# 2008 Men's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

The 2008 Men's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the second edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 11 to 15, 2008, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.
The tournament was held simultaneously with the women's competition.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Canada, Great Britain, Pakistan, and the hosts, Ireland, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | September 2008 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Canada | 13 | Eighth place (1998) | Tenth place (2000) |
| Great Britain | 6 | Runners-up (1986) | Champions (1920, 1988) |
| Ireland | 18 | Twelfth place (1978, 1990) | Runners-up (1908) |
| Pakistan | 8 | Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) | Champions (1960, 1968, 1984) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)
* Marcin Grochal (POL)
* Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
* Martin Madden (GBR)
* Christopher McConkey (IRE)

## Results

All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ireland (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 11 June 2008 16:00
| Great Britain | 0–1 | Canada |
| | Report | P. Short 58' |
* Umpires: Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK) Christopher McConkey (IRE)
* 11 June 2008 20:00
| Ireland | 2–4 | Pakistan |
| Lewis 8' Cockram 10' | Report | Waqas 18' Butt 19' Akbar 65' Saqlain 70' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Martin Madden (GBR)
* 12 June 2008 16:00
| Pakistan | 3–3 | Great Britain |
| Haider 43' Saqlain 52' Zubair 59' | Report | R. Mantell 10' Alexander 20' Jackson 23' |
* Umpires: Christopher McConkey (IRE) Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
* 12 June 2008 20:00
| Ireland | 3–3 | Canada |
| Magee 14' Sothern 16' Darling 41' | Report | Pearson 31' Kahlon 42' R. Short 49' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)
* 14 June 2008 17:00
| Pakistan | 2–2 | Canada |
| Butt 44', 53' | Report | Pearson 51' R. Short 59' |
* Umpires: Martin Madden (GBR) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 14 June 2008 19:00
| Great Britain | 3–2 | Ireland |
| Kirkham 8' Middleton 15' R. Mantell 27' | Report | Watt 5' Darling 64' |
* Umpires: Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN) Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 15 June 2008 14:05
| Great Britain | 2–1 | Ireland |
| Daly 41' Dick 48' | Report | Butler 59' |
* Umpires: Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN) Marcin Grochal (POL)

#### Final

* 15 June 2008 16:30
| Pakistan | 3–2 | Canada |
| Imran 3' Khan 56' Butt 67' | Report | Wettlaufer 38' Fernandes 46' |
* Umpires: Christopher McConkey (IRE) Martin Madden (GBR)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | Tournament Champion |
| | Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ireland (H) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 36 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.
4 goals
* Rehan Butt
2 goals
* Mark Pearson
* Robert Short
* Richard Mantell
* Michael Darling
* Muhammad Saqlain
1 goal
* Wayne Fernandes
* Ravi Kahlon
* Peter Short
* Paul Wettlaufer
* Richard Alexander
* Matthew Daly
* Stephen Dick
* Ashley Jackson
* Glenn Kirkham
* Barry Middleton
* Stephen Butler
* Timothy Cockram
* Timothy Lewis
* Eugene Magee
* Alan Sothern
* Michael Watt
* Salman Akbar
* Abbas Haider
* Muhammad Imran
* Shabbir Khan
* Muhammad Waqas
* Muhammad Zubair