2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
City	Lousada
Dates	1–7 August
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	AD Lousada
Final positions
Champions	Belarus (2nd title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	67 (4.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tomas Procházka Jan Železný (5 goals)
Best player	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

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 [lower-alpha 1]   Lithuania (51)   Malta [lower-alpha 1]   Portugal (41)   Turkey (47)   Slovakia (50)
6–11 August 2019	2019 EuroHockey Championship IV	Helsinki, Finland	0	Hungary [lower-alpha 1]
Total			7

Umpires

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

Pool A

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  28' Belavusau  56' Report A. A. Özkiliç  43', 49' Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

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2 August 2021 16:45 Turkey   3–0   Malta Demirel  7' Kilinc  18', 36' Report Umpires: Ricardo Fernandes (POR) Yauheni Protska (BLR)

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4 August 2021 12:15 Belarus   9–0   Malta Belavusau  3' Bandarchuk  7' Hancharou  15' Tsaluika  19', 21', 45' Paulovich  27' Khatyliou  41' Haurylau  58' Report Umpires: Marcel Knakowski (GER) Ricardo Fernandes (POR)

Pool B

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  3' Procházka  38' Plochý  50', 60', 60', 60+' Bárta  51' Report Umpires: Mark Becholz (NED) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

1 August 2021 18:00 Portugal   3–0   Lithuania Santos  36' Ventosa  45' Caramalho  51' Report Umpires: Marcel Knakowski (GER) Nathan Galea (MLT)

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3 August 2021 16:45 Slovakia   1–2   Lithuania T. Romanec  12' Report Bandziulis  7' Balsiukas  40' Umpires: Marcel Knakowski (GER) Yauheni Protska (BLR)

3 August 2021 19:00 Portugal   1–2   Czech Republic Caramalho  9' Report Železný  4' Procházka  36' Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Nathan Galea (MLT)

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4 August 2021 16:45 Czech Republic   6–0   Lithuania Železný  15', 21' Klaban  27' Procházka  36', 55' Uhlíř  53' Report Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Mark Becholz (NED)

4 August 2021 19:00 Slovakia   2–2   Portugal Hruska  6' Jelačič  57' Report Castro  7' Santos  39' Umpires: Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

Fifth to seventh 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	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  50' Report Umpires: Yauheni Protska (BLR) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

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7 August 2021 10:15 Malta   1–3   Slovakia T. Degiovanni  57' Report Štrofek  12' Petráš  35', 51' Umpires: Ricardo Fernandes (POR) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	6 August
	Belarus	3
					7 August
	Portugal	2
					Belarus	4
	6 August
					Czech Republic	0
	Czech Republic	3
	Turkey	2
					Third place
					7 August
					Portugal	3 (3)
					Turkey (s.o.)	3 (4)

Semi-finals

6 August 2021 13:45 Czech Republic   3–2   Turkey Železný  33', 39' Procházka  53' Report A. A. Özkilic  21', 46' Umpires: Ricardo Fernandes (POR) Nathan Galea (MLT)

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6 August 2021 16:00 Belarus   3–2   Portugal Hancharou  37' Belavusau  43' Tsaluika  54' Report Caramalho  34' Wenzel  57' Umpires: Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU) Mark Becholz (NED)

Third place game

7 August 2021 12:45 Portugal   3–3   Turkey Franco  3' Tavares  38' Caramalho  54' Report Erman  23', 44', 51' Penalties Tavares Santos Ventosa Caramalho Franco 3–4 Ataş Ekinci Ekinci Kilinc Aydin Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Marcel Knakowski (GER)

Final

7 August 2021 15:00 Belarus   4–0   Czech Republic Belavusau  3' Hancharou  18' Kochkin  27' P. Korsik  41' Report Umpires: Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU) Mark Becholz (NED)

Statistics

Final standings

1.   Belarus
2.   Czech Republic
3.   Turkey
4.   Portugal
5.   Slovakia
6.   Lithuania
7.   Malta

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ^[2]

Best player	Best goalkeeper	Top goalscorers
Tomas Procházka	Jakub Bogár	Tomas Procházka Jan Železný

Goalscorers

There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.

5 goals

• Tomas Procházka
• Jan Železný

4 goals

• Uladzislau Belavusau
• Dzianis Tsaluika
• Lukas Plochý
• Afonso Caramalho
• Ali Akin Özkiliç

3 goals

• Aliaksandr Hancharou
• Batuhan Erman

2 goals

• José Santos
• Daniel Petráš
• Vakif Kilinc

1 goal

• Vadzim Bandarchuk
• Yauheni Haurylau
• Artur Kadran
• Dzianis Khatyliou
• Uladzislau Kochkin
• Pavel Korsik
• Mikhail Paulovich
• Michal Bárta
• Martin Capouch
• Štêpán Klaban
• Adam Uhlíř
• Zygimantas Balsiukas
• Julius Bandziulis
• Keith Bajada
• Tom Degiovanni
• Rodrigo Castro
• David Franco
• Luis Tavares
• Tiago Ventosa
• Philipp Wenzel
• Matej Hruska
• Matej Jelačič
• Tomáš Romanec
• Adam Štrofek
• Mehmet Demirel

Source: FIH

See also

• 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
• 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
• 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship III

Notes

1. Hungary and Gibraltar withdrew and were replaced by Malta.

References

1. "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
2. "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. FIH General Tournament Regulations June 2021