News for 16 July 2023
All the news for Sunday 16 July 2023
Oceania Hockey5s Cup 2023 - Statistics
By Tariq Ali
Men's Competition
Australia won the inaugural Oceania Men's Hockey5s Cup - 2023 beating New Zealand by 6-4 in the final at Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia. Fiji got the third position beating Solomon Islands by 6-1. Vanuatu defeated Papua New Guinea by 5-4 to secure the fifth position. Tonga was on the last seventh position.
Final Standings: 1 Australia 2 New Zealand 3 Fiji 4 Solomon Islands 5 Vanuatu 6 Papua New Guinea 7 Tonga
Top three teams Australia, New Zealand and Fiji qualified for the FIH Hockey5s Men's World Cup, Oman - 2024.
Highest scores of the match:
Australia 16-2 Vanuatu
Fiji 14-1 Tonga
New Zealand 12-0 Tonga
Australia 11-0 Tonga
Australia 11-2 Solomon Islands
Australia 10-0 Solomon Islands (Semi Final)
Australia 10-3 Fiji
Most individual goals in a match:
8 goals - Leevan Dutta, Fiji 14-1 Tonga
5 goals - Liam Kerr-Nelson, Australia 11-2 Solomon Islands
5 goals - Jakob Bell- Kake, New Zealand 12-0 Tonga
5 goals - Hiro Namo, Vanuatu 9-3 Tonga
Most individual goals in one edition:
21 goals - Liam Kerr-Nelson, Australia
16 goals - Leevan Dutta, Fiji
15 goals - Mitchell Pace, Australia
13 goals - Jakob Bell-Kake, New Zealand
12 goals - Hiro Namo, Vanuatu
10 goals - Joshua Commins, Australia
James Hickson, New Zealand
Jerome Edwards, Fiji
Women's Competition
Australia won by 3-1 against New Zealand in the final for Women's Oceania Hockey5s Cup at Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia, 2023. Fiji got the third position beating Papua New Guinea by 6-2. Tonga stood on the fifth position defeating Solomon Islands by 2-1 in the shootout after the match ended in 3-3 in the scheduled time. Vanuatu was on the last seventh position.
Final Standings:
1 Australia 2 New Zealand 3 Fiji 4 Papua New Guinea 5 Tonga 6 Solomon Islands 7 Vanuatu
Top three teams Australia, New Zealand and Fiji qualified for the FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup, Oman - 2024.
Most goals in a match:
New Zealand 13-1 Solomon Islands
Australia 12-0 Tonga
New Zealand 11-1 Tonga
Australia 11-0 Vanuatu
New Zealand 10-0 Papua New Guinea
New Zealand 12-1 Vanuatu
Australia 14-0 Papua New Guinea
Australia 12-1 Papua New Guinea (Semi Final)
Most individual goals in a match:
5 goals - Hayley Cox, New Zealand 13-1 Soloman Islands
5 goals - Hayley Cox, New Zealand 11-1 Tonga
5 goals - Eva Kernovske, Australia 14-0 Papua New Guinea
Most individual goals in one edition:
21 goals - Hayley Cox, New Zealand
16 goals - Jamie Zimmerman, Australia
14 goals - Eva Kernovske, Australia
11 goals - Lala Ravatu, Fiji
10 goals - Madeline Dooley, Australia
Holly Gilbar, Australia
Oriwa Hepi, New Zealand
2023 Test Matches CZE v UKR v POL (M) - 16 July
Prague & Plzeň
All times GMT +2
14 Jul 2023 17:30 CZE v POL 0 - 1
15 Jul 2023 16:00 POL v UKR 3 - 2
16 Jul 2023 13:30 UKR v CZE
FIH Match Centre
2023 Test Matches IRL v AUT (M) - 16 July
Ireland
All times GMT +1
13 Jul 2023 19:45 IRL v AUT 1 - 2
14 Jul 2023 19:45 IRL v AUT 7 - 0
15 Jul 2023 15:30 IRL v AUT 1 - 0
FIH Match Centre
Seventh Heaven for Ireland Men
Ireland – 7 Austria -0
Ireland bounced back from their opening day defeat to Austria with a comprehensive 7-0 win over the visitors in the second of the three-game series.
Women's hockey friendly match: China vs. Germany - pictorial
He Jiangxin (L) of China competes during a women's hockey friendly match between China and Germany in Limburg, Germany on July 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
Four sides battle for one girls promotion spot in Zagreb
The final day of the girls EuroHockey U18 Championship in Zagreb is shaping up to be a cracker with four sides in contention for the one promotion spot on offer.
Di Paola snatches girls II-A title for Italy in incredible finale
Girls EuroHockey U18 Championship II-A (Zagreb, Croatia)
Eleonora di Paola’s 59th minute goal send Italy into raptures of delight as they won the girls EuroHockey U18 Championships II-A title in Zagreb in the closing minutes of a wonderful tournament.
France on brink while Italy and Czechs will battle for boys promotion
France are all but mathematically assured of promotion back to the boys top tier of Under-18 EuroHockey Championship hockey following a big 5-0 win over Ukraine in Alanya.
Belgium and Germany win boys U18 semi-final rollercoasters
Boys EuroHockey U18 Championship (Krefeld, Germany)
Belgium will play Germany in the final of the boys EuroHockey U18 Championship in Krefeld following two mad-cap semi-final battles against the Netherlands and Spain, respectively.
Shootout victory for Scotland U18 Girls sees them face Ireland for 7th spot
Scotland U18 Girls 1-1 (3-2) Austria U18 Girls
A sensational 3-2 shootout victory, after a 1-1 draw at full time, saw Scotland U18 Girls into the 7th place play-off against Ireland at the U18 EuroHockey Championships in Krefeld.
Wales VS Switzerland 3rd/4th Play off
In a highly anticipated encounter at Swansea, the Wales boys and Switzerland faced off in the 3rd/4th place play-off. The match unfolded as a closely contested affair, with both teams experiencing their fair share of noteworthy moments and scoring opportunities.
Amsterdam Claims First Place Title at the 2023 U-18 Girls Nexus Championship
Images Taken by Dan Trevino
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The U-18 Girls division of the 2023 Junior Nexus Championship (NXC), presented by Osaka Hockey, concluded this Friday after three days of stellar competition. Sixteen teams comprised of athletes from around the country gathered at the Virginia Beach Regional Training Center in Virginia Beach, Va. to learn from top coaches and compete for the championship title.