Women's field hockey tournament
March on Madrid Host country United States Dates 17–27 August Teams 4 (from 3 confederations) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Champions Netherlands (1st title) Runner-up Argentina Third place Australia Matches played 14 Goals scored 46 (3.29 per match) Top scorer(s) Luciana Aymar (5 goals)Best player Luciana Aymar
The 2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches . It was held in Baltimore and Virginia Beach , from 17 to 27 August 2006.[ 1]
The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating the United States 4–2 in the third place match.[ 2]
The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina , Australia , the Netherlands and the United States . The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
Teams
Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[ 3]
Results
Preliminary round
Source:
USA Field Hockey Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 4] (H) Hosts
Fixtures
Classification round
Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
There were 46 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
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