2018 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy

The 2018 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the fifth edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Breda from 26 to 30 June 2018, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

2018 Women's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityBreda
Teams4
Venue(s)BH & BC Breda
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored46 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Frédérique Matla (5 goals)
← 2010 (previous)

The Netherlands won the tournament for the third time, defeating Japan 8–2 in the final.[2][3]

The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.

Competition format

The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining two competed for third place.

Teams

The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]

  • Lisette Baljon (NED)
  • Noelia Blanco (ESP)
  • Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
  • Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
  • Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Results

All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advanced to Final
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3  China 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 3
4  Spain 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Fixtures
26 June 2018
14:00
Japan  3–1  China
Yamada  11'
Nomura  24'
Kawamura  41'		 Report Dan  21'
Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Noelia Blanco (ESP)
26 June 2018
16:00
Netherlands  2–0  Spain
Van Male  37'
Matla  59'		 Report
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
27 June 2018
17:00
Spain  1–3  Japan
Cano  50' Report Y. Nagai  6'
Kato  36', 50'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Lisette Baljon (NED)
27 June 2018
19:30
Netherlands  7–0  China
Jonker  11', 51'
Van Maasakker  23', 50'
Leurink  24'
Welten  31'
Matla  40'		 Report
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
29 June 2018
17:00
Spain  2–6  China
Magaz  31'
Riera  59'		 Report Liu  8', 21'
Zhang X.  41'
Xi  45'
Zhang J.  46'
Zhong  52'
Umpires:
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
29 June 2018
19:30
Japan  1–4  Netherlands
H. Nagai  41' Report Matla  4'
Zuidhof  20'
Van Geffen  47'
De Goede  55'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Noelia Blanco (ESP)

Third and fourth place
30 June 2018
11:45
China  1–5  Spain
Zhang J.  15' Report Pérez  3'
Riera  39'
Salvatella  45'
López  57'
Segú  58'
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

Final
30 June 2018
18:00
Netherlands  8–2  Japan
Dirkse van den Heuvel  4'
Van Maasakker  9'
Welten  12'
Verschoor  28', 59'
Matla  41', 54'
Van Male  48'		 Report H. Nagai  10'
Y. Nagai  33'
Umpires:
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Statistics

Final standings

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 Status
 Netherlands (H) 4 4 0 0 21 3 +18 12 Gold Medal
 Japan 4 2 0 2 9 14 −5 6 Silver Medal
 Spain 4 1 0 3 8 12 −4 3 Bronze Medal
4  China 4 1 0 3 8 17 −9 3
Source: FIH
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5.75 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References
  1. "Wedstrijden". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "2018 4 Nations Invitational Tournament (W) (NED)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. "Sakura Japan – Women". en.hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. "International Appointments 2018" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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