2007 Men's Oceania Cup

2007 Oceania Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Buderim
Dates	11–16 September
Venue(s)	Sunshine Coast Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	Australia (5th title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	81 (20.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Simon Child (11 goals)
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The 2007 Men's Oceania Cup was the fifth edition of the men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 11 to 16 September in Buderim.^[1]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2008 Olympic Games.^[2]

Australia won the tournament for the fifth time, defeating New Zealand 3–1 in the final.^[3]

Teams edit

Results edit

All times are local (AEST).

Preliminary round edit

Pool edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	2	2	0	37	1	+36	6	Advanced to Final
2	New Zealand	2	1	1	40	2	+38	3	Advanced to Final
3	Papua New Guinea	2	0	2	0	74	−74	0

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures edit

11 September 2007
20:30

Australia	35–0	Papua New Guinea
Naylor 3', 13', 15', 53', 55', 60', 69' Schubert 4', 11', 22' Hopkins 8' Knowles 9' Dwyer 10', 13', 19', 20', 21', 42', 54', 56' Smith 17', 18', 35', 57', 61' Guest 24', 29', 39', 49' Butler 25' Brooks 33', 34' Eglington 42', 59' De Young 58'	Report

Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

12 September 2007
20:30

Papua New Guinea	0–39	New Zealand
	Report	McAleese 1' Burrows 3', 8', 23', 27', 32', 44', 56', 69' Kosoof 3', 39', 40' Shaw 6', 14', 30', 32', 59', 61', 65' Nation 6', 57' Child 15', 33', 34', 35', 37', 43', 45', 48', 55', 64', 65' Collier 20', 49' Peterson 31', 38', 51' Archibald 54' Couzins 70'

Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Timothy Pullman (AUS)

14 September 2007
20:30

New Zealand	1–2	Australia
Collins 37'	Report	Hopkins 22' Brooks 66'

Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
David Leiper (SCO)

Classification round edit

Final edit

16 September 2007
14:00

Australia	3–1	New Zealand
Guest 17' George 38' Brooks 58'	Report	Kosoof 33'

Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Australia (H)	3	3	0	40	2	+38	9	Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games
New Zealand	3	1	2	41	5	+36	3	Qualified for Olympic Qualifiers
Papua New Guinea	2	0	2	0	74	−74	0

Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 81 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 20.2 goals per match.

11 goals

Simon Child

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Teams Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Australian men, women qualify for Beijing Olympics". China Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Tournament Regulations - Outdoor Competitions" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[1] "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Teams Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[3] "Australian men, women qualify for Beijing Olympics". China Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[Regulations-4] "Tournament Regulations - Outdoor Competitions" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

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