2015 Women's Hockey Under-21 Invitational Tournament

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 19–25 July 2015 in Breda, Netherlands. A total of five teams competed for the title.[1][2] It was held alongside a men's tournament.

2015 Women's Hockey
Under–21 Invitational Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityBreda
Dates19–26 July
Teams6
Venue(s)BH & BC Breda
Final positions
Champions Netherlands
Runner-up China
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored65 (3.61 per match)
Top scorer(s)8 Players (3 goals)
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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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 5 5 0 0 14 4 +10 15 Advanced to Final
2  Netherlands (H) 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10
3  England 5 1 2 2 4 11 −7 5
4  India 5 1 1 3 12 11 +1 4
5  New Zealand 5 1 1 3 7 14 −7 4
6  Germany 5 0 3 2 8 11 −3 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures
19 July 2015
13:00
Netherlands  1–0  India
Wijsman  33' Report
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Sandra Wagner (GER)
19 July 2015
15:15
England  2–2  New Zealand
Martin  41'
Van Berkel  57'		 Report Robinson  15'
Smith  66'
Umpires:
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
19 July 2015
17:00
Germany  1–3  China
Huse  59' Report Gu  7'
Zhong  38', 68'
Umpires:
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
21 July 2015
17:15
India  4–4  Germany
Renuka  14'
Anupa  17'
Jaspreet  41'
Lilima  56'		 Report Gräve  10'
Horn  10'
Schubert  54'
Winter  68'
Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
21 July 2015
19:00
China  3–1  New Zealand
Ou  22'
Cong  49'
Guo  52'		 Report Norman  57'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Sandra Wagner (GER)
21 July 2015
19:15
Netherlands  5–0  England
Van Wijk  4'
Van der Plas  23'
Matla  32', 60', 65'		 Report
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Durga Devi (IND)
22 July 2015
17:00
Germany  1–1  England
Gräve  2' Report Turner  65'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)
22 July 2015
17:15
New Zealand  1–2  Netherlands
Robinson  47' Report Veen  35'
Van Ramshorst  54'
Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Durga Devi (IND)
22 July 2015
19:00
India  2–4  China
Punam  9'
Anupa  66'		 Report Yuan  16', 70'
Zhong  20'
Ou  51'
Umpires:
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
24 July 2015
13:15
England  0–3  China
Report Guo  16'
Cong  23'
Gu  54'
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Sandra Wagner (GER)
24 July 2015
15:15
New Zealand  1–6  India
Norman  53' Report Rani  5', 30', 40'
Navneet  9'
Anupa  46'
Mayengbam  70+'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
24 July 2015
17:15
Netherlands  1–1  Germany
De Lange  58' Report Hessler  28'
Umpires:
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
25 July 2015
13:15
England  1–0  India
Holmes  47' Report
Umpires:
Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)
Sandra Wagner (GER)
25 July 2015
15:30
China  1–0  Netherlands
Cong  68' Report
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
25 July 2015
17:45
Germany  1–2  New Zealand
Winter  50' Report Smith  54'
Tinning  69'
Umpires:
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

Fifth and sixth place
26 July 2015
11:15
New Zealand  2–1  Germany
Winterbottom  20'
Norman  68'		 Report Winter  14'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Durga Devi (IND)

Third and fourth place
26 July 2015
13:00
England  1–1  India
Martin  68' Report Punam  31'
Penalties
Petty
Holmes
Rayer
Martin
Crowson 		0–1 Anupa
Grace
Lilima
Rani
Navneet
Umpires:
Katrina Woolf (NZL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Final
26 July 2015
13:30
China  1–5  Netherlands
Gu  5' Report Leurink  16'
Adegeest  35'
Van Ramshorst  37'
Stam  53'
Van Wijk  67'
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
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

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
  1. "Breda Invitational U21 Matches (W)". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "6-Nationen-Länderspielserie". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. "Dames Jong Oranje wint het Volvo Tournament U21". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. "England U23 Women narrowly miss out on bronze". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. "FIH Outdoor Appointments 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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