Field hockey at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival was the first edition of the field hockey tournament for men at the AYOF.

Men's field hockey at the 2007 AYOF
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	Great Britain
Third place	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	29 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Geoffrey Cock (6 goals)
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Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating Great Britain 7–6 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, following a 2–2 draw. China won the bronze medal by defeating Malaysia 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.[1]

Teams

•  Australia
•  China
•  Great Britain
•  Malaysia

Results

Pool Matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7	Final
2	Great Britain	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
3	Malaysia	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3	Third and fourth
4	China	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: AOC

17 January 2007 09:15 China  0–3  Great Britain Report Cheesman  21' Hardeep  36' Jackson  53' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Ben De Young David Gilbert

17 January 2007 13:00 Australia  5–2  Malaysia Cock  19', 40', 54' Govers  35' Kemp  56' Report Hafiq  48' Baljit  65' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Daniel Barstow Stephen Rogers

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18 January 2007 14:00 Malaysia  2–1  China Nabil  43' Hang  56' Report Wei  69' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: David Crandell Ben De Young

18 January 2007 20:00 Great Britain  1–1  Australia Cheesman  24' Report Cock  54' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Dean Lawrence Daniel Barstow

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20 January 2007 09:00 Australia  3–0  China Mirecki  40' Burns  46' Cock  51' Report Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: David Crandell Dean Lawrence

20 January 2007 15:00 Malaysia  1–2  Great Britain Baljit  40' Report Jackson  53', 57' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Stephen Rogers David Gilbert

Third and fourth place

21 January 2007 08:45 Malaysia  2–2  China Nabil  2' Razie  46' Report Sun  55' Zhong  61' Penalties 4–5 Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: David Gilbert David Crandell

Final

21 January 2007 12:30 Australia  2–2  Great Britain Cock  39' Govers  44' Report Jackson  37' Griffiths  53' Penalties 7–6 Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Stephen Rogers Daniel Barstow

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	2	2	0	11	5	+6	8	Gold Medal
	Great Britain	4	2	2	0	8	4	+4	8	Silver Medal
	China	4	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1	Bronze Medal
4	Malaysia	4	1	1	2	7	10	−3	4	Fourth place

Source: AOC

References

1. "2007 AYOF Sport by sport wrap". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

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