2017 Men's International Festival of Hockey

The 2017 Men's International Festival of Hockey is the second edition of the annual International Festival of Hockey. The tournament will be held in Victoria, Australia. The tournament will take place between 5–12 November in the Victorian cities, Melbourne and Bendigo.[1]

2017 Men's International Festival of Hockey
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CityMelbourne
Bendigo, Victoria
Teams4
Venue(s)State Netball and Hockey Centre
Bendigo Hockey Complex
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored39 (4.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Blake Govers (7 goals)
2016 (previous) (next) 2024

All times are local (UTC+10:00).

Participating nations edit

Results edit

Bendigo edit

The first stage of the tournament is two test matches in Bendigo at the Bendigo Hockey Complex.

Test matches edit

5 November 2017
16:00
New Zealand   0–4   Australia
Report Pollard   8'
Hayward   20'46'
Arunasalam   45'
Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)

6 November 2017
16:00
Australia   2–0   New Zealand
Kleinschmidt   11'
Govers   47'
Report
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

Melbourne edit

The second stage of the tournament is a 4 team competition at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne.

Pool stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia (H) 3 3 0 0 19 3 +16 9 Final
2   New Zealand 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
3   Japan 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4 Third and fourth
4   Pakistan 3 0 0 3 4 15 −11 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 November 2017. Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
(H) Hosts
8 November 2017
16:30
New Zealand   1–1   Japan
Muir   22' Report Zendana   19'
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)
8 November 2017
18:00
Australia   9–1   Pakistan
Hayward   8'
Whetton   12'
Kleinschmidt   18'33'
Govers   43'55'60'
Arunasalam   47'
Wickham   57'
Report Mahmood   32'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Michihiko Watanbe (JPN)

9 November 2017
15:00
Pakistan   1–3   Japan
Atiq   60' Report Tanaka   14'46'
Mitani   50'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (AUS)
Ben de Young (AUS)
9 November 2017
18:00
Australia   4–1   New Zealand
Govers   7'
Kleinschmidt   14'32'
Arunasalam   50'
Report J. Panchia   47'
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanbe (JPN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

11 November 2017
15:30
New Zealand   3–2   Pakistan
Phillips   18'
Muir   37'
Child   57'
Report Bhutta   6'
Butt   35'
Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Michihiko Watanabe (JPN)
11 November 2017
18:30
Australia   6–1   Japan
Beale   9'
Govers   9'39'
Hayward   21'
Pollard   23'
Wickham   39'
Report Zendana   45'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Classification matches edit

Third and fourth place edit
12 November 2017
15:00
Japan   2–1   Pakistan
Tanaka   14'
Murata   57'
Report Ahmad   13'
Final edit
12 November 2017
18:30
Australia   2–1   New Zealand
Whetton   30'
Govers   38'
Report Muir   49'
Umpires:
Michihiko Watanbe (JPN)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Goalscorers edit

7 Goals
4 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

References edit

  1. ^ "International Festival of Hockey 2017 tickets on sale". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ Regulations