2004 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier

The Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the two artificial pitches of Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain, from March 2–13, 2004. Twelve nations took part, and they played a round robin in two groups of six. The top six or seven teams qualified for the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Squads

Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)

Pools

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	4	1	0	23	6	+17	13
Spain	5	4	1	0	18	5	+13	13
Great Britain	5	2	0	3	9	7	+2	6
South Africa	5	2	0	3	10	14	–4	6
Poland	5	1	1	3	6	21	–15	4
Japan	5	0	1	4	9	22	–13	1

2 March 2004 12:00 South Africa  1 – 5  Netherlands Smith  1' Report Taekema  21' R. Brouwer  44' Lomans  50' Evers  52' Klaver  61' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Edmundo Saladino (ARG)

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2 March 2004 14:00 Poland  2 – 1  Great Britain T. Choczaj  45' Dutkiewicz  67' Report Hall  62' Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

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2 March 2004 16:00 Spain  6 – 1  Japan Amat  22', 34', 67' Fàbregas  25' Codina  57' Ribas  65' Report Furusato  32' Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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3 March 2004 14:00 Japan  4 – 4  Poland Katayama  14', 70' Yamabori  19' Tobita  61' Report A. Mikula  7' P. Mikula  10', 51' Z. Juszczak  33' Umpires: Philip Schellekens (NED) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

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3 March 2004 16:00 South Africa  1 – 2  Spain Evans  6' Report Freixa  30' Ribas  70+' Umpires: Christian Bläsch (GER) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

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3 March 2004 18:00 Netherlands  3 – 0  Great Britain Taekema  4' de Nooijer  31' van der Weide  64' Report Umpires: Juan Manuel Requena (ESP) John Wright (RSA)

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5 March 2004 14:00 Japan  0 – 1  Great Britain Report Bertram  35' Umpires: Philip Schellekens (NED) Faiz Mohammad Faizi (PAK)

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5 March 2004 16:00 Spain  2 – 2  Netherlands Freixa  35+', 52' Report Reckers  7' Meijer  23' Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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5 March 2004 18:00 Poland  0 – 6  South Africa Report Nicol  5', 13', 34', 69' Denne  26' Basson  52' Umpires: Juan Manuel Requena (ESP) Pedro Texeira (POR)

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7 March 2004 12:00 Great Britain  1 – 2  Spain Hall  37' Report Ribas  41', 55' Umpires: Christian Bläsch (GER) Pedro Texeira (POR)

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7 March 2004 14:00 South Africa  2 – 1  Japan Nicol  43', 65' Report Yamabori  14' Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Edmundo Saladino (ARG)

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7 March 2004 16:00 Netherlands  4 – 0  Poland Evers  11' Jazet  26' de Nooijer  66', 70' Report Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

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9 March 2004 12:30 Japan  3 – 9  Netherlands Ozawa  5' Yamabori  50' Ito  65' Report Meijer  1' R. Brouwer  12', 51', 54' M. Brouwer  39' Reckers  45' de Nooijer  55' Lomas  68', 70+' Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Xavier Adell (ESP)

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9 March 2004 14:30 South Africa  0 – 6  Great Britain Report Hawes  7', 14', 69' Hall  9' Pearn  37' Moodie  70' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Han Jin-Soo (KOR)

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9 March 2004 16:00 Spain  6 – 0  Poland Freixa  22' Sala  23' Ribas  28' Escarré  33', 51' Amat  63' Report Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pakistan	5	4	1	0	15	6	+9	13
India	5	3	1	1	17	13	+4	10
New Zealand	5	2	1	2	8	10	–2	7
Belgium	5	1	3	1	7	8	–1	6
Malaysia	5	1	1	3	7	10	–3	4
Canada	5	0	1	4	12	19	–7	1

2 March 2004 12:30 New Zealand  1 – 0  Malaysia Shaw  3' Report Umpires: Faiz Muhammad Faizi (PAK) John Wright (RSA)

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2 March 2004 14:30 Pakistan  4 – 2  Canada Abbas  38', 51' Jawad  40' Abbasi  58' Report Pereira  68' Wettlaufer  70' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Han Jin-Soo (KOR)

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2 March 2004 18:00 India  1 – 1  Belgium Aiyappa  61' Report Vandeweghe  64' Umpires: Christian Bläsch (GER) Pedro Texeira (POR)

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4 March 2004 14:00 Belgium  0 – 2  Pakistan Report Jawad  50' Saqlain  61' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Xavier Adell (ESP)

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4 March 2004 16:00 Malaysia  3 – 5  India Chua Boon Huat  10' Shanmuganathan  13' A. Rahim  60' Report Thakur  16' GA Singh  27', 46' D. Tirkey  29' Dhillon  63' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Edmundo Saladino (ARG)

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4 MArch 2004 18:00 Canada  2 – 4  New Zealand R. Short  59' Kahlon  63' Report Smith  12', 37' Burrows  18', 47' Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Han Jin-Soo (KOR)

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6 March 2004 12:00 New Zealand  2 – 2  Belgium Shaw  16' Burrows  25' Report Houssein  18', 69' Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Xavier Adell (ESP)

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6 March 2004 14:00 Canada  2 – 3  Malaysia Fernandes  4', 55' Report Mohd Nor  21' Chua Boon Huat  27' Rahim  68' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) David Gentles (AUS)

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6 March 2004 16:00 Pakistan  5 – 3  India Abbas  2', 28', 41', 62' Butt  34' Report Thakur  33' GA Singh  42', 44' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

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8 March 2004 12:00 Belgium  2 – 2  Canada Brulé  24' Dewever  49' Report Campbell  30' R. Short  32' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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8 March 2004 14:00 India  2 – 0  New Zealand Halappa  2' Thakur  67' Report Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

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8 March 2004 16:00 Malaysia  0 – 0  Pakistan Report Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Christian Bläsch (GER)

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9 March 2004 12:00 Canada  4 – 6  India Campbell  37', 68' R. Short  55' Wettlaufer  59' Report Thakur  6', 35', 36' Halappa  8' D. Tirkey  19' I. Tirkey  69' Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Philip Schellekens (NED)

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9 March 2004 14:00 Belgium  2 – 1  Malaysia Dewever  14' Brulé  49' Report Shanmuganathan  31' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

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9 March 2004 18:00 New Zealand  1 – 4  Pakistan Shaw  21' Report Abbas  25', 35' Khan  41' Muhammad  43' Umpires: Pedro Texeira (POR) John Wright (RSA)

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

11 March 2004 12:30 Poland  2 – 1  Canada Z. Juszczak  22', 37' Report Fernandes  46' Umpires: Edmundo Saladino (ARG) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

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11 March 2004 15:00 Malaysia  3 – 2  Japan Krishna Murthy  13' Shanmuganathan  42' Misron  49' Report Yamabori  28' Ozawa  38' Umpires: Juan Manuel Requena (ESP) Han Jin-Soo (KOR)

Eleventh and twelfth

12 March 2004 12:00 Canada  3 – 2  Japan Grimes  8' Kahlon  29' Pereira  40' Report Furusato  42' Tobita  70' Umpires: Mohammed Faizi (PAK) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

Ninth and tenth

12 March 2004 14:30 Poland  4 – 2  Malaysia T. Choczaj  20' Rachwalski  41' S. Choczaj  50' Kmiec  60' Report Chua Boon Huat  29' Mohamad  39' Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) Pedro Texeira (POR)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

11 March 2004 11:30 Great Britain  2 – 1  Belgium Middleton  7' Bertram  8' Report Coudron  33' Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Sumesh Putra (CAN)

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11 March 2004 14:00 New Zealand  3 – 2  South Africa Shaw  16', 40' Brooks  41' Report Nicol  6', 32' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Christian Bläsch (GER)

Fifth and sixth

12 March 2004 17:00 Great Britain  3 – 2  New Zealand Hawes  27' Dunlop  43' Garcia  46' Report Kosoof  49' Archibald  62' Umpires: Philip Schellekens (NED) Edmundo Saladino (ARG)

Seventh and eighth

13 March 2004 12:00 Belgium  2 – 2 (a.e.t.)  South Africa Vandeweghe  2' Brulé  9' Report Evans  14' Clark  70' Penalties Brulé Coudron Luyckx Petre Reckinger --- Brulé 3 – 4 Nicol Symons Denne Evans Fulton --- Symons Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Christian Bläsch (GER)

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

11 March 2004 16:30 Netherlands  4 – 2  India Taekema  13', 34' M. Brouwer  47', 65' Report GA Singh  30' Thakur  42' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Richard Wolter (GER)

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11 March 2004 19:00 Pakistan  2 – 3  Spain Abbasi  30' Khan  67' Report Tubau  14', 39' Freixa  68' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Satinder Kumar (IND)

Third and fourth

13 March 2004 14:30 India  2 – 4  Pakistan P. Singh  22' GA Singh  59' Report Muhammad  15' Abbas  43' Abbasi  55' Jawad  69' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Xavier Adell (ESP)

Final

13 March 2004 17:00 Netherlands  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Spain de Nooijer  44' R. Brouwer  71' Report Freixa  31' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)

Awards

• Topscorer: Sohail Abbas
• Best Player: Francisco Fábregas
• Best Young Player: Floris Evers
• Best Goalkeeper: Simon Mason

References

• Official FIH website