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 country 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) Heather Langham
Sophie Bray
Jenny Hall (3 goals)
2007 (previous) (next) 2013

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

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 be 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

The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials

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

Pool

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

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)

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

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
 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

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

  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 7 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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