2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
EURO 2007
EuroHockey Nations Championship 2007.png
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityManchester
Dates19–26 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Belle Vue Regional Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored105 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Taeke Taekema (16 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Robert van der Horst
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The 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 11th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Manchester, England from 19 to 26 August 2007.

The Netherlands won its third title by defeating the defending champions Spain 3–2 in the final. Belgium won its first-ever medal by defeating Germany 4–3.

The top three teams qualified directly for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The other teams qualified for the qualification tournaments for the Summer Olympics.

Qualified teams[]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1  England
28 August – 4 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Championship Leipzig, Germany 5  Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Spain
11–17 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Rome, Italy 2  Czech Republic
 Ireland
Total 8

Squads[]

Further information: 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads

Results[]

Pool A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Semi-finals
2  Belgium 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5
3  England (H) 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4 Pool C
4  Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
19 August 2007
10:00
Germany  5–0  Czech Republic
Weß Goal 9', 48'
Zeller Goal 22'
Nevado Goal 37', 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
19 August 2007
12:00
England  2–2  Belgium
Daly Goal 26'
Middleton Goal 67' 		Report Dohmen Goal 31'
Vandeweghe Goal 46'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
20 August 2007
17:00
Germany  2–2  Belgium
Witthaus Goal 10'
Zeller Goal 18' 		Report Vandeweghe Goal 33'
Dohmen Goal 66'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
20 August 2007
19:00
England  7–0  Czech Republic
Middleton Goal 7', 51'
R. Mantell Goal 18', 21', 44'
Daly Goal 45'
Goal 52' 		Report
Umpires:
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
Marc Knülle (FRA)
22 August 2007
15:00
Czech Republic  0–6  Belgium
Report Dohmen Goal 1', 62'
Gucassoff Goal 8', 66'
Luycx Goal 32'
Vandeweghe Goal 55'
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Ged Curran (SCO)
22 August 2007
19:00
England  0–3  Germany
Report Witthaus Goal 3', 31'
Goal 45'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Pool B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 13 5 +8 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
3  France 3 1 0 2 4 14 −10 3 Pool C
4  Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
19 August 2007
14:00
Spain  1–1  Ireland
Ribas Goal 43' Report Gleghorne Goal 2'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Ged Curran (SCO)
19 August 2007
16:00
Netherlands  8–3  France
Taekema Goal 9', 10', 26', 43', 59'
Brouwer Goal 20', 58'
Goal 65' 		Report Goal 32'
Goal 47'
Goal 63'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
21 August 2007
09:00
Spain  6–0  France
Ribas Goal 20', 67', 70'
Sojo Goal 24'
Tubau Goal 30'
Amat Goal 32' 		Report
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
21 August 2007
11:00
Netherlands  1–0  Ireland
Taekema Goal 16' Report
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Ged Curran (SCO)
22 August 2007
13:00
France  1–0  Ireland
Soyez Goal 10' Report
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
22 August 2007
17:00
Spain  2–4  Netherlands
Ribas Goal 6'
Amat Goal 42' 		Report De Nooijer Goal 2'
Taekema Goal 24', 47'
Weusthof Goal 35'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pool C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5  England (H) 3 2 1 0 15 1 +14 7
6  France 3 2 0 1 4 7 −3 6
7  Ireland 3 1 1 1 11 2 +9 4 EuroHockey Nations Trophy
8  Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
24 August 2007
12:00
England  1–1  Ireland
Tindall Goal 15' Report Jermyn Goal 12'
Umpires:
Juan Manuel Raquena (ESP)
Marc Knülle (FRA)
24 August 2007
14:00
France  3–0  Czech Republic
Goal 15'
Goal 49'
Goal 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
26 August 2007
09:00
Czech Republic  0–10  Ireland
Report Gleghorne Goal 3', 68'
Jermyn Goal 11', 19', 41'
Magee Goal 24'
Goal 35'
Goal 60', 70'
Shaw Goal 63'
Umpires:
Marc Knūlle (FRA)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
26 August 2007
11:00
England  7–0  France
Jackson Goal 14', 28', 65'
S. Mantell Goal 23'
R. Mantell Goal 38'
Clarke Goal 57'
Wilson Goal 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Juan Manuel Raquena (ESP)

First to fourth place classification[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 August
 
 
 Netherlands7
 
26 August
 
 Belgium2
 
 Netherlands3
 
24 August
 
 Spain2
 
 Germany3 (2)
 
 
 Spain (p.s.)3 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
26 August
 
 
 Belgium4
 
 
 Germany3

Semi-finals[]

24 August 2007
16:00
Netherlands  7–2  Belgium
Taekema Goal 14', 19', 47', 50', 51', 63'
Weusthof Goal 29' 		Report Boerma Goal 12'
Van den Balck Goal 39'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)
24 August 2007
18:30
Germany  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Zeller Goal 7', 65'
Nevado Goal 19' 		Report Ribas Goal 2', 58'
Alegre Goal 60'
Penalties
C. Zeller Penalty shoot-out scored
Weß Penalty shoot-out missed
Meinert Penalty shoot-out scored
P. Zeller Penalty shoot-out missed 		2–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Alegre
Penalty shoot-out scored Enrique
Penalty shoot-out scored Amat
Penalty shoot-out scored Tubau
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Third and fourth place[]

26 August 2007
13:00
Belgium  4–3  Germany
De Saedeleer Goal 42'
Vandeweghe Goal 43'
Dekeyser Goal 62'
Truyens Goal 70' 		Report Witte Goal 33'
Witthaus Goal 40'
Meinert Goal 65'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
John Wright (RSA)

Final[]

26 August 2007
15:30
Netherlands  3–2  Spain
Brouwer Goal 5'
Taekema Goal 35', 57' 		Report Goal 52'
Tubau Goal 64'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belgium
4  Germany
5  England (H)
6  France
7  Ireland Relegation to the Nations Trophy
8  Czech Republic

(H) Host.

Awards[]

Topscorer Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Fair Play Award
Netherlands Taeke Taekema Netherlands Robert van der Horst Netherlands Guus Vogels  Ireland

See also[]

External links[]

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