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	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	8 Players (3 goals)
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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.

The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating China 5–1 in the final. ^[3] India defeated England 1–0 in penalties, after the third place match finished 1–1. ^[4]

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.

•   China
•   England
•   Germany
•   India
•   Netherlands (host nation)
•   New Zealand

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
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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

• Gu Bingfeng
• Zhong Mengling
• Cong Zengyu
• Anne Winter
• Anupa Barla
• Rani Rampal
• Frédérique Matla
• Pippa Norman

2 goals

• Yuan Meng
• Guo Qiu
• Ou Zixia
• Hannah Martin
• Elisa Gräve
• Punam Barla
• Theresa van Ramshorst
• Kiki van Wijk
• Amy Robinson
• Kelsey Smith

1 goal

• Rebecca van Berkel
• Katherine Holmes
• Hayley Turner
• Emma Hessler
• Kira Horn
• Viktoria Huse
• Tessa-Margot Schubert
• Jaspreet Kaur
• Navneet Kaur
• Lily Mayengbam
• Lilima Minz
• Renuka Yadav
• Charlotte Adegeest
• Lisanne de Lange
• Laurien Leurink
• Pleun van der Plas
• Lauren Stam
• Marijn Veen
• Carmen Wijsman
• Catherine Tinning
• Courtney Winterbottom

References

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.
5. "FIH Outdoor Appointments 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 10 November 2020.

External links

• International Hockey Federation