2004 ANZ Women's Hockey Challenge

The 2004 Women's ANZ Hockey Challenge was a women's field hockey event, comprising two four–nations tournaments. It was held in Darwin and Townsville, from 16 to 27 June 2004.[1][2]

ANZ Hockey Challenge
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates16–27 June
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored67 (4.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Suzanne Faulkner (8 goals)

Australia won both tournaments, defeating New Zealand and Japan in the respective finals.[3]

Competition format

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The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Japan and New Zealand, as well as a team from the Australian Institute of Sport. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Darwin

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Tournament details
CityDarwin
Dates16–20 June
Venue(s)Vodafone Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions  Australia
Runner-up  New Zealand
Third place  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored43 (5.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Suzanne Faulkner (5 goals)

All times are local (ACST).

Preliminary round

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Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9 Advanced to Final
2   New Zealand 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6
3   Japan 3 1 0 2 8 11 −3 3
4   Australian Institute of Sport 3 0 0 3 4 14 −10 0
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]

Fixtures

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16 June 2004
18:00
Japan   6–3   Australian Institute of Sport
Miura   8'
Saito   13'
Iwao   17'43'
Komazawa   50'
Morimoto   54'
Report Harris   44'
Buswell   56'
Alcorn   70+'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
16 June 2004
20:00
Australia   6–3   New Zealand
Dobson   13'
Faulkner   27'49'
Towers   35'
K. Smith   58'
Bakurski   67'
Report Walton   7'22'
Provan   31'
Umpires:
Lisette Klaassen (NED)
Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)

17 June 2004
18:00
Australian Institute of Sport   0–4   Australia
Report N. Smith   9'
Arrold   13'
Faulkner   16'
Dobson   19'
Umpires:
Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
17 June 2004
20:00
New Zealand   3–1   Japan
Orr   6'
Roberts-Lang   50'
Carr   54'
Report Morimoto   33'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

19 June 2004
15:00
Australia   5–1   Japan
Netzler   8'48'
Faulkner   45'
N. Smith   56'63'
Report Morimoto   16'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Lisette Klaassen (NED)
19 June 2004
17:00
Australian Institute of Sport   1–4   New Zealand
Patrick   45' Report Walton   10'19'
Provan   35'
Roberts-Lang   63'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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20 June 2004
15:00
Japan   2–0   Australian Institute of Sport
Nakagawa   30'
Komazawa   60'
Report
Umpires:
Lisette Klaassen (NED)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

Final

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20 June 2004
17:00
Australia   4–0   New Zealand
Dobson   5'
Towers   27'
Faulkner   30'
Powell   32'
Report
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

Townsville

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Tournament details
CityTownsville
Dates23–27 June
Venue(s)Murray Sporting Complex
Final positions
Champions  Australia
Runner-up  Japan
Third place  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Suzanne Faulkner (3 goals)

All times are local (AEST).

Preliminary round

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Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advanced to Final
2   Japan 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
3   New Zealand 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   Australian Institute of Sport 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]

Fixtures

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23 June 2004
18:00
New Zealand   1–0   Australian Institute of Sport
Muirhead   61' Report
Umpires:
Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
23 June 2004
20:00
Japan   1–3   Australia
Nakagawa   18' Report Alcorn   6'
K. Smith   12'
N. Smith   44'
Umpires:
Lisette Klaassen (NED)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)

24 June 2004
18:00
Australia   5–0   Australian Institute of Sport
Faulkner   10'49'
Powell   44'
Twitt   61'67'
Report
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)
24 June 2004
20:00
Japan   2–1   New Zealand
Saito   49'
Morimoto   61'
Report Muirhead   26'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

26 June 2004
15:00
New Zealand   0–2   Australia
Report Faulkner   3'
Towers   37'
Umpires:
Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)
Lisette Klaassen (NED)
26 June 2004
17:00
Australian Institute of Sport   2–1   Japan
Rivers   8'
Arrold   61'
Report Komori   49'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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27 June 2004
15:00
New Zealand   1–0   Australian Institute of Sport
Roberts-Lang   60' Report
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Lisette Klaassen (NED)

Final

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27 June 2004
17:00
Australia   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Japan
N. Smith   22'
Towers   38'
Powell   74'
Report Kitada   33'
Chiba   58'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)

Statistics

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Final standings

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Australia 4 4 0 0 19 4 +15 12
    New Zealand 4 2 0 2 10 12 −2 6
    Japan 4 2 0 2 10 11 −1 6
4   Australian Institute of Sport 4 0 0 4 4 16 −12 0
Source: Darwin
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Australia 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12
    Japan 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 3
    New Zealand 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6
4   Australian Institute of Sport 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3
Source: Townsville

Goalscorers

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* Note: the following goalscorers list comprises players from both tournaments.

There were 67 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4.19 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "International Results: Women – 2004". planetfieldhockey.com. Planet Field Hockey. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "ANZ Women's Hockey Challenge". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2003–2004" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Regulations