2008 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

2008 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions Germany (10th title)
Runner-up Malaysia
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored34 (5.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tobias Lietz
Amin Rahim (3 goals)
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The 2008 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the fourteenth edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 3–5 October 2008, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Belgium, Malaysia, the Pakistan, 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 2008 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Belgium 10 Eighth place (1973) Third place (1920)
 Germany 1 Champions (2002, 2006) Champions (1992, 2008)
 Malaysia 15 Fourth place (1975) Eighth place (1972, 1976)
 Pakistan 8 Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) Champions (1960, 1968, 1984)

Officials

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

  • Mubarik Ali (PAK)
  • Fabian Bläsch (GER)
  • Thomas Dumon (BEL)
  • Hamish Jamson (ENG)
  • Iskandar Rusli (MAS)

Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Tournament Champion
2  Malaysia 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 5
3  Pakistan 3 1 1 1 9 11 −2 4
4  Belgium 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9 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

3 October 2008
10:30
Pakistan  6–3  Belgium
Rasool  10'
Ali  28', 70'
Zubair  39'
Khan  48'
Imran  67' 		Report Boon  25'
Boccard  53'
Gucassoff  65'
Umpires:
Iskandar Rusli (MAS)
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
3 October 2008
15:30
Germany  1–1  Malaysia
Fürste  26' Report Selvaraju  46'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Mubarik Ali (PAK)
4 October 2008
13:00
Malaysia  2–2  Pakistan
Rahim  4'
Azlan  52' 		Report Abbasi  50'
Khan  57'
Umpires:
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
4 October 2008
15:30
Germany  3–1  Belgium
Lietz  34'
Deecke  39'
Wösch  48' 		Report Gucassoff  35'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Iskandar Rusli (MAS)
5 October 2008
12:00
Malaysia  6–2  Belgium
Rahim  5', 51'
Kelvinder  9'
Ismail  31'
Sallehin  41'
Azlan  51' 		Report Boccard  37'
De Paeuw  56'
Umpires:
Mubarik Ali (PAK)
Fabian Bläsch (GER)
5 October 2008
14:30
Pakistan  1–6  Germany
Abbasi  68' Report Häner  34'
Menke  38'
Rabente  46'
Lietz  52', 60'
Biederlack  70'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Statistics

Final standings

  1.  Germany
  2.  Malaysia
  3.  Pakistan
  4.  Belgium

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5.67 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Tobias Lietz
  • Amin Rahim

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "BDO 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. ^ "Appointments 2008". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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