Field hockey at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival – Women's tournament

Women's field hockey at the 2009 AYOF
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia 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)Australia Heather Langham
United Kingdom Sophie Bray
United Kingdom Jenny Hall (3 goals)
2007 (previous) (next) 2013

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 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 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.

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

Preliminary round

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 field hockey ball 3'
Dwyer field hockey ball 29'
Hudson field hockey ball 51'
Hurtz field hockey ball 60'
Report
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)
14 January 2009
11:00
Great Britain  3–1  India
Newton field hockey ball 41'60'
Bray field hockey ball 70'
Report Katariya field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Leah Ashford (AUS)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)

15 January 2009
14:00
Great Britain  4–1  United States
Bray field hockey ball 23'
Hall field hockey ball 33'62'
White field hockey ball 39'
Report Drazdowski field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)
Leah Ashford (AUS)
15 January 2009
18:00
India  2–3  Australia
Xess field hockey ball 48'57' Report Lucas field hockey ball 35'
Parker field hockey ball 40'
Hudson field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Hannah Sanders (GBR)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)

17 January 2009
11:00
Australia  4–2  Great Britain
Andrews field hockey ball 25'
Buckley field hockey ball 33'
Langham field hockey ball 51'63'
Report Hall field hockey ball 9'
Twigg field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
17 January 2009
13:00
United States  0–2  India
Report Thokchom field hockey ball 56'
Ritu field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Hannah Sanders (GBR)
Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

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

Final

18 January 2009
10:30
Australia  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Great Britain
Andrews field hockey ball 27'
Hurtz field hockey ball 68'
Report Page field hockey ball 68'
Pearce field hockey ball 70'
Bray field hockey ball 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain 4 3 0 1 12 8 +4 9 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia 4 3 0 1 13 7 +6 9 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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 24 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2021.