2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Whangārei)
# 2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Whangārei)

The 2013 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the first of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Whangārei, New Zealand, from April 10 to 14, 2013, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, South Korea, the United States, and the hosts, New Zealand, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

| Country | October 2011 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | 2 | Champions (2002, 2010) | Runners-Up (2000, 2012) |
| New Zealand | 3 | Fourth Place (1986) | Fourth Place (2012) |
| South Korea | 8 | Third Place (1990) | Runners-Up (1988, 1996) |
| United States | 10 | Third place (1994) | Third place (1984) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:

* Amber Church (NZL)
* Irene Clelland (AUS)
* Suzi Sutton (USA)
* Aleesha Unka (NZL)
* Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
* Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)

## Results

All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |

**Fixtures**

* 10 April 2013 17:30

| Argentina | 3–0 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| Juárez 16' Merino 36' Rodríguez 56' | Report | |

* Umpires: Irene Clelland (AUS) Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)
* 10 April 2013 19:30

| New Zealand | 3–4 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Harrison 41' Fremaux 44' Michelsen 62' | Report | Hong 14' Park M. 36' Kim D. 43', 54' |

* Umpires: Suzi Sutton (USA) Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
* 11 April 2013 17:30

| South Korea | 1–2 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| Kim O. 29' | Report | Albini 1' Parsley 64' |

* Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Veronica Villafañe (ARG)
* 11 April 2013 19:30

| Argentina | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| Cavallero 25' | Report | Harrison 31' Glynn 62' |

* Umpires: Suzi Sutton (USA) Irene Clelland (AUS)
* 13 April 2013 13:00

| South Korea | 4–3 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| Kim D. 18' Cheon S. 24' Park M. 39' Han 50' | Report | Merino 15' D. Sruoga 64' Barrionuevo 69' |

* Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Suzi Sutton (USA)
* 13 April 2013 15:00

| New Zealand | 5–0 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| Fremaux 29' Sharland 51' Punt 59' Forgesson 66' Webster 68' | Report | |

* Umpires: Veronica Villafañe (ARG) Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR)

### Classification round

**Third and fourth place**

* 14 April 2013 13:00

| Argentina | 3–0 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| Merino 9' Juárez 16' Maccari 19' | Report | |

* Umpires: Kim Yoon-Seon (KOR) Aleesha Unka (NZL)

**Final**

* 14 April 2013 15:30

| New Zealand | 3–0 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Fremaux 28', 43' Glynn 33' | Report | |

* Umpires: Irene Clelland (AUS) Veronica Villafañe (ARG)

## Statistics

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | New Zealand (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Tournament Champion |
| | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | |
| | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.

4 goals

* Sian Fremaux

3 goals

* Delfina Merino
* Kim Da-Rae

2 goals

* Giselle Juárez
* Katie Glynn
* Charlotte Harrison
* Park Mi-Hyun

1 goal

* Noel Barrionuevo
* Martina Cavallero
* Sofía Maccari
* Macarena Rodríguez
* Daniela Sruoga
* Krystal Forgesson
* Stacey Michelsen
* Anita Punt
* Kayla Sharland
* Petrea Webster
* Han Hye-Lyoung
* Kim Ok-Ju
* Cheon Seul-Ki
* Hong Yoo-Jin
* Torrie Albini
* Lara Parsley

Source: FIH

