2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

Tournament details
Host country	Gibraltar
Dates	28 July – 3 August
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Victoria Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Croatia (1st title)
Runner-up	Switzerland
Third place	Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	110 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Martin Greder (6 goals)
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The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the 8th edition of the men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the European field hockey Championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

It was held from 28 July to 3 August 2019 in Gibraltar. ^[1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists Croatia and Switzerland qualifying.

Croatia won their first EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating Switzerland 5–4 in the final. The hosts Gibraltar won the bronze medal by defeating Portugal 7–2.

In a rather high-scoring tournament, 110 goals were scored across the 20 games.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament. ^[2]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
6–12 August 2017	2017 EuroHockey Championship II	Glasgow, Scotland	2	Portugal (34)    Switzerland (31)
30 July – 5 August 2017	2017 EuroHockey Championship III	Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia	5	Croatia (40)   Lithuania (50)   Malta (52)   Slovakia (51)   Turkey (45)
31 July – 5 August 2017	2017 EuroHockey Championship IV	Lipovci, Slovenia	1	Gibraltar (60)
Total			8

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Semi-finals
2	Gibraltar (H)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3	Pool C
4	Lithuania	3	0	1	2	4	16	−12	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. ^[3]
(H) Hosts

28 July 2019 15:45 Switzerland   11–1   Lithuania Greder  2', 7', 14', 54' Bergler  19' Knabenhans  28', 60' Wyss-Chodat  29' Stomps  43' Brönnimann  47' Gassner  58' Report Galkus  53' Umpires: Ivan Grgurev (CRO) Nathan Galea (MLT)

28 July 2019 18:00 Turkey   1–5   Gibraltar Elagöz  43' Report Casciaro  11' Ramagge  38' Hernandez  41', 55' Lopez  57' Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

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30 July 2019 15:45 Turkey   0–2    Switzerland Report Brönnimann  39' Greder  42' Umpires: Malcolm Coombes (IRL) Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

30 July 2019 18:00 Lithuania   1–1   Gibraltar Bubnelis  31' Report Lopez  20' Umpires: Lubos Kamendy (SVK) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

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31 July 2019 15:45 Lithuania   2–4   Turkey Balsiukas  49', 53' Report Poyraz  10', 58' Yilmaz  24' Bakar  40' Umpires: Nathan Galea (MLT) Nick Bennett (ENG)

31 July 2019 18:00 Switzerland   3–0   Gibraltar Greder  17' Brönnimann  55' Hug  57' Report Umpires: Malcolm Coombes (IRL) Joe Kodde (POR)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	17	2	+15	9	Semi-finals
2	Portugal	3	2	0	1	14	10	+4	6
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	8	16	−8	3	Pool C
4	Malta	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11	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. ^[3]

28 July 2019 09:00 Croatia   7–0   Slovakia L. Bachmann  14' Zlimen  25' A. Fujs  32' Marković  32' P. Hršak  36' Krleža  59' Vuk  59' Report Umpires: Malcolm Coombes (IRL) Adrian Bucher (SUI)

28 July 2019 11:15 Portugal   6–0   Malta Tavares  2' Rodrigues  9', 43' Castro  16' Santos  52' Ribeiro  56' Report Umpires: Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

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29 July 2019 15:45 Malta   1–3   Slovakia Cuschieri  49' Report Hruska  7' Kovačevič  14' Petraš  56' Umpires: Joe Kodde (POR) Adrian Bucher (SUI)

29 July 2019 18:00 Croatia   5–0   Portugal Mucić  3', 57' Mucic  30' Premilovac  34' L. Bachmann  60' Report Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

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31 July 2019 09:00 Portugal   8–5   Slovakia Castro  14', 59' Tavares  15', 28' Rodrigues  44' Caramalho  47', 60' Ribeiro  60+' Report Romanec  5', 56' Petráš  30' Bitter  42' Krampl  45' Umpires: Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU) Adrian Bucher (SUI)

31 July 2019 11:15 Malta   2–5   Croatia K. Bajada  46' Sarcia  58' Report Bagur  9', 43' A. Fujs  14' Marković  29' Zlimen  36' Umpires: Lubos Kamendy (SVK) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

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
5	Turkey	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
6	Slovakia	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
7	Lithuania	3	1	0	2	8	9	−1	3
8	Malta (R)	3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1	EuroHockey Championship IV

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. ^[3]
(R) Relegated

2 August 2019 09:00 Lithuania   5–3   Malta Bubnelis  20', 52' Balsiukas  34' Galkus  37', 39' Report Borg  45' K. Bajada  48' Agius  49' Umpires: Malcolm Coombes (IRL) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

2 August 2019 11:15 Turkey   1–0   Slovakia Kilinc  45' Report Umpires: Joe Kodde (POR) Nathan Galea (MLT)

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3 August 2019 09:00 Turkey   1–1   Malta Acikgoz  13' Report Calleja  38' Umpires: Adrian Bucher (SUI) Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

3 August 2019 11:15 Slovakia   2–1   Lithuania Jelačič  32' Vacha  33' Report Balsiukas  23' Umpires: Ivan Grgurev (CRO) Joe Kodde (POR)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	2 August
	Switzerland	3
					3 August
	Portugal	2
					Switzerland	4
	2 August
					Croatia	5
	Croatia	1 (4)
	Gibraltar	1 (1)
					Third place
					3 August
					Portugal	2
					Gibraltar	7

Semi-finals

2 August 2019 15:45 Switzerland   3–2   Portugal Wyss-Chodat  14' Brönnimann  38' Knabenhans  60' Report Ribeiro  23' Ferreira  29' Umpires: Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL) Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

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2 August 2019 18:00 Croatia   1–1   Gibraltar A. Fujs  42' Report Lopez  28' Penalties Vuk Mucić A. Fujs Bachmann 4–1 Silva Rodriguez Henwood Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Third and fourth place

3 August 2019 15:45 Portugal   2–7   Gibraltar Tavares  35' Rodrigues  40' Report S. Ramagge  13' Lopez  18', 22' C. Ramagge  20' Hernandez  38' Henwood  45+' Stagno  60' Umpires: Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL) Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Final

3 August 2019 18:00 Switzerland   4–5   Croatia Schneider  24' Stomps  56', 60', 60' Report Bachmann  23', 58' Premilovac  50' A. Fujs  51' Zlimen  53' Umpires: Malcolm Coombes (IRL) Nick Bennett (ENG)

Statistics

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Croatia
	Switzerland
	Gibraltar
4	Portugal
5	Turkey
6	Slovakia
7	Lithuania
8	Malta

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV

Goalscorers

There have been 110 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.

6 goals

• Martin Greder

5 goals

• Julian Lopez

4 goals

• Lucas Bachmann
• Anže Fujs
• Žygimantas Balsiukas
• Miguel Rodrigues
• Luis Tavares
• Elias Brönnimann
• Boris Stomps

3 goals

• Filip Zlimen
• Julian Hernandez
• Rodrigo Castro
• Vasco Ribeiro
• Pascal Knabenhans

2 goals

• Ivan Bagur
• Pavel Marković
• Mario Mucić
• Toni Premilovac
• Shane Ramagge
• Kristis Bubnelis
• Rokas Galkus
• Keith Bajada
• Afonso Caramalho
• Daniel Petraš
• Tomáš Romanec
• Gael Wyss-Chodat
• Numan Poyraz

1 goal

• Petar Hršak
• Josip Krleža
• Marko Mucic
• Zvonimir Vuk
• Eric Casciaro
• Gareth Henwood
• Carl Ramagge
• Kayron Stagno
• Christ Agius
• Jonathan Borg
• Keith Calleja
• Joseph Cuschieri
• Juan Sarcia
• Joao Ferreira
• José Santos
• Ondrej Bitter
• Matej Hruska
• Matej Jelačič
• Zdenko Kovačevič
• Matej Krampl
• Tomáš Vacha
• Nicolas Bergler
• Lorenz Gassner
• Mirko Hug
• Sebastian Schneider
• Onur Acikgoz
• Isa Bakar
• Müslüm Elagöz
• Vakif Kilinc
• Yaşar Yilmaz

Source: FIH

See also

• 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
• 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
• 2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship III

References

1. "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
2. "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
3. FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019