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

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

Women's field hockey at the 2007 AYOF
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	35 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Samantha Gale (5 goals)
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Great Britain won the tournament for the first time by defeating Australia 4–2 in the final. New Zealand won the bronze medal by defeating China 3–1 in the third-place playoff.^[1]

Teams

•  Australia
•  China
•  Great Britain
•  New Zealand

Results

Pool matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Final
2	Great Britain	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	3
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	3	Third and fourth
4	China	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3

Source: AOC

17 January 2007 09:00 China  1–4  Great Britain Wang Y.  48' Report Craddock  9' Hartley  40' Quek  45' Page  59' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Kellie Walker Aleeta Micallef

17 January 2007 11:00 Australia  4–2  New Zealand Hurtz  17' Denning  24' Miller  40' Gale  47' Report Michelsen  3' Perry  30' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Melanie Sowter Debbie Brown

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18 January 2007 18:00 New Zealand  1–2  China Green  35' Report Xie  41', 48' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Melanie Sowter Sharni Barton

18 January 2007 18:00 Great Britain  1–2  Australia Gilbert  34' Report Nelson  46' Gale  68' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Kellie Walker Irene Clelland

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20 January 2007 11:00 Australia  4–0  China Miller  35' Duay  42' Nelson  57' Gale  70' Report Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Melanie Sowter Irene Clelland

20 January 2007 13:00 New Zealand  3–1  Great Britain Michelsen  12' Finlayson  29' Rowsell  32' Report Bartlett  17' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Aleeta Micallef Debbie Brown

Classification matches

Third and fourth place

21 January 2007 08:30 New Zealand  3–1  China Maloney  44' Perry  61', 63' Report Xing  69' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Aleeta Micallef Sharni Barton

Final

21 January 2007 10:30 Australia  2–4  Great Britain Gale  15', 62' Report Brown  2' Page  4', 44' Craddock  54' Sydney Olympic Park Umpires: Kellie Walker Irene Clelland

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
	Great Britain	4	2	0	2	10	8	+2	6	Gold Medal
	Australia	4	3	0	1	12	7	+5	9	Silver Medal
	New Zealand	4	2	0	2	9	8	+1	6	Bronze Medal
4	China	4	1	0	3	4	12	−8	3	Fourth place

Source: AOC

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