2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

The 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the second edition of the Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 2 to 8 September 2007.[1]

2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countryCroatia
CityZagreb
Dates2–8 September
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Wales (1st title)
Runner-up Poland
Third place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored94 (6.27 per match)
2005 (previous) (next) 2009

Wales won its first EuroHockey Nations Challenge I title and were promoted to the 2011 EuroHockey Nations Trophy together with the runners-up Poland. Switzerland defeated Slovakia to clinch the third place. [2]

Qualified teams

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Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
5–11 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Baku, Azerbaijan 2   Poland
  Wales
11–17 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Challenge I Prague, Czech Republic 5   Bulgaria
  Croatia
  Serbia
  Slovakia
   Switzerland
  Turkey
Total 7

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Wales 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 6 Semi-finals
2    Switzerland 2 1 0 1 9 6 +3 3
3   Croatia (H) 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
2 September 2007
17:30
Wales   5–3    Switzerland

3 September 2007
18:30
Switzerland   6–1   Croatia

5 September 2007
18:30
Wales   3–0   Croatia

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Poland 3 3 0 0 27 2 +25 9 Semi-finals
2   Slovakia 3 2 0 1 18 4 +14 6
3   Serbia 3 0 1 2 1 19 −18 1
4   Turkey 3 0 1 2 2 23 −21 1
2 September 2007
13:30
Poland   14–0   Turkey
2 September 2007
15:30
Slovakia   8–0   Serbia

3 September 2007
14:30
Poland   10–0   Serbia
3 September 2007
16:30
Slovakia   8–1   Turkey

5 September 2007
14:30
Serbia   1–1   Turkey
5 September 2007
16:30
Poland   3–2   Slovakia

Classification round

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Fifth to seventh place classification

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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   Croatia (H) 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
7   Turkey 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
6   Serbia 2 0 1 1 1 8 −7 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
7 September 2007
Croatia   2–0   Turkey

8 September 2007
Croatia   7–0   Serbia

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 September
 
 
  Wales4
 
8 September
 
  Slovakia1
 
  Wales (p.s.)2 (2)
 
7 September
 
  Poland2 (0)
 
  Poland5
 
 
   Switzerland4
 
Third place
 
 
8 September
 
 
   Switzerland1
 
 
  Slovakia0

Semi-finals

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7 September 2007
16:30
Poland   5–4    Switzerland

7 September 2007
18:30
Wales   4–1   Slovakia

Third place game

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8 September 2007
15:00
Switzerland   1–0   Slovakia

Final

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8 September 2007
17:30
Wales   2–2 (a.e.t.)   Poland
Penalties
2–0

Final standings

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Pos Team Promotion
1   Wales EuroHockey Nations Trophy
2   Poland
3    Switzerland
4   Slovakia
5   Croatia (H)
6   Turkey
7   Serbia
Source: Todor66
(H) Host

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Field hockey - Women's Eurohockey Nations Championships III - 2007 - Home". Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Women Field Hockey Eurohockey Nations Challenge 2007 Zagreb (CRO) 02-08.09 - Winner Wales". todor66.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.