2017 Men's International Festival of Hockey

2017 Men's International Festival of Hockey
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Melbourne; Bendigo, Victoria
Teams	4
Venue(s)	State Netball and Hockey Centre; Bendigo Hockey Complex
Final positions
Champions	Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	39 (4.88 per match)
Top scorer	Blake Govers (7 goals)
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The 2017 Men's International Festival of Hockey is the second edition of the annual International Festival of Hockey. The tournament will be held in Victoria, Australia. The tournament will take place between 5–12 November in the Victorian cities, Melbourne and Bendigo.^[1]

All times are local (UTC+10:00).

Participating nations

Results

Bendigo

The first stage of the tournament is two test matches in Bendigo at the Bendigo Hockey Complex.

Test matches

5 November 2017
16:00

0–4

8'
Hayward

20', 46'
Arunasalam

45'

Umpires:
Ben Hocking (AUS)
James Unkles (AUS)

6 November 2017
16:00

Australia

2–0

New Zealand

Kleinschmidt

11'
Govers

47'

Report

Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Ben Hocking (AUS)

Melbourne

The second stage of the tournament is a 4 team competition at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne.

Pool stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	3	3	0	0	19	3	+16	9	Final
2	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	5	7	−2	4	Final
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	5	8	−3	4	Third and fourth
4	Pakistan	3	0	0	3	4	15	−11	0	Third and fourth

First match(es) will be played: 8 November 2017. Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]
(H) Hosts

8 November 2017
16:30

New Zealand

1–1

Japan

Muir

22'

Report

Zendana

19'

Umpires:
Ben de Young (AUS)
Rawi Anbananthan (MAS)

8 November 2017
18:00

Australia