Women's player of the tournament Roos Drost (NED)
(Photo: KNHB)
Belgium men and the women of The Netherlands emerged triumphant at The Volvo EuroHockey Junior Championships, which took place last week at Den Bosch Hockey Club in the Netherlands.
The men of Belgium, who topped Pool B before defeating semi-final oppenents France thanks to a Golden Goal from Alexander Hendrickx, produced a brilliant, battling performance to edge past host nation The Netherlands thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout. Normal time finished with the scores locked at 2-2, with Belgium captain and tournament top scorer Loick Luypaert scoring penalty corners either side of Dutch goals from Glenn Schuurman and Thierry Brinkman before the hosts were defeated 4-3 in the shootout. To see complete results from the men's competition, please click here.
If the men's final was a close contest, the women's equivalent was far less so as The Netherlands cruised to a thumping 9-1 win over Spain. The Dutch girls lead 6-0 at half time thanks in part to a hat-trick from player of the tournament Roos Drost, who chipped in with a further two goals in the second half as The Netherlands ran riot against their Spanish opposition. Lieke van Wijke also netted a treble in the game, with Valerie Magis also getting her name on the score-sheet. The Netherlands had been the standout team throught the competition, having scored an incredilbe 35 goals in their three pool matches before pushing aside England in the semi final with a convincing 4-1 victory. To see complete results from the women's competition, please click here.
Video highlights of the Semi Finals and Finals from both competitions can be found on fieldhockeytv.com by clicking the following link.
http://fieldhockeytv.com/eurohockey/2012/8/30/volvo-eurohockey-junior-nations-championships-2012.html
Congratulations to Belgium and The Netherlands on their respective victories.
Rankings and Statistics.
Volvo EuroHockey Junior Championships - Men
Final Ranking:
1. Belgium (EuroHockey Champions)
2. Netherlands
3. Germany
4. France
5. England
6. Spain
7. Scotland (Relegated to Championships II in 2014)
8. Wales (Relegated to Championships II in 2014)
Top Scorer - Loick Luypaert (BEL)
Best Goalkeeper - Arnaud Flamand (BEL)
Best Player - Glenn Schuurman (NED)
Volvo EuroHockey Junior Championships - Women
Final Ranking:
1. The Netherlands (Champions)
2. Spain
3. England
4. Germany
5. Belgium
6. France
7. Poland (Relegated to Championship II in 2014)
8. Belarus (Relegated to Championship II in 2014)
Top Scorer - Lieke von Wijk (NED)
Best Goalkeeper - Sabbie Heesh (ENG)
Best Player - Roos Drost (NED)
Belgium men and the women of The Netherlands emerged triumphant at The Volvo EuroHockey Junior Championships, which took place last week at Den Bosch Hockey Club in the Netherlands.
The men of Belgium, who topped Pool B before defeating semi-final opponents France thanks to a Golden Goal from Alexander Hendrickx, produced a brilliant, battling performance to edge past host nation The Netherlands thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout. Normal time finished with the scores locked at 2-2, with Belgium captain and tournament top scorer Loick Luypaert scoring penalty corners either side of Dutch goals from Glenn Schuurman and Thierry Brinkman before the hosts were defeated 4-3 in the shootout. To see complete results from the men's competition, please click here.
If the men's final was a close contest, the women's equivalent was far less so as The Netherlands cruised to a thumping 9-1 win over Spain. The Dutch girls lead 6-0 at half time thanks in part to a hat-trick from player of the tournament Roos Drost, who chipped in with a further two goals in the second half as The Netherlands ran riot against their Spanish opposition. Lieke van Wijke also netted a treble in the game, with Valerie Magis also getting her name on the score-sheet. The Netherlands had been the standout team throughout the competition, having scored an incredible 35 goals in their three pool matches before pushing aside England in the semi final with a convincing 4-1 victory. To see complete results from the women's competition, please click here.
Video highlights of the Semi Finals and Finals from both competitions can be found on fieldhockeytv.com by clicking the following link.
http://fieldhockeytv.com/eurohockey/2012/8/30/volvo-eurohockey-junior-nations-championships-2012.html
Congratulations to Belgium and The Netherlands on their respective victories.
Rankings and Statistics.
Volvo EuroHockey Junior Championships - Men
Final Ranking:
1. Belgium (EuroHockey Champions)
2. Netherlands
3. Germany
4. France
5. England
6. Spain
7. Scotland (Relegated to Championships II in 2014)
8. Wales (Relegated to Championships II in 2014)
Top Scorer - Loick Luypaert (BEL)
Best Goalkeeper - Arnaud Flamand (BEL)
Best Player - Glenn Schuurman (NED)
Volvo EuroHockey Junior Championships - Women
Final Ranking:
1. The Netherlands (Champions)
2. Spain
3. England
4. Germany
5. Belgium
6. France
7. Poland (Relegated to Championship II in 2014)
8. Belarus (Relegated to Championship II in 2014)
Top Scorer - Lieke von Wijk (NED)
Best Goalkeeper - Sabbie Heesh (ENG)
Best Player - Roos Drost (NED)
