2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV

The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV was the sixth edition of the EuroHockey Championship IV, the fourth tier of the European field hockey championships. It was held from 19 to 25 July 2015 in Vilnius, Lithuania.[1]

2015 EuroHockey Championship IV
Tournament details
Host countryLithuania
CityVilnius
Dates19–25 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Slovakia (1st title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored100 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tobias Grand (7 goals)
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The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship III with the winner, Slovakia and the runner-up, Denmark qualifying.[1]

Teams

The following eight teams competed in the tournament:[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 2 1 0 17 5 +12 7 Semi-finals
2  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 16 7 +9 7
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 3 19 −16 3 Pool C
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2015
10:15
Denmark  11–0  Norway
Dahl  5', 26'
Grand  13', 47', 53', 62'
Trepacz  16', 24'
T. Christensen  46', 67'
Hansen  60'		 Report
Umpires:
Dimitry Zhabin (RUS)
Christos Georghiades (CYP)
19 July 2015
12:30
Slovakia  4–1  Hungary
Petrakovic  30', 35+'
Romanec  45'
Michalovic  52'		 Report Kovacs  4'
Umpires:
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)
Vitas Guziejus (LTU)
20 July 2015
10:15
Hungary  0–1  Norway
Report Singh  32'
Umpires:
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)
Christian Gibson (FIN)
20 July 2015
12:30
Denmark  4–4  Slovakia
L. Christensen  23', 53', 54'
Grand  61'		 Report Romanec  5'
Hruska  38'
Michalovic  50'
Cernansky  67'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Vitas Guziejus (LTU)
22 July 2015
10:15
Hungary  1–2  Denmark
Botka  43' Report Grand  5'
L. Christensen  49'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Christos Georghiades (CYP)
22 July 2015
12:30
Slovakia  8–2  Norway
Jelačič  1', 9', 33', 70', 70+'
Kovačevič  20'
Romanec  30'
Petrakovic  31'		 Report Zia  22'
Garcha  28'
Umpires:
Christian Gibson (FIN)
Vitas Guziejus (LTU)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania (H) 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Semi-finals
2  Malta 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3  Cyprus 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 Pool C
4  Finland 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Host.
19 July 2015
14:45
Cyprus  3–1  Finland
Weare  17'
Efthymiou  27'
Michael  37'		 Report Jalonen  39'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Tamas Hermann (HUN)
19 July 2015
17:00
Lithuania  4–2  Malta
Balsiukas  37', 42'
Jackevicius  55'
Bandziulis 		Report Williams  26'
Sarcia  70'
Umpires:
Michal Margolien (SVK)
Shabbir Mohammed (NOR)
20 July 2015
14:45
Finland  1–5  Malta
Fiskaali  11' Report Williams  16'
Borg  26'
Sarcia  33'
Grima  64'
Tanti  68'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Shabbir Mohammed (NOR)
20 July 2015
17:00
Lithuania  3–0  Cyprus
Balsiukas  8', 50'
Kringelis  55'		 Report
Umpires:
Michal Margolien (SVK)
Tamas Hermann (HUN)
22 July 2015
14:45
Cyprus  1–3  Malta
Ilgin  26' Report Borg Costanzi  35+'
Calleja  50'
Borg  59'
Umpires:
Dimitry Zhabin (RUS)
Tamas Hermann (HUN)
22 July 2015
17:00
Finland  1–5  Lithuania
Danhieux  2' Report Lekys  6'
Jackevicius  9', 64'
Balsiukas  23'
Suchocki  59'
Umpires:
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)
Shabbir Mohammed (NOR)

Fifth tot 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
5  Hungary 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
6  Finland 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
7  Cyprus 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
8  Norway 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
24 July 2015
09:45
Hungary  1–1  Finland
Leber  7' Report Äärelä  17'
Umpires:
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)
Christos Georghiades (CYP)
24 July 2015
12:00
Norway  2–2  Cyprus
Kiyani  43'
Singh  47'		 Report Weare  20'
Efthymiou  28'
Umpires:
Tamas Hermann (HUN)
Christian Gibson (FIN)
25 July 2015
08:30
Norway  1–3  Finland
Kiyani  52' Report Jalonen  12', 65'
Fiskaali  44'
Umpires:
Vitas Guziejus (LTU)
Christos Georghiades (CYP)
25 July 2015
10:45
Cyprus  0–3  Hungary
Report Kovacs  15', 61'
Wesselenyi  65'
Umpires:
Christian Gibson (FIN)
Shabbir Mohammed (NOR)

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
 Lithuania2
 
25 July
 
 Slovakia3
 
 Slovakia3
 
24 July
 
 Denmark1
 
 Denmark5
 
 
 Malta1
 
Third place
 
 
25 July
 
 
 Lithuania4
 
 
 Malta1

Semi-finals
24 July 2015
14:15
Denmark  5–1  Malta
Trepacz  33'
L. Christensen  39'
Buur  61'
Dahl  62'
Grand  66'		 Report Sarcia  39'
Umpires:
Dimitry Zhabin (RUS)
Michal Margolien (SVK)
24 July 2015
16:45
Lithuania  2–3  Slovakia
Gridziuška  23', 63' Report Petrakovic  5'
Romanec  18', 45'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Michiel Otten (NED)

Third and fourth place
25 July 2015
13:15
Lithuania  4–1  Malta
Balsiukas  16'
Asanavicius  42', 55'
Jackevicius  61'		 Report Williams  60'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Michal Margolien (SVK)

Final
25 July 2015
15:45
Slovakia  3–1  Denmark
Petrakovic  35+'
Hruska  55'
Romanec  69'		 Report Kjellerup  29'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Dimitry Zhabin (RUS)

Final standings
RankTeam
 Slovakia
 Denmark
 Lithuania
4  Malta
5  Hungary
6  Finland
7  Cyprus
8  Norway

     Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship III

References
  1. "2015 EuroHockey Championships, Final Positions". eurohockey.org. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. Regulations
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