2007 Women's Oceania Cup

This article is about the women's event. For the men's event, see 2007 Men's Oceania Cup.

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]

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 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

•  Australia
•  Fiji
•  New Zealand
•  Papua New Guinea

Results

All times are local (AEST).

Preliminary round

Pool

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

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)

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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)

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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

Third and fourth place

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

16 September 2007 16:30 Australia  0–1  New Zealand Report Forgesson  55' Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Lesley Nunn (RSA)

Statistics

Final standings

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

Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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

7 goals

• Jaimee Claxton

5 goals

• Madonna Blyth
• Emelina Semisi
• Catherine Thaggard
• Charlotte Harrison
• Caryn Paewai

4 goals

• Nicole Hudson
• Angela Lambert
• Krystal Forgesson
• Elizabeth Igasan
• Kayla Sharland

3 goals

• Teneal Attard
• Megan Rivers
• Sarah Taylor
• Honor Dillon

2 goals

• Casey Eastham
• Kate Hollywood
• Hope Munro
• Rebecca Sanders
• Meredith Orr
• Niniwa Roberts
• Kate Saunders

1 goal

• Nicole Arrold
• Emily Halliday
• Emi Nawaqakuta
• Rita Taito
• Emily Naylor
• Kimberley Noakes
• Monica Evans

References

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.
4. Regulations