2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

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
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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]

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 field hockey ball 28'
Belavusau field hockey ball 56' 		Report A. A. Özkiliç field hockey ball 43', 49'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
2 August 2021
16:45
Turkey  3–0  Malta
Demirel field hockey ball 7'
Kilinc field hockey ball 18', 36' 		Report
Umpires:
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Yauheni Protska (BLR)
4 August 2021
12:15
Belarus  9–0  Malta
Belavusau field hockey ball 3'
Bandarchuk field hockey ball 7'
Hancharou field hockey ball 15'
Tsaluika field hockey ball 19', 21', 45'
Paulovich field hockey ball 27'
Khatyliou field hockey ball 41'
Haurylau field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 3'
Procházka field hockey ball 38'
Plochý field hockey ball 50', 60', 60', 60+'
Bárta field hockey ball 51' 		Report
Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
1 August 2021
18:00
Portugal  3–0  Lithuania
Santos field hockey ball 36'
Ventosa field hockey ball 45'
Caramalho field hockey ball 51' 		Report
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Nathan Galea (MLT)
3 August 2021
16:45
Slovakia  1–2  Lithuania
T. Romanec field hockey ball 12' Report Bandziulis field hockey ball 7'
Balsiukas field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Yauheni Protska (BLR)
3 August 2021
19:00
Portugal  1–2  Czech Republic
Caramalho field hockey ball 9' Report Železný field hockey ball 4'
Procházka field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Nathan Galea (MLT)
4 August 2021
16:45
Czech Republic  6–0  Lithuania
Železný field hockey ball 15', 21'
Klaban field hockey ball 27'
Procházka field hockey ball 36', 55'
Uhlíř field hockey ball 53' 		Report
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Mark Becholz (NED)
4 August 2021
19:00
Slovakia  2–2  Portugal
Hruska field hockey ball 6'
Jelačič field hockey ball 57' 		Report Castro field hockey ball 7'
Santos field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 50' Report
Umpires:
Yauheni Protska (BLR)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
7 August 2021
10:15
Malta  1–3  Slovakia
T. Degiovanni field hockey ball 57' Report Štrofek field hockey ball 12'
Petráš field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 33', 39'
Procházka field hockey ball 53' 		Report A. A. Özkilic field hockey ball 21', 46'
Umpires:
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Nathan Galea (MLT)
6 August 2021
16:00
Belarus  3–2  Portugal
Hancharou field hockey ball 37'
Belavusau field hockey ball 43'
Tsaluika field hockey ball 54' 		Report Caramalho field hockey ball 34'
Wenzel field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 3'
Tavares field hockey ball 38'
Caramalho field hockey ball 54' 		Report Erman field hockey ball 23', 44', 51'
Penalties
Tavares Penalty shoot-out scored
Santos Penalty shoot-out scored
Ventosa Penalty shoot-out missed
Caramalho Penalty shoot-out missed
Franco Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Ataş
Penalty shoot-out scored Ekinci
Penalty shoot-out missed Ekinci
Penalty shoot-out scored Kilinc
Penalty shoot-out scored Aydin
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Marcel Knakowski (GER)

Final

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7 August 2021
15:00
Belarus  4–0  Czech Republic
Belavusau field hockey ball 3'
Hancharou field hockey ball 18'
Kochkin field hockey ball 27'
P. Korsik field hockey ball 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
Czech Republic Tomas Procházka Slovakia Jakub Bogár Czech Republic Tomas Procházka
Czech Republic 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
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