2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details

Host country

England

City

London

Dates

22–30 August

Teams

Venue(s)

Riverbank Arena

Top three teams

Champions

England (2nd title)

Runner-up

Netherlands

Third place

Germany

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

85 (4.25 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Caia van Maasakker (5 goals)

Best player

Alex Danson

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The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship field hockey championship for women. It was held from 22–30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.^[1]

England defeated Netherlands on penalty shuttles in the final, drawing initially 2-2, with goals from Lily Owsley and Sophie Bray. Defender Sam Quek was named Man of the Match in the final.^[2]^[3]

Qualified teams

Format

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 against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	22	1	+21	9	Advanced to semifinals
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	11	8	+3	4	Advanced to semifinals
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
4	Poland	3	0	0	3	1	23	−22	0

Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

22 August 2015
10:45

Belgium	0–0	Spain
	Report

Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

22 August 2015
13:00

Netherlands	9–0	Poland
Jonker 13', 33' De Goede 13' Dirkse van den Heuvel 20' Hoog 25', 30', 53' Paumen 40' Keetels 54'	Report

Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Amy Baxter (USA)

23 August 2015
10:45

Poland	1–4	Belgium
Okaj 59'	Report	Versavel 13' Gerniers 17' Sinia 20' Vandermeiden 31'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Pilar López (ESP)

23 August 2015
13:00

Spain	1–8	Netherlands
Bonastre 57'	Report	Dirkse van den Heuvel 10' Jonker 22', 34' Keetels 24' De Goede 28' Van As 31' Van Maasakker 38', 50'

Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Cathy Jones (WAL)

26 August 2015
11:00

Spain	10–0	Poland
Riera 2', 34', 41' Magaz 20', 22' Salvatella 24', 38' Ybarra 31', 37' Petchame 35'	Report

Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Michelle Meister (GER)

26 August 2015
17:15

Netherlands	5–0	Belgium
Magis 8' Van Maasakker 18' Paumen 42', 58' Hoog 44'	Report

Umpires:
Pilar López (ESP)
Frances Block (ENG)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9	Advanced to semifinals
2	Germany	3	2	1	7	5	+2	6	Advanced to semifinals
3	Scotland	3	1	2	5	5	0	3
4	Italy	3	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

22 August 2015
18:15

England	2–1	Scotland
K. Richardson-Walsh 10' H. Richardson-Walsh 20'	Report	Marshall 3'

Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Michelle Meister (GER)

22 August 2015
20:30

Germany	4–0	Italy
Altenburg 2' Krüger 22' Haase 46' Mävers 59'	Report

Umpires:
Cathy Jones (WAL)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

24 August 2015
17:15

Scotland	1–2	Germany
Kidd 55'	Report	Hauke 18' Mävers 42'

Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Frances Block (ENG)

24 August 2015
19:30

Italy	0–2	England
	Report	H. Richardson-Walsh 45' White 60'

Umpires:
Pilar López (ESP)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

26 August 2015
13:15

Scotland	3–1	Italy
Fawcett 31' Merchant 36' Marshall 39'	Report	Tiddi 37'

Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

26 August 2015
19:30

England	4–1	Germany
Bray 2' Danson 3', 44', 53'	Report	Hillmann 39'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Amy Baxter (USA)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	9	4	+5	9
2	Scotland	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Italy	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1	Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Challenge
4	Poland	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1	Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Challenge

Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

28 August 2015
11:00

Poland	1–1	Italy
Rybacha 9'	Report	Pacella 60'

Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

28 August 2015
17:15

Belgium	1–0	Scotland
Versavel 1'	Report

Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Cathy Jones (WAL)

30 August 2015
09:00

Belgium	4–3	Italy
Van Lindt 4' Simons 31' Vandermeiren 33' Puvrez 47'	Report	Lovagnini 7' Tiddi 13' Ruggieri 43'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Pilar López (ESP)

30 August 2015
11:15

Scotland	2–0	Poland
Kidd 14' Bunce 36'	Report

Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Cathy Jones (WAL)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals		Final

28 August

Netherlands	1
		30 August
Germany	0
		Netherlands	2 (1)
28 August
		England (pen.)	2 (3)
Spain	1

England	2
		Third Place

		30 August

		Germany	5

		Spain	1

Semifinals

28 August 2015
13:15

Netherlands	1–0	Germany
Zerbo 6'	Report

Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

28 August 2015
19:30

England	2–1	Spain
Danson 4' Owsley 52'	Report	Oliva 44'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Michelle Meister (GER)

Third and fourth place

30 August 2015
13:30

Germany	5–1	Spain
Stapenhorst 12', 19', 32' Altenburg 22' Hoffmann 29'	Report	Petchame 44'

Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Final

30 August 2015
16:00

England	2–2	Netherlands
Bray 52' Owsley 54'	Report	Van Maasakker 40', 43'
Penalties
H. Richardson-Walsh , ^{[Note 1]} Danson Bray Twigg	3–1	Bos Welten Hoog De Goede

Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Amy Baxter (USA)

Notes

^ Netherlands goalkeeper Joyce Sombroek fouled England's Helen Richardson-Walsh during the shoot-out. Penalty stroke was awarded and H. Richardson-Walsh scored.

Final standings

Rank	Team
	England
	Netherlands
	Germany
4	Spain
5	Belgium
6	Scotland
7	Italy
8	Poland

Awards and statistics

Awards

Top Goalscorer^[2]^[3]	Player of the Tournament^[2]^[3]	Goalkeeper of the Tournament^[2]^[3]
Caia van Maasakker	Alex Danson	Yvonne Frank

Goalscorers

5 goals

Caia van Maasakker

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goals

Alix Gerniers
Emma Puvrez
Manon Simons
Emilie Sinia
Lieselotte Van Lindt
Kate Richardson-Walsh
Nicola White
Lydia Haase
Franzisca Hauke
Kristina Hillmann
Eileen Hoffmann
Hannah Krüger
Aldara Lovagnini
Elisabetta Pacella
Giuliana Ruggieri
Valerie Magis
Naomi van As
Ginella Zerbo
Paulina Okaj
Marlena Rybacha
Vikki Bunce
Leigh Fawcett
Rebecca Merchant
Berta Bonastre
Georgina Oliva

References

↑ "EuroHockey Championships 2015, Women". eurohockey.org. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
1 2 3 4 "Home win for England after dramatic finale". eurohockey2015.co.uk. 30 August 2015.
1 2 3 4 "England Are The Unibet EuroHockey Champions". eurohockey.org. 30 August 2015.

External links

Official website

EuroHockey Nations Championship
Men's	Bruxelles 1970 Madrid 1974 Hannover 1978 Amstelveen 1983 Moscow 1987 Paris 1991 Dublin 1995 Padua 1999 Barcelona 2003 Leipzig 2005 Manchester 2007 Amstelveen 2009 Mönchengladbach 2011 Boom 2013 London 2015 Amsterdam 2017
Women's	Lille 1984 London 1987 Bruxelles 1991 Amstelveen 1995 Cologne 1999 Barcelona 2003 Dublin 2005 Manchester 2007 Amstelveen 2009 Mönchengladbach 2011 Boom 2013 London 2015 Amsterdam 2017

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