Austria are one win away from a third successive boys U16 Hockey 5s title while the girls championship final will be a repeat of the 2024 decider between Ukraine and Poland.
In Championship II, Russia will play Belarus in both finals in Kutaisi.
Here’s the day three round-up of all the action:
EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship Boys 2026 (Alanya, Türkiye)
Austria moved a big step closer to a third successive boys Hockey 5s title as they set up a final date with Türkiye thanks to a 5-1 win over Ukraine.
All the goals came from Augustin Liebscher, transforming a 1-1 half-time scoreline into a healthy win with an incredible second half run.
The Turks, meanwhile, won a shoot-out against Croatia following a lively 4-4 draw in normal time in which Mustafa Demir got a hat trick. The Croats had led 2-0 and 3-2 before having to fight back late on to equalise but Türkiye held their nerve in the shoot-out 2-1.
It means Austria will face Türkiye on Saturday at 12.10pm (local time) for gold with Ukraine playing Croatia for bronze.
In the classification matches, Poland took fifth place overall after a 9-4 win over Bulgaria in the morning and a 7-6 shoot-out win over Switzerland after normal time ended 4-4. Denmark took seventh with a 9-4 win over the Bulgarians.
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EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship Girls 2026 (Alanya, Türkiye)
Ukraine and Poland will meet in a repeat of the 2024 final after they emerged from lively semi-finals with the victories.
The Poles raced clear of hosts Türkiye in the second half with four goals in quick succession to move clear and win 6-3 with captain Klara Liskiewicz scoring three of the goals.
Ukraine, for their part, trailed against Austria early in the second half but goals from Arina Odnoviunova and – with two minutes left – Melaniia Taranenko saw them snatch a 3-2 win.
The final will be at 1.30pm (local time) with Türkiye playing Austria in the bronze match.
In the classification games, Switzerland ended in fifth spot with a 5-3 win over Croatia while Denmark won the seventh place playoff with a 4-2 win over Georgia. Earlier, Croatia had beaten Georgia 8-1 and the Swiss edged out Denmark 4-3.
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EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship II Boys 2026 (Kutaisi, Georgia)
Russia and Belarus confirmed their place in Saturday’s final in contrasting styles as the former raced to an 11-1 win which saw them confirmed in the decider.
For Belarus, they scored a very late penalty stroke to nick a 3-3 draw against Armenia, denying the Armenians who had led at 1-0 and 2-1 as well as 3-2. But Matsvei Klyha broke their hearts with one of the last plays of a cracking contest.
Earlier, Armenia had given themselves a chance when beating Luxembourg 9-2; Luxembourg finished the day with a 4-3 win over Georgia to take a place in the bronze match.
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EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship II Girls 2026 (Kutaisi, Georgia)
Russia will also meet Belarus in the girls final as they produced strong wins to advance to Saturday’s decider. The Russians were 4-0 winners against Slovakia in the morning which completed a 100% group stage performance.
For Belarus, they ran up an 8-0 victory over Bulgaria which put them out of reach of Slovakia who finished the day strong with a 10-0 win over Armenia, the same scoreline that the Bulgaria recorded against the Armenians.
Slovakia will play Bulgaria on Saturday morning (9.30am, local time) for bronze before the final between Russia and Belarus at 11.50am (local time).
