2004 ANZ Women's Hockey Challenge

ANZ Hockey Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	16–27 June
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	67 (4.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Suzanne Faulkner (8 goals)

The 2004 Women's ANZ Hockey Challenge was a women's field hockey event, comprising two four–nations tournaments. It was held in Darwin and Townsville, from 16 to 27 June 2004.^[1][2]

Australia won both tournaments, defeating New Zealand and Japan in the respective finals.^[3]

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Japan 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.

Tournament details
City	Darwin
Dates	16–20 June
Venue(s)	Vodafone Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	Australia
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	43 (5.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Suzanne Faulkner (5 goals)

All times are local (ACST).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	15	4	+11	9	Advanced to Final
2	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	10	8	+2	6
3	Japan	3	1	0	2	8	11	−3	3
4	Australian Institute of Sport	3	0	0	3	4	14	−10	0

16 June 2004 18:00 Japan  6–3 Australian Institute of Sport Miura  8' Saito  13' Iwao  17', 43' Komazawa  50' Morimoto  54' Report Harris  44' Buswell  56' Alcorn  70+' Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Minka Woolley (AUS)

16 June 2004 20:00 Australia  6–3  New Zealand Dobson  13' Faulkner  27', 49' Towers  35' K. Smith  58' Bakurski  67' Report Walton  7', 22' Provan  31' Umpires: Lisette Klaassen (NED) Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)

17 June 2004 18:00 Australian Institute of Sport 0–4  Australia Report N. Smith  9' Arrold  13' Faulkner  16' Dobson  19' Umpires: Sachiko Fukuda (JPN) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

17 June 2004 20:00 New Zealand  3–1  Japan Orr  6' Roberts-Lang  50' Carr  54' Report Morimoto  33' Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Lisa Roach (AUS)

19 June 2004 15:00 Australia  5–1  Japan Netzler  8', 48' Faulkner  45' N. Smith  56', 63' Report Morimoto  16' Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

19 June 2004 17:00 Australian Institute of Sport 1–4  New Zealand Patrick  45' Report Walton  10', 19' Provan  35' Roberts-Lang  63' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)

20 June 2004 15:00 Japan  2–0 Australian Institute of Sport Nakagawa  30' Komazawa  60' Report Umpires: Lisette Klaassen (NED) Lisa Roach (AUS)

20 June 2004 17:00 Australia  4–0  New Zealand Dobson  5' Towers  27' Faulkner  30' Powell  32' Report Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Minka Woolley (AUS)

Tournament details
City	Townsville
Dates	23–27 June
Venue(s)	Murray Sporting Complex
Final positions
Champions	Australia
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Suzanne Faulkner (3 goals)

All times are local (AEST).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Advanced to Final
2	Japan	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Australian Institute of Sport	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3

23 June 2004 18:00 New Zealand  1–0 Australian Institute of Sport Muirhead  61' Report Umpires: Sachiko Fukuda (JPN) Lisa Roach (AUS)

23 June 2004 20:00 Japan  1–3  Australia Nakagawa  18' Report Alcorn  6' K. Smith  12' N. Smith  44' Umpires: Lisette Klaassen (NED) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

24 June 2004 18:00 Australia  5–0 Australian Institute of Sport Faulkner  10', 49' Powell  44' Twitt  61', 67' Report Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)

24 June 2004 20:00 Japan  2–1  New Zealand Saito  49' Morimoto  61' Report Muirhead  26' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)

26 June 2004 15:00 New Zealand  0–2  Australia Report Faulkner  3' Towers  37' Umpires: Sachiko Fukuda (JPN) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

26 June 2004 17:00 Australian Institute of Sport 2–1  Japan Rivers  8' Arrold  61' Report Komori  49' Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

27 June 2004 15:00 New Zealand  1–0 Australian Institute of Sport Roberts-Lang  60' Report Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

27 June 2004 17:00 Australia  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Japan N. Smith  22' Towers  38' Powell  74' Report Kitada  33' Chiba  58' Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Sachiko Fukuda (JPN)

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 D L GF GA GD Pts  Australia 4 4 0 0 19 4 +15 12  New Zealand 4 2 0 2 10 12 −2 6  Japan 4 2 0 2 10 11 −1 6 4 Australian Institute of Sport 4 0 0 4 4 16 −12 0 Source: Darwin

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Australia 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 12  Japan 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 3  New Zealand 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6 4 Australian Institute of Sport 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3 Source: Townsville

* Note: the following goalscorers list comprises players from both tournaments.

There were 67 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4.19 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal