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

Women's field hockey at the 2009 AYOF
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Dates	14 – 18 January
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (2nd title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	33 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Heather Langham Sophie Bray Jenny Hall (3 goals)
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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:

•   Australia
•   Great Britain
•   India
•   United States

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  3' Dwyer  29' Hudson  51' Hurtz  60' Report Umpires: Anupama Puchimanda (IND) Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP)

14 January 2009 11:00 Great Britain   3–1   India Newton  41', 60' Bray  70' Report Katariya  14' Umpires: Leah Ashford (AUS) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

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15 January 2009 14:00 Great Britain   4–1   United States Bray  23' Hall  33', 62' White  39' Report Drazdowski  48' Umpires: Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP) Leah Ashford (AUS)

15 January 2009 18:00 India   2–3   Australia Xess  48', 57' Report Lucas  35' Parker  40' Hudson  47' Umpires: Hannah Sanders (GBR) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

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17 January 2009 11:00 Australia   4–2   Great Britain Andrews  25' Buckley  33' Langham  51', 63' Report Hall  9' Twigg  34' Umpires: Stephanie Judefind (USA) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

17 January 2009 13:00 United States   0–2   India Report Thokchom  56' Ritu  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  62' Ritu  68' Report Umpires: Hannah Sanders (GBR) Leah Ashford (AUS)

Final

18 January 2009 10:30 Australia   2–3 (a.e.t.)   Great Britain Andrews  27' Hurtz  68' Report Page  68' Pearce  70' Bray  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
	Great Britain	4	3	0	1	12	8	+4	9	Gold Medal
	Australia	4	3	0	1	13	7	+6	9	Silver Medal
	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

• Heather Langham
• Sophie Bray
• Jennifer Hall

2 goals

• Stephanie Andrews
• Marnie Hudson
• Emily Hurtz
• Philippa Newton
• Ritu Rani
• Binita Xess

1 goal

• Jemma Buckley
• Jill Dwyer
• Karina Lucas
• Georgina Parker
• Sarah Page
• Harriet Pearce
• Georgina Twigg
• Nicola White
• Vandana Katariya
• Rani Rampal
• Anuradha Thokchom
• Elizabeth Drazdowski

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.