2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the 6th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from the 19th until the 27th of July 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. [1]

2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Dates19–26 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)SK Slavia Prague
Final positions
Champions Poland (2nd title)
Runner-up Austria
Third place Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored100 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alan Forsyth
Viacheslav Paziuk (7 goals)
2013 (previous) (next) 2017

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship, with the finalists Poland and Austria qualifying.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
17–25 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship Boom, Belgium 2  Czech Republic
 Poland
3–11 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship II Vienna, Austria 4  Austria
 Azerbaijan
 Scotland
 Ukraine
12–18 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship III Lausanne, Switzerland 2  Croatia
  Switzerland
Total 8

Format

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.[2]

Results

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Semi-finals
2  Scotland 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 13 14 1 3 Relegation pool
4  Croatia 3 0 0 3 6 19 13 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)
09:00
Poland  2–1  Scotland
Makowski  59'
Bratkowski  70+'
Report A. Forsyth  37'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Chahir Panschiri (SUI)
19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)
11:15
Ukraine  10–5  Croatia
Kalinchuk  4'
Paziuk  7', 16', 41', 46'
Nechepa  16'
Popovchenko  30'
Mazurkevych  51'
Polishchuk  66'
Serdiuk  70+'
Report A. Snoj  21'
Tausan  35+', 61', 68'
M. Cvetko  37'
Umpires:
Stepan Podmol (CZE)
Dave Dowdall (ENG)

20 July 2015 (2015-07-20)
11:00
Scotland  6–0  Croatia
A. Forsyth  2', 21', 47', 60'
Adams  23'
Coultas  52'
Report
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Stepan Podmol (CZE)
20 July 2015 (2015-07-20)
13:15
Ukraine  0–3  Poland
Report Bratkowski  20'
Wejerowski  30'
Majchrzak  54'
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Chahir Panschiri (SUI)

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)
11:00
Poland  3–1  Croatia
Gumny  14'
Bratkowski  27', 53'
Report Tausan  7'
Umpires:
Stepan Podmol (CZE)
Chahir Panschiri (SUI)
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)
13:15
Scotland  6–3  Ukraine
Imrie  6'
Stott  19'
A. Forsyth  56'
Bain  58', 64'
McIntyre  68'
Report Paziuk  13', 16'
Mazurkevych  50'
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Semi-finals
2  Czech Republic (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Relegation pool
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Host.
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
18:00
Czech Republic  2–0  Azerbaijan
Plochý  51', 52' Report
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
20:15
Austria  4–0   Switzerland
Körper  16', 70'
Thörnblom  55'
A. Bele  59'
Report
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Gavin Cruickshanks (SCO)

20 July 2015 (2015-07-20)
15:30
Azerbaijan  2–0   Switzerland
Ghazanfar  10'
Satlikov  62'
Report
Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Darko Koncic (CRO)
20 July 2015 (2015-07-20)
17:45
Austria  2–0  Czech Republic
Eitenberger  51'
Hasun  52'
Report
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Kris Cholewa (IRL)

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)
15:30
Azerbaijan  1–1  Austria
Satlikov  27' Report Körper  61'
Umpires:
Gavin Cruickshanks (SCO)
Darko Koncic (CRO)
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)
17:45
Czech Republic  3–1   Switzerland
Pauer  16'
Vudmaska  35'
Plochý  38'
Report Messerli  63'
Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Kris Cholewa (IRL)

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[lower-alpha 1]
5  Azerbaijan 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
6  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 16 13 +3 6
7   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 10 7 +3 3
8  Croatia 3 1 0 2 10 20 10 3 EuroHockey Championship III
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. [3]
Notes:
  1. Due to suspension of the national association of Azerbaijan by the International Hockey Federation in November 2016 only the last team was relegated.
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)
11:00
Croatia  1–7   Switzerland
Cefko  22' Report Hödle  9', 31'
Brönnimann  49', 59'
Messerli  54'
Reinhard  65'
Steffen  70'
Umpires:
Gavin Cruickshanks (SC)
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)
13:15
Ukraine  2–5  Azerbaijan
Nadirov  60'
Popovchenko  65'
Report Khalid  12', 47'
Ghazanfar  49'
Nadirov  60'
Zai  64'
Umpires:
Darko Koncic (CRO)
Chahir Panschiri (SUI)

26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)
08:00
Ukraine  4–3   Switzerland
Serdiuk  42', 68'
Kalinchuk  44'
Paziuk  66'
Report Wullschleger  23'
Brönnimann  27'
Messerli  70+'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Gavin Cruickshanks (SCO)
26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)
10:15
Azerbaijan  3–4  Croatia
Ghazanfar  5', 33'
Aziz  49'
Report Cefko  34', 70'
Vuk  42'
Bachmann  65'
Umpires:
Stepan Podmol (CZE)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
 Austria (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
26 July
 
 Scotland1 (1)
 
 Austria1
 
24 July
 
 Poland3
 
 Poland2
 
 
 Czech Republic1
 
Third place
 
 
26 July
 
 
 Scotland5
 
 
 Czech Republic1

Semi-finals

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)
15:30
Austria  1–1  Scotland
A. Bele  38' Report Bain  53'
Penalties
B. Stanzl
Rudofsky
Fröhlich
Thörnblom
3–1 McIntyre
Bain
Grassick
Imrie
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)
17:45
Poland  2–1  Czech Republic
Ma. Poltaszewski  29'
Majchrzak  37'
Report Bárta  60'
Umpires:
Dave Dowdall (ENG)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

Third and fourth place

26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)
12:45
Scotland  5–1  Czech Republic
Bain  15', 33', 37'
A. Forsyth  20'
Collins  67'
Report Plochý  25'
Umpires:
Kris Cholewa (IRL)
Darko Koncic (CRO)

Final

26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)
15:15
Austria  1–3  Poland
Uher  67' Report Wejerowski  38'
Majchrzak  43', 66'
Umpires:
Ben De Young (AUS)
Dave Dowdall (ENG)

Final standings

RankTeam
 Poland
 Austria
 Scotland
4  Czech Republic
5  Azerbaijan
6  Ukraine
7   Switzerland
8  Croatia

     Qualified for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship

     Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III

See also

References

  1. "FIH CALENDAR -- 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. 6 October 2014.
  2. "Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships II - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
  3. Regulations
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