2009 Women's Oceania Cup

This article is about the women's event. For the men's event, see 2009 Men's Oceania Cup.

2009 Oceania Cup

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Invercargill
Dates	25–29 August
Venue(s)	Hockey Southland
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	40 (10 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ashleigh Nelson (6 goals)
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The 2009 Women's Oceania Cup was the sixth edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held from 25 to 29 August in Invercargill. ^[1]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2010 FIH World Cup. ^[2]

New Zealand won the tournament for the second time, defeating Australia 4–3 in penalties after the final finished as a 2–2 draw. ^[3]

Teams

•   Australia
•   New Zealand
•   Samoa

Results

All times are local (NZST).

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	2	2	0	0	18	1	+17	6	Advanced to Final
2	New Zealand (H)	2	1	0	1	18	2	+16	3
3	Samoa	2	0	0	2	0	33	−33	0

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[4]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

25 August 2009 15:15 Australia   16–0   Samoa Hollywood  1', 47' Arrold  9', 12' Messent  10', 14', 25' Nelson  19', 21', 30', 32', 52' Blyth  21', 69' Munro  26' Eastham  65' Report Umpires: Corinne Cornelius (RSA) Dawn Henning (ENG)

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26 August 2009 13:15 New Zealand   1–2   Australia C. Harrison  14' Report Arrold  2' Nelson  4' Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Corinne Cornelius (RSA)

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27 August 2009 15:15 Samoa   0–17   New Zealand Report Flynn  2', 19', 23', 50', 67' Glynn  5', 18' Sharland  12', 41' Carr  14' Forgesson  22' Thorpe  29' Talbot  36' C. Harrison  38', 64' Michelsen  57' Punt  60' Umpires: Corinne Cornelius (RSA) Dawn Henning (ENG)

Classification

Final

29 August 2009 13:15 Australia   2–2   New Zealand Eastham  21' Rivers  46' Report Eshuis  48' Sharland  57' Penalties Nelson Rivers Blyth Arrold Eastham 3–4 Glynn Forgesson Eshuis Sharland Michelsen Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Corinne Cornelius (RSA)

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
	New Zealand (H)	3	1	1	1	20	4	+16	4	Qualified for 2010 FIH World Cup
	Australia	3	2	1	0	20	3	+17	7
	Samoa	2	0	0	2	0	33	−33	0

Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 10 goals per match.

6 goals

• Ashleigh Nelson

5 goals

• Gemma Flynn

3 goals

• Nicole Arrold
• Claire Messent
• Charlotte Harrison
• Kayla Sharland

2 goals

• Madonna Blyth
• Casey Eastham
• Kate Hollywood
• Katie Glynn

1 goal

• Hope Munro
• Megan Rivers
• Stacey Carr
• Clarissa Eshuis
• Krystal Forgesson
• Stacey Michelsen
• Anita Punt
• Lucy Talbot
• Anna Thorpe

References

1. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2009–2010" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia . Retrieved 3 October 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Qualification Criteria, Men's and Women's World Cups, 2010" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
3. "Kookaburras into Cup, women stumble". abc.net.au. ABC News . Retrieved 3 October 2020.
4. Regulations