2015 Women's Hockey Under-21 Invitational Tournament

2015 Women's Hockey
Under–21 Invitational Tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Breda
Dates	19–26 July
Teams	6
Venue(s)	BH & BC Breda
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands
Runner-up	China
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	65 (3.61 per match)
Top scorer(s)	8 Players (3 goals)
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Last updated December 29, 2024

The 2015 Women's Hockey Under-21 Invitational Tournament was an invitational women's under-21 field hockey competition, hosted by Hockey Netherlands. The tournament took place between 19 and 25 July 2015 in Breda, Netherlands. A total of five teams competed for the title.^[1]^[2] It was held alongside a men's tournament.

Teams

Including the Netherlands, 5 teams were invited by Hockey Netherlands to participate in the tournament. The team from England however, comprised players up to 23 years of age.

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:^[5]

Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Durga Devi (IND)
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Sandra Wagner (GER)
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	5	5	0	0	14	4	+10	15	Advanced to Final
2	Netherlands (H)	5	3	1	1	9	3	+6	10	Advanced to Final
3	England	5	1	2	2	4	11	−7	5
4	India	5	1	1	3	12	11	+1	4
5	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	7	14	−7	4
6	Germany	5	0	3	2	8	11	−3	3

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

19 July 2015
13:00

Netherlands	1–0	India
Wijsman 33'	Report

Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Sandra Wagner (GER)

19 July 2015
15:15

England	2–2	New Zealand
Martin 41' Van Berkel 57'	Report	Robinson 15' Smith 66'

Umpires:
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

19 July 2015
17:00

Germany	1–3	China
Huse 59'	Report	Gu 7' Zhong 38', 68'

Umpires:
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

21 July 2015
17:15

India	4–4	Germany
Renuka 14' Anupa 17' Jaspreet 41' Lilima 56'	Report	Gräve 10' Horn 10' Schubert 54' Winter 68'

Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Katrina Woolf (NZL)

21 July 2015
19:00

China	3–1	New Zealand
Ou 22' Cong 49' Guo 52'	Report	Norman 57'

Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Sandra Wagner (GER)

21 July 2015
19:15

Netherlands	5–0	England
Van Wijk 4' Van der Plas 23' Matla 32', 60', 65'	Report

Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Durga Devi (IND)

22 July 2015
17:00

Germany	1–1	England
Gräve 2'	Report	Turner 65'

Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)

22 July 2015
17:15

New Zealand	1–2	Netherlands
Robinson 47'	Report	Veen 35' Van Ramshorst 54'

Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Durga Devi (IND)

22 July 2015
19:00

India	2–4	China
Punam 9' Anupa 66'	Report	Yuan 16', 70' Zhong 20' Ou 51'

Umpires:
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

24 July 2015
13:15

England	0–3	China
	Report	Guo 16' Cong 23' Gu 54'

Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Sandra Wagner (GER)

24 July 2015
15:15

New Zealand	1–6	India
Norman 53'	Report	Rani 5', 30', 40' Navneet 9' Anupa 46' Mayengbam 70+'

Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

24 July 2015
17:15

Netherlands	1–1	Germany
De Lange 58'	Report	Hessler 28'

Umpires:
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)

25 July 2015
13:15

England	1–0	India
Holmes 47'	Report

Umpires:
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)
Sandra Wagner (GER)

25 July 2015
15:30

China	1–0	Netherlands
Cong 68'	Report

Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Katrina Woolf (NZL)

25 July 2015
17:45

Germany	1–2	New Zealand
Winter 50'	Report	Smith 54' Tinning 69'

Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

26 July 2015
11:15

New Zealand	2–1	Germany
Winterbottom 20' Norman 68'	Report	Winter 14'

Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Durga Devi (IND)

Third and fourth place

26 July 2015
13:00

England	1–1	India
Martin 68'	Report	Punam 31'
Penalties
Petty Holmes Rayer Martin Crowson	0–1	Anupa Grace Lilima Rani Navneet

Umpires:
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Final

26 July 2015
13:30

China	1–5	Netherlands
Gu 5'	Report	Leurink 16' Adegeest 35' Van Ramshorst 37' Stam 53' Van Wijk 67'

Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Sandra Wagner (GER)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
	Netherlands (H)	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13	Tournament Champion
	China	6	5	0	1	15	9	+6	15
	India	6	1	2	3	13	12	+1	5
4	England	6	1	3	2	5	12	−7	6
5	New Zealand	6	2	1	3	9	15	−6	7
6	Germany	6	0	3	3	9	13	−4	3

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 65 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.61 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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↑ "Breda Invitational U21 Matches (W)". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
↑ "6-Nationen-Länderspielserie". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund . Retrieved 11 November 2020.
↑ "Dames Jong Oranje wint het Volvo Tournament U21". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands . Retrieved 11 November 2020.
↑ "England U23 Women narrowly miss out on bronze". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey . Retrieved 11 November 2020.
↑ "FIH Outdoor Appointments 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2020.

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[1] "Breda Invitational U21 Matches (W)". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[2] "6-Nationen-Länderspielserie". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund . Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[3] "Dames Jong Oranje wint het Volvo Tournament U21". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands . Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[4] "England U23 Women narrowly miss out on bronze". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey . Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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