1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge

Women's International Challenge
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	26 March–5 April
Teams	4 (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 played	14
Goals scored	47 (3.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alyson Annan; Claire Mitchell-Taverner; Katrina Powell (3 goals)
Best player	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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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	Advanced to Final
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.^[3]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

26 March 1998
18:00 (AEDT)

Australia	4–0	United States
Andrews 22' Dobson 33' Hawkes 42' Mitchell-Taverner 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 22' Reiter 25' Becker 46' Ernsting-Krienke 62'

Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Peri Buckley (AUS)

28 March 1998
14:00 (AEDT)

Australia	1–1	Argentina
Dobson 23'	Report	Oneto 35'

Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Ute Conen (GER)

29 March 1998
12:00 (AEST)

United States	1–3	Argentina
Lucas 48'	Report	MacKenzie 8' Castelli 11' Aymar 22'

Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

29 March 1998
14:00 (AEST)

Germany	1–0	Australia
Lätzsch 38'	Report

Homebush Hockey Stadium, Sydney
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Renée Chatas (USA)

1 April 1998
18:00 (ACST)

Argentina	1–3	Australia
Stepnik 7'	Report	Langham 46' Annan 52' Mott 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 38' Suxdorf 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 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 12', 30' Free 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 65'	Report	Annan 2' L. Powell 6' K. Powell 26' Langham 40'

State Hockey Centre, Adelaide
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Ute Conen (GER)

4 April 1998
14:00 (ACST)

Germany	1–3	Argentina
Reiter 47'	Report	Rognoni 9' Pando 43' Oneto 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 9' Dickenscheid 12' Klecker 16' Becker 35'	Report	Fuchs 21', 52' James 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 24' Mitchell-Taverner 58', 72'	Report	Rognoni 30' Masotta 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
	Australia (H)	7	5	1	1	18	6	+12	16	Tournament Champion
	Argentina	7	3	2	2	12	9	+3	11
	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

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

External links

Hockey Australia

[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.

[Regulations-3] Regulations

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