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2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 14th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship. It was held in San Sebastián, Spain from 20 to 26 July 2008.[1]

2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CitySan Sebastián
Dates20–26 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Atlético San Sebastián
Final positions
Champions Spain (3rd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored134 (6.7 per match)
← 2006 (previous) (next) 2010 →

The hosts Spain won the tournament for the third time after they defeated the defending champions the Netherlands 1–0 in the final.[2] Germany won the bronze medal after defeating Belgium 4–3 in the third-place playoff.

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2009 Junior World Cup in Malaysia and Singapore. Teams from Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England and Poland all qualified.

Participating nations

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Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 31 5 +26 9 Semi-finals
2   Spain (H) 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6
3   England 3 1 0 2 10 11 −1 3
4   Austria 3 0 0 3 3 28 −25 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
20 July 2008
17:00
Netherlands   15–0   Austria
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
20 July 2008
19:15
Spain   1–0   England
Dabanch   68' Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
22 July 2008
17:00
Netherlands   9–2   England
Kempermann   1'
Vermeulen   3', 17', 60'
Campbell   20', 21'
De Voogd   28', 32', 59' 		Report Edwards   23'
Smith   56'
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
22 July 2008
19:15
Spain   5–2   Austria
Report
Umpires:
Krzystof Cholewa (POL)
Will Drury (WAL)
23 July 2008
17:00
England   8–1   Austria
Smith   6', 51', 61'
Catlin   8'
Brogdon   25'
Dobson   48'
Beckett   53', 54' 		Report Gero   24'
Umpires:
Krzystof Cholewa (POL)
David Sweetman (SCO)
23 July 2008
19:15
Netherlands   7–3   Spain
Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 1 0 17 5 +12 7 Semi-finals
2   Belgium 3 1 1 1 8 12 −4 4
3   Poland 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 3
4   Scotland 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
20 July 2008
10:00
Germany   2–2   Scotland
Stralkowski   55'
Wesley   65' 		Report Cairns   16', 23'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
20 July 2008
12:15
Belgium   4–3   Poland
Report
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
21 July 2008
17:00
Germany   8–1   Poland
Stralkowski   18', 27'
Lietz   20', 57'
Wesley   45'
Rabente   51'
Fürk   65'
Otto   68' 		Report Kozlowski   3'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
21 July 2008
19:15
Belgium   2–2   Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
23 July 2008
10:00
Poland   3–2   Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Gijs Hofman (NED)
23 July 2008
12:15
Germany   7–2   Belgium
Stralkowski   19', 21', 54'
Fürk   31'
Wesley   52'
Wösch   62'
Oldhafer   65' 		Report   33', 56'
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Dan Barstow (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1   England 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9
2   Poland 3 2 0 1 7 10 −3 6
3   Scotland 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 Relegation to Junior Championship II
4   Austria 3 0 0 3 5 16 −11 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
25 July 2008
10:00
Austria   2–3   Poland
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
Dan Barstow (ENG)
25 July 2008
12:15
England   2–1   Scotland
Kinder   24'
Smith   64' 		Report Cairns   66'
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
26 July 2008
10:00
Austria   2–5   Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL)
Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
25 July 2008
12:15
England   6–1   Poland
Dobson   3'
Osborn   5'
Kinder   46'
Griffiths   49'
Smith   63'
Gregg   70' 		Report Makowski   19'
Umpires:
Gijs Hofman (NED)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 July 2008
 
 
  Netherlands4
 
26 July 2008
 
  Belgium3
 
  Netherlands0
 
25 July 2008
 
  Spain (a.e.t)1
 
  Germany2
 
 
  Spain4
 
Third place
 
 
26 July 2008
 
 
  Belgium3
 
 
  Germany4

Semi-finals

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25 July 2008
17:00
Germany   2–4   Spain
Grell   63'
Stralkowski   66' 		Report Dabanch   21'
Padrós   33'
Salles   59'
Guerrero   70'
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
David Sweetman (SCO)
25 July 2008
19:30
Netherlands   4–3   Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Diego Estébanez (ESP)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Third and fourth place

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26 July 2008
16:30
Belgium   3–4   Germany
Report
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Diego Estébanez (ESP)

Final

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26 July 2008
19:00
Netherlands   0–1 (a.e.t.)   Spain
Report
Umpires:
Warren McCully (IRE)
Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Statistics

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Final standings

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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Standings
    Spain 5 4 0 1 14 11 +3 12 Gold Medal
    Netherlands 5 4 0 1 35 9 +26 12 Silver Medal
    Germany 5 3 1 1 23 12 +11 10 Bronze Medal
4   Belgium 5 1 1 3 14 20 −6 4 Fourth place
5   England 5 3 0 2 18 13 +5 9 Eliminated in
pool stage
6   Poland 5 2 0 3 11 22 −11 6
7   Scotland 5 1 2 2 12 11 +1 5
8   Austria 5 0 0 5 7 36 −29 0
Source: England Hockey

References

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  1. ^ "EuroHockey Competitions Archive". EHF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ^ "EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS (U21 MEN)". England Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Regulations
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