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2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship Host country Spain City San Sebastián Dates 20–26 July Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)Venue(s) Atlético San Sebastián Champions Spain (3rd title) Runner-up Netherlands Third place Germany Matches played 20 Goals scored 134 (6.7 per match)
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]
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
Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
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
Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) David Sweetman (SCO)
Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) David Sweetman (SCO)
Umpires: Krzystof Cholewa (POL) Will Drury (WAL)
Umpires: Krzystof Cholewa (POL) David Sweetman (SCO)
Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Pool B
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]
Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Diego Estébanez (ESP)
Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Diego Estébanez (ESP)
Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Gijs Hofman (NED)
Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
Source:
England Hockey Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 3]
Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) David Sweetman (SCO)
Umpires: Diego Estébanez (ESP) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Diego Estébanez (ESP)
Final
Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
Statistics
Final Standings
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
References
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