Field hockey at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival was the first edition of the field hockey tournament for men at the AYOF.

Men's field hockey at the 2007 AYOF
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CitySydney
Teams4
Venue(s)Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored29 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Geoffrey Cock (6 goals)
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Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating Great Britain 7–6 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, following a 2–2 draw. China won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.[1]

Teams

Results

Pool Matches
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Final
2  Great Britain 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3 Third and fourth
4  China 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: AOC
17 January 2007
09:15
China  0–3  Great Britain
Report Cheesman  21'
Hardeep  36'
Jackson  53'
Sydney Olympic Park
Umpires:
Ben De Young
David Gilbert
17 January 2007
13:00
Australia  5–2  Malaysia
Cock  19', 40', 54'
Govers  35'
Kemp  56'		 Report Hafiq  48'
Baljit  65'
Sydney Olympic Park
Umpires:
Daniel Barstow
Stephen Rogers
18 January 2007
14:00
Malaysia  2–1  China
Nabil  43'
Hang  56'		 Report Wei  69'
Sydney Olympic Park
Umpires:
David Crandell
Ben De Young
18 January 2007
20:00
Great Britain  1–1  Australia
Cheesman  24' Report Cock  54'
Sydney Olympic Park
Umpires:
Dean Lawrence
Daniel Barstow
20 January 2007
09:00
Australia  3–0  China
Mirecki  40'
Burns  46'
Cock  51'		 Report
Sydney Olympic Park
Umpires:
David Crandell
Dean Lawrence
20 January 2007
15:00
Malaysia  1–2  Great Britain
Baljit  40' Report Jackson  53', 57'
Sydney Olympic Park
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers
David Gilbert

Third and fourth place
21 January 2007
08:45
Malaysia  2–2  China
Nabil  2'
Razie  46'		 Report Sun  55'
Zhong  61'
Penalties
4–5
Sydney Olympic Park
Umpires:
David Gilbert
David Crandell

Final
21 January 2007
12:30
Australia  2–2  Great Britain
Cock  39'
Govers  44'		 Report Jackson  37'
Griffiths  53'
Penalties
7–6
Sydney Olympic Park
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers
Daniel Barstow

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 Final result
 Australia 4 2 2 0 11 5 +6 8 Gold Medal
 Great Britain 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8 Silver Medal
 China 4 0 1 3 3 10 −7 1 Bronze Medal
4  Malaysia 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 4 Fourth place
Source: AOC

References
  1. "2007 AYOF Sport by sport wrap". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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