2018 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships

2018 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Santander
Dates	15–21 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Ruth Beitia Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (8th title)
Runner-up	Belgium
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	95 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sara Barrios (7 goals)
Best player	Sara Barrios
Best goalkeeper	Juliette Grignard
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The 2018 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 10th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships. It will be held from 15 to 21 July 2018 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Sports Complex. ^{[1] [2]}

Five-time defending champions the Netherlands won a record-extending eighth title by defeating Belgium 5–0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 2–1.

Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship:

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
24–30 July 2016	2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship	Cork, Ireland	5	Belgium   England   Germany   Ireland   Netherlands   Spain
	2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II	Glasgow, Scotland	2	Belarus   France
Total			8

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals 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. The last two teams were relegated to the Youth Championship II.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Semi-finals
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	6
3	Spain (H)	3	1	0	2	9	9	0	3
4	France	3	0	0	3	2	18	−16	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[3]
(H) Hosts

15 July 2018 14:30 Belgium   4–1   France Van Dieren  33' Blockmans  34' Ballenghien  36', 49' Report Isoré  15' Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Volha Matusevich (BLR)

15 July 2018 17:45 Netherlands   4–0   Spain Van der Veldt  4' Omrani  13' Benninga  25' De Baat  27' Report Umpires: Ilaria Amorosini (ITA) Teresa Lipsky (GER)

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17 July 2018 15:30 Belgium   0–2   Netherlands Report Van der Veerdonk  29' Omrani  34' Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Teresa Lipsky (GER)

17 July 2018 17:45 Spain   6–1   France S. Barrios  9', 29', 37', 53' Monslave  20' Bosch  60' Report Van Bolhuis  50' Umpires: Maartje de Bruijn (NED) Ellie Duffy (IRE)

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18 July 2018 15:30 Netherlands   8–0   France Van der Veldt  14', 36' Tukkers  33', 39' Fokke  51' Benninga  56' Rozemeijer  58' Beetsma  59' Report Umpires: Ilaria Amorosini (ITA) Ellie Duffy (IRE)

18 July 2018 17:45 Spain   3–4   Belgium Santacruz  26' S. Barrios  44' L. Barrios  47' Report Duquesne  14' Blockmans  56' Van Bauwel  36' Englebert  44' Umpires: Victoria Pazoz (ESP) Teresa Lipsky (GER)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	13	3	+10	9	Semi-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	9	3	+6	6
3	Ireland	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Belarus	3	0	0	3	2	15	−13	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[3]

15 July 2018 09:45 Germany   2–1   Ireland Kurz  20', 28' Report O'Brien  17' Umpires: Cristina Pérez (ESP) Victoria Pazoz (PAR)

15 July 2018 12:00 England   4–0   Belarus Greenwood  17', 49' Bourne  28' McCabe  31' Report Umpires: Anne van den Bosch (BEL) Maartje de Bruijn (NED)

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16 July 2018 13:15 Ireland   3–1   Belarus Benallal  14' Kelly  30' Pratt  54' Report Batsiukova  2' Umpires: Cristina Pérez (ESP) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

16 July 2018 15:30 England   1–3   Germany Hamilton  55' Report Sippel  32' Nolte  36' Mandel  38' Umpires: Anne van den Bosch (BEL) Victoria Pazoz (PAR)

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18 July 2018 12:30 Germany   8–1   Belarus Sippel  3', 32', 51' Kurz  14' Hofmeister  25', 58' Nolte  44', 60' Report Dzmitryievich  54' Umpires: Cristina Pérez (ESP) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

18 July 2018 14:45 Ireland   0–4   England Report Redgrove  6' Hamilton  30' Greenwood  36', 39' Umpires: Maartje de Bruijn (NED) Volha Matusevich (BLR)

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	Spain (H)	3	3	0	0	14	2	+12	9
2	Ireland	3	2	0	1	9	8	+1	6
3	Belarus (R)	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3	Youth Championship II
4	France (R)	3	0	0	3	4	12	−8	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated

20 July 2018 10:15 France   0–1   Belarus Report Mihunova  44' Umpires: Ellie Duffy (IRL) Teresa Lipsky (GER)

20 July 2018 16:50 Spain   4–1   Ireland L. Barrios  11' Strappato  14' S. Barrios  44', 47' Report Perdue  54' Umpires: Victoria Pazoz (PAR) Volha Matusevich (BLR)

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21 July 2018 16:45 Spain   4–0   Belarus L. Barrios  11' Strappato  26', 38', 52' Report Umpires: Maartje de Bruijn (NED) Ellie Duffy (IRL)

21 July 2018 18:45 Ireland   5–3   France Pratt  9' Benallal  24', 40' Twomey  32', 35' Report De Vries  26' La Naour  43' Lesgourgues  53' Umpires: Teresa Lipsky (GER) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 July
	Germany	0
					21 July
	Belgium	1
					Belgium	0
	20 July
					Netherlands	5
	Netherlands	6
	England	1
					Third place
					21 July
					Germany	1
					England	2

Semi-finals

20 July 2018 12:20 Germany   0–1   Belgium Report Duquesne  12' Umpires: Cristina Pérez (ESP) Maarje de Bruijn (NED)

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20 July 2018 14:30 Netherlands   6–1   England Fokke  4' Tukkers  12' Benninga  13' Beetsma  38', 58' Van der Veldt  50' Report Redgrove  35' Umpires: Anne van den Bosch (BEL) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

Third and fourth place

21 July 2018 12:00 Germany   1–2   England Stoffelsma  30' Report McCabe  46' Vanderstichele  53' Umpires: Cristina Pérez (ESP) Anne van den Bosch (BEL)

Final

21 July 2018 17:00 Belgium   0–5   Netherlands Report Van der Veldt  11' Omrani  26' Fokke  29' Beetsma  39' Van der Veerdonk  49' Umpires: Victoria Pazoz (PAR) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Relegation
	Netherlands (C)
	Belgium
	England
4	Germany
5	Spain (H)
6	Ireland
7	Belarus (R)	Youth Championship II
8	France (R)

Source: EHF
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.

7 goals

• Sara Barrios

5 goals

• Bente van der Veldt

4 goals

• Rachel Greenwood
• Carlotta Sippel
• Tessa Beetsma
• Júlia Strappato

3 goals

• Lisa Nolte
• Stine Kurz
• Nadia Benallal
• Sosha Benninga
• Luna Fokke
• Noor Omrani
• Carlijn Tukkers
• Laura Barrios

2 goals

• Ambre Ballenghien
• Vanessa Blockmans
• Juliette Duquesne
• Sophie Hamilton
• Victoria McCabe
• Molly Redgrove
• Inme Hofmeister
• Yasmin Pratt
• Natasha Twomey
• Danique van der Veerdonk

1 goal

• Dziyana Batsiukova
• Palina Dzmitryievich
• Karyna Mihunova
• Jill van Bauwel
• Lyne van Dieren
• Charlotte Englebert
• Darcy Bourne
• Lynn Vanderstichele
• Guusje van Bolhuis
• Alizée Isoré
• Alice Lesgourgues
• Quitterie la Naour
• Alissia de Vries
• Yara Mandel
• Lilly Stoffelsma
• Hannah Kelly
• Siofra O'Brien
• Caoimhe Perdue
• Noor de Baat
• Kiki Rozemeijer
• Laura Bosch
• Lucía Monslave
• Candelaria Santacrúz

Source: EuroHockey

References

1. "2018 EUROHOCKEY UNDER 18 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. 24 March 2018.
2. "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Girls Locations". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. 24 March 2018.
3. "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH . Retrieved 19 July 2018.