2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

2005 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Hamburg
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	36 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christopher Zeller (4 goals)
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The 2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the eleventh edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 12 to 14 August 2005, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.^[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, the Netherlands, 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	2005 FIH Ranking^[2]	Best World Cup Finish	Best Olympic Games Finish
Australia	1	Champions (1986)	Champions (2004)
Germany	2	Champions (2002)	Champions (1992)
Netherlands	3	Champions (1973, 1990, 1998)	Champions (1996, 2000)
Pakistan	4	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]

David Gentles (AUS)
Bart de Liefde (NED)
Markus Petter (GER)
James Pilgrim (ENG)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	11	8	+3	7	Tournament Champion
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	11	6	+5	6
3	Germany (H)	3	1	1	1	5	9	−4	4
4	Pakistan	3	0	0	3	9	13	−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

12 August 2005
16:30

Germany	3–1	Pakistan
C. Zeller 16', 67', 70'	Report	Maqsood 48'

Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
David Gentles (AUS)

12 August 2005
18:45

Australia	1–3	Netherlands
Naylor 67'	Report	M. Brouwer 18' Derikx 40' Weusthof 47'

Umpires:
Markus Petter (GER)
James Pilgrim (ENG)

13 August 2005
14:00

Netherlands	6–5	Pakistan
Reckers 18' R. Brouwer 19', 61' Weusthof 23' De Nooijer 34' Klaver 38'	Report	Butt 40', 41', 66' Mehmood 47', 50'

Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Markus Petter (GER)

13 August 2005
16:30

Germany	0–6	Australia
	Report	McCann 3' Bishop 33', 65' Doerner 45' Schubert 49' Livermore 69'

Umpires:
James Pilgrim (ENG)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

14 August 2005
12:00

Australia	4–3	Pakistan
Livermore 6' Dwyer 8' Schubert 37', 51'	Report	Imran 40', 53' Abbasi 45'

Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
James Pilgrim (ENG)

14 August 2005
14:30

Netherlands	2–2	Germany
Reckers 52' Weusthof 66'	Report	Witte 19' C. Zeller 60'

Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
David Gentles (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

There were 36 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match.

4 goals

Christopher Zeller

3 goals

2 goals

Benjamin Bishop
Brent Livermore
Ronald Brouwer
Robert Reckers
Muhammad Imran
Nasir Mehmood

1 goal

References

^ "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.
^ "Appointments 2005". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

External links

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] "Appointments 2005". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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