2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the 6th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, a field hockey championship for women. It was held from the 19th until the 27th of July 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. [1]

2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Dates19–27 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Sk Slavia Prague
Final positions
Champions Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up Czech Republic
Third place Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored84 (4.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Azerbaijan Khatira Aliyeva
Belarus Krestina Papkova (6 goals)
Best playerIreland Megan Frazer
2013 (previous) (next) 2017

Qualified teams edit

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
17–24 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship Boom, Belgium 2   Belarus
  Ireland
22–28 July 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship II Cambrai, France 4   Austria
  Azerbaijan
  France
  Ukraine
21–26 July 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship III Athens, Greece 2   Czech Republic
  Wales
Total 8

Format edit

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge. [2]

Results edit

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ireland 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Semi-finals
2   Czech Republic (H) 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3   France 3 1 0 2 7 13 −6 3
4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
18 July 2015
13:30
Ireland   7–1   France
Mullan   6'
Carroll   9'49'
Daly   13'
Frazer   38'70'
Duke   56'
Report Berly   7'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
18 July 2015
15:45
Ukraine   2–3   Czech Republic
Khilko   15'
Kernoz   67'
Report Bizová   26'
Haklová   39'
Mejzlíková   59'
Umpires:
Kerri Targett (SCO)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

19 July 2015
18:00
France   2–3   Czech Republic
Billore   3'
Berly   65'
Report Haklová   21'51'
Laciná   44'
Umpires:
Kerri Targett (SCO)
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)
19 July 2015
20:15
Ukraine   0–3   Ireland
Report O'Byrne   13'
Carroll   38'
Brown   70+'
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

21 July 2015
15:30
France   4–3   Ukraine
Perrocheau   9'
Billore   16'41'
Rogeau   21'
Report Vorushylo   6'
Khilko   32'
Kaliuzhna   64'
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Kerri Targett (SCO)
21 July 2015
17:45
Ireland   3–0   Czech Republic
Brown   4'
O'Byrne   31'
Beatty   55'
Report
Umpires:
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Azerbaijan 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 7 Semi-finals
2   Belarus 3 1 2 0 11 6 +5 5
3   Wales 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4   Austria 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
18 July 2015
09:00
Azerbaijan   3–1   Austria
Aliyeva   5'31'
Tsyganska   43'
Report Tarnozci   66'
Umpires:
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
Alison Keogh (IRE)
18 July 2015
11:15
Belarus   2–2   Wales
Bahushevich   28'
Papkova   69'
Report Daley   8'
Wilkinson   39'
Umpires:
Helena Babicka (CZE)
Karine Alves (FRA)

19 July 2015
13:30
Belarus   4–4   Azerbaijan
Batura   10'
Papkova   31'57'
Syrayezhka   42'
Report Aliyeva   6'
Tsyganska   28'
Mailova   40'
Druzhinina   47'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Karine Alves (FRA)
19 July 2015
15:45
Austria   1–2   Wales
Dvorak   23' Report Clayton   49'
Wilkinson   70'
Umpires:
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
Helena Babicka (CZE)

21 July 2015
11:00
Azerbaijan   2–1   Wales
Aliyeva   15'
Tsyganska   67'
Report Wilkinson   67'
Umpires:
Karine Alves (FRA)
Alison Keogh (IRE)
21 July 2015
13:15
Austria   0–5   Belarus
Report Bahushevich   3'64'
Papkova   24'
Halinouskaya   51'
Kurhanskaya   70+'
Umpires:
Helena Babicka (CZE)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

Pool C edit

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
1   Wales 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2   France 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
3   Austria 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4   Ukraine 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 Relegated to EuroHockey Championship III
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
23 July 2015
11:00
Ukraine   2–1   Austria
Kernoz   6'
Derkach   60'
Report Keil   43'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Keri Targett (AUS)
23 July 2015
13:15
France   0–0   Wales
Report
Umpires:
Helena Babicka (CZE)
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)

25 July 2015
08:00
France   0–3   Austria
Report Zerbs   31'
Keil   45'
Stöckl  
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
25 July 2015
10:15
Wales   2–0   Ukraine
Jones   10'60' Report
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
CrossoverNinth Place
 
      
 
1 December 2016
 
 
  Azerbaijan1
 
3 December 2016
 
  Czech Republic2
 
  Czech Republic0
 
1 December 2016
 
  Ireland5
 
  Ireland4
 
 
  Belarus0
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
3 December 2016
 
 
  Azerbaijan2
 
 
  Belarus4

Semifinals edit

23 July 2015
15:30
Ireland   4–0   Belarus
Carroll   8'
Frazer   22'
McCay   28'
Brown   64'
Report
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)

23 July 2015
17:45
Azerbaijan   1–2   Czech Republic
Mammadova   49' Report Kolářová   48'
Decsoyová   61'
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Karine Alves (FRA)

Third and fourth place edit

25 July 2015
12:45
Azerbaijan   2–4   Belarus
Aliyeva   20'58' Report Papkova   9'24'
Lupach   44'
Bahushevich   66'
Umpires:
Kerri Targett (SCO)
Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)

Final edit

25 July 2015
15:15
Czech Republic   0–5   Ireland [4]
Report Mullan   8'
Frazer   32'
Brown   38'
Carroll   43'
Beatty   54'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Karine Alves (FRA)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Standings
    Ireland 5 5 0 0 22 1 +21 15 Promoted
    Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 8 13 −5 9
    Belarus 5 2 2 1 15 12 +3 8
4   Azerbaijan 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7
5   Wales 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 8
6   France 5 1 1 3 7 16 −9 4
7   Austria 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3
8   Ukraine 5 1 0 4 7 13 −6 3 Relegated
Source: FIH

Awards edit

Top Goalscorer(s) Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
  Khatira Aliyeva
  Krestina Papkova
  Megan Frazer   Barbora Čecháková

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIH CALENDAR -- 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships II - 2015 - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
  3. ^ a b Regulations
  4. ^ "Golden moment for Ireland's women as McCay breaks caps record in Prague". www.hookhockey.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)