2009 Women's Oceania Cup

2009 Oceania Cup
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Invercargill
Dates	25–29 August
Venue(s)	Hockey Southland
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	40 (10 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ashleigh Nelson (6 goals)
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The 2009 Women's Oceania Cup was the sixth edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held from 25 to 29 August in Invercargill.^[1]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2010 FIH World Cup.^[2]

New Zealand won the tournament for the second time, defeating Australia 4–3 in penalties after the final finished as a 2–2 draw.^[3]

Teams

Results

All times are local (NZST).

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	2	2	0	18	1	+17	6	Advanced to Final
2	New Zealand (H)	2	1	1	18	2	+16	3	Advanced to Final
3	Samoa	2	0	2	0	33	−33	0

Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

25 August 2009
15:15

Australia	16–0	Samoa
Hollywood 1', 47' Arrold 9', 12' Messent 10', 14', 25' Nelson 19', 21', 30', 32', 52' Blyth 21', 69' Munro 26' Eastham 65'	Report

Umpires:
Corinne Cornelius (RSA)
Dawn Henning (ENG)

26 August 2009
13:15

New Zealand	1–2	Australia
C. Harrison 14'	Report	Arrold 2' Nelson 4'

Umpires:
Dawn Henning (ENG)
Corinne Cornelius (RSA)

27 August 2009
15:15

Samoa	0–17	New Zealand
	Report	Flynn 2', 19', 23', 50', 67' Glynn 5', 18' Sharland 12', 41' Carr 14' Forgesson 22' Thorpe 29' Talbot 36' C. Harrison 38', 64' Michelsen 57' Punt 60'

Umpires:
Corinne Cornelius (RSA)
Dawn Henning (ENG)

Classification

Final

29 August 2009
13:15

Australia	2–2	New Zealand
Eastham 21' Rivers 46'	Report	Eshuis 48' Sharland 57'
Penalties
Nelson Rivers Blyth Arrold Eastham	3–4	Glynn Forgesson Eshuis Sharland Michelsen

Umpires:
Dawn Henning (ENG)
Corinne Cornelius (RSA)

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.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
New Zealand (H)	3	1	1	1	20	4	+16	4	Qualified for 2010 FIH World Cup
Australia	3	2	1	0	20	3	+17	7
Samoa	2	0	0	2	0	33	−33	0

Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 10 goals per match.

6 goals

Ashleigh Nelson

5 goals

Gemma Flynn

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2009–2010" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Qualification Criteria, Men's and Women's World Cups, 2010" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "Kookaburras into Cup, women stumble". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ Regulations

[1] "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2009–2010" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] "Qualification Criteria, Men's and Women's World Cups, 2010" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[3] "Kookaburras into Cup, women stumble". abc.net.au. ABC News. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

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