2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the ninth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 7 August 2021 at AD Lousada in Lousada, Portugal.[1]

2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityLousada
Dates1–7 August
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)AD Lousada
Final positions
Champions Belarus (2nd title)
Runner-up Czech Republic
Third place Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored67 (4.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Tomas Procházka
Czech Republic Jan Železný (5 goals)
Best playerCzech Republic Tomas Procházka
2019 (previous) (next) 2023

Belarus won their second EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating the Czech Republic 4–0 in the final. Turkey won their first-ever EuroHockey Championship III medal by defeating the hosts Portugal 4–3 in a shoot-out after a 3–3 draw in regular time.[2]

Qualified teams

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

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
28 July – 3 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship II Cambrai, France 2   Belarus (33)
  Czech Republic (32)
28 July – 3 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship III Gibraltar 5   Gibraltar[a]
  Lithuania (51)
  Malta[a]
  Portugal (41)
  Turkey (47)
  Slovakia (50)
6–11 August 2019 2019 EuroHockey Championship IV Helsinki, Finland 0   Hungary[a]
Total 7

Umpires

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

  •   Mark Becholz (NED)
  •   Maarten Boxma (NED)
  •   Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
  •   Nathan Galea (MLT)
  •   Marcel Knakowski (GER)
  •   Yauheni Protska (BLR)
  •   Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
  •   Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belarus 2 1 1 0 11 2 +9 4 Semi-finals
2   Turkey 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
3   Malta 2 0 0 2 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]
1 August 2021
13:30
Belarus   2–2   Turkey
Kadran   28'
Belavusau   56'
Report A. A. Özkiliç   43'49'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

2 August 2021
16:45
Turkey   3–0   Malta
Demirel   7'
Kilinc   18'36'
Report
Umpires:
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Yauheni Protska (BLR)

4 August 2021
12:15
Belarus   9–0   Malta
Belavusau   3'
Bandarchuk   7'
Hancharou   15'
Tsaluika   19'21'45'
Paulovich   27'
Khatyliou   41'
Haurylau   58'
Report
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Semi-finals
2   Portugal (H) 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Lithuania 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4   Slovakia 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 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
1 August 2021
15:45
Czech Republic   7–0   Slovakia
Capouch   3'
Procházka   38'
Plochý   50'60'60'60+'
Bárta   51'
Report
Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
1 August 2021
18:00
Portugal   3–0   Lithuania
Santos   36'
Ventosa   45'
Caramalho   51'
Report
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

3 August 2021
16:45
Slovakia   1–2   Lithuania
T. Romanec   12' Report Bandziulis   7'
Balsiukas   40'
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Yauheni Protska (BLR)
3 August 2021
19:00
Portugal   1–2   Czech Republic
Caramalho   9' Report Železný   4'
Procházka   36'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

4 August 2021
16:45
Czech Republic   6–0   Lithuania
Železný   15'21'
Klaban   27'
Procházka   36'55'
Uhlíř   53'
Report
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Mark Becholz (NED)
4 August 2021
19:00
Slovakia   2–2   Portugal
Hruska   6'
Jelačič   57'
Report Castro   7'
Santos   39'
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

Fifth to seventh 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
5   Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
6   Lithuania 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
7   Malta 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
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]
6 August 2021
11:30
Malta   1–0   Lithuania
K. Bajada   50' Report
Umpires:
Yauheni Protska (BLR)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

7 August 2021
10:15
Malta   1–3   Slovakia
T. Degiovanni   57' Report Štrofek   12'
Petráš   35'51'
Umpires:
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
  Belarus3
 
7 August
 
  Portugal2
 
  Belarus4
 
6 August
 
  Czech Republic0
 
  Czech Republic3
 
 
  Turkey2
 
Third place
 
 
7 August
 
 
  Portugal3 (3)
 
 
  Turkey (s.o.)3 (4)

Semi-finals

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6 August 2021
13:45
Czech Republic   3–2   Turkey
Železný   33'39'
Procházka   53'
Report A. A. Özkilic   21'46'
Umpires:
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

6 August 2021
16:00
Belarus   3–2   Portugal
Hancharou   37'
Belavusau   43'
Tsaluika   54'
Report Caramalho   34'
Wenzel   57'
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mark Becholz (NED)

Third place game

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7 August 2021
12:45
Portugal   3–3   Turkey
Franco   3'
Tavares   38'
Caramalho   54'
Report Erman   23'44'51'
Penalties
Tavares  
Santos  
Ventosa  
Caramalho  
Franco  
3–4   Ataş
  Ekinci
  Ekinci
  Kilinc
  Aydin
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Marcel Knakowski (GER)

Final

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7 August 2021
15:00
Belarus   4–0   Czech Republic
Belavusau   3'
Hancharou   18'
Kochkin   27'
P. Korsik   41'
Report
Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mark Becholz (NED)

Statistics

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Final standings

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  1.   Belarus
  2.   Czech Republic
  3.   Turkey
  4.   Portugal
  5.   Slovakia
  6.   Lithuania
  7.   Malta

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Best player Best goalkeeper Top goalscorers
  Tomas Procházka   Jakub Bogár   Tomas Procházka
  Jan Železný

Goalscorers

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There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Hungary and Gibraltar withdrew and were replaced by Malta.

References

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  1. ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Final Day EuroHockey Championship III, m, Lousada". 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