2015 Women's Hockey
Under–21 Invitational Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Breda
Dates	19–26 July
Teams	6
Venue	BH & BC Breda
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands
Runner-up	China
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	65 (3.61 per match)
Top scorer	8 Players (3 goals)
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The 2015 Women's Hockey Under-21 Invitational Tournament was an invitational women's under-21 field hockey competition, hosted by Hockey Netherlands. The tournament took place between 19 and 25 July 2015 in Breda, Netherlands. A total of five teams competed for the title. ^{[1] [2]} It was held alongside a men's tournament.

Contents

• Teams
• Officials
• Results
• Preliminary round
• Fixtures
• Classification round
• Statistics
• Final standings
• Goalscorers
• References
• External links

The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating China 5–1 in the final. ^[3] India defeated England 1–0 in penalties, after the third place match finished 1–1. ^[4]

Teams

Including the Netherlands, 5 teams were invited by Hockey Netherlands to participate in the tournament. The team from England however, comprised players up to 23 years of age.

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament: ^[5]

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	5	5	0	0	14	4	+10	15	Advanced to Final
2	Netherlands (H)	5	3	1	1	9	3	+6	10
3	England	5	1	2	2	4	11	−7	5
4	India	5	1	1	3	12	11	+1	4
5	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	7	14	−7	4
6	Germany	5	0	3	2	8	11	−3	3

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

19 July 2015 13:00 Netherlands   1–0   India Wijsman  33' Report Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Sandra Wagner (GER)

19 July 2015 15:15 England   2–2   New Zealand Martin  41' Van Berkel  57' Report Robinson  15' Smith  66' Umpires: Ju Xiaoyu (CHN) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

19 July 2015 17:00 Germany   1–3   China Huse  59' Report Gu  7' Zhong  38', 68' Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

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21 July 2015 17:15 India   4–4   Germany Renuka  14' Anupa  17' Jaspreet  41' Lilima  56' Report Gräve  10' Horn  10' Schubert  54' Winter  68' Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

21 July 2015 19:00 China   3–1   New Zealand Ou  22' Cong  49' Guo  52' Report Norman  57' Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Sandra Wagner (GER)

21 July 2015 19:15 Netherlands   5–0   England Van Wijk  4' Van der Plas  23' Matla  32', 60', 65' Report Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Durga Devi (IND)

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22 July 2015 17:00 Germany   1–1   England Gräve  2' Report Turner  65' Umpires: Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU) Ju Xiaoyu (CHN)

22 July 2015 17:15 New Zealand   1–2   Netherlands Robinson  47' Report Veen  35' Van Ramshorst  54' Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Durga Devi (IND)

22 July 2015 19:00 India   2–4   China Punam  9' Anupa  66' Report Yuan  16', 70' Zhong  20' Ou  51' Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

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24 July 2015 13:15 England   0–3   China Report Guo  16' Cong  23' Gu  54' Umpires: Durga Devi (IND) Sandra Wagner (GER)

24 July 2015 15:15 New Zealand   1–6   India Norman  53' Report Rani  5', 30', 40' Navneet  9' Anupa  46' Mayengbam  70+' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

24 July 2015 17:15 Netherlands   1–1   Germany De Lange  58' Report Hessler  28' Umpires: Ju Xiaoyu (CHN) Emma Shelbourn (ENG)

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25 July 2015 13:15 England   1–0   India Holmes  47' Report Umpires: Ju Xiaoyu (CHN) Sandra Wagner (GER)

25 July 2015 15:30 China   1–0   Netherlands Cong  68' Report Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Katrina Woolf (NZL)

25 July 2015 17:45 Germany   1–2   New Zealand Winter  50' Report Smith  54' Tinning  69' Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

26 July 2015 11:15 New Zealand   2–1   Germany Winterbottom  20' Norman  68' Report Winter  14' Umpires: Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU) Durga Devi (IND)

Third and fourth place

26 July 2015 13:00 England   1–1   India Martin  68' Report Punam  31' Penalties Petty Holmes Rayer Martin Crowson 0–1 Anupa Grace Lilima Rani Navneet Umpires: Katrina Woolf (NZL) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Final

26 July 2015 13:30 China   1–5   Netherlands Gu  5' Report Leurink  16' Adegeest  35' Van Ramshorst  37' Stam  53' Van Wijk  67' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Sandra Wagner (GER)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
	Netherlands (H)	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	13	Tournament Champion
	China	6	5	0	1	15	9	+6	15
	India	6	1	2	3	13	12	+1	5
4	England	6	1	3	2	5	12	−7	6
5	New Zealand	6	2	1	3	9	15	−6	7
6	Germany	6	0	3	3	9	13	−4	3

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

References

External links

• International Hockey Federation