2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I is the fifth tournament of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from October 11 to October 18, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The tournament was won by New Zealand and promoted to the Champions Trophy in 2011.

2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Dates11 October – 18 October
Teams7
Venue(s)Hartleyvale Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up South Africa
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored50 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer(s) Clarissa Eshuis
Farah Fredericks (4 goals)
Best player Gemma Flynn
← 2007 (previous) (next) 2011 →

Results

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to Medal Round
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Chile 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
4  Azerbaijan 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
(H) Host.
11 October 2009
14:00
Japan  5–0  Azerbaijan
Komazawa  16'
Yamada  31'
Murakami  34'
Iwao  44'
Nagayama  54'		 Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
11 October 2009
17:00
Chile  0–1  South Africa
Report Taylor  8'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Irene Clelland (SCO)
12 October 2009
15:00
Chile  0–0  Azerbaijan
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Claire Adenot (FRA)
12 October 2009
17:00
South Africa  4–2  Japan
Wilson  12'
Bright  29'
Fredericks  37'
Woods  57'		 Report Arai  13', 68'
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
14 October 2009
13:00
Japan  1–0  Chile
Nakashima  21' Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
14 October 2009
17:00
South Africa  3–0  Azerbaijan
Fredericks  11', 18'
Russell  64'		 Report
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6 Advanced to Medal Round
2  Spain 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  Italy 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
11 October 2009
12:00
Spain  4–1  Italy
Comerma  3', 50'
Piñeiro  28'
Muñoz  49'		 Report Pacella  40'
Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
12 October 2009
13:00
New Zealand  3–0  Spain
Sharland  2'
Eshuis  20'
Punt  49'		 Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Irene Clelland (SCO)
14 October 2009
15:00
Italy  2–4  New Zealand
Faustini  17', 32' Report Glynn  30'
Punt  32'
Harrison  52'
Eshuis  68'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Advanced to Final
2  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
(H) Host.
15 October 2009
13:00
South Africa  3–3  New Zealand
Wilson  2'
Fredericks  19'
Marescia  34'		 Report Sharland  17', 60'
Eshuis  66'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
15 October 2009
17:00
Spain  0–0  Japan
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)
17 October 2009
13:00
South Africa  1–0  Spain
Taylor  47' Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
17 October 2009
15:00
New Zealand  0–1  Japan
Report Nagayama  68'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

Pool D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
2  Chile 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3  Azerbaijan 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
15 October 2009
15:00
Italy  1–1  Chile
Singh  35' Report D. Caram  68'
Umpires:
Irene Clelland (SCO)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
17 October 2009
11:00
Azerbaijan  1–2  Italy
M. Aliyeva  68' Report Quaranta  30'
Zucca  66'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Frances Block (ENG)

Fifth and sixth place
18 October 2009
11:00
Italy  3–0  Chile
Franco  39', 60'
Singh  66'		 Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

Third and fourth place
18 October 2009
13:30
Japan  1–0  Spain
Komazawa  67' Report
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Frances Block (ENG)

Final
18 October 2009
16:00
South Africa  1–2  New Zealand
Woods  64' Report Punt  17'
Eshuis  31'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

Awards
Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorers Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play
Gemma Flynn Clarissa Eshuis
Farah Fredericks		 Mariette Rix  South Africa

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 5 3 1 1 12 7 +5 10 Qualified for FIH Champions Trophy
 South Africa (H) 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
 Japan 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
4  Spain 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 4
5  Italy 5 2 1 2 9 10 −1 7 Relegated to FIH Champions Challenge II
6  Chile 5 0 2 3 1 6 −5 2
7  Azerbaijan 4 0 1 3 1 10 −9 1
Source: FIH
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. Regulations
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