2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
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Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityIpoh, Perak
Teams6
Venue(s)Azlan Shah Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored96 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jamie Dwyer (8 goals)
Best player Mark Knowles
2014 (previous) (next) 2016

The 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 24th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. It was held from 5 April to 12 April 2015 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.[1]

New Zealand won the tournament for the second time after defeating Australia 1–3 on penalties, after the match ended in a draw at 2–2, in the final.[2]

Participating nations

Six countries participated in this year's tournament:

Results

All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 4 0 1 20 9 +11 12 Final
2  New Zealand 5 3 1 1 15 9 +6 10
3  South Korea 5 2 2 1 13 13 0 8 Third Place Match
4  India 5 2 1 2 14 12 +2 7
5  Malaysia (H) 5 2 0 3 13 13 0 6 Fifth Place Match
6  Canada 5 0 0 5 5 24 −19 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
5 April 2016
16:10
Australia  7–0  Canada
Cross  12'
Wotherspoon  13'
Ockenden  43'
Dwyer  52'
Mitton  53'
Simpson  54'
Whetton  56'
Report
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
5 April 2016
18:10
South Korea  2–2  India
Hyun  25'
Kim S.  53'
Report Thimmaiah  11'
Raghunath  56'
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
5 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia  2–4  New Zealand
Ramadan  20'
Shahrun  52'
Report Haig  4'
Child  5'
Hayward  55'
Neal  57'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Deric Leung (CAN)

6 April 2016
16:10
Canada  1–3  South Korea
Hildreth  11' Report Kim S.  22'
Nam  27'
Jang  54'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Anil Kumar (IND)
6 April 2016
18:10
New Zealand  2–1  India
Child  38'
Hayward  55'
Report Akashdeep  43'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
6 April 2016
20:10
Australia  3–2  Malaysia
Dwyer  43'53'
Wotherspoon  59'
Report Firhan  57'
Ahmad  59'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Deric Leung (CAN)

8 April 2016
16:10
New Zealand  5–0  Canada
Hilton  26'
Inglis  41'45'
Child  44'
Neal  59'
Report
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Anil Kumar (IND)
8 April 2016
18:10
South Korea  2–5  Australia
Kim S.  17'
Jang  54'
Report Dwyer  18'45'48'
Knowles  22'
Ockenden  23'
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
8 April 2016
20:10
India  2–3  Malaysia
Sardar  20'51' Report Faizal  17'
Samsul  35'
Shahrun  58'
Umpires:
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)

9 April 2016
16:10
Canada  3–5  India
Scholfield  43'
Gill  49'
Jameson  52'
Report Rupinder Pal  13'
Raghunath  32'
Ramandeep  46'47'
Satbir  49'
Umpires:
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
9 April 2016
18:10
Australia  3–1  New Zealand
Wotherspoon  17'
Dwyer  24'
Hayward  28'
Report Hayward  32'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Deric Leung (CAN)
9 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia  2–3  South Korea
Faizal  32'
Razie  34'
Report Lee J.  3'
Lee N.  29'
Kim Y.  35'
Umpires:
Anil Kumar (IND)
Timothy Bond (NZL)

11 April 2016
16:10
India  4–2  Australia
Raghunath  1'
Thimmaiah  23'32'60'
Report Beale  14'
Gohdes  53'
Umpires:
Deric Leung (CAN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
11 April 2016
18:10
New Zealand  3–3  South Korea
Archibald  4'
Haig  41'
Child  45'
Report Nam  11'31'
Lee N.  45'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
11 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia  4–1  Canada
Haziq  5'43'
Nabil  6'
Tengku  38'
Report Sarmento  40'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Anil Kumar (IND)

Classification

Fifth and sixth

11 April 2016
15:40
Malaysia  4–4  Canada
Razie  2'
Faizal  19'37'
Firhan  23'
Report Ho-Garcia  16'26'33'
Sarmento  49'
Penalties
Faizal
Nabil
Firhan
Haziq
1–3 Bissett
Panesar
Gill
Teixeira
Umpires:
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
Timothy Bond (NZL)

Third and fourth place

12 April 2015
18:10
South Korea  2–2  India
You  20'
Nam  29'
Report Thimmaiah  10'
Satbir  22'
Penalties
Jang
Kim K.
Kim Ju.
1–4 Akashdeep
Sardara
Rupinder Pal
Lakra
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

Final

12 April 2015
20:45
Australia  2–2  New Zealand
Dwyer  50'
Knowles  60'
Report Hayward  5'58'
Penalties
Beale
Whetton
Ockenden
Zalewski
1–3 Inglis
Hilton
Archibald
Child
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

Awards

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Player of the Final Fairplay Award
Jamie Dwyer Mark Knowles Devon Manchester Andrew Hayward  Canada

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
 New Zealand 6 3 2 1 17 11 +6 11 Gold Medal
 Australia 6 4 1 1 22 11 +11 13 Silver Medal
 India 6 2 2 2 16 14 +2 8 Bronze Medal
4  South Korea 6 2 3 1 15 15 0 9
5  Canada 6 0 1 5 9 28 −19 1
6  Malaysia (H) 6 2 1 3 17 17 0 7
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 5.33 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Dwyer on brink of record-breaking return to international stage". fih.ch. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Black Sticks men beat Australia to win hockey's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". stuff.co.nz. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ^ Regulations