2007 Women's Oceania Cup

2007 Oceania Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Buderim
Dates	11–16 September
Venue(s)	Sunshine Coast Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	85 (10.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jaimee Claxton (7 goals)
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The 2007 Women's Oceania Cup was the fifth edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held from 11 to 16 September in Buderim.^[1]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2008 Olympic Games.^[2]

New Zealand won the tournament for the first time, defeating Australia 1–0 in the final.^[3]

Teams[edit]

Results[edit]

All times are local (AEST).

Preliminary round[edit]

Pool[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	3	3	0	32	0	+32	9	Advance to Final and 2008 Olympic Games
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	39	2	+37	6	Advance to Final and 2008 Olympic Games
3	Fiji	3	1	2	6	29	−23	3
4	Papua New Guinea	3	0	3	1	47	−46	0

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

Fixtures[edit]

11 September 2007
16:30

Australia	14–0	Fiji
Sanders 7', 48' Blyth 8', 30', 38', 58' Munro 18', 49' Eastham 22' Rivers 29' Hudson 44', 52' Lambert 68', 70'	Report

Umpires:
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)

14 September 2007
16:30

New Zealand	25–0	Papua New Guinea
Igasan 2', 65' Forgesson 6', 20', 59' Sharland 8' Orr 9' Dillon 11', 45' Saunders 13', 30' Harrison 19', 35' Paewai 31', 51', 61', 64', 66' Claxton 36', 38', 42', 46', 60' Noakes 38' Naylor 44'	Report

Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

12 September 2007
16:30

Fiji	5–1	Papua New Guinea
Semisi 2', 5', 15' Thaggard 44' Nawaqakuta 47'	Report	Evans 29'

Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)

12 September 2007
18:30

New Zealand	0–1	Australia
	Report	Blyth 63'

Umpires:
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

14 September 2007
16:30

Fiji	1–14	New Zealand
Taito 23'	Report	Dillon 4' Sharland 6', 45', 62' Orr 14' Igasan 24', 27' Claxton 31', 33' Harrison 34', 51', 58' Roberts 49', 68'

Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Lesley Nunn (RSA)

14 September 2007
18:30

Australia	17–0	Papua New Guinea
Halliday 2' Attard 5', 22', 34' Lambert 12', 52' Hudson 13', 69' Taylor 18', 63', 70' Eastham 21' Hollywood 32', 39' Arrold 41' Rivers 47', 60'	Report

Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Classification round[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

16 September 2007
09:30

Fiji	6–0	Papua New Guinea
Thaggard 6', 23', 65', 70' Semisi 19', 27'	Report

Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

Final[edit]

16 September 2007
16:30

Australia	0–1	New Zealand
	Report	Forgesson 55'

Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Lesley Nunn (RSA)

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
	New Zealand	4	3	1	40	2	+38	9	Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games
	Australia (H)	4	3	1	32	1	+31	9	Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games
	Fiji	4	2	2	12	29	−17	6
4	Papua New Guinea	4	0	4	1	53	−52	0

Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 85 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 10.6 goals per match.

7 goals

Jaimee Claxton

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[edit]

^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Teams Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Australian men, women qualify for Beijing Olympics". chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ Regulations

[1] "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Teams Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[3] "Australian men, women qualify for Beijing Olympics". chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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