2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I is the fifth tournament of the Hockey Champions Challenge for men. It was held from December 6 to December 13, 2009 in Salta, Argentina. New Zealand defeated Pakistan to take the title, and promoted to the Champions Trophy tournament in 2010.

Contents

Results

All times are Argentina Time (UTC-4)

Pools

Pool A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 India 7 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5
 New Zealand 5 3 1 2 0 8 5 +3
 Belgium 3 3 1 0 2 7 11 –4
 China 1 3 0 1 2 6 10 –4
6 December 2009
14:05
Belgium  4 – 3  China Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Deon Nel (RSA)
Pangrazio 10', 65'
Thys 42'
Gougnard 53'
Na Yubo 14'
Hu Huiren 38' (PC)
Song Yi 43'

6 December 2009
16:05
New Zealand  2 – 2  India Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Couzins 47' (PS)
Hayward 58' (PC)
Khandker 30'
Shivendra 51'

8 December 2009
12:05
India  4 – 1  China Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)
Prabhjot 7' (PC)
Rajpal 35'
Sarwanjit 56' (PC)
Shivendra 70'
Song Yi 41' (PS)

8 December 2009
14:05
Belgium  1 – 4  New Zealand Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Charlier 30' Couzins 25' (PS)
Archibald 49' (PS)
Child 64'
Inglis 65'

10 December 2009
14:05
New Zealand  2 – 2  China Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Wilson 42'
Inglis 44'
Liu Xiantang 4'
Liu Yixian 57' (PC)

10 December 2009
16:05
India  4 – 2  Belgium Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Mahadik 19' (PC)
Shivendra 30'
Khandker 48'
Prabhjot 70'
Dekeyser 24' (PS)
Pangrazio 25'

Pool B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 6 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5
 Pakistan 6 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2
 Canada 3 3 1 0 2 5 8 –3
 South Africa 3 3 1 0 2 7 11 –4
6 December 2009
12:05
Pakistan  2 – 1  Canada Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Abbas 14' (PC), 31' (PC) Fernandes 47' (PC)

6 December 2009
18:05
Argentina  6 – 2  South Africa Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Ibarra 9' (PC), 12' (PS), 31' (PC)
Mazzilli 24'
L. Vila 53', 55'
Harper 15'
Norris-Jones 69'

8 December 2009
16:05
Canada  1 – 4  South Africa Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Tupper 59' (PC) Paton 30'
Haley 41' (PC)
Reid-Ross 46' (PC)
Carr 65' (PC)

8 December 2009
18:05
Argentina  3 – 1  Pakistan Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Callioni 1'
Ibarra 31' (PC), 52' (PC)
Abbas 66' (PC)

10 December 2009
12:05
Pakistan  4 – 1  South Africa Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)
Abbas 20' (PC)
Abbasi 49'
Khan 53' (PC)
Ali 63'
Norris-Jones 33'

10 December 2009
18:05
Canada  3 – 2  Argentina Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Tupper 50'
Wright 62' (PC)
Fernandes 70+' (PC)
Ibarra 54' (PC), 69' (PC)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

12 December 2009
09:05
Belgium  3 – 4  South Africa Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Dekeyser 8' (PC), 14'
Charlier 51'
Paton 17'
Robinson 25'
Reid-Ross 65' (PC)
Madsen 70'

12 December 2009
11:35
Canada  1 – 3  China Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Haider Rasool (PAK)
Pearson 7' Song Yi 11', 28' (PC)
Lu Fenghui 39' (PC)

Seventh and eighth place

13 December 2009
09:05
Belgium  2 – 0  Canada Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Depaeuw 24'
Pangrazio 50'

Fifth and sixth place

13 December 2009
11:35
South Africa  5 – 0  China Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Daniel Lopez Ramos (URU)
McDade 8'
Hykes 26'
Reid-Ross 38' (PC)
Carr 42'
Smith 68'

First to fourth place classfication

Semi-finals

12 December 2009
14:05
Argentina  2 – 3  New Zealand Umpires:
Nathan Stagno (GIB)
Deon Nel (RSA)
Ibarra 18' (PC)
L. Vila 66'
Hayward 2' (PC)
Burrows 32'
McAleese 45'

12 December 2009
16:35
India  3 – 6  Pakistan Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Roel van Eert (NED)
Mahadik 8' (PC), 62' (PC)
Ram 67' (PC)
Butt 2', 29', 64'
Abbas 32' (PC), 70' (PS)
Khan 58'

Third and fourth place

13 December 2009
14:05
Argentina  2 – 3  India Umpires:
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Deon Nel (RSA)
Callioni 22', 29' Raghunath 35+' (PC)
Gurbaj 54'
Mahadik 69' (PC)

Final

13 December 2009
16:35
New Zealand  4 – 2  Pakistan Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Archibald 15' (PC)
Burrows 20', 66'
Edwards 65'
Abbas 7' (PC)
Butt 35'
 2009 Hockey Champions Challenge I 

New Zealand
First title

Awards

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
Pedro Ibarra Sardar Singh Kyle Pontifex  Argentina

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