EUROPA U21 MENS CUP x VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS PT1
July 29, 2010 by Life-O-Gyphon
Filed under General GY Blogging, U21 Europa 10 Men
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The Men’s U21 European Cup is currently underway in Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland. It is a week long competition where the best of Europe fight it out for the bi-annual title of Euro Champions.
There are a heap of talented young Gryphon guns representing all nations in this tournament, with many making waves and putting in staring performances.
Pool A consists of Belgium, England, Spain and France while the makeup of Pool B includes Netherlands, Germany, Russia and hosts Poland.
At the completion of the pool stage, here are the current standings
Ranking Pool A:
| Team | No.Matches | GF | GA | GD | Points | Ranking |
| Belgium | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| England | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Spain | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 | 3 |
| France | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 | 4 |
Ranking Pool B:
| Team | No.Matches | GF | GA | GD | Points | Ranking |
| Netherlands | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Germany | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Russia | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 1 | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 | 4 |
Thursday (today) is a rest day with the Semi’s to be played on Friday and the Finals on Saturday. Semi Final 1 has England up agains the Netherlands and Semi Final 2 see’s Belgium play Germany. This tournament is a major scouting ground for the senior national teams plus the big European clubs so expect the players to be putting it all on the line in these titanic European clashes.
We have sourced the available highlights from the round matches for your viewing pleasure below. Now sit back and relax as the best youth in Europe go head to head.
DAY 1 WRAP
GERMANY v RUSSIA
GERMANY v NETHERLANDS
SPAIN v ENGLAND
BELGIUM v SPAIN
BELGIUM V FRANCE
FRANCE v ENGLAND
HOLLAND v POLAND
WCQ ONE – LILLE – FINAL DAY x PAKISTAN WIN
November 9, 2009 by Life-O-Gyphon
Filed under General GY Blogging, WCQ
So, Pakistan are through the the 2010 World Cup. They finished the tournament in which they dominated off with a 3-1 victory over Japan to secure their spot in next years World Cup.
Poland edged host France for 3rd place (5-4) and Russia finished 5th in front of Italy (2-0)
5th-6th – Russia – Italy 2:0 (2:0)
RUS 12mn Alexandre PLATONOV (FG) 1:0
RUS 19mn Alexander ZHIRKOV (FG) 2:0
3rd-4th – Poland – France 5:4 (1:3)
FRA 5mn Martin GENESTET (FG) 0:1
POL 16mn Maciej JANISZEWSKI (FG) 1:1
FRA 29mn Max LANOS (FG) 1:2
FRA 30mn Tom GENESTET (FG) 1:3
POL 38mn Dariusz RACHWALSKI (FG) 2:3
POL 40mn Artur MIKU?A (FG) 3:3
FRA 41mn Olivier SANCHEZ (FG) 3:4
POL 57mn Karol SZYPLIK (PC) 4:4
POL 59mn Dariusz RACHWALSKI (PC) 5:4
1st-2nd – Pakistan – Japan 3:1 (2:1)
PAK 12mn Abdul Haseem KHAN (FG) 1:0
PAK 24mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 2:0
JPN 27mn Kazuhiro TSUBOUCHI (PC) 2:1
PAK 41mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 3:1
Final Standings:
1) Pakistan (Qualify for the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010)
2) Japan
3) Poland
4) France
5) Russia
6) Italy
Player of the Tournament: Matthieu DURCHON (France)
Goal-keeper of the Tournament: Mariusz CHY?A (Poland)
Fair Play: Russia
This now takes the qualified teams in the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010, New Delhi, India, 28 February-13 March 2010 to 10 out of the 12 spots available. These teams are:
India (Host)
Canada (Champion of the 3rd Men’s Pan American Cup)
Korea (Champion of the 8th Men’s Asia Cup)
South Africa (Champion of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2009)
Australia (Champion of the 6th Men’s Oceania Cup)
England (Champion of the 12th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
Germany (Silver medalist of the 12th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
Netherlands (Bronze medalist of the 12th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
Spain (Fourth ranked team of the 12th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
Pakistan (Winner of the Men’s World Cup Qualification Tournament – No. 1)
2 vacancies left:
Winner of the Men’s World Cup Qualification Tournament – No. 2
Winner of the Men’s World Cup Qualification Tournament – No. 3
WCQ ONE – LILLE – DAY 5 WRAP
November 8, 2009 by Life-O-Gyphon
Filed under General GY Blogging, WCQ
The round-robin phase of the FIH World Cup Qualifier in Lille, France, ended with Japan defeating France (3-2) in a hard-fought battle to reach the final on Sunday against Pakistan, who suffered a surprising defeat against a valiant Polish team (2-3). Winner takes all in Sunday’s final so stay tuned for the results and updates.
DAY FIVE (Saturday 7th Nov)
Pakistan – Poland 2:3 (1:0)
PAK 29mn Muhammad WAQAS (FG) 1:0
PAK 42mn Muhammad ZUBAIR (FG) 2:0
POL 45mn Artur MIKU?A (FG) 2:1
POL 58mn Bartosz ?YWICZKA (FG) 2:2
POL 60mn Krzysztof KMIE? (PC) 2:3
Russia – Italy 2:2 (0:2)
ITA 11mn Massimo LANZANO (PC) 0:1
ITA 17mn Massimo LANZANO (PC) 0:2
RUS 48mn Evgeny MOKROUSOV (FG) 1:2
RUS 60mn Alexander KOROLEV (FG) 2:2
France – Japan 2:3 (1:2)
JPN 6mn Manabu HATAKEYAMA (PC) 0:1
FRA 21mn Tom GENESTET (FG) 1:1
JPN 28mn Manabu HATAKEYAMA (PC) 1:2
JPN 65mn Hiroki SAKAMOTO (FG) 1:3
FRA 67mn Frédéric SOYEZ (FG) 2:3
Round-Robin Final Standings: 1) Pakistan 12pts (22-6) 2) Japan 12pts (14-10) 3) Poland 10pts 4) France 7pts 5) Russia 1pt (6-17) 6) Italy 1pt (3-17)
Schedule for Day 6: Sunday 8 November 2009
11:05 – 5th-6th – Russia v. Italy
13:35 – 3rd-4th – Poland v. France
16:05 – 1st-2nd – Pakistan v. Japan – FINAL ** Winner of the final qualifies for the 2010 Honda FIH World Cup, March, New Delhi, India
WCQ ONE – LILLE – DAY 4 WRAP x VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
November 6, 2009 by Life-O-Gyphon
Filed under General GY Blogging, WCQ
Pakistan were impressive on Day 4 of the FIH World Cup Qualifier in Lille, France, with a decisive 6-1 win against Japan; Poland took the better of Italy (4-1) while France kept alive their possibility to reach the final on Sunday with a hard earned win against Russia (4-3)
DAY FOUR (Thursday 4th Nov)
POLAND – ITALY 4-1 (1-0)
POL 33mn Artur MIKU?A (FG) 1:0
POL 46mn Micha? KUNKLEWSKI (FG) 2:0
POL 61mn Krystian MAKOWSKI (FG) 3:0
ITA 66mn Jacopo LUNETTA (FG) 3:1
POL 68mn Tomasz MARCINKOWSKI (FG) 4:1
JAPAN – PAKISTAN 1-6 (0-2)
PAK 19mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 0:1
PAK 30mn Rehan BUTT (FG) 0:2
JPN 42mn Katsuyoshi NAGASAWA (PC) 1:2
PAK 52mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 1:3
PAK 54mn Muhammad ZUBAIR (FG) 1:4
PAK 56mn Rehan BUTT (FG) 1:5
PAK 61mn Shakeel ABBASI (FG) 1:6
RUSSIA – FRANCE 3-4 (1-2)
FRA 4mn Arnoud JANSEN (FG) 0:1
RUS 11mn Alexander LIKOV (FG) 1:1
FRA 16mn Martin GENESTET (FG) 1:2
RUS 49mn Nikolay YANKUN (PC) 2:2
FRA 55mn Frédéric SOYEZ (PC) 2:3
FRA 56mn Tom GENESTET (FG) 2:4
RUS 68mn Alexander ZHIRKOV (FG) 3:4
Standings DAY 4: 1) Pakistan 12pts 2) Japan 9pts 3) Poland 7pts (10-7) 4) France 7pts (11-9) 5) Russia 0pt (4-15) 6) Italy 0pt (1-15)
WCQ ONE – LILLE – DAY 3 WRAP x VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
November 4, 2009 by Life-O-Gyphon
Filed under General GY Blogging, WCQ
At the FIH World Cup Qualifier in Lille, France, as the wind and rain continued on Day 3 there were wins for Japan over Italy (3-0), Poland over Russia (2-1) and Pakistan over France (4-2). Both Pakistan and Japan now have three wins, but France and Poland could mathematically still qualify for the Final on Sunday.
DAY THREE (Tuesday 3rd Nov)
Italy – Japan 0:3 (0:1)
JPN 17mn Manabu HATAKEYAMA (PC) 0:1
JPN 61mn Hiroki SAKAMOTO (FG) 0:2
JPN 65mn Yoshihiro ANAI (PC) 0:3
Poland – Russia 2:1 (2:0)
POL 2mn Bartosz ?YWICZKA (FG) 1:0
POL 5mn Artur MIKU?A (FG) 2:0
RUS 46mn Alexander LIKOV (FG) 2:1
France – Pakistan 2:4 (1:2)
PAK 8mn Akhtar ALI (FG) 0:1
FRA 23mn Frédéric SOYEZ (FG) 1:1
PAK 26mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 1:2
PAK 37mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 1:3
PAK 55mn Rehan BUTT (FG) 1:4
FRA 67mn Arnaud BECUWE (PC) 2:4
Standings: 1) Pakistan 9pts (14-2) 2) Japan 9pts (10-2) 3) France 4pts (7-6) 4) Poland 4pts (6-6) 5) Russia 0pt (1-11) 6) Italy 0pt (0-11)
WCQ ONE – LILLE – UN JOUR DE REPOS
November 2, 2009 by Life-O-Gyphon
Filed under General GY Blogging, WCQ
Monday is a lay-day in the FIH World Cup Qualifier. The Action will continue on Tuesday 3rd November in Lille when Italy meet Japan, Poland face Russia, and host France lock horns with Pakistan.
Standings at present: 1) Pakistan 6pts 2) Japan 6pts 3) France 4pts 4) Poland 1pt 5) Italy 0pt 6) Russia 0pt
WCQ ONE – LILLE – DAY 1 & 2 WRAP x VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
November 2, 2009 by Life-O-Gyphon
Filed under General GY Blogging, WCQ
The World Rankings leading into this crucial WCQ have Pakistan (7) as the overwhelming favourites, then Japan (14) France (17) Poland (22) and Italy (26). The relevance of these rankings is mealy a formality as they grind through the round matches and approach the finals where 1 + 2 on the ladder will have a one-off chance at qualification and World Cup glory in 2010 in New Delhi, India.
DAY ONE (Saturday 31st Oct)
The favourites started smoothly with Japan cleanly dispatching Russia (4-0) and Pakistan having no problem to defeat Italy (5-0), but host France had an unexpected setback, tying a hardly contested game against Polan (2-2)
Japan – Russia 4:0 (1:0)
JPN 6mn Kenta TANAKA (FG) 1:0
JPN 44mn Kazuhiro TSUBOUCHI (FG) 2:0
JPN 52mn Kenta TANAKA (FG) 3:0
JPN 67mn Kenta TANAKA (FG) 4:0
Pakistan - Italy 5:0 (1:0)
PAK 31mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 1:0
PAK 43mn Muhammad IMRAN (PC) 2:0
PAK 47mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 3:0
PAK 52mn Muhammad ZUBAIR (FG) 4:0
PAK 68mn Abdul Haseem KHAN (FG) 5:0
France – Poland 2:2 (1:1)
POL 17mn Marcin STRYKOWSKI (FG) 0:1
FRA 35mn Matthieu DURCHON (PC) 1:1
FRA 45mn Frédéric SOYEZ (PC) 2:1
POL 58mn Marcin STRYKOWSKI (FG) 2:2
Standings: 1) Pakistan 3pts 2) Japan 3pts 3) France and Poland 1 pt 5) Russia 0pt 6) Italy 0pt
DAY TWO (Sunday 1st Nov)
Day 2 welcomed heavy, cold, windy and rainy conditions as Pakistan earned their 2nd win of the tournament over Russia (5-0), Japan scraped through in a tight encounter with Poland (3-2) and France finally started their challenge dispatching Italy (3-0).
Pakistan – Russia 5:0 (3:0)
PAK 23mn Rehan BUTT (FG) 1:0
PAK 31mn Shakeel ABBASI (FG) 2:0
PAK 33mn Sohail ABBAS (PC) 3:0
PAK 37mn Muhammad IMRAN (PC) 4:0
PAK 43mn Abdul Haseem KHAN (FG) 5:0
Japan – Poland 3:2 (3:2)
JPN 2mn Kenta TANAKA (FG) 1:0
POL 9mn Tomasz DUTKIEWICZ (PC) 1:1
JPN 14mn Tomonori ONO (FG) 2:1
JPN 34mn Katsuyoshi NAGASAWA (PC) 3:1
POL 35mn Maciej JANISZEWSKI (PC) 3:2
Italy – France 0:3 (0:1)
FRA 9mn Martin GENESTET (FG) 0:1
FRA 50mn Frédéric SOYEZ (PC) 0:2
FRA 58mn Frédéric SOYEZ (PC) 0:3
Standings: 1) Pakistan 6pts 2) Japan 6pts 3) France 4pts 4) Poland 1pt 5) Italy 0pt 6) Russia 0pt
WCQ ONE – LILLE
October 30, 2009 by Life-O-Gyphon
Filed under General GY Blogging, WCQ
Starting Saturday we will see pressure like no other as six teams battle it out for one ticket in the first of the WCQ’s to the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010, scheduled for March in Delhi, India. The fav’s for the winner take all final next Sunday are undoubtably Pakistan, however with their fluctuating form, rivals France, Italy, Japan, Poland and Russia could cause and upset in the one off final between the two highest ranked teams after the round robin.
We’ll keep you in the loop with updates right here, and as the tournament progresses be sure to comment and let the world know your allegiance!