
 
3 December 2016
 
 Czech Republic2
 
 Czech Republic0
 
1 December 2016
 
 Ireland5
 
 Ireland4
 
 
 Belarus0
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
3 December 2016
 
 
 Azerbaijan2
 
 
 Belarus4

Semifinals

23 July 2015
15:30
Ireland  4–0  Belarus
Carroll field hockey ball 8'
Frazer field hockey ball 22'
McCay field hockey ball 28'
Brown field hockey ball 64' 		Report
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
23 July 2015
17:45
Azerbaijan  1–2  Czech Republic
Mammadova field hockey ball 49' Report Kolářová field hockey ball 48'
Decsoyová field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Karine Alves (FRA)

Third and fourth place

25 July 2015
12:45
Azerbaijan  2–4  Belarus
Aliyeva field hockey ball 20', 58' Report Papkova field hockey ball 9', 24'
Lupach field hockey ball 44'
Bahushevich field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Kerri Targett (SCO)
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)

Final

25 July 2015
15:15
Czech Republic  0–5  Ireland [4]
Report Mullan field hockey ball 8'
Frazer field hockey ball 32'
Brown field hockey ball 38'
Carroll field hockey ball 43'
Beatty field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Karine Alves (FRA)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Standings
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ireland 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21 15 Promoted
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 8 13 −5 9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belarus 5 2 2 1 15 12 +3 8
4  Azerbaijan 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7
5  Wales 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 8
6  France 5 1 1 3 7 16 −9 4
7  Austria 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3
8  Ukraine 5 1 0 4 7 13 −6 3 Relegated
Source: FIH

Awards

Top Goalscorer(s) Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Azerbaijan Khatira Aliyeva
Belarus Krestina Papkova 		Ireland Megan Frazer Czech Republic Barbora Čecháková

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH CALENDAR -- 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships II - 2015 - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
  3. ^ a b Regulations
  4. ^ "Golden moment for Ireland's women as McCay breaks caps record in Prague". www.hookhockey.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)