2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Dates	1 April – 9 April
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Smouha Club
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up	South Korea
Third place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	108 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jean-Philippe Brulé Lee Jung-Seon (14 goals)
Best player	Germán Orozco
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The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Alexandria, Egypt from April 1–9, 2005.

Argentina earned a spot at the 2006 Champions Trophy in Terrassa, Spain after defeated Korea in the final.

Squads

Umpires

Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):^[1]

•  Roberto Curti (ITA)
•  Pete Elders (NED)
•  Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
•  Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
•  Satinder Kumar (IND)
•  Nick Lockhart (ENG)
•  Deon Nel (RSA)
•  Syed Ab de Rady (EGY)

Results

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	5	4	1	0	22	9	+13	13
Argentina	5	3	2	0	20	11	+9	11
Belgium	5	2	2	1	20	12	+8	8
England	5	2	1	2	13	13	0	7
South Africa	5	1	0	4	9	16	–7	3
Egypt	5	0	0	5	4	27	–23	0

1 April 2005 16:00 South Korea  3 – 3  Argentina Lee Jung-Seon  32', 34' Yoon Sung-Hoon  46' Report Almada  20', 54' Vila  57' Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

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1 April 2005 18:15 South Africa  1 – 5  Belgium Symons  18' Report C. Vandeweghe  2' Brulé  9', 14' L. Vandeweghe  23' Truyens  26' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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1 April 2005 20:30 Egypt  1 – 4  England Metwally  46' Report Tindall  29' Middleton  43' Daly  55' Kirkham  69' Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Deon Nel (RSA)

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2 April 2005 16:15 Argentina  4 – 2  South Africa Oscaris  38' Vila  40' Riccardi  54' Hourquebie  56' Report McInroy  1' Carr  65' Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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2 April 2005 18:30 England  2 – 5  South Korea Pearn  46' Middleton  65' Report Lee Jung-Seon  21', 45', 57' Kang Seong-Jung  50' Son Byung-Sik  66' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Syed Ab del Rady (EGY)

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2 April 2005 20:30 Belgium  7 – 0  Egypt Reckinger  13', 45' Luycx  17' P. Goldberg  23' Brulé  26', 40' C. Vandeweghe  61' Report Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

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4 April 2005 16:00 South Korea  6 – 3  Belgium You Hyo-Sik  3' Lee Jung-Seon  6', 44', 46' Yoon Sung-Hoon  8', 48' Report Brulé  2' Truyens  18' Luycx  65' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

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4 April 2005 18:15 England  2 – 3  Argentina Tindall  8' Kirkham  40' Report Paredes  6' Lombi  13', 30' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Peter Elders (NED)

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4 April 2005 18:15 South Africa  4 – 1  Egypt Meyer  5' Phillips  9' Symons  26', 35' Report Magdi  44' Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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5 April 2005 16:00 Belgium  2 – 2  England Brulé  31', 48' Report Tindall  20' Daly  23' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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5 April 2005 18:15 South Korea  3 – 0  South Africa Lee Jung-Seon  32' Yoon Sung-Hoon  39' Kim Joung-Goo  50' Report Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

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5 April 2005 20:30 Egypt  1 – 7  Argentina Amr  28' Report Lombi  1', 11', 41' Vila  33', 38' Zylberberg  44' Almada  60' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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8 April 2005 16:00 England  3 – 2  South Africa Daly  5', 8' Moore  64' Report Meyer  31' Symons  58' Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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8 April 2005 18:15 Argentina  3 – 3  Belgium Almada  10' Lombi  28' Paredes  39' Report Brulé  25', 61' L. Vandeweghe  67' Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

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8 April 2005 20:30 Egypt  1 – 5  South Korea Maqsood  36' Report Seo Jong-Ho  7' Lee Jung-Seon  14', 53', 69' Yoon Sung-Hoon  59' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

9 April 2005 15:30 South Africa  5 – 2  Egypt Symons  16', 25' Phillips  29', 40' Tsolekile  49' Report Farouk  64' Metwally  68' Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

Third and fourth place

9 April 2005 18:00 Belgium  6 – 5  England Brulé  8', 31', 53', 61', 68' Goldberg  13' Report Daly  23', 60' Hawes  35' Clarke  49' Pearn  69' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)

Final

9 April 2005 20:30 South Korea  2 – 5  Argentina Lee Jung-Seon  48', 60' Report Lombi  7', 15', 45', 59' Orozco  65' Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Peter Elders (NED)

Awards

• Top Scorers
  • Jean-Philippe Brulé
  • Lee Jung-Seon
• Player of the Tournament
  • Germán Orozco

Statistics

Final ranking

1.  Argentina
2.  South Korea
3.  Belgium
4.  England
5.  South Africa
6.  Egypt

References

External links

• Official FIH website
• Official website
• Official website