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2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

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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]

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
← 2013 (previous) (next) 2017 →

Qualified teams

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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

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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

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All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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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   6'
Carroll   9', 49'
Daly   13'
Frazer   38', 70'
Duke   56' 		Report Berly   7'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
18 July 2015
15:45
Ukraine   2–3   Czech Republic
Khilko   15'
Kernoz   67' 		Report Bizová   26'
Haklová   39'
Mejzlíková   59'
Umpires:
Kerri Targett (SCO)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
19 July 2015
18:00
France   2–3   Czech Republic
Billore   3'
Berly   65' 		Report Haklová   21', 51'
Laciná   44'
Umpires:
Kerri Targett (SCO)
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)
19 July 2015
20:15
Ukraine   0–3   Ireland
Report O'Byrne   13'
Carroll   38'
Brown   70+'
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
21 July 2015
15:30
France   4–3   Ukraine
Perrocheau   9'
Billore   16', 41'
Rogeau   21' 		Report Vorushylo   6'
Khilko   32'
Kaliuzhna   64'
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Kerri Targett (SCO)
21 July 2015
17:45
Ireland   3–0   Czech Republic
Brown   4'
O'Byrne   31'
Beatty   55' 		Report
Umpires:
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

Pool B

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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   5', 31'
Tsyganska   43' 		Report Tarnozci   66'
Umpires:
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
Alison Keogh (IRE)
18 July 2015
11:15
Belarus   2–2   Wales
Bahushevich   28'
Papkova   69' 		Report Daley   8'
Wilkinson   39'
Umpires:
Helena Babicka (CZE)
Karine Alves (FRA)
19 July 2015
13:30
Belarus   4–4   Azerbaijan
Batura   10'
Papkova   31', 57'
Syrayezhka   42' 		Report Aliyeva   6'
Tsyganska   28'
Mailova   40'
Druzhinina   47'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Karine Alves (FRA)
19 July 2015
15:45
Austria   1–2   Wales
Dvorak   23' Report Clayton   49'
Wilkinson   70'
Umpires:
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
Helena Babicka (CZE)
21 July 2015
11:00
Azerbaijan   2–1   Wales
Aliyeva   15'
Tsyganska   67' 		Report Wilkinson   67'
Umpires:
Karine Alves (FRA)
Alison Keogh (IRE)
21 July 2015
13:15
Austria   0–5   Belarus
Report Bahushevich   3', 64'
Papkova   24'
Halinouskaya   51'
Kurhanskaya   70+'
Umpires:
Helena Babicka (CZE)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Pool C

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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   6'
Derkach   60' 		Report Keil   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   31'
Keil   45'
Stöckl  
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
25 July 2015
10:15
Wales   2–0   Ukraine
Jones   10', 60' Report
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)

First to fourth place classification

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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

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

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Standings
    Ireland 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21 15 Promoted
    Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 8 13 −5 9
    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

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Top Goalscorer(s) Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
  Khatira Aliyeva
  Krestina Papkova 		  Megan Frazer   Barbora Čecháková

See also

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References

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  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)
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