The EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship semi-final line-ups are complete in Alanya following a hectic day two while the potential finalists have pushed themselves forward in Championship II in Kutaisi.
Here’s the day two round-up of all the action:
EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship Boys 2026 (Alanya, Türkiye)
Austria will meet Ukraine while hosts Türkiye will play Croatia in the semi-finals on Friday following an action-packed day two in Alanya.
The Croats assured themselves of top spot in Pool B with a cracking 7-7 draw against Poland, fighting back from 5-3 and 7-6 down to earn a point in the last minute. It gave them a date with Bulgaria in the quarters which they duly negotiated 9-2.
Türkiye, for their part, ended Pool A in second spot after a 6-4 win over Ukraine and they then won 7-5 against Poland with a second half hat trick from Bedirhan Türkoglü proving vital.
Austria enjoyed a great day as they began with a 14-1 win over Bulgaria for first place in their group and they followed with a 4-0 victory against Denmark.
Ukraine, meanwhile, came back from their defeat to the Turks to beat Switzerland – 5-1 group stage winners against Denmark – in a thriller 7-6. The Swiss were 6-4 ahead but three goals in the last five minutes turned the tide.
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EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship Girls 2026 (Alanya, Türkiye)
Türkiye, Poland, Austria and Ukraine will contest the semi-finals of the competition as they all won through their quarter-finals in the afternoon in a day full of goals.
In the morning, the Turkish hosts beat Austria 6-1 to set up a quarter-final date with Georgia which they duly won 10-1.
It puts them through to a date with Poland who had an impressive day, first defeating Denmark 11-0 and then they beat Croatia 8-2 – the Croats were unbeaten on day one but succumbed to Switzerland 3-2.
For Austria, they responded well to their defeat to Türkiye to win the closest of the quarter-finals 3-2 against the Swiss with late goals from Paulina Narvonigg and Cecilia Samonigg turning the result their way.
Ukraine were the final side to reach the semis, sweeping to a 9-2 win over Denmark after an earlier 13-0 win against Georgia. They will play Austria on Friday.
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EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship II Boys 2026 (Kutaisi, Georgia)
Belarus and Russia are in the driving seat when it comes to final qualification as they finished day two on seven points, four clear of Armenia who are the only side who can catch them.
Both recorded big wins to start the day with Russia winning 10-3 against Armenia while Belarus beat Luxembourg 14-1. The two sides then played out a 6-6 draw in what looks likely to be a precursor for the gold medal game.
Armenia came back strong to defeat Georgia 5-3 with an impressive four goals coming in the last six minutes to win the game with captain Davit Kiralosyan scoring four times.
Friday sees the conclusion of the group games ahead of Saturday’s final and bronze matches.
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EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship II Girls 2026 (Kutaisi, Georgia)
Russia are all but assured of a place in Saturday’s final after they defeated Bulgaria 12-1 and then saw off nearest rivals Belarus 4-1 to make it three wins from three. Belarus had earlier beaten Armenia with a large scoreline to move onto six points.
Slovakia, meanwhile, came from a goal down to beat Bulgaria 3-1 with Andrea Ticha’s two goal earning them their success. The result sees them mathematically in the hunt but they probably will need to undo Russia to have a chance of a final spot.
