2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
City Sveti Ivan Zelina
Dates 30 July – 5 August 2017
Teams 7 (from 1 confederation)
Top three teams
Champions  Belarus (1st title)
Runner-up  Italy
Third place  Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 84 (5.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Belarus Mikhail Paulovich (6 goals)
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The EuroHockey Championship III 2017 was the 7th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge field hockey championship for men. It was held from the 30th of July until the 5th of August of 2017 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia.[1] The tournament also allowed for promotion to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge 2019, with the winner (Belarus) and runner-up (Italy) promoting.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quota(s) Qualifier(s)
19 – 27 July 2015 2015 EuroHockey Championship II Prague, Czech Republic 1  Croatia
19 – 25 July 2015 2015 EuroHockey Championship III Lisbon, Portugal 3  Italy
 Belarus
 Turkey
19 – 25 July 2015 2015 EuroHockey Championship IV Vilnius, Lithuania 3  Slovakia
 Lithuania
 Malta
Total 7

Format

The seven teams were be split into two groups of three and four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom team from pool A and the bottom two teams from pool B played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last team (Slovakia) was relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge IV.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 6 Semifinals
2  Turkey 2 1 0 1 4 8 −4 3
3  Slovakia 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0 Pool C
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
30 July 2017
13:30
 Italy 6–0  Slovakia
Gai  7', 18', 35', 55'
Dallons  19', 43'		 Report
Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)
31 July 2017
10:00
 Turkey 0–7  Italy
Report Lago  14', 29'
Keenan  32'
Amorosini  40'
Nunez  50'
Ursone  56'
Julian Montone  59'
Umpires:
Darko Koncic (CRO)
Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)
2 August 2017
09:00
 Slovakia 1–4  Turkey
Kovačevič  51' Report Poyraz  18', 37'
Coklu  46'
Acikgoz  52'
Umpires:
Darko Koncic (CRO)
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Belarus 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9 Semifinals
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 16 4 +12 6
3  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 3 12 −9 3 Pool C
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 3 24 −21 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
30 July 2017
16:15
 Belarus 7–0  Lithuania
Paulovich  3', 22'
Mikheichyk  5', 48'
Kisialevich  6'
Belavusau  45'
Lutsevich  55'		 Report
Umpires:
Luca Ferrara (ITA)
Murat Ozdemir (TUR)
30 July 2017
19:00
 Croatia 12–1  Malta
Tausan  4', 38'
Fujs  11', 15', 54'
Mihael Cvetko  18'
Premilovac  29'
Tolušić  34'
Hršak  35'
Domagoj Cvetko  45'
Mucić  51'
Zec  60'		 Report Williams  59'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Rokas Galkus (LIT)
1 August 2017
10:00
 Lithuania 3–2  Malta
Bubnelis  6'
Bilotas  27'
Balsiukas  45'		 Report George  30'
Grima  44'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)
1 August 2017
18:30
 Croatia 1–3  Belarus
Tausan  35' Report Hancharou  7'
Lutsevich  12'
Skorb  54'
Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Luca Ferrara (ITA)
2 August 2017
16:15
 Belarus 9–0  Malta
Hancharou  2'
Paulovich  4', 53'
Liakh  7'
Belavusau  40', 57'
Kisialevich  47'
Sizhuk  53', 56'		 Report
Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Rokas Galkus (LIT)
2 August 2017
18:30
 Lithuania 0–3  Croatia
Report Plemencic  30'
Tausan  43'
Zec  57'
Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Murat Ozdemir (TUR)

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  Malta 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 3
2  Lithuania 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3  Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3 Relegated to EuroHockey Championship IV
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
4 August 2017
09:00
 Slovakia 3–1  Lithuania
Bogar  43'
Kovačevič  48', 54'		 Report Bubnelis  8'
Umpires:
Luca Ferrara (ITA)
Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)
5 August 2017
13:30
 Slovakia 1–5  Malta
Michalovic  5' Report Dalli  6', 34'
Degiovanni
 18'
Williams  42'
Plaehn  43'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Murat Ozdemir (TUR)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Belarus6
 
 
 
 Turkey1
 
 Belarus (p.s.o)1 (3)
 
 
 
 Italy1 (2)
 
 Italy2
 
 
 Croatia0
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Turkey1
 
 
 Croatia3

Semifinals

4 August 2017
11:15
 Belarus 6–1  Turkey
Kisialevich  6', 27'
Paulovich  32', 35'
Mikheichyk  55'
Belavusau  58'		 Report Kilinc  47'
Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Rokas Galkus (LIT)
4 August 2017
13:45
 Italy 2–0  Croatia
Nunez  2'
Keenan  32'		 Report
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

Third and fourth place

5 August 2017
16:00
 Turkey 1–3  Croatia
Čeker  60' Report Fujs  6'
Mihael Cvetko  48'
Premilovac  54'
Umpires:
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

Final

5 August 2017
18:30
 Belarus 1–1  Italy
Kisialevich  15+' Report Keenan  57'
Penalties
Mikheichyk
Kachmarski
Hancharou
Belavusau
Kisialevich
Mikheichyk 		3–2 Montone
Keenan
Nunez
Carta
Dussi
Montone
Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Darko Koncic (CRO)

Final standings

RankTeamPromotion or relegation
 Belarus Promoted to EuroHockey Championship II
 Italy
 Croatia
4  Turkey
5  Malta
6  Lithuania
7  Slovakia Relegated to EuroHockey Championship IV

References

  1. ↑ "EuroHockey Championship III 2017 Men". tms.fih.ch. 13 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 Regulations
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