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] Great Britain won the tournament for the second time by defeating Australia 3–2 in the final. In the third-place playoff, India won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 2–0.[2] Competition formatThe 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 the 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. TeamsThe following four teams competed for the title: OfficialsThe following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3] ResultsPreliminary roundPool
Source: AYOF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head. Fixtures
Classification roundThird and fourth place
Final
StatisticsFinal standingsAs 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.
Source: AYOF
GoalscorersThere 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
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