2018 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy

The 2018 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the fifth edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Breda from 26 to 30 June 2018, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

2018 Women's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityBreda
Teams4
Venue(s)BH & BC Breda
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored46 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Frédérique Matla (5 goals)
2010 (previous)

The Netherlands won the tournament for the third time, defeating Japan 8–2 in the final.[2][3]

The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.

Competition format

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The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining two competed for third place.

Teams

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The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials

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

  • Lisette Baljon (NED)
  • Noelia Blanco (ESP)
  • Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
  • Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
  • Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Results

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All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advanced to Final
2   Japan 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3   China 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 3
4   Spain 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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26 June 2018
14:00
Japan   3–1   China
Yamada   11'
Nomura   24'
Kawamura   41'
Report Dan   21'
Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Noelia Blanco (ESP)
26 June 2018
16:00
Netherlands   2–0   Spain
Van Male   37'
Matla   59'
Report
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

27 June 2018
17:00
Spain   1–3   Japan
Cano   50' Report Y. Nagai   6'
Kato   36'50'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Lisette Baljon (NED)
27 June 2018
19:30
Netherlands   7–0   China
Jonker   11'51'
Van Maasakker   23'50'
Leurink   24'
Welten   31'
Matla   40'
Report
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

29 June 2018
17:00
Spain   2–6   China
Magaz   31'
Riera   59'
Report Liu   8'21'
Zhang X.   41'
Xi   45'
Zhang J.   46'
Zhong   52'
Umpires:
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
29 June 2018
19:30
Japan   1–4   Netherlands
H. Nagai   41' Report Matla   4'
Zuidhof   20'
Van Geffen   47'
De Goede   55'
Umpires:
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Noelia Blanco (ESP)

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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30 June 2018
11:45
China   1–5   Spain
Zhang J.   15' Report Pérez   3'
Riera   39'
Salvatella   45'
López   57'
Segú   58'
Umpires:
Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

Final

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30 June 2018
18:00
Netherlands   8–2   Japan
Dirkse van den Heuvel   4'
Van Maasakker   9'
Welten   12'
Verschoor   28'59'
Matla   41'54'
Van Male   48'
Report H. Nagai   10'
Y. Nagai   33'
Umpires:
Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

Statistics

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Final standings

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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
    Netherlands (H) 4 4 0 0 21 3 +18 12 Gold Medal
    Japan 4 2 0 2 9 14 −5 6 Silver Medal
    Spain 4 1 0 3 8 12 −4 3 Bronze Medal
4   China 4 1 0 3 8 17 −9 3
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There were 46 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5.75 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ^ "Wedstrijden". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 4 Nations Invitational Tournament (W) (NED)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Sakura Japan – Women". en.hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ "International Appointments 2018" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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