2011 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Mendoza)

Four Nations

Tournament details

Host country

City

Teams

4 (from 3 confederations)

Venue

Ciudad de Godoy Cruz Stadium

Final positions

Champions

Australia (1st title)

Runner-up

Third place

Tournament statistics

Matches played

8

Goals scored

25 (3.13 per match)

Top scorer

Noel Barrionuevo (3 goals)

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The 2011 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the first of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Mendoza, Argentina, from February 9 to 13, 2011, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Germany, the United States, and the hosts, Argentina, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.^[2] Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	December 2010 FIH Ranking^[3]	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Argentina	1	Champions (2002, 2010)	Runners-Up (2000)
Australia	7	Champions (1994, 1998)	Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
Germany	3	Champions (1976, 1981)	Champions (2004)
United States	11	Third place (1994)	Third place (1984)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:^[4]

Amy Hassick (USA)
Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHL)
Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)
Gaby Schmitz (GER)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)

Results

All times are local (Argentina Standard Time).

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (H)	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7	Advanced to Final
2	Australia	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5	Advanced to Final
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	United States	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: Deutshcer Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

9 February 2011
19:00

1–1

28'

11'

Umpires:
Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHL)
Amy Hassick (USA)

9 February 2011
21:30

5–0

14'
Dupuy

16', 31'
Sánchez Moccia

29'

Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Gaby Schmitz (GER)

10 February 2011
19:00

0–2

41'

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)

10 February 2011
21:00

1–0

47'

Umpires:
Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)
Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHL)

12 February 2011
19:00

3–1

5'
Karwatzky

19'
Müller

55'

Speuhler

7'

Umpires:
Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHL)
Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)

12 February 2011
21:00

1–1

54'

52'

Umpires:
Gaby Schmitz (GER)
Amy Hassick (USA)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

13 February 2011
16:30

2–2

Frank

55'

38'
Albini

61'

2–3

Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Mercedes Sánchez (ARG)

Final

13 February 2011
19:00

2–3 (a.e.t.)

58'

8'
Schulz

70', 71'

Umpires:
Catalina Montesino Wenzel (CHL)
Gaby Schmitz (GER)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
	Australia	4	2	2	0	6	4	+2	8	Tournament Champion
	Argentina (H)	4	2	1	1	10	4	+6	7
	United States	4	0	1	3	3	11	−8	1
4	Germany	4	1	2	1	6	6	0	5

Source: Deutshcer Hockey-Bund
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 25 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

3 goals

Noel Barrionuevo

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "LG und LSP (4 Nationen-Turnier)". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "News for 09 February 2011". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 30 OCTOBER 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "FIH INDOOR OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ Regulations