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	(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 (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]

won the tournament for the second time by defeating Australia 3–2 in the final. India won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 2–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.^[2]

Competition Format[]

The tournament featured the national under–21 teams of , India, , and the hosts, Australia, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were be 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:

Officials[]

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

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		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

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   3–1  India  41', 60' Bray  70' Report Katariya  14' Umpires: Leah Ashford (AUS) Stephanie Judefind (USA)

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

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

17 January 2009 11:00 Australia  4–2    25'  33' Langham  51', 63' Report  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.)    27' Hurtz  68' Report  68'  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
		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

Goalscorers[]

There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: AYOF

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