1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge

Women's International Challenge
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	28 April–9 May
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up	South Africa
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	68 (4.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alyson Annan (10 goals)
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The 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Canberra and Perth, from 28 April to 9 May, 1999.^[1]

Australia won the tournament, defeating South Africa 5–0 in the final. India finished in third place after winning the third place match 4–3 in penalties, defeating South Korea.^[2]

Competition format[edit]

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, South Africa and South Korea. 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:

Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Renée Cohen (NED)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Jane Nockolds (ENG)

Results[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	6	6	0	30	6	+24	18	Advanced to Final
2	South Africa	6	4	2	16	12	+4	12	Advanced to Final
3	India	6	1	5	9	21	−12	3
4	South Korea	6	1	5	4	20	−16	3

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

Fixtures[edit]

28 April 1999
18:00 (AEST)

South Korea	0–1	South Africa
	Report	Coetzee 13'

National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)

28 April 1999
20:00 (AEST)

Australia	5–1	India
Langham 24', 60' Annan 30', 46' Andrews 47'	Report	Sita 37'

National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Jane Nockolds (ENG)

30 April 1999
14:00 (AEST)

South Korea	0–8	Australia
	Report	Andrews 5', 8' Langham 14' Annan 55', 56' Powell 60' J. Towers 66', 70'

National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Renée Cohen (NED)

30 April 1999
16:00 (AEST)

South Africa	3–1	India
Bentley 19' Coetzee 36', 68'	Report	Papki 25'

National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)

1 May 1999
14:00 (AEST)

India	3–1	South Korea
Neha 13' Pritam 19' Manjinder 58'	Report	Oh 70'

National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)

1 May 1999
16:00 (AEST)

Australia	5–3	South Africa
Langham 5', 32' Annan 8', 40' Ringrose 45'	Report	Coetzee 11', 35' Geyser 54'

National Hockey Centre, Canberra
Umpires:
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Renée Cohen (NED)

5 May 1999
18:00 (AWST)

Australia	4–0	South Korea
Powell 1' Mitchell-Taverner 6' Dobson 12' Annan 59'	Report

Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

5 May 1999
20:00 (AWST)

India	2–5	South Africa
Subite 4' Suraj 54'	Report	Coetzee 2' Bee 33' Van Schalkwyk 53' Wessels 62' Bentley 65'

Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)

6 May 1999
18:00 (AWST)

South Africa	1–3	Australia
Dare 64'	Report	Andrews 16', 51' Powell 59'

Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)

6 May 1999
20:00 (AWST)

South Korea	2–1	India
Lee E. 4' Kim E. 52'	Report	Suraj 6'

Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)

8 May 1999
14:00 (AWST)

India	1–5	Australia
Pritam 8'	Report	Langham 5', 34' K. Towers 16' J. Towers 53' Annan 68'

Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

8 May 1999
16:00 (AWST)

South Africa	3–1	South Korea
Bee 14' Bentley 52' Coetzee 64'	Report	Park E. 17'

Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Renée Cohen (NED)
Judith Barnesby (AUS)

Classification round[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

9 May 1999
14:00 (AWST)

India	2–2	South Korea
Papki 35' Pritam 60'	Report	Kim E. 35', 38'
Penalties
Sandeep Suraj Jyoti Sita	4–3	Cho Oh Kim E. Park H. Lee E.

Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Final[edit]

9 May 1999
16:30 (AWST)

Australia	5–0	South Africa
J. Towers 15' Annan 34', 51' Andrews 55', 70'	Report

Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Renée Cohen (NED)

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
	Australia	7	7	0	0	35	6	+29	21	Tournament Champion
	South Africa	7	4	0	3	16	17	−1	12
	India	7	1	1	5	11	23	−12	4
4	South Korea	7	1	1	5	6	22	−16	4

Source: Hockey Australia

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 68 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.86 goals per match.

10 goals

Alyson Annan

7 goals

4 goals

Julie Towers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[edit]

^ "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1999" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "IMPRESSIVE HOCKEYROOS WIN TELSTRA CHALLENGE". 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 1999" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[2] "IMPRESSIVE HOCKEYROOS WIN TELSTRA CHALLENGE". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 3 December 2000. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

[Regulations-3] Regulations

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