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2015 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships

Tournament details
Host country
City	Santander
Dates	19–25 July 2015
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Ruth Beitia Municipal Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (6th title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	112 (5.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michelle Fillet (10 goals)
Best player	Pien Sanders
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The 2015 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 8th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championship. The tournament was held from 19 to 25 July 2015 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Municipal Sports Complex.

Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Germany 6–1 in the final.

Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship:

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
–	Host		1	Spain
29 July–4 August 2013	2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship	Dublin, Ireland	6	Belgium  England  France  Germany  Netherlands  Russia
–	2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship II	Santander, Spain	1	Scotland
Total			8

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 with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	27	2	+25	9	Semi-finals
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	10	10	0	6
3	France	3	1	0	2	2	13	−11	3
4	Scotland	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0

19 July 2015 09:45 Netherlands  9–2  Belgium Fortuin  8' Fillet  22', 66' Burg  25', 62' Mink  44', 48' Van Laarhoven  57' Van der Elst  64' Report Sistermans  28' Vanmechelen  58' Umpires: Fiona Davitt (IRE) Rachel Williams (ENG)

19 July 2015 12:00 France  1–0  Scotland Verrier  30' Report Umpires: Angelika Koppen (GER) Atteneri Naomi Ortíz Monzón (ESP)

20 July 2015 13:15 Belgium  5–0  Scotland Raymakers  17' Jakus  19' Ikegwuonu  21', 67' Vanmechelen  62' Report Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Angelika Koppen (GER)

20 July 2015 15:30 France  0–10  Netherlands Report Leemans  12', 20' Fillet  15', 48', 65' Van Laarhoven  25' Burg  26', 39' Van der Elst  49' Fortuin  62' Umpires: Svetlana Cherepanova (RUS) Atteneri Naomi Ortíz Monzón (ESP)

22 July 2015 10:45 Netherlands  8–0  Scotland Sanders  3', 39' Fillet  13', 63' Verschoor  20' Van der Hoek  21' Burg  31' Mink  53' Report Umpires: Svetlana Cherepanova (RUS) Elodie Franchomme (FRA)

22 July 2015 13:00 Belgium  3–1  France Masso  24' Limauge  42' Ikegwuonu  52' Report Verrier  68' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Fiona Davitt (IRE)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	19	4	+15	9	Semi-finals
2	England	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
3	Spain	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	Russia	3	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0

19 July 2015 17:00 Germany  11–1  Russia Micheel  4', 8', 41' Brüning  10', 17' Marquardt  28', 57', 69' Granitzki  35+' Zimmermann  44' Heyn  51' Report Bogatyreva  9' Umpires: Anne van den Bosch (BEL) Alex Walker (SCO)

19 July 2015 20:00 England  1–1  Spain Bathurst  24' Report Bruguera  32' Umpires: Maartje de Bruijn (NED) Elodie Franchomme (FRA)

21 July 2015 15:30 England  1–4  Germany Calnan  16' Report Vivot  18', 27' Micheel  55' Zink  65' Umpires: Alex Walker (SCO) Maartje de Bruijn (NED)

21 July 2015 17:45 Russia  1–2  Spain Serova  40' Report López Llauder  32' Álvarez  63' Umpires: Fiona Davitt (IRE) Anne van den Bosch (BEL)

22 July 2015 15:30 Russia  0–3  England Report Hunt  27' Sanders  40' Daly  61' Umpires: Angelika Koppen (GER) Alex Walker (SCO)

22 July 2015 17:45 Germany  4–2  Spain Meffert  11', 24' Brüning  19' Zink  43' Report F. Amundson  27' Álvarez  44' Umpires: Anne van den Bosch (BEL) Maartje de Bruijn (NED)

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	11	5	+6	6
3	France	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3	Relegated to 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
4	Scotland	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

24 July 2015 10:30 Scotland  2–6  Russia MacKinnon  40' Steiger  61' Report Borisova  12', 16', 32', 54' Karandashova  34' Zelenova  50' Umpires: Elodie Franchomme (FRA) Fiona Davitt (IRE)

24 July 2015 13:00 France  0–3  Spain Report Jiménez  20' Abelairas Ramos  35' F. Amundson  59' Umpires: Svetlana Cherepanova (RUS) Maartje de Bruijn (NED)

25 July 2015 09:00 France  1–4  Russia Verrier  2' Report Zelenova  27' Serova  49' Nikolaishvili  56' Borisova  66' Umpires: Fiona Davitt (IRE) Angelika Koppen (GER)

25 July 2015 09:30 Scotland  0–4  Spain Report F. Amundson  32' Álvarez  37', 68' Ycart  45' Umpires: Anne van den Bosch (BEL) Elodie Franchomme (FRA)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 July 2015
	Belgium	0
					25 July 2015
	Germany	7
					Germany	1
	24 July 2015
					Netherlands	6
	Netherlands	6
	England	0
					Third place
					25 July 2015
					Belgium	0
					England	2

Semi-finals

24 July 2015 10:00 Belgium  0–7  Germany Report Micheel  2' Granitzki  38' Brüning  39', 47' Meffert  58' Pluta  66' Zink  69' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Alex Walker (SCO)

24 July 2015 12:00 Netherlands  6–0  England Sanders  4' Van der Veld  21' Fillet  30', 54' Mink  59' Renders  69' Report Umpires: Anne van den Bosch (BEL) Angelika Koppen (GER)

Third and fourth place

25 July 2015 14:00 Belgium  0–2  England Report Bathurst  18' Calnan  59' Umpires: Maartje de Bruijn (NED) Svetlana Cherepanova (RUS)

Final

25 July 2015 17:00 Germany  1–6  Netherlands Marquardt  48' Report Fillet  30' Van der Elst  32', 58' Fortuin  37' Van der Hoek  43' Mink  65' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Alex Walker (SCO)

Statistics

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Fair Play
Pien Sanders	Michelle Fillet	Zoe Agrain	Scotland

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	Status
	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	39	3	+36	15
	Germany	5	4	0	1	27	10	+17	12
	England	5	2	1	2	7	11	−4	7
4	Belgium	5	2	0	3	10	19	−9	6
5	Spain	5	3	1	1	12	6	+6	10
6	Russia	5	2	0	3	12	19	−7	6
7	France	5	1	0	4	3	20	−17	3	Relegated to 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
8	Scotland	5	0	0	5	2	24	−22	0

Goalscorers

There were 112 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.6 goals per match.

10 goals

• Michelle Fillet

5 goals

• Julia Brüning
• Lena Micheel
• Joosje Burg
• Minout Mink
• Valeriia Borisova

4 goals

• Maxi Marquardt
• Fay van der Elst
• Patricia Álvarez

3 goals

• Shaunda Ikegwuonu
• Gabrielle Verrier
• Julia Meffert
• Alexandra Zink
• Kyra Fortuin
• Pien Sanders
• Florencia Amundson

2 goals

• Lissa Vanmechelen
• Georgina Bathurst
• Charlotte Calnan
• Hanna Granitzki
• Alisa Vivot
• Yentl Leemans
• Imme van der Hoek
• Renée van Laarhoven
• Varvara Serova
• Viktoriia Zelenova

1 goal

• Carolien Jakus
• Sophie Limauge
• Alexia Masso
• Mathilde Raymakers
• Damy Sistermans
• Charlotte Daly
• Holly Hunt
• Erica Sanders
• Naomi Heyn
• Nicola Pluta
• Sonja Zimmermann
• Maud Renders
• Hester van der Veld
• Julia Verschoor
• Alena Bogatyreva
• Victoria Karandashova
• Ekaterina Nikolaishvili
• Leia MacKinnon
• Millie Steiger
• Peppa Abelairas Ramos
• Laura Bruguera
• Lucía Jiménez
• Clara López Llauder
• Clara Ycart

Source: EuroHockey

References

1. "EuroHockey Youth Championships I 2015 Girls U18". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
2. "2015 EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, (U18), FINAL POSITIONS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
3. ^ "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

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