2000 Women's Hockey International Challenge

Women's International Challenge
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Dates	1–8 July
Teams	3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	Olympic Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	28 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (5 goals)
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The 2000 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Sydney, Australia, from 1 to 8 July 2000.^[1]

Australia won the tournament, defeating Germany 3–0 in the final. New Zealand finished in third place.^[2]

Competition format[edit]

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Germany and New Zealand, as well as a team from the Australian Institute of Sport. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Officials[edit]

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:

Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Ute Conen (GER)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Results[edit]

All times are local (AEST).

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	4	2	1	1	10	4	+6	7	Advanced to Final
2	Germany	4	1	2	1	6	9	−3	5	Advanced to Final
3	New Zealand	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	4

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

Fixtures[edit]

1 July 2000
13:00

Germany	2–2	New Zealand
Ernsting-Krienke 19', 38'	Report	Foy 11' Lawrence 49'

Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)

2 July 2000
13:00

Australia	1–1	Germany
Hawkes 21'	Report	Ernsting-Krienke 58'

Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)

3 July 2000
14:00

New Zealand	3–0	Australia
Lawrence 12', 36', 37'	Report

Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Ute Conen (GER)

4 July 2000
14:00

New Zealand	1–3	Germany
Foy 68'	Report	Ernsting-Krienke 1', 65' Cremer 62'

Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Michelle Arnold (AUS)

5 July 2000
14:00

Germany	0–5	Australia
	Report	Annan 4', 57' Mitchell-Taverner 33' Hawkes 43' Starre 61'

Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

6 July 2000
14:00

Australia	4–0	New Zealand
Morris 44', 62' Smith 51' Garard 68'	Report

Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Classification round[edit]

Exhibition match[edit]

Note: Despite losing the match, New Zealand finished in third place as this was not a ranking match.

8 July 2000
11:00

New Zealand	0–3	Australia Development
	Report	Gallagher 11', 13' K. Towers 34'

Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Ute Conen (GER)

Final[edit]

8 July 2000
13:00

Australia	3–0	Germany
K. Powell 49', 58' Annan 66'	Report

Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 28 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

5 goals

Nadine Ernsting-Krienke

4 goals

Anna Lawrence

3 goals

Alyson Annan

2 goals

1 goal

** = Denotes players in the Australian Development team.

References[edit]

^ "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 2000" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "AUSSIE DOUBLE IN TELSTRA CHALLENGE HAS OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS LOOKING GOOD". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 3 December 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ Regulations

External links[edit]

Hockey Australia

[1] "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 2000" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[2] "AUSSIE DOUBLE IN TELSTRA CHALLENGE HAS OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS LOOKING GOOD". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 3 December 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[Regulations-3] Regulations

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