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

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.[1]

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) Diwakar Ram (7 goals)
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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 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]

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

Results

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)
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)
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)

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

2 goals

  • Jason Donohoe
  • Kieran Govers
  • Christopher Gregg
  • Martin Scanlon
  • 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 7 January 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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