2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships was the 16th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, an under 21 women's field hockey tournament. It was held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands between 26 August and 1 September 2012.^[1]

2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	's-Hertogenbosch
Dates	26 August – 1 September
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (8th title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	106 (5.3 per match)
Best player	Roos Drost
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Netherlands won the tournament by defeating Spain 9–1 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2 in the third place playoff.^[2]

Participating nations

Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.

•  Belarus
•  Belgium
•  England
•  France
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Spain

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	0	35	3	+32	9	Semi-finals
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	17	11	+6	6
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	5	19	−14	3
4	Belarus	3	0	0	3	1	25	−24	0

Source: todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[3]
(H) Hosts

26 August 2012 13:30 Germany  8–1  Poland Andersch  1', 20' Schniewind  13', 70' Faust  27' Notman  45' Scharf  60' Krauss  65' Report Zagajska  61' Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Lia Waine (ENG)

26 August 2012 14:00 Netherlands  15–0  Belarus Drost  1' Van Wijk  6', 27', 27', 29', 33', 54' Vega  12' Van Silfhout  13', 24' Saxton  23' Van der Raad  38', 44' Magis  40' Siersema  58' Report Umpires: Heike Schöllmeyer (GER) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

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27 August 2012 17:45 Belarus  1–3  Poland Kliashchuk  70+' Report Marcinkowska  2' Wittke  38' Gabara  63' Umpires: Marine de Witte (BEL) Karine Alves (FRA)

27 August 2012 18:15 Germany  2–10  Netherlands Krauss  21', 37' Report Van Wijk  7', 19' Keetels  3' Vega  5', 8', 25' Drost  39', 57' Saxton  45' Van Silfhout  63' Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Lia Waine (ENG)

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29 August 2012 15:30 Belarus  0–7  Germany Report Notman  1' Schniewind  7', 35' Krauss  18', 34', 39' Grote  23' Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Magali Sergeant (BEL)

29 August 2012 16:00 Netherlands  10–1  Poland Drost  2', 44' Vega  6', 25', 67' Van Wijk  8', 18', 34' Magis  15' Van der Raad  50' Report Sztybrych  36' Umpires: Blanca Beltrán (ESP) Heike Schöllmeyer (GER)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9	Semi-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6
3	Belgium	3	1	0	2	3	2	+1	3
4	France	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Source: todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[3]

26 August 2012 09:00 England  5–0  France Defroand  15' Hunter  43', 63', 66' Atkinson  51' Report Umpires: Urszula Wybieralska (POL) Valentina Tomasi (ITA)

26 August 2012 09:30 Spain  1–0  Belgium Cano  24' Report Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Karine Alves (FRA)

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27 August 2012 15:30 Spain  1–0  England Bosque  58' Report Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Valentina Tomasi (ITA)

27 August 2012 16:00 France  0–3  Belgium Report Versavel  14', 58' Weyns  37' Umpires: Blanca Beltrán (ESP) Urszula Wybieralska (POL)

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29 August 2012 11:00 France  0–2  Spain Report Magaz  49' Cano  63' Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Marine de Witte (BEL)

29 August 2012 11:00 England  1–0  Belgium Owsley  16' Report Umpires: Valentina Tomasi (ITA) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Belgium	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
2	France	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Poland	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4	EuroHockey Junior Championship II
4	Belarus	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[3]

30 August 2012 15:30 Belarus  0–3  France Report Billore  7' Perrocheau  32' Huvelle  59' Umpires: Marine de Witte (BEL) Heike Schöllmeyer (GER)

30 August 2012 18:00 Poland  0–3  Belgium Report Leclef  4' Steenackers  31', 65' Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

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1 September 2012 07:30 Belarus  1–1  Belgium Kliashchuk  25' Report Versavel  3' Umpires: Valentina Tomasi (ITA) Urszula Wybieralska (POL)

1 September 2012 08:00 Poland  1–1  France Wałasek  27' Report Perrocheau  68' Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Marine de Witte (BEL)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 August
	Netherlands	4
					1 September
	England	1
					Netherlands	9
	30 August
					Spain	1
	Spain	3
	Germany	2
					Third place
					1 September
					England (a.e.t)	3
					Germany	2

Semi-finals

30 September 2012 16:00 Spain  3–2  Germany Riera  35', 43' Bonastre  63' Report Notman  16', 54' Umpires: Valentina Tomasi (ITA) Lia Waine (ENG)

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30 September 2012 18:30 Netherlands  4–1  England Pheninckx  28' Vega  41' Saxton  43' Drost  62' Report McCallin  54' Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Third and fourth place

1 September 2012 12:30 England  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Germany Hunter  40' Inverdale  55' McCallin  85' Report Krauss  19', 56' Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Blanca Beltrán (ESP)

Final

1 September 2012 13:00 Netherlands  9–1  Spain Drost  2', 6', 25', 44', 64' Van Wijk  15', 20', 42' Magis  33' Report Riera  38' Umpires: Lia Waine (ENG) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

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	Qualification
	Netherlands (H)	5	5	0	0	48	5	+43	15	Qualified to 2013 FIH Junior World Cup
	Spain	5	4	0	1	8	11	−3	12
	England	5	3	0	2	10	7	+3	9
4	Germany	5	2	0	3	21	17	+4	6
5	Belgium	5	2	1	2	7	3	+4	7
6	France	5	1	1	3	4	11	−7	4
7	Poland	5	1	1	3	6	23	−17	4	Relegated to 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II
8	Belarus	5	0	1	4	2	29	−27	1

Source: EuroHockey
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 106 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.3 goals per match.

14 goals

• Lieke van Wijk

11 goals

• Roos Drost

8 goals

• Marilena Krauss
• Charlotte Vega

4 goals

• Joanne Hunter
• Nina Notman
• Hanna Schniewind

3 goals

• Louise Versavel
• Valerie Magis
• Stéphanie van der Raad
• Samantha Saxton
• Sabine van Silfhout
• Lola Riera

2 goals

• Krystsina Kliashchuk
• Silke Steenackers
• Shona McCallin
• Alix Perrocheau
• Lena Andersch
• Carmen Cano

1 goal

• Pauline Leclef
• Anne-Sophie Weyns
• Emily Atkinson
• Emily Defroand
• Josie Inverdale
• Lily Owsley
• Marie Billore
• Morgane Huvelle
• Helena Faust
• Rebecca Grote
• Viola Scharf
• Marloes Keetels
• Malou Pheninckx
• Renske Siersema
• Martyna Gabara
• Adrianna Marcinkowska
• Małgorzata Sztybrych
• Oriana Wałasek
• Joanna Wittke
• Magdalena Zagajska
• Berta Bonastre
• Marta Bosque
• Alicia Magaz