2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship III

2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host countrySlovenia
CityLipovci
Dates1–7 August
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)HC Lipovci
Final positions
Champions Ukraine (1st title)
Runner-up  Switzerland
Third place Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored89 (5.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)Turkey Fatma Songül Gültekin (13 goals)
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The 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship III was the ninth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 7 August 2021 at HC Lipovci in Lipovci, Slovenia.[1]

Ukraine won their first EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating Switzerland 2–1 in the final. Turkey won the bronze medal by defeating Croatia 3–0.[2]

Qualified teams

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

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
4–10 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship II Glasgow, Scotland 2  Turkey (32)
 Ukraine (27)
28 July – 3 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship III Lipovci, Slovenia 4  Croatia (43)
 Hungary[a]
 Slovakia (50)
 Slovenia (48)
  Switzerland (38)
26 March 2020 New entry — 1  Finland (–)[a]
 Portugal
Total 7

Umpires

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

  •  Fiona Davitt (IRL)
  •  Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
  •  Serap Kara (TUR)
  •  Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
  •  Nadine Schuschel (GER)
  •  Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
  •  Yelizaveta Yakovenko (UKR)
  •  Manouk Bakker (NED)

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 2 2 0 0 24 0 +24 6 Semi-finals
2  Croatia 2 1 0 1 6 10 −4 3
3  Slovenia (H) 2 0 0 2 0 20 −20 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
2 August 2021[b]
12:30
Ukraine  14–0  Slovenia
Shevchenko field hockey ball 3', 7', 24', 36', 55'
Kernoz field hockey ball 23'
Leonova field hockey ball 26', 46', 49', 55'
O. Kurovska field hockey ball 30', 37'
Ponomarenko field hockey ball 45'
Honcharenko field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Manouk Bakker (NED)
3 August 2021
17:00
Croatia  0–10  Ukraine
Report Shevchenko field hockey ball 1', 28', 45'
Voievoda field hockey ball 14', 28'
Moroz field hockey ball 20'
Leonova field hockey ball 32'
Shokalenko field hockey ball 43'
A. Kurovska field hockey ball 47'
Rudychenko field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Manouk Bakker (NED)
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
4 August 2021
17:00
Slovenia  0–6  Croatia
Report Hrupec field hockey ball 34', 40', 52'
Litvic field hockey ball 34'
Lagančić field hockey ball 44'
Nizek field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Yelizaveta Yakovenko (UKR)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Semi-finals
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 17 3 +14 6
3  Portugal 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Slovakia 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 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]
1 August 2021
12:30
Turkey  9–0  Slovakia
Gültekin field hockey ball 7', 23', 26', 40', 58'
Kurt field hockey ball 12'
Paksoy field hockey ball 38'
Oymak field hockey ball 40'
Çelik field hockey ball 48' 		Report
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Yelizaveta Yakovenko (UKR)
1 August 2021[c]
14:45
Switzerland  1–0  Portugal
E. Trösch field hockey ball 25' Report
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Serap Kara (TUR)
2 August 2021
14:45
Slovakia  1–6  Portugal
Vyskoçová field hockey ball 43' Report Fidalgo field hockey ball 1'
Bruce field hockey ball 11', 30'
Ledesma field hockey ball 12', 33', 39'
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Fiona Davitt (IRL)
2 August 2021
17:00
Switzerland  3–2  Turkey
Stomps field hockey ball 12'
E. Trösch field hockey ball 16'
Pöhler field hockey ball 56' 		Report Gültekin field hockey ball 4', 40'
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
4 August 2021
12:30
Turkey  6–0  Portugal
Gültekin field hockey ball 15', 16', 29', 38'
Bahçivan field hockey ball 36'
Güzelal field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
4 August 2021
14:45
Slovakia  0–7   Switzerland
Report T. Trösch field hockey ball 6'
Pöhler field hockey ball 32'
Thoma field hockey ball 39'
Zimmermann field hockey ball 42', 43'
Weber field hockey ball 46'
Stomps field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Serap Kara (TUR)
Fiona Davitt (IRL)

Fifth to seventh 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
5  Portugal 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 6
6  Slovakia 2 1 0 1 5 6 −1 3
7  Slovenia (H) 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 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
6 August 2021
11:30
Slovenia  0–6  Portugal
Report Sousa field hockey ball 5'
Fidalgo field hockey ball 41'
Ledesma field hockey ball 45'
Nunes field hockey ball 48'
I. Oliveira field hockey ball 55'
F. Oliveira field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Manouk Bakker (NED)
7 August 2021
10:15
Slovenia  0–4  Slovakia
Report Čapová field hockey ball 2'
Vyskočová field hockey ball 22'
Zavodska field hockey ball 30'
Fondrkova field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Yelizaveta Yakovenko (UKR)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
 Ukraine3
 
7 August
 
 Turkey1
 
 Ukraine2
 
6 August
 
  Switzerland1
 
  Switzerland4
 
 
 Croatia0
 
Third place
 
 
7 August
 
 
 Turkey3
 
 
 Croatia0

Semi-finals

6 August 2021
13:45
Ukraine  3–1  Turkey
Kernoz field hockey ball 15'
Leonova field hockey ball 32'
Ponomarenko field hockey ball 57' 		Report Taşkiran field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
6 August 2021
16:00
Switzerland  4–0  Croatia
Müller field hockey ball 19'
Stomps field hockey ball 45'
Zimmermann field hockey ball 48'
Zbinden field hockey ball 54' 		Report
Umpires:
Serap Kara (TUR)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)

Third place game

7 August 2021
12:45
Turkey  3–0  Croatia
Gültekin field hockey ball 20', 33'
Esen field hockey ball 22' 		Report
Umpires:
Manouk Bakker (NED)
Fiona Davitt (IRL)

Final

7 August 2021
15:00
Ukraine  2–1   Switzerland
Kernoz field hockey ball 1'
Shevchenko field hockey ball 40' 		Report Thoma field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)

Statistics

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Turkey
4  Croatia
5  Portugal
6  Slovakia
7  Slovenia

  Qualified for the Women's EuroHockey Championship II

Goalscorers

There were 89 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.93 goals per match.

13 goals

9 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Finland and Hungary withdrew.
  2. ^ The match was originally scheduled for 1 August 2021 at 17:00 but due to thunderstorms and torrential rain, the match was re-scheduled to 2 August at 12:30.[6]
  3. ^ In the tenth minute the match was interrupted and suspended due to thunderstorms and torrential rain. The match will be resumed on 3 August at 14.45 hrs.[6]

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Final Day EuroHockey Championship III, w, Lipovci". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 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
  6. ^ a b "Day 1 roundup – EuroHockey Championship III, Women, Lipovci". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.