2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Official logo
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)Australia Jamie Dwyer (8 goals)
Best playerAustralia Mark Knowles
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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 field hockey ball 12'
Wotherspoon field hockey ball 13'
Ockenden field hockey ball 43'
Dwyer field hockey ball 52'
Mitton field hockey ball 53'
Simpson field hockey ball 54'
Whetton field hockey ball 56' 		Report
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
5 April 2016
18:10
South Korea  2–2  India
Hyun field hockey ball 25'
Kim S. field hockey ball 53' 		Report Thimmaiah field hockey ball 11'
Raghunath field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
5 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia  2–4  New Zealand
Ramadan field hockey ball 20'
Shahrun field hockey ball 52' 		Report Haig field hockey ball 4'
Child field hockey ball 5'
Hayward field hockey ball 55'
Neal field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Deric Leung (CAN)
6 April 2016
16:10
Canada  1–3  South Korea
Hildreth field hockey ball 11' Report Kim S. field hockey ball 22'
Nam field hockey ball 27'
Jang field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
Anil Kumar (IND)
6 April 2016
18:10
New Zealand  2–1  India
Child field hockey ball 38'
Hayward field hockey ball 55' 		Report Akashdeep field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
6 April 2016
20:10
Australia  3–2  Malaysia
Dwyer field hockey ball 43', 53'
Wotherspoon field hockey ball 59' 		Report Firhan field hockey ball 57'
Ahmad field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Deric Leung (CAN)
8 April 2016
16:10
New Zealand  5–0  Canada
Hilton field hockey ball 26'
Inglis field hockey ball 41', 45'
Child field hockey ball 44'
Neal field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Anil Kumar (IND)
8 April 2016
18:10
South Korea  2–5  Australia
Kim S. field hockey ball 17'
Jang field hockey ball 54' 		Report Dwyer field hockey ball 18', 45', 48'
Knowles field hockey ball 22'
Ockenden field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
8 April 2016
20:10
India  2–3  Malaysia
Sardar field hockey ball 20', 51' Report Faizal field hockey ball 17'
Samsul field hockey ball 35'
Shahrun field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
9 April 2016
16:10
Canada  3–5  India
Scholfield field hockey ball 43'
Gill field hockey ball 49'
Jameson field hockey ball 52' 		Report Rupinder Pal field hockey ball 13'
Raghunath field hockey ball 32'
Ramandeep field hockey ball 46', 47'
Satbir field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Lim Jung-woo (KOR)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
9 April 2016
18:10
Australia  3–1  New Zealand
Wotherspoon field hockey ball 17'
Dwyer field hockey ball 24'
Hayward field hockey ball 28' 		Report Hayward field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Deric Leung (CAN)
9 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia  2–3  South Korea
Faizal field hockey ball 32'
Razie field hockey ball 34' 		Report Lee J. field hockey ball 3'
Lee N. field hockey ball 29'
Kim Y. field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Anil Kumar (IND)
Timothy Bond (NZL)
11 April 2016
16:10
India  4–2  Australia
Raghunath field hockey ball 1'
Thimmaiah field hockey ball 23', 32', 60' 		Report Beale field hockey ball 14'
Gohdes field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Deric Leung (CAN)
Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)
11 April 2016
18:10
New Zealand  3–3  South Korea
Archibald field hockey ball 4'
Haig field hockey ball 41'
Child field hockey ball 45' 		Report Nam field hockey ball 11', 31'
Lee N. field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Stephen Rogers (AUS)
11 April 2016
20:10
Malaysia  4–1  Canada
Haziq field hockey ball 5', 43'
Nabil field hockey ball 6'
Tengku field hockey ball 38' 		Report Sarmento field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Anil Kumar (IND)

Classification

Fifth and sixth

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

Third and fourth place

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

Final

12 April 2015
20:45
Australia  2–2  New Zealand
Dwyer field hockey ball 50'
Knowles field hockey ball 60' 		Report Hayward field hockey ball 5', 58'
Penalties
Beale Penalty shoot-out missed
Whetton Penalty shoot-out scored
Ockenden Penalty shoot-out missed
Zalewski Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Inglis
Penalty shoot-out scored Hilton
Penalty shoot-out scored Archibald
Penalty shoot-out missed 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
Australia Jamie Dwyer Australia Mark Knowles New Zealand Devon Manchester New Zealand Andrew Hayward  Canada

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 6 3 2 1 17 11 +6 11 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia 6 4 1 1 22 11 +11 13 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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