2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

The 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 24th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 5 April to 12 April 2015 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.[1]

2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh, Perak
Teams6
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored96 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Jamie Dwyer (8 goals)
Best playerAustralia Mark Knowles
2014 (previous) (next) 2016

New Zealand won the tournament for the second time after defeating Australia 1–3 on penalties, after the match ended in a draw at 2–2, in the final.[2]

Participating nations edit

Six countries participated in this year's tournament:

Results edit

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 4 0 1 20 9 +11 12 Final
2   New Zealand 5 3 1 1 15 9 +6 10
3   South Korea 5 2 2 1 13 13 0 8 Third Place Match
4   India 5 2 1 2 14 12 +2 7
5   Malaysia (H) 5 2 0 3 13 13 0 6 Fifth Place Match
6   Canada 5 0 0 5 5 24 −19 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
5 April 2016
16:10
Australia   7–0   Canada
Cross   12'
Wotherspoon   13'
Ockenden   43'
Dwyer   52'
Mitton   53'
Simpson   54'
Whetton   56'
Report
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
5 April 2016
18:10
South Korea   2–2   India
Hyun   25'
Kim S.   53'
Report Thimmaiah   11'
Raghunath   56'
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
5 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia   2–4   New Zealand
Ramadan   20'
Shahrun   52'
Report Haig   4'
Child   5'
Hayward   55'
Neal   57'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Deric Leung (CAN)

6 April 2016
16:10
Canada   1–3   South Korea
Hildreth   11' Report Kim S.   22'
Nam   27'
Jang   54'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Anil Kumar (IND)
6 April 2016
18:10
New Zealand   2–1   India
Child   38'
Hayward   55'
Report Akashdeep   43'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
6 April 2016
20:10
Australia   3–2   Malaysia
Dwyer   43'53'
Wotherspoon   59'
Report Firhan   57'
Ahmad   59'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Deric Leung (CAN)

8 April 2016
16:10
New Zealand   5–0   Canada
Hilton   26'
Inglis   41'45'
Child   44'
Neal   59'
Report
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Anil Kumar (IND)
8 April 2016
18:10
South Korea   2–5   Australia
Kim S.   17'
Jang   54'
Report Dwyer   18'45'48'
Knowles   22'
Ockenden   23'
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
8 April 2016
20:10
India   2–3   Malaysia
Sardar   20'51' Report Faizal   17'
Samsul   35'
Shahrun   58'
Umpires:
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)

9 April 2016
16:10
Canada   3–5   India
Scholfield   43'
Gill   49'
Jameson   52'
Report Rupinder Pal   13'
Raghunath   32'
Ramandeep   46'47'
Satbir   49'
Umpires:
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
9 April 2016
18:10
Australia   3–1   New Zealand
Wotherspoon   17'
Dwyer   24'
Hayward   28'
Report Hayward   32'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Deric Leung (CAN)
9 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia   2–3   South Korea
Faizal   32'
Razie   34'
Report Lee J.   3'
Lee N.   29'
Kim Y.   35'
Umpires:
Anil Kumar (IND)
Timothy Bond (NZL)

11 April 2016
16:10
India   4–2   Australia
Raghunath   1'
Thimmaiah   23'32'60'
Report Beale   14'
Gohdes   53'
Umpires:
Deric Leung (CAN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
11 April 2016
18:10
New Zealand   3–3   South Korea
Archibald   4'
Haig   41'
Child   45'
Report Nam   11'31'
Lee N.   45'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
11 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia   4–1   Canada
Haziq   5'43'
Nabil   6'
Tengku   38'
Report Sarmento   40'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Anil Kumar (IND)

Classification edit

Fifth and sixth edit

11 April 2016
15:40
Malaysia   4–4   Canada
Razie   2'
Faizal   19'37'
Firhan   23'
Report Ho-Garcia   16'26'33'
Sarmento   49'
Penalties
Faizal  
Nabil  
Firhan  
Haziq  
1–3   Bissett
  Panesar
  Gill
  Teixeira
Umpires:
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
Timothy Bond (NZL)

Third and fourth place edit

12 April 2015
18:10
South Korea   2–2   India
You   20'
Nam   29'
Report Thimmaiah   10'
Satbir   22'
Penalties
Jang  
Kim K.  
Kim Ju.  
1–4   Akashdeep
  Sardara
  Rupinder Pal
  Lakra
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

Final edit

12 April 2015
20:45
Australia   2–2   New Zealand
Dwyer   50'
Knowles   60'
Report Hayward   5'58'
Penalties
Beale  
Whetton  
Ockenden  
Zalewski  
1–3   Inglis
  Hilton
  Archibald
  Child
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

Awards edit

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Player of the Final Fairplay Award
  Jamie Dwyer   Mark Knowles   Devon Manchester   Andrew Hayward   Canada

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    New Zealand 6 3 2 1 17 11 +6 11 Gold Medal
    Australia 6 4 1 1 22 11 +11 13 Silver Medal
    India 6 2 2 2 16 14 +2 8 Bronze Medal
4   South Korea 6 2 3 1 15 15 0 9
5   Canada 6 0 1 5 9 28 −19 1
6   Malaysia (H) 6 2 1 3 17 17 0 7
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 96 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.33 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

  1. ^ "Dwyer on brink of record-breaking return to international stage". fih.ch. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Black Sticks men beat Australia to win hockey's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". stuff.co.nz. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ^ Regulations

External links edit