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Women's field hockey tournament
Women's International Challenge
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates26 March–5 April
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored47 (3.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Alyson Annan
Australia Claire Mitchell-Taverner
Australia Katrina Powell (3 goals)
Best playerGermany Heike Lätzsch
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The 1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Sydney and Adelaide, from 26 March to 5 April, 1999.

Australia won the tournament, defeating Argentina 3–2 in the final. Germany finished in third place after winning the third place match 4–3 against the United States.

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, Germany and the United States. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Officials

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

  • Peri Buckley (AUS)
  • Renée Chatas (USA)
  • Ute Conen (GER)
  • Laura Crespo (ARG)
  • Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

Results

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13 Advanced to Final
2  Argentina 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
3  Germany 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10
4  United States 6 0 0 6 2 19 −17 0
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

26 March 1998
18:00 (AEDT)
Australia  4–0  United States
Andrews field hockey ball 22'
Dobson field hockey ball 33'
Hawkes field hockey ball 42'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 64' 		Report
Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
26 March 1998
20:00 (AEDT)
Argentina  0–0  Germany
Report
Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Renée Chatas (USA)
28 March 1998
12:00 (AEDT)
United States  0–4  Germany
Report Lätzsch field hockey ball 22'
Reiter field hockey ball 25'
Becker field hockey ball 46'
Ernsting-Krienke field hockey ball 62'
Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
28 March 1998
14:00 (AEDT)
Australia  1–1  Argentina
Dobson field hockey ball 23' Report Oneto field hockey ball 35'
Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Ute Conen (GER)
29 March 1998
12:00 (AEST)
United States  1–3  Argentina
Lucas field hockey ball 48' Report MacKenzie field hockey ball 8'
Castelli field hockey ball 11'
Aymar field hockey ball 22'
Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
29 March 1998
14:00 (AEST)
Germany  1–0  Australia
Lätzsch field hockey ball 38' Report
Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Renée Chatas (USA)
1 April 1998
18:00 (ACST)
Argentina  1–3  Australia
Stepnik field hockey ball 7' Report Langham field hockey ball 46'
Annan field hockey ball 52'
Mott field hockey ball 55'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
1 April 1998
20:00 (ACST)
Germany  2–0  United States
Ernsting-Krienke field hockey ball 38'
Suxdorf field hockey ball 59' 		Report
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
2 April 1998
18:00 (ACST)
Argentina  2–0  United States
Gulla field hockey ball 50', 62' Report
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
2 April 1998
20:00 (ACST)
Australia  3–0  Germany
K. Powell field hockey ball 12', 30'
Free field hockey ball 33' 		Report
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Laura Crespo (ARG)
4 April 1998
12:00 (ACST)
United States  1–4  Australia
Reeve field hockey ball 65' Report Annan field hockey ball 2'
L. Powell field hockey ball 6'
K. Powell field hockey ball 26'
Langham field hockey ball 40'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Ute Conen (GER)
4 April 1998
14:00 (ACST)
Germany  1–3  Argentina
Reiter field hockey ball 47' Report Rognoni field hockey ball 9'
Pando field hockey ball 43'
Oneto field hockey ball 65'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Renée Chatas (USA)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

5 April 1998
12:00 (ACST)
Germany  4–3  United States
Kauschke field hockey ball 9'
Dickenscheid field hockey ball 12'
Klecker field hockey ball 16'
Becker field hockey ball 35' 		Report Fuchs field hockey ball 21', 52'
James field hockey ball 49'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Laura Crespo (ARG)

Final

5 April 1998
14:30 (ACST)
Australia  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
Annan field hockey ball 24'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 58', 72' 		Report Rognoni field hockey ball 30'
Masotta field hockey ball 40'
State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Ute Conen (GER)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia (H) 7 5 1 1 18 6 +12 16 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina 7 3 2 2 12 9 +3 11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 7 4 1 2 12 9 +3 13
4  United States 7 0 0 7 5 23 −18 0
Source: Hockey Australia
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.36 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1998" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. "1998 Telstra Challenge". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2000. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. Regulations

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