2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV

2015 EuroHockey Championship IV

Tournament details
Host country	Lithuania
City	Vilnius
Dates	19–25 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Slovakia (1st title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	100 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tobias Grand (7 goals)
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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]

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]

•   Cyprus
•   Denmark
•   Finland
•   Hungary
•   Lithuania
•   Malta
•   Norway
•   Slovakia

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)

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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)

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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) Hosts

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)

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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)

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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 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
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)

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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-finals				Final
	24 July
	Lithuania	2
					25 July
	Slovakia	3
					Slovakia	3
	24 July
					Denmark	1
	Denmark	5
	Malta	1
					Third place
					25 July
					Lithuania	4
					Malta	1

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)

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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

Rank	Team
	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

External links

• FIH page