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 countryAustralia
CitySydney
Teams4
Venue(s)Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up India
Third place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored46 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)India 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:

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 field hockey ball 26'
Bain field hockey ball 65'
McIntyre field hockey ball 67'
Prosser field hockey ball 70' 		Report Azammi field hockey ball 31'
Makbul field hockey ball 32'
Abdul field hockey ball 52', 66'
Umpires:
Dane Stevenson (AUS)
Gurinder Singh Sangha (IND)
14 January 2009
11:00
Australia  1–2  India
T. White field hockey ball 66' Report Mandeep field hockey ball 11'
Diwakar field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Azmi Safar (MAS)
Suketu Khabaria (SGP)
15 January 2009
16:00
India  6–1  Great Britain
Diwakar field hockey ball 7', 16'
Danish field hockey ball 26'
Pramod field hockey ball 38', 46', 66' 		Report Catlin field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Suketu Khabaria (SGP)
Dane Stevenson (AUS)
15 January 2009
20:00
Malaysia  1–2  Australia
Abdul field hockey ball 15' Report Ellis field hockey ball 44'
Govers field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Gurinder Singh Sangha (IND)
Paul Walker (GBR)
17 January 2009
09:00
Australia  3–2  Great Britain
Mitton field hockey ball 25'
Donohoe field hockey ball 42'
West field hockey ball 64' 		Report Bain field hockey ball 39', 55'
Umpires:
Gurinder Singh Sangha (IND)
Azmi Safar (MAS)
17 January 2009
15:00
India  5–5  Malaysia
Karan field hockey ball 9'
Diwakar field hockey ball 19', 24', 61', 67' 		Report Abdul field hockey ball 7', 33'
Tengku field hockey ball 21'
Makbul field hockey ball 39'
Azwan field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 24'
Faizal field hockey ball 40' 		Report Bain field hockey ball 16'
Scanlon field hockey ball 19'
Gregg field hockey ball 32', 55'
Faulkner field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Dane Stevenson (AUS)
Suketu Khabaria (SGP)

Final

18 January 2009
13:00
India  1–2  Australia
Pramod field hockey ball 55' Report Govers field hockey ball 3'
Donohoe field hockey ball 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  India 4 2 1 1 14 9 +5 7 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

  • India Diwakar Ram

5 goals

  • Malaysia Abdul Gaffar

4 goals

2 goals

  • Australia Jason Donohoe
  • Australia Kieran Govers
  • United Kingdom Christopher Gregg
  • United Kingdom Martin Scanlon
  • Malaysia Makbul Singh

1 goal

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.
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