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2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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]

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
← 2014 (previous) (next) 2016 →

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

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Six countries participated in this year's tournament:

Results

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All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool

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

Classification

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Fifth and sixth

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

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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12 April 2015
20:45
Australia   2–2   New Zealand
Dwyer   50'
Knowles   60' 		Report Hayward   5', 58'
Penalties
Beale  
Whetton  
Ockenden  
Zalewski   		1–3   Inglis
  Hilton
  Archibald
  Child
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

Awards

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Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Player of the Final Fairplay Award
  Jamie Dwyer   Mark Knowles   Devon Manchester   Andrew Hayward   Canada

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
    New Zealand 6 3 2 1 17 11 +6 11 Gold Medal
    Australia 6 4 1 1 22 11 +11 13 Silver Medal
    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

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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

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  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
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