2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Dates15–21 August 2021
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)SK Slavia Prague
Final positions
Champions Belarus (2nd title)
Runner-up France
Third place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored70 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Marlena Rybacha (5 goals)
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The 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the ninth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the women's European field hockey championship organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 15 to 21 August 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.[1]

The top five teams qualified for the European qualifier for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[2]

Belarus won their second EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating France 1–0 in the final. Poland won the bronze medal by defeating Wales 4–1.

Qualified teams

Participating nations have qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.[3]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
16–25 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship Antwerp, Belgium 2  Belarus (21)
 Russia (19)
4–10 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship II Glasgow, Scotland 4  Austria (31)
 Czech Republic (23)
 Poland (24)
 Wales (26)
28 July – 3 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship III Lipovci, Slovenia 2  France (28)
 Lithuania (34)
Total 8

Umpires

The following nine umpires were appointed for the tournament by the EHF:[4]

  •  Clare Barwood (WAL)
  •  Elena Ozerskaia (BLR)
  •  Stepanka Smidova (CZE)
  •  Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
  •  Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
  •  Gema Calderon (ESP)
  •  Ines El Hajem (FRA)
  •  Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
  •  Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Semi-finals and
2022 World Cup qualifier
2  Wales 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
15 August 2021
11:15
Russia  0–2  Wales
Report Richards field hockey ball 29'
Howell field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Stepanka Smidova (CZE)
15 August 2021
13:30
Poland  2–0  Lithuania
Rybacha field hockey ball 43'
Zagajska field hockey ball 49' 		Report
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
16 August 2021
16:45
Wales  5–0  Lithuania
Howell field hockey ball 10'
Thorburn field hockey ball 11'
Hoskins field hockey ball 36'
Hughes field hockey ball 37', 60+' 		Report
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
16 August 2021
19:00
Poland  2–2  Russia
Rybacha field hockey ball 22'
Katerla field hockey ball 32' 		Report Ovanesova field hockey ball 46'
Khalimova field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Gema Calderon (ESP)
18 August 2021
12:15
Russia  5–0  Lithuania
Kolpakova field hockey ball 26'
Sadovaia field hockey ball 37'
Khalimova field hockey ball 41', 60'
Ovanesova field hockey ball 46' 		Report
Umpires:
Stepanka Smidova (CZE)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
18 August 2021
14:30
Wales  1–3  Poland
Howell field hockey ball 26' Report Rybacha field hockey ball 18', 41'
Blaszyk field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Gema Calderon (ESP)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Semi-finals and
2022 World Cup qualifier
2  Belarus 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Austria 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4  Czech Republic (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
15 August 2021
15:45
Belarus  1–2  France
Papkova field hockey ball 12' Report Arnaud field hockey ball 37'
Lhopital field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)
15 August 2021
18:00
Czech Republic  2–2  Austria
Mejzlíková field hockey ball 34'
N. Nováková field hockey ball 48' 		Report Czech field hockey ball 11'
Konrat field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
17 August 2021
16:45
France  1–0  Austria
Verzura field hockey ball 5' Report
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
17 August 2021
19:00
Czech Republic  1–3  Belarus
Mejzlíková field hockey ball 33' Report Papkova field hockey ball 3'
Filipovich field hockey ball 18'
Batsiukova field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
18 August 2021
16:45
Belarus  2–2  Austria
Papkova field hockey ball 22'
Shtsin field hockey ball 59' 		Report Czech field hockey ball 24', 51'
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
18 August 2021
19:00
France  1–0  Czech Republic
Verrier field hockey ball 52' Report
Umpires:
Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

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 Qualification
5  Russia 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 2022 World Cup qualifier
6  Czech Republic (H) 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5
7  Austria 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
8  Lithuania 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
20 August 2021
10:15
Lithuania  0–3  Czech Republic
Report Laciná field hockey ball 14'
Lehovcová field hockey ball 34', 41'
Umpires:
Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
20 August 2021
12:30
Russia  3–0  Austria
Leonova field hockey ball 12'
Makagonova field hockey ball 26'
Ovanesova field hockey ball 51' 		Report
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
21 August 2021
09:00
Russia  2–2  Czech Republic
Sadovaia field hockey ball 23'
Sartakova field hockey ball 37' 		Report N. Nováková field hockey ball 18'
Mejzlíková field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
21 August 2021
11:15
Austria  5–1  Lithuania
Konrat field hockey ball 5'
Herzog field hockey ball 11'
Hruby field hockey ball 32'
Czech field hockey ball 43'
Laginja field hockey ball 47' 		Report Bartkuvienè field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Stepanka Sidova (UKR)
Clare Barwood (WAL)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 August
 
 
 Poland1
 
21 August
 
 Belarus5
 
 Belarus1
 
20 August
 
 France0
 
 France2
 
 
 Wales1
 
Third place
 
 
21 August
 
 
 Poland4
 
 
 Wales1

Semi-finals

20 August 2021
14:45
Poland  1–5  Belarus
Diurczak field hockey ball 60' Report Belavusava field hockey ball 44'
Skryba field hockey ball 47'
Kasabutskaya field hockey ball 52'
Shtsin field hockey ball 56'
Papkova field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
20 August 2021
17:00
France  2–1  Wales
Brachet field hockey ball 34'
Van der Zanden field hockey ball 41' 		Report Robinson field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Nadine Schuschel (GER)

Third place game

21 August 2021
13:45
Poland  4–1  Wales
Zagajska field hockey ball 24'
Rybacha field hockey ball 25'
Wypijewska field hockey ball 29'
Blaszyk field hockey ball 50' 		Report Laity field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Ines el Hajem (FRA)

Final

21 August 2021
16:00
Belarus  1–0  France
Filipovich field hockey ball 53' Report
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Gema Calderon (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1  Belarus 2022 World Cup qualifier
2  France
3  Poland
4  Wales
5  Russia
6  Czech Republic (H)
7  Austria
8  Lithuania
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 70 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Officials List".
  5. ^ a b c FIH General Tournament Regulations June 2021