2007 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

2007 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Hamburg
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions	Germany (9th title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	31 (5.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Philip Witte; Christopher Zeller (3 goals)
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The 2007 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the thirteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 2–5 August 2007, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.^[1]

Competition format[edit]

The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, England, Spain, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	2007 FIH Ranking^[2]	Best World Cup Finish	Best Olympic Games Finish
Belgium	12	Eighth Place (1973)	Third Place (1920)
England	8	Runners-Up (1986)	Champions (1920, 1988)
Germany	1	Champions (2002, 2006)	Champions (1992)
Spain	4	Runners-Up (1971, 1998)	Runners-Up (1980, 1996)

Officials[edit]

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:^[3]

Christian Bläsch (GER)
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Juan Requena (ESP)

Results[edit]

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	14	4	+10	9	Tournament Champion
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	5	10	−5	4
4	England	3	0	0	3	6	10	−4	0

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures[edit]

2 August 2007
16:30

Spain	3–1	England
Sojo 29' Tubau 38' Amat 58'	Report	Clarke 49'

Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Christian Bläsch (GER)

2 August 2007
18:45

Germany	6–0	Belgium
T. Weß 4' Witthaus 7' B. Weß 13' Meinert 28' Witte 32' Fürste 54'	Report

Umpires:
Juan Requena (ESP)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

4 August 2007
14:00

Spain	2–2	Belgium
Sojo 34' Tubau 56'	Report	Gucassoff 49', 61'

Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Christian Bläsch (GER)

4 August 2007
16:30

England	3–4	Germany
Tindall 10' Daly 32' Middleton 34'	Report	Witte 13' C. Zeller 24', 58' Witthaus 68'

Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)
Juan Requena (ESP)

5 August 2007
12:00

England	2–3	Belgium
Jackson 18' S. Mantell 27'	Report	Briels 8' Dohmen 47' Van den Balck 56'

Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Colin Hutchinson (IRE)

5 August 2007
14:30

Germany	4–1	Spain
Biederlack 44' Witte 53' C. Zeller 59' Fürste 64'	Report	Arbós 30'

Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Rob ten Cate (NED)

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 31 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.17 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[edit]

^ "Hamburg Masters". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^ "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^ "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

External links[edit]

Official website
Deutscher Hockey-Bund Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Hamburg Masters". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

[2] "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

[3] "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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