2018 Men's International Hockey Open

2018 Men's International Hockey Open
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Darwin
Dates	18 – 22 September 2018
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Marrara Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	33 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dylan Wotherspoon (4 goals)

The 2018 Men's International Hockey Open is a men's field hockey tournament being held at the Marrara Hockey Centre. It will take place between 18 – 22 September 2018 in Darwin, Australia. A total of four teams will compete for the title.^[1]^[2]

Teams[edit]

A total of four teams competed for the title:

Results[edit]

Pool matches[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Final
2	Australia (H)	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6	Final
3	Malaysia	3	0	1	2	7	11	−4	1
4	Japan	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

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

18 September 2018
17:00

Argentina	2–1	Japan
Casella 2' Ferreiro 56'	Report	Yamasaki 58'

Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Nor Azhar Abiddin (MAS)

18 September 2018
19:00

Australia	5–2	Malaysia
Wotherspoon 8' Craig 11' Anderson 32' Welch 34' Brand 60'	Report	Haziq 18' Firhan 54'

Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

19 September 2018
17:00

Malaysia	3–3	Japan
Razie 15', 21' Fitri 27'	Report	Murata 11' Tanaka 45' Yamada 59'

Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

19 September 2018
19:00

Argentina	2–0	Australia
Casella 44' Mazzilli 45'	Report

Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Nor Azhar Abiddin (MAS)

21 September 2018
17:00

Malaysia	2–3	Argentina
Haziq 9' Fitri 51'	Report	Domene 33' Ferreiro 52' P. Ibarra 60'

Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)

21 September 2018
19:00

Australia	3–0	Japan
Wotherspoon 9', 30', 47'	Report

Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Nor Azhar Abiddin (MAS)

Classification matches[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

22 September 2018
17:00

Malaysia	4–0	Japan
Shahril 15' Azri 37' Haziq 37' Razie 44'	Report

Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

Final[edit]

22 September 2018
19:30

Argentina	2–1	Australia
Paredes 24' P. Ibarra 37'	Report	Govers 19'

Marrara Hockey Centre
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

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
	Argentina	4	4	0	0	9	4	+5	12	Gold Medal
	Australia	4	2	0	2	9	6	+3	6	Silver Medal

	Malaysia	4	1	1	2	11	11	0	4	Bronze Medal
4	Japan	4	0	1	3	4	12	−8	1

Source: FIH

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.

4 goals

Dylan Wotherspoon

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal