Summary

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  • FT: Netherlands 3-4 Spain

  • Spain resist late Netherlands fightback to reach the final

  • The Dutch had won the last two EuroHockey Championships - in 2015 and 2017

  • Quemada (2) and Romeu put Spain ahead from penalty corners

  • Sanchez added a fourth 10 minutes from time

  • Bakker and Janssen (2) score late goals in vain for the Netherlands

  • Spain will face hosts Belgium or Germany in the final

Live Reporting

  1. Dutch dominate and Spain scrape through

    The Netherlands reached the semi-finals with three wins out of three in a tough group which also included Germany, Ireland and Scotland.

    They edged out the Germans with a 3-2 win but cruised past Ireland and Scotland, winning 5-1 and 6-0 respectively.

    The 2015 and 2017 champions will be favourites to beat Spain and reach a third consecutive final.

    But Spain's result have steadily improved since being hammered 5-0 by Belgium in their opening game. They have gone on to brush aside Wales and grit out a hard-fought 2-2 draw with England to qualify for the semi-finals.

    Spain last reached the final in 2007, when they lost to the Netherlands in Manchester.

  2. What are the EuroHockey Championships?

    Ireland in the 2017 semi-finalsGetty Images

    Ireland in the 2017 semi-finals

    The EuroHockey Championships take place every two years with men's and women's tournaments which involve the eight best teams from around the continent.

    This year’s contest is being held in Antwerp, Belgium and the men's edition includes England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland as they aim not only to win the coveted title but also to secure automatic qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

    While the champions will be on their way to Japan, the bottom two teams will suffer relegation to the EuroHockey Championship II, and will be replaced by the top two teams from that tournament for the 2021 edition.

    England are the only one of the home nations to have won the men's tournament, doing so in the Netherlands in 2009, but Ireland finished third in 2015, beating England 4-2 in the third-place playoff. Wales and Scotland both earned promotion from EuroHockey II in 2017. Germany are the most successful side in EuroHockey history, with eight men's titles since the competition began in 1970.

    The eight teams are divided into two pools of four, who will compete in a round robin before the top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams in each group will drop into Pool C, where they will play off to avoid relegation.

  3. EuroHockey Championships on the BBC

    All times are BST and subject to change.

    The BBC will have live coverage of all of the home nations’ matches in both the men’s and women’s competitions, as well as the semi-finals and finals.

    All of the matches will be available to watch on the BBC Sport website and app as well via the BBC iPlayer, where you can also watch the matches back on catch-up.

    Click here for the full schedule for both the men’s and women’s matches – below is the list of remaining men’s matches you can watch on the BBC.

    Thursday 22 August

    12:20-14:00 - Scotland v Wales, Pool C, BBC Sport website and Connected TV

    14:35-16:15 - England v Ireland, Pool C, BBC Sport website and Connected TV

    16:50-18:30 - Netherlands v Spain, semi-final, BBC Sport website and Connected TV

    19:20-21:00 - Belgium v Germany, semi-final, BBC Sport website and Connected TV

    Saturday 24 August

    12:20-14:00 - England v Scotland, Pool C, BBC Sport website and Connected TV

    14:40-16:30 - Ireland v Wales, Pool C, BBC Sport website and Connected TV

    16:50-18:30 - Third-place playoff, BBC Sport website and Connected TV

    19:20-21:00 - Men's final, BBC Sport website and Connected TV

  4. How to get into hockey

    Emma Watson gets back to hockey

    Hockey is in some ways like football. It's an 11 a-side team game, where the aim is to score a goal in the opposing team's net.

    There are different variations of the game, so hockey is for everyone, regardless of age, ability or gender. There's also a real social side, with a culture of team bonding off the field.

    Play Hockey is a good place to start for those who are new to the game or interested in coming back to it after years away. Simply type in your postcode to locate your nearest club.