2006 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

The 2006 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the twelfth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 25 to 27 August 2006, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2006 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored37 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pakistan Sohail Abbas
Spain Pol Amat
Spain Eduardo Tubau (4 goals)
2005 (previous) (next) 2007

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of the Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country 2006 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
  Germany 1 Champions (2002) Champions (1992)
  Netherlands 4 Champions (1973, 1990, 1998) Champions (1996, 2000)
  Pakistan 5 Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) Champions (1960, 1968, 1984)
  Spain 3 Runners-Up (1971, 1998) Runners-Up (1980, 1996)

Officials

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The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

  • Christian Bläsch (GER)
  • Andrew Mair (SCO)
  • Haider Rasool (IRE)
  • Juan Requena (ESP)
  • Rob ten Cate (NED)

Results

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All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 9 Tournament Champion
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6
3   Pakistan 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 3
4   Germany (H) 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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25 August 2006
16:15
Germany   1–2   Pakistan
C. Zeller   35' Report Abbas   7'
Ahmed   39'
Umpires:
Juan Requena (ESP)
Andrew Mair (SCO)
25 August 2006
18:30
Netherlands   5–1   Spain
Klaver   19'66'
Weusthof   29'
Reckers   41'
De Nooijer   68'
Report Tubau   24'
Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

26 August 2006
14:00
Netherlands   6–4   Pakistan
Reckers   16'17'
Hofman   47'68'
Delmee   56'
M. Brouwer   63'
Report Abbas   27'62'69'
Butt   52'
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Christian Bläsch (GER)
26 August 2006
16:30
Spain   5–2   Germany
Quemada   17'
Freixa   20'
Amat   43'44'69'
Report C. Zeller   5'30'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

27 August 2006
12:00
Spain   6–2   Pakistan
Tubau   35'66'68'
Freixa   41'44'
Amat   60'
Report Akbar   7'
Abbasi   18'
Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
27 August 2006
14:30
Germany   1–2   Netherlands
Hentschel   64' Report Weusthof   8'
Klaver   54'
Umpires:
Andrew Mair (SCO)
Juan Requena (ESP)

Statistics

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Final standings

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  1.   Netherlands
  2.   Spain
  3.   Pakistan
  4.   Germany

Goalscorers

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There were 37 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6.17 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Hamburg Masters". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2006" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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