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Field hockey at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival – Women's tournament

The Women's field hockey at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival was the second edition of the field hockey tournament for women at the AYOF.[1]

Women's field hockey at the 2009 AYOF
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia Australia
CitySydney
Dates14 – 18 January
Teams4
Venue(s)Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (2nd title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored33 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Heather Langham
United Kingdom Sophie Bray
United Kingdom Jenny Hall (3 goals)
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Great Britain won the tournament for the second time by defeating Australia 3–2 in the final. India won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Competition format edit

The tournament featured the national under–21 teams of Great Britain, India, Malaysia, and the hosts, Australia, 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.

At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the bottom two teams played off for third place.

Teams edit

The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials edit

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

  • Leah Ashford (AUS)
  • Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)
  • Stephanie Judefind (USA)
  • Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
  • Hannah Sanders (GBR)

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 9 Final
2   Great Britain 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
3   India 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3 Third and fourth
4   United States 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: AYOF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.

Fixtures edit

14 January 2009
09:00
Australia   4–0   United States
Langham   3'
Dwyer   29'
Hudson   51'
Hurtz   60' 		Report
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)
14 January 2009
11:00
Great Britain   3–1   India
Newton   41', 60'
Bray   70' 		Report Katariya   14'
Umpires:
Leah Ashford (AUS)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
15 January 2009
14:00
Great Britain   4–1   United States
Bray   23'
Hall   33', 62'
White   39' 		Report Drazdowski   48'
Umpires:
Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)
Leah Ashford (AUS)
15 January 2009
18:00
India   2–3   Australia
Xess   48', 57' Report Lucas   35'
Parker   40'
Hudson   47'
Umpires:
Hannah Sanders (GBR)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
17 January 2009
11:00
Australia   4–2   Great Britain
Andrews   25'
Buckley   33'
Langham   51', 63' 		Report Hall   9'
Twigg   34'
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
17 January 2009
13:00
United States   0–2   India
Report Thokchom   56'
Ritu   69'
Umpires:
Hannah Sanders (GBR)
Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)

Classification round edit

Third and fourth place edit

18 January 2009
08:00
India   2–0   United States
Rani   62'
Ritu   68' 		Report
Umpires:
Hannah Sanders (GBR)
Leah Ashford (AUS)

Final edit

18 January 2009
10:30
Australia   2–3 (a.e.t.)   Great Britain
Andrews   27'
Hurtz   68' 		Report Page   68'
Pearce   70'
Bray   77'
Umpires:
Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)
Anupama Puchimanda (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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    Great Britain 4 3 0 1 12 8 +4 9 Gold Medal
    Australia 4 3 0 1 13 7 +6 9 Silver Medal
    India 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6 Bronze Medal
4   United States 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0 Fourth place
Source: AYOF

Goalscorers edit

There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: AYOF

References edit

  1. ^ "2009 AYOF Results Booklet" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Australian men win gold at the AYOF". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

External links edit

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