2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Dates	15–21 August 2021
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	SK Slavia Prague
Final positions
Champions	Belarus (2nd title)
Runner-up	France
Third place	Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	70 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Marlena Rybacha (5 goals)
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The 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the ninth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the women's European field hockey championship organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 15 to 21 August 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.^[1]

The top five teams qualified for the European qualifier for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.^[2]

Belarus won their second EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating France 1–0 in the final. Poland won the bronze medal by defeating Wales 4–1.

Qualified teams

Participating nations have qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.^[3]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
16–25 August 2019	2019 EuroHockey Championship	Antwerp, Belgium	2	Belarus (21)  Russia (19)
4–10 August 2019	2019 EuroHockey Championship II	Glasgow, Scotland	4	Austria (31)  Czech Republic (23)  Poland (24)  Wales (26)
28 July – 3 August 2019	2019 EuroHockey Championship III	Lipovci, Slovenia	2	France (28)  Lithuania (34)
Total			8

Umpires

The following nine umpires were appointed for the tournament by the EHF:^[4]

•  Clare Barwood (WAL)
•  Elena Ozerskaia (BLR)
•  Stepanka Smidova (CZE)
•  Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
•  Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
•  Gema Calderon (ESP)
•  Ines El Hajem (FRA)
•  Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
•  Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Semi-finals and 2022 World Cup qualifier
2	Wales	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	Russia	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
4	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[5]

15 August 2021 11:15 Russia  0–2  Wales Report Richards  29' Howell  39' Umpires: Gema Calderon (ESP) Stepanka Smidova (CZE)

15 August 2021 13:30 Poland  2–0  Lithuania Rybacha  43' Zagajska  49' Report Umpires: Lorijn de Kraker (NED) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

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16 August 2021 16:45 Wales  5–0  Lithuania Howell  10' Thorburn  11' Hoskins  36' Hughes  37', 60+' Report Umpires: Nadine Schuschel (GER) Lorijn de Kraker (NED)

16 August 2021 19:00 Poland  2–2  Russia Rybacha  22' Katerla  32' Report Ovanesova  46' Khalimova  59' Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Gema Calderon (ESP)

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18 August 2021 12:15 Russia  5–0  Lithuania Kolpakova  26' Sadovaia  37' Khalimova  41', 60' Ovanesova  46' Report Umpires: Stepanka Smidova (CZE) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

18 August 2021 14:30 Wales  1–3  Poland Howell  26' Report Rybacha  18', 41' Blaszyk  43' Umpires: Kamile Mockaityte (LTU) Gema Calderon (ESP)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	9	Semi-finals and 2022 World Cup qualifier
2	Belarus	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
3	Austria	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
4	Czech Republic (H)	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[5]
(H) Hosts

15 August 2021 15:45 Belarus  1–2  France Papkova  12' Report Arnaud  37' Lhopital  57' Umpires: Kamile Mockaityte (LTU) Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)

15 August 2021 18:00 Czech Republic  2–2  Austria Mejzlíková  34' N. Nováková  48' Report Czech  11' Konrat  37' Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Clare Barwood (WAL)

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17 August 2021 16:45 France  1–0  Austria Verzura  5' Report Umpires: Nadine Schuschel (GER) Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

17 August 2021 19:00 Czech Republic  1–3  Belarus Mejzlíková  33' Report Papkova  3' Filipovich  18' Batsiukova  30' Umpires: Ines El Hajem (FRA) Clare Barwood (WAL)

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18 August 2021 16:45 Belarus  2–2  Austria Papkova  22' Shtsin  59' Report Czech  24', 51' Umpires: Nadine Schuschel (GER) Clare Barwood (WAL)

18 August 2021 19:00 France  1–0  Czech Republic Verrier  52' Report Umpires: Ksenia Zubareva (RUS) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Russia	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	2022 World Cup qualifier
6	Czech Republic (H)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	5
7	Austria	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
8	Lithuania	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[5]
(H) Hosts

20 August 2021 10:15 Lithuania  0–3  Czech Republic Report Laciná  14' Lehovcová  34', 41' Umpires: Ksenia Zubareva (RUS) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

20 August 2021 12:30 Russia  3–0  Austria Leonova  12' Makagonova  26' Ovanesova  51' Report Umpires: Lorijn de Kraker (NED) Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

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21 August 2021 09:00 Russia  2–2  Czech Republic Sadovaia  23' Sartakova  37' Report N. Nováková  18' Mejzlíková  60' Umpires: Kamile Mockaityte (LTU) Nadine Schuschel (GER)

21 August 2021 11:15 Austria  5–1  Lithuania Konrat  5' Herzog  11' Hruby  32' Czech  43' Laginja  47' Report Bartkuvienè  57' Umpires: Stepanka Sidova (UKR) Clare Barwood (WAL)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 August
	Poland	1
					21 August
	Belarus	5
					Belarus	1
	20 August
					France	0
	France	2
	Wales	1
					Third place
					21 August
					Poland	4
					Wales	1

Semi-finals

20 August 2021 14:45 Poland  1–5  Belarus Diurczak  60' Report Belavusava  44' Skryba  47' Kasabutskaya  52' Shtsin  56' Papkova  58' Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Clare Barwood (WAL)

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20 August 2021 17:00 France  2–1  Wales Brachet  34' Van der Zanden  41' Report Robinson  48' Umpires: Gema Calderon (ESP) Nadine Schuschel (GER)

Third place game

21 August 2021 13:45 Poland  4–1  Wales Zagajska  24' Rybacha  25' Wypijewska  29' Blaszyk  50' Report Laity  38' Umpires: Lorijn de Kraker (NED) Ines el Hajem (FRA)

Final

21 August 2021 16:00 Belarus  1–0  France Filipovich  53' Report Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Gema Calderon (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Belarus	2022 World Cup qualifier
2	France
3	Poland
4	Wales
5	Russia
6	Czech Republic (H)
7	Austria
8	Lithuania

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 70 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

5 goals

• Marlena Rybacha

4 goals

• Johanna Czech
• Krestsina Papkova

3 goals

• Tereza Mejzlíková
• Alina Khalimova
• Mariia Ovanesova
• Isabelle Howell

2 goals

• Ruth Konrat
• Yauheniya Filipovich
• Natallia Shtsin
• Adéla Lehovcová
• Natálie Nováková
• Wiktoria Blaszyk
• Magdalena Zagajska
• Bogdana Sadovaia
• Xenna Hughes

1 goal

• Helene Herzog
• Sabrina Hruby
• Marta Laginja
• Dziyana Batsiukova
• Darya Belavusava
• Ulyana Kasabutskaya
• Volha Skryba
• Kateřina Laciná
• Victoire Arnaud
• Julie Brachet
• Yohanna Lhopital
• Gabrielle Verrier
• Eve Verzura
• Emma van der Zanden
• Ramunė Bartkuvienè
• Karolina Diurczak
• Amelia Katerla
• Martyna Wypijewska
• Anastasia Kolpakova
• Aleksandra Leonova
• Ekaterina Makagonova
• Luliia Sartakova
• Olivia Hoskins
• Eloise Laity
• Phoebe Richards
• Sophie Robinson
• Sarah-Jayne Thorburn

Source: FIH

See also

• 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
• 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship III
• 2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

References

1. "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
2. "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
4. "Officials List".
5. FIH General Tournament Regulations June 2021