2018 Women's Hockey Sompo Cup
# 2018 Women's Hockey Sompo Cup

The 2018 Women's Hockey SOMPO CUP is the first Hockey SOMPO CUP, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It will be held in Japan, from September 12 to 16, 2018, and will feature four of the top nations in women's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, South Korea, United States, and the hosts, Japan, 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 | August 2018 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | Champions (1994, 1998) | Champions (1988, 1996, 2000) |
| Japan | 14 | Fifth place (2006) | Eighth place (2004) |
| South Korea | 10 | Third place (1990) | Runners-up (1988, 1996) |
| United States | 12 | Third place (1994) | Third place (1984) |

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Japan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Final |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | Third and fourth place playoff |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Third and fourth place playoff |

### Pool matches

* 12 September 2018 16:30

| South Korea | 1–2 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| Kim Jeong-ihn 22' | Report | Sharkey 28' Woods 48' |

* Umpires: Chen Hong (CHN) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
* 12 September 2018 18:30

| Australia | 2–0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| R. Taylor 13' Padget 42' | Report | |

* Umpires: Kim Jung-hee (KOR) Mary Driscoll (USA)
* 13 September 2018 16:30

| Australia | 3–1 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Kershaw 18', 58' Malone 44' | Report | In Ha-wa 23' |

* Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Mary Driscoll (USA)
* 13 September 2018 18:30

| United States | 0–3 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Imao 1' Tsubouchi 27' Shimizu 44' |

* Umpires: Kim Jung-Hee (KOR) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)
* 15 September 2018 14:00

| United States | 1–2 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| West 59' | Report | Morgan 23' Evans 60' |

* Umpires: Chen Hong (CHN) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
* 15 September 2018 16:00

| South Korea | 0–4 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Mori 5', 25' Matsumoto 7' Sasaki 20' |

* Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)

### Classification matches

**Third and fourth place**

* 16 September 2018 13:45

| United States | 1–2 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Funk 27' | Report | Kim Eun-ji 55' Lee Yu-rim 56' |

* Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Chen Hong (CHN)

**Final**

* 16 September 2018 16:00

| Australia | 1–2 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| R. Taylor 3' | Report | Suzuki 10' Toriyama 22' |

* Umpires: Kim Jung-hee (KOR) Mary Driscoll (USA)

## Statistics

### Goalscorers

**2 goals**

* Stephanie Kershaw
* Renee Taylor
* Kanon Mori

**1 goal**

* Naomi Evans
* Ambrosia Malone
* Georgina Morgan
* Hayley Padget
* Akiko Imao
* Natsuha Matsumoto
* Moe Sasaki
* Minami Shimizu
* Miyu Suzuki
* Mai Toriyama
* Moeka Tsubouchi
* Kim Eun-ji
* In Ha-wa
* Kim Jeong-ihn
* Lee Yu-rim
* Jill Funk
* Kathleen Sharkey
* Taylor West
* Nicole Woods
