2009 Women's Oceania Cup
# 2009 Women's Oceania Cup

The 2009 Women's Oceania Cup was the sixth edition of the women's field hockey tournament. It was held from 25 to 29 August in Invercargill.

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2010 FIH World Cup.

New Zealand won the tournament for the second time, defeating Australia 4–3 in penalties after the final finished as a 2–2 draw.

## Teams

* Australia
* New Zealand
* Samoa

## Results

All times are local (NZST).

### Preliminary round

**Pool**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 3 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Samoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 | |

**Fixtures**

* 25 August 2009 15:15

| Australia | 16–0 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |
| Hollywood 1', 47' Arrold 9', 12' Messent 10', 14', 25' Nelson 19', 21', 30', 32', 52' Blyth 21', 69' Munro 26' Eastham 65' | Report | |

* Umpires: Corinne Cornelius (RSA) Dawn Henning (ENG)
* 26 August 2009 13:15

| New Zealand | 1–2 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| C. Harrison 14' | Report | Arrold 2' Nelson 4' |

* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Corinne Cornelius (RSA)
* 27 August 2009 15:15

| Samoa | 0–17 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Flynn 2', 19', 23', 50', 67' Glynn 5', 18' Sharland 12', 41' Carr 14' Forgesson 22' Thorpe 29' Talbot 36' C. Harrison 38', 64' Michelsen 57' Punt 60' |

* Umpires: Corinne Cornelius (RSA) Dawn Henning (ENG)

### Classification

**Final**

* 29 August 2009 13:15

| Australia | 2–2 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| Eastham 21' Rivers 46' | Report | Eshuis 48' Sharland 57' |
| Penalties |||
| Nelson Rivers Blyth Arrold Eastham | 3–4 | Glynn Forgesson Eshuis Sharland Michelsen |

* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Corinne Cornelius (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.

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 4 | Qualified for 2010 FIH World Cup |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 7 | |
| Samoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 10 goals per match.

6 goals

* Ashleigh Nelson

5 goals

* Gemma Flynn

3 goals

* Nicole Arrold
* Claire Messent
* Charlotte Harrison
* Kayla Sharland

2 goals

* Madonna Blyth
* Casey Eastham
* Kate Hollywood
* Katie Glynn

1 goal

* Hope Munro
* Megan Rivers
* Stacey Carr
* Clarissa Eshuis
* Krystal Forgesson
* Stacey Michelsen
* Anita Punt
* Lucy Talbot
* Anna Thorpe
