2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

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]

2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	San Sebastián
Dates	20–26 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Atlético San Sebastián
Final positions
Champions	Spain (3rd title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	134 (6.7 per match)
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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.

•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  England
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Scotland
•  Spain

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

20 July 2008 17:00 Netherlands  15–0  Austria Report Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) David Sweetman (SCO)

20 July 2008 19:15 Spain  1–0  England Dabanch  68' Report Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

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22 July 2008 17:00 Netherlands  9–2  England Kempermann  1' Vermeulen  3', 17', 60' Campbell  20', 21' De Voogd  28', 32', 59' Report Edwards  23' Smith  56' Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) David Sweetman (SCO)

22 July 2008 19:15 Spain  5–2  Austria Report Umpires: Krzystof Cholewa (POL) Will Drury (WAL)

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23 July 2008 17:00 England  8–1  Austria Smith  6', 51', 61' Catlin  8' Brogdon  25' Dobson  48' Beckett  53', 54' Report Gero  24' Umpires: Krzystof Cholewa (POL) David Sweetman (SCO)

23 July 2008 19:15 Netherlands  7–3  Spain Report 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]

20 July 2008 10:00 Germany  2–2  Scotland Stralkowski  55' Wesley  65' Report Cairns  16', 23' Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Dan Barstow (ENG)

20 July 2008 12:15 Belgium  4–3  Poland Report Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Diego Estébanez (ESP)

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21 July 2008 17:00 Germany  8–1  Poland Stralkowski  18', 27' Lietz  20', 57' Wesley  45' Rabente  51' Fürk  65' Otto  68' Report Kozlowski  3' Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Dan Barstow (ENG)

21 July 2008 19:15 Belgium  2–2  Scotland Report Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Diego Estébanez (ESP)

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23 July 2008 10:00 Poland  3–2  Scotland Report Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Gijs Hofman (NED)

23 July 2008 12:15 Germany  7–2  Belgium Stralkowski  19', 21', 54' Fürk  31' Wesley  52' Wösch  62' Oldhafer  65' Report  33', 56' Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Dan Barstow (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	England	3	3	0	0	16	3	+13	9
2	Poland	3	2	0	1	7	10	−3	6
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	8	7	+1	3	Relegation to Junior Championship II
4	Austria	3	0	0	3	5	16	−11	0

Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[3]

25 July 2008 10:00 Austria  2–3  Poland Report Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) Dan Barstow (ENG)

25 July 2008 12:15 England  2–1  Scotland Kinder  24' Smith  64' Report Cairns  66' Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)

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26 July 2008 10:00 Austria  2–5  Scotland Report Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)

25 July 2008 12:15 England  6–1  Poland Dobson  3' Osborn  5' Kinder  46' Griffiths  49' Smith  63' Gregg  70' Report Makowski  19' Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Michael Eilmer (AUT)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 July 2008
	Netherlands	4
					26 July 2008
	Belgium	3
					Netherlands	0
	25 July 2008
					Spain (a.e.t)	1
	Germany	2
	Spain	4
					Third place
					26 July 2008
					Belgium	3
					Germany	4

Semi-finals

25 July 2008 17:00 Germany  2–4  Spain Grell  63' Stralkowski  66' Report Dabanch  21' Padrós  33' Salles  59' Guerrero  70' Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) David Sweetman (SCO)

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25 July 2008 19:30 Netherlands  4–3  Belgium Report Umpires: Diego Estébanez (ESP) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Third and fourth place

26 July 2008 16:30 Belgium  3–4  Germany Report Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Diego Estébanez (ESP)

Final

26 July 2008 19:00 Netherlands  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain Report 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

Source: England Hockey