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

Men's field hockey at the 2009
Australian Youth Olympic Festival

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions	Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up	India
Third place	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	46 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Diwakar Ram (7 goals)
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The men's field hockey tournament at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) was the second edition of the men's field hockey competition at the AYOF. The tournament was played from 14 to 18 January 2009 at the Sydney Olympic Park. ^[1]

Australia won the tournament for the second time, defeating India 2–1 in golden goal extra time. ^[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. 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:

•   Australia
•   Great Britain
•   India
•   Malaysia

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament: ^[3]

• Suketu Khabaria (SGP)
• Azmi Safar (MAS)
• Gurinder Singh Sangha (IND)
• Dane Stevenson (AUS)
• Paul Walker (GBR)

Results

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	3	2	1	0	13	7	+6	7	Advanced to Final
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
3	Malaysia	3	0	2	1	10	11	−1	2
4	Great Britain	3	0	1	2	7	13	−6	1

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 Great Britain   4–4   Malaysia Scanlon  26' Bain  65' McIntyre  67' Prosser  70' Report Azammi  31' Makbul  32' Abdul  52', 66' Umpires: Dane Stevenson (AUS) Gurinder Singh Sangha (IND)

14 January 2009 11:00 Australia   1–2   India T. White  66' Report Mandeep  11' Diwakar  25' Umpires: Azmi Safar (MAS) Suketu Khabaria (SGP)

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15 January 2009 16:00 India   6–1   Great Britain Diwakar  7', 16' Danish  26' Pramod  38', 46', 66' Report Catlin  65' Umpires: Suketu Khabaria (SGP) Dane Stevenson (AUS)

15 January 2009 20:00 Malaysia   1–2   Australia Abdul  15' Report Ellis  44' Govers  60' Umpires: Gurinder Singh Sangha (IND) Paul Walker (GBR)

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17 January 2009 09:00 Australia   3–2   Great Britain Mitton  25' Donohoe  42' West  64' Report Bain  39', 55' Umpires: Gurinder Singh Sangha (IND) Azmi Safar (MAS)

17 January 2009 15:00 India   5–5   Malaysia Karan  9' Diwakar  19', 24', 61', 67' Report Abdul  7', 33' Tengku  21' Makbul  39' Azwan  39' Umpires: Paul Walker (GBR) Suketu Khabaria (SGP)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

18 January 2009 08:00 Malaysia   2–5   Great Britain Kartik  24' Faizal  40' Report Bain  16' Scanlon  19' Gregg  32', 55' Faulkner  49' Umpires: Dane Stevenson (AUS) Suketu Khabaria (SGP)

Final

18 January 2009 13:00 India   1–2   Australia Pramod  55' Report Govers  3' Donohoe  76' Umpires: Azmi Safar (MAS) Paul Walker (GBR)

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
	Australia	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	9	Gold Medal
	India	4	2	1	1	14	9	+5	7	Silver Medal
	Great Britain	4	1	1	2	12	15	−3	4	Bronze Medal
4	Malaysia	4	0	2	2	12	16	−4	2	Fourth place

Source: AYOF

Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5.75 goals per match.

7 goals

• Diwakar Ram

5 goals

• Abdul Gaffar

4 goals

• Pramod Kumar
• Kenneth Bain

2 goals

• Jason Donohoe
• Kieran Govers
• Christopher Gregg
• Martin Scanlon
• Makbul Singh

1 goal

• Justin Ellis
• Trent Mitton
• Toby West
• Tristan White
• Mandeep Antil
• Jay Karan
• Danish Mujtaba
• Nicholas Catlin
• Simon Faulkner
• Gordon McIntyre
• Lewis Prosser
• Azammi Ababi
• Kartik Govindasamy
• Azwan Hamid
• Faizal Saari
• Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin

References

1. "2009 AYOF Results Booklet" (PDF). aoc-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com. Australian Youth Olympic Festival . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. "Australian men win gold at the AYOF". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 December 2020.
3. "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

External links

• Hockey Australia