2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
{{Infobox field hockey
| tournament = 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Poland
| city = Gniezno
| dates = 15–21 August
| venues = Alfonsa Flinika Hockey Stadium
| teams = 8
| confederations = 1
| champions = {{fh|AUT}}
| second = {{fh|SCO}}
| third = {{fh|IRE}}
| count = 1
| matches = 20
| goals = 82
| top_scorer = {{fhicon|SCO}} Alan Forsyth
| top_scorer_goals = 7
| best_player =
| previous_year = 2019
| previous_tournament = 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
| next_year = 2023
| next_tournament = 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
}}
The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the ninth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 15 to 21 August 2021 in Gniezno, Poland.{{cite web |title=EuroHockey Championships 2021 |url=https://eurohockey.org/2020/03/26/eurohockey-championships-2021/ |website=eurohockey.org |publisher=European Hockey Federation |accessdate=27 March 2020 |date=26 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=Irish men set for Gniezno, Poland for 2021 Euros |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2020/03/irish-men-set-for-gniezno-poland-for-2021-euros/#.Xn_H7rzhA78 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001003054/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2020/03/irish-men-set-for-gniezno-poland-for-2021-euros/#.Xn_H7rzhA78 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |website=hookhockey.com |publisher=The Hook |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=26 March 2020}}
The top five teams qualified for the European qualifier for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.{{cite web |title=FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021 |url=https://eurohockey.org/2021/07/14/fih-hockey-world-cup-european-qualifier-men-and-women-2021/ |website=eurohockey.org |publisher=European Hockey Federation |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=14 July 2021}}
Austria won their first EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating Scotland 7–6 in the penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw in regular time. Ireland won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts Poland 4–2.
Qualified teams
Participating nations have qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.{{cite web |title=2019 EuroHockey Championships |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/2019/08/25/2019-eurohockey-championships/ |website=eurohockey.org |publisher=European Hockey Federation |accessdate=27 March 2020 |date=25 August 2019}}
| class="wikitable"
!Dates !Event !Location !Quotas !Qualifiers |
| 16–25 August 2019
|Antwerp, Belgium |align=center|2 |{{fh|IRE}} (13) |
| 28 July – 3 August 2019
|2019 EuroHockey Championship II |Cambrai, France |align=center|4 |{{fh|AUT}} (20) |
| 28 July – 3 August 2019
|2019 EuroHockey Championship III |align=center|2 |{{fh|CRO}} (39) |
| colspan=3|Total
!8 ! |
|---|
Umpires
The following 10 umpires were appointed for the tournament by the EHF:{{cite web |title=Officials List |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1263/reports/officials}}
{{div col}}
- {{flagathlete|Antonio Ilgrande|ITA}}
- {{flagathlete|Ivan Grgurev|CRO}}
- {{flagathlete|Tim Meissner|GER}}
- {{flagathlete|Greig Cunningham|SCO}}
- {{flagathlete|Lukas Orzeł|POL}}
- {{flagathlete|Maksym Perepelytsya|UKR}}
- {{flagathlete|Ian Strange|IRE|hockey|code=IRL}}
- {{flagathlete|Friedrich Weiland|AUT}}
- {{flagathlete|Benjamin Messerli|SUI}}
- {{flagathlete|Lukasz Zwierzchowski|POL}}
{{div col end}}
Preliminary round
=Pool A=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1263/pools FIH]
|team_order=IRE, POL, ITA, CRO
|result1=SF |result2=SF
|win_CRO=0 |draw_CRO=0 |loss_CRO=3 |gf_CRO=3 |ga_CRO=14
|win_IRE=2 |draw_IRE=1 |loss_IRE=0 |gf_IRE=9 |ga_IRE=2
|win_ITA=1 |draw_ITA=1 |loss_ITA=1 |gf_ITA=5 |ga_ITA=4
|win_POL=2 |draw_POL=0 |loss_POL=1 |gf_POL=7 |ga_POL=4 |status_POL=H
|name_CRO={{fh|CRO}}
|name_IRE={{fh|IRE}}
|name_ITA={{fh|ITA}}
|name_POL={{fh|POL}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[http://fih.ch/media/8997723/fih-general-tournament-regulations-clean-24062021-final.pdf FIH General Tournament Regulations June 2021]
|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semi-finals and
2023 World Cup qualifier
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=15 August 2021
|time=17:45
|team1={{fh-rt|ITA}}
|score=4–1
|team2={{fh|CRO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14448/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=M. Mondo {{fhgoal|PC|30}}
Amorosini {{fhgoal|FG|51}}
Blom {{fhgoal|FG|54}}
Nunez {{fhgoal|FG|59}}
|goals2=Mucić {{fhgoal|PC|7}}
|umpires=Friedrich Weiland (AUT)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=15 August 2021
|time=20:10
|team1={{fh-rt|IRE}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fh|POL}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14449/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Walker {{fhgoal|PC|15}}
McKee {{fhgoal|FG|60}}
|goals2=Sudoł {{fhgoal|FG|41}}
|umpires=Tim Meissner (GER)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
}}
----
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=17 August 2021
|time=17:45
|team1={{fh-rt|ITA}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fh|IRE}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14452/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Sior {{fhgoal|FG|13}}
|goals2=O'Donoghue {{fhgoal|PC|7}}
|umpires=Tim Meissner (GER)
Friedrich Weiland (AUT)
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=17 August 2021
|time=20:00
|team1={{fh-rt|POL}}
|score=4–2
|team2={{fh|CRO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14453/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=R. Pawlak {{fhgoal|FG|30}}
Gumny {{fhgoal|FG|35}}
Jarzyński {{fhgoal|PC|55}}
Rutkowski {{fhgoal|FG|57}}
|goals2=Mucić {{fhgoal|PC|6|PC|8}}
|umpires=Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Ian Strange (IRL)
}}
----
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=18 August 2021
|time=17:45
|team1={{fh-rt|IRE}}
|score=6–0
|team2={{fh|CRO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14456/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Murray {{fhgoal|FG|4}}
O'Donoghue {{fhgoal|PC|29|FG|52}}
Duncan {{fhgoal|FG|31}}
McKee {{fhgoal|FG|40|FG|52}}
|goals2=
|umpires=Greig Cunningham (SCO)
Friedrich Weiland (AUT)
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=18 August 2021
|time=20:00
|team1={{fh-rt|POL}}
|score=2–0
|team2={{fh|ITA}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14457/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Głowacki {{fhgoal|FG|13}}
Jarzyński {{fhgoal|PC|30}}
|goals2=
|umpires=Tim Meissner (GER)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
}}
=Pool B=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1263/pools FIH]
|team_order=AUT, SCO, UKR, SUI
|result1=SF |result2=SF
|win_AUT=2 |draw_AUT=0 |loss_AUT=1 |gf_AUT=4 |ga_AUT=4
|win_SCO=1 |draw_SCO=1 |loss_SCO=1 |gf_SCO=11|ga_SCO=6
|win_SUI=1 |draw_SUI=0 |loss_SUI=2 |gf_SUI=3 |ga_SUI=11
|win_UKR=1 |draw_UKR=1 |loss_UKR=1 |gf_UKR=10|ga_UKR=7
|name_AUT={{fh|AUT}}
|name_SCO={{fh|SCO}}
|name_SUI={{fh|SUI}}
|name_UKR={{fh|UKR}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semi-finals and
2023 World Cup qualifier
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=15 August 2021
|time=13:15
|team1={{fh-rt|AUT}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{fh|SUI}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14446/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=Grandchamp {{fhgoal|FG|48}}
Stomps {{fhgoal|PS|58}}
|umpires=Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Lukasz Orzeł (POL)
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=15 August 2021
|time=15:30
|team1={{fh-rt|SCO}}
|score=4–4
|team2={{fh|UKR}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14447/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=McConnell {{fhgoal|PC|12}}
Forsyth {{fhgoal|FG|13}}
Harwood {{fhgoal|FG|15}}
Golden {{fhgoal|PC|56}}
|goals2=Kalinchuk {{fhgoal|FG|34}}
Solomianyi {{fhgoal|PC|39}}
Paziuk {{fhgoal|PC|57}}
Kovalenko {{fhgoal|FG|58}}
|umpires=Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Ian Strange (IRL)
}}
----
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=16 August 2021
|time=17:15
|team1={{fh-rt|UKR}}
|score=5–1
|team2={{fh|SUI}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14450/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Koshelenko {{fhgoal|PS|17}}
Solomianyi {{fhgoal|PC|21}}
Popov {{fhgoal|PC|38}}
Onofriiuk {{fhgoal|FG|54}}
Kalinchuk {{fhgoal|FG|55}}
|goals2=Hengartner {{fhgoal|PC|39}}
|umpires=Greig Cunningham (SCO)
Lukasz Orzeł (POL)
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=16 August 2021
|time=19:30
|team1={{fh-rt|AUT}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fh|SCO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14451/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Uher {{fhgoal|PC|4}}
Kölbl {{fhgoal|FG|24}}
|goals2=Walker {{fhgoal|PC|52}}
|umpires=Tim Meissner (GER)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
}}
----
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=18 August 2021
|time=13:15
|team1={{fh-rt|SCO}}
|score=6–0
|team2={{fh|SUI}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14454/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Field {{fhgoal|FG|10}}
Forsyth {{fhgoal|PS|12|FG|38|PS|45}}
Shepherdson {{fhgoal|PC|41}}
Walker {{fhgoal|FG|53}}
|goals2=
|umpires=Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Ian Strange (IRL)
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=18 August 2021
|time=15:30
|team1={{fh-rt|UKR}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{fh|AUT}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14455/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Onofriiuk {{fhgoal|FG|19}}
|goals2=Uher {{fhgoal|PC|39|PC|60}}
|umpires=Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
}}
Fifth to eighth place classification
=Pool C=
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1263/pools FIH]
|highest_pos=5 |result5=Q
|team5=ITA |team6=UKR |team7=SUI |team8=CRO
|win_CRO=0 |draw_CRO=0 |loss_CRO=3 |gf_CRO=4 |ga_CRO=13
|win_ITA=2 |draw_ITA=1 |loss_ITA=0 |gf_ITA=7 |ga_ITA=3
|win_SUI=1 |draw_SUI=1 |loss_SUI=1 |gf_SUI=7 |ga_SUI=7
|win_UKR=2 |draw_UKR=0 |loss_UKR=1 |gf_UKR=10|ga_UKR=5
|name_CRO={{fh|CRO}}
|name_ITA={{fh|ITA}}
|name_SUI={{fh|SUI}}
|name_UKR={{fh|UKR}}
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=2023 World Cup qualifier
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=20 August 2021
|time=10:15
|team1={{fh-rt|CRO}}
|score=0–4
|team2={{fh|SUI}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14458/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=G. Wyss-Chodat {{fhgoal|FG|13}}
B. Wyss-Chodat {{fhgoal|FG|15}}
Stomps {{fhgoal|PC|23|FG|58}}
|umpires=Friedrich Weiland (AUT)
Ian Strange (IRL)
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=20 August 2021
|time=12:30
|team1={{fh-rt|ITA}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fh|UKR}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14459/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Amorosini {{fhgoal|FG|52}}
|goals2=
|umpires=Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Tim Meissner (GER)
}}
----
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=21 August 2021
|time=09:00
|team1={{fh-rt|ITA}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fh|SUI}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14462/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Nunez {{fhgoal|PC|19}}
Keenan {{fhgoal|PC|20}}
|goals2=Flück {{fhgoal|FG|20}}
M. Wyss-Chodat {{fhgoal|FG|52}}
|umpires=Tim Meissner (GER)
Friedrich Weiland (AUT)
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=21 August 2021
|time=11:15
|team1={{fh-rt|UKR}}
|score=5–3
|team2={{fh|CRO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14463/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Koshelenko {{fhgoal|FG|10|PC|34}}
Kaplinskyi {{fhgoal|FG|10}}
Kovalenko {{fhgoal|FG|46}}
Shevchuk {{fhgoal|FG|50}}
|goals2=Mucić {{fhgoal|FG|28|PC|32|FG|39}}
|umpires=Greig Cunningham (SCO)
Ian Strange (IRL)
}}
First to fourth place classification
=Bracket=
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|3rdplace=yes
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|RD1=Semi-finals
|RD2=Final
|RD3=Third place
|20 August|{{fh|IRE}}|2|{{fh|SCO}}|3
|20 August|{{fh|AUT}} (s.o.)|0 (3)|{{fh|POL}}|0 (2)
|21 August|{{fh|SCO}}|1 (6)|{{fh|AUT}} (s.o.)|1 (7)
|21 August|{{fh|IRE}}|4|{{fh|POL}}|2
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=20 August 2021
|time=14:45
|team1={{fh-rt|IRE}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fh|SCO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14460/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=O'Dea {{fhgoal|FG|7}}
Walker {{fhgoal|FG|16}}
|goals2=Forsyth {{fhgoal|PS|28|FG|45|PS|51}}
|umpires=Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
}}
----
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=20 August 2021
|time=17:00
|team1={{fh-rt|AUT}}
|score=0–0
|team2={{fh|POL}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14461/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penaltyscore=3–2
|penalties1=Unterkircher {{fhps|g}}
Thörnblom {{fhps|g}}
Uher {{fhps|m}}
Losonci {{fhps|m}}
Fröhlich {{fhps|g}}
|penalties2={{fhps|g}} Kurowski
{{fhps|m}} Jarzyński
{{fhps|g}} R. Pawlak
{{fhps|m}} Chumeńczuk
{{fhps|m}} Bembenek
|umpires=Greig Cunningham (SCO)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
}}
=Third place game=
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=21 August 2021
|time=13:45
|team1={{fh-rt|IRE}}
|score=4–2
|team2={{fh|POL}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14464/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=O'Dea {{fhgoal|FG|9|FG|57}}
Walker {{fhgoal|FG|15}}
O'Donoghue {{fhgoal|PC|39}}
|goals2=Rutkowski {{fhgoal|PC|36}}
Kurowski {{fhgoal|PC|44}}
|umpires=Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
}}
=Final=
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=21 August 2021
|time=16:00
|team1={{fh-rt|SCO}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fh|AUT}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14465/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=Walker {{fhgoal|PC|36}}
|goals2=Uher {{fhgoal|PS|52}}
|penaltyscore=6–7
|penalties1=Forsyth {{fhps|g}}
Golden {{fhps|g}}
Morton {{fhps|m}}
Walker {{fhps|g}}
Field {{fhps|g}}
Forsyth {{fhps|g}}
Golden {{fhps|g}}
Morton {{fhps|m}}
|penalties2={{fhps|g}} Unterkircher
{{fhps|g}} Thörnblom
{{fhps|m}} Fröhlich
{{fhps|g}} Losonci
{{fhps|g}} Hasun
{{fhps|g}} Unterkircher
{{fhps|g}} Thörnblom
{{fhps|g}} Fröhlich
|umpires=Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Tim Meissner (GER)
}}
Statistics
=Final standings=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Custom
|update=complete
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1263/teams FIH]
|num_cols=0
|team1=AUT |team2=SCO |team3=IRE |team4=POL |team5=ITA |team6=UKR |team7=SUI |team8=CRO
|name_AUT={{fh|AUT}}
|name_SCO={{fh|SCO}}
|name_SUI={{fh|SUI}}
|name_UKR={{fh|UKR}}
|name_CRO={{fh|CRO}}
|name_IRE={{fh|IRE}}
|name_ITA={{fh|ITA}}
|name_POL={{fh|POL}} |status_POL=H
|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q |result5=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=2023 World Cup qualifier
}}
=Goalscorers=
{{Goalscorers
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1263/reports/scorers FIH]
|updated=complete
|goals=82 |matches=20
|7 goals=
- {{fhicon|SCO}} Alan Forsyth
|6 goals=
- {{fhicon|CRO}} Mario Mucić
|4 goals=
- {{fhicon|AUT}} Dominic Uher
- {{fhicon|IRE}} Shane O'Donoghue
|3 goals=
- {{fhicon|IRE}} John McKee
- {{fhicon|IRE}} Kevin O'Dea
- {{fhicon|IRE}} Ben Walker
- {{fhicon|SCO}} Struan Walker
- {{fhicon|SUI}} Boris Stomps
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Andrii Koshelenko
|2 goals=
- {{fhicon|ITA}} Mattia Amorosini
- {{fhicon|ITA}} Agustin Nunez
- {{fhicon|POL}} Gragjan Jarzyński
- {{fhicon|POL}} Wojciech Rutkowski
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Vitalii Kalinchuk
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Bohdan Kovalenko
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Maksym Onofriiuk
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Solomianyi
|1 goal=
- {{fhicon|AUT}} Benjamin Kölbl
- {{fhicon|IRE}} Jeremy Duncan
- {{fhicon|IRE}} Sean Murray
- {{fhicon|ITA}} Fabio Blom
- {{fhicon|ITA}} Thomas Keenan
- {{fhicon|ITA}} Manuel Mondo
- {{fhicon|ITA}} Francois Sior
- {{fhicon|POL}} Mikolaj Gumny
- {{fhicon|POL}} Mikołaj Głowacki
- {{fhicon|POL}} Jacek Kurowski
- {{fhicon|POL}} Robert Pawlak
- {{fhicon|POL}} Krystian Sudoł
- {{fhicon|SCO}} Rob Field
- {{fhicon|SCO}} Cameron Golden
- {{fhicon|SCO}} Rob Harwood
- {{fhicon|SCO}} Andy McConnell
- {{fhicon|SCO}} Robbie Shepherdson
- {{fhicon|SUI}} Jens Flück
- {{fhicon|SUI}} Loris Grandchamp
- {{fhicon|SUI}} Lukas Hengartner
- {{fhicon|SUI}} Benoit Wyss-Chodat
- {{fhicon|SUI}} Gael Wyss-Chodat
- {{fhicon|SUI}} Matthieu Wyss-Chodat
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Volodymyr Kaplinskyi
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Viacheslav Paziuk
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Oleksii Popov
- {{fhicon|UKR}} Vitalii Shevchuk
}}