The 2015 Women's Hockey Under-21 Invitational Tournament was an invitational women's under-21 field hockey competition, hosted by Hockey Netherlands . The tournament took place between 19 and 25 July 2015 in Breda , Netherlands. A total of five teams competed for the title.[ 1] [ 2] It was held alongside a men's tournament .
The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating China 5–1 in the final.[ 3] India defeated England 1–0 in penalties , after the third place match finished 1–1.[ 4]
Teams
Including the Netherlands , 5 teams were invited by Hockey Netherlands to participate in the tournament. The team from England however, comprised players up to 23 years of age.
Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[ 5]
Fanneke Alkemade (NED )
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU )
Durga Devi (IND )
Maggie Giddens (USA )
Emma Shelbourn (ENG )
Sandra Wagner (GER )
Katrina Woolf (NZL )
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN )
Results
Preliminary round
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Fixtures
Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Sandra Wagner (GER)
Umpires: Ju Xiaoyu (CHN) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Sandra Wagner (GER)
Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Durga Devi (IND)
Umpires: Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU) Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)
Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Durga Devi (IND)
Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Umpires: Durga Devi (IND) Sandra Wagner (GER)
Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Umpires: Ju Xiaoyu (CHN) Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Umpires: Ju Xiaoyu (CHN) Sandra Wagner (GER)
Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Classification round
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU) Durga Devi (IND)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Final
Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Sandra Wagner (GER)
Statistics
Final standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Result
Netherlands (H)
6
4
1
1
14
4
+10
13
Tournament Champion
China
6
5
0
1
15
9
+6
15
India
6
1
2
3
13
12
+1
5
4
England
6
1
3
2
5
12
−7
6
5
New Zealand
6
2
1
3
9
15
−6
7
6
Germany
6
0
3
3
9
13
−4
3
Goalscorers
There were 65 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.61 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
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