2018 Oceania Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (boys' field hockey)

Tournament details
Host country	Papua New Guinea
City	Port Moresby
Dates	25 – 28 April 2018
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Port Moresby Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions	Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up	Vanuatu
Third place	Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	177 (12.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Benjamin White (28 goals)

The 2018 Oceania Youth Olympic Games Qualifier for boys' field hockey was held from the 25 to 28 April 2018 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.^[1] The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, with the winner, runner-up and third placed team qualifying.

Qualified teams

•  Australia
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Solomon Islands
•  Vanuatu

Format

The four teams will each play each other two times, having played six games in total. The top two teams advance to the final, while the bottom two teams play for the third and fourth place.

Results

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

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	6	6	0	0	115	2	+113	18	Final
2	Vanuatu	6	4	0	2	23	42	−19	12
3	Solomon Islands	6	1	1	4	10	45	−35	4
4	Papua New Guinea (H)	6	0	1	5	15	74	−59	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]
(H) Hosts

25 April 2018 09:00  Papua New Guinea 2–2  Solomon Islands Metai  3' English  21' Report Masae  27', 29' Umpires: Frank Vira (VAN) Kisapai Milton (PNG)

25 April 2018 10:00  Australia 20–0  Vanuatu Carr  2' Marais  2', 15' White  5', 7', 11', 19', 29' Harvie  6' Fossey  9', 9', 19', 20' Snowden  16', 17', 18', 23' Collins  17' Davis  26', 28' Report Umpires: Benjamin Hocking (AUS) Lionel Hebei (PNG)

25 April 2018 14:00  Vanuatu 5–1  Solomon Islands Simeon  6' Job  15', 25' Daniel  19' Iawila  23' Report Luiramo  21' Umpires: Lionel Hebei (PNG) Jimmy Mamae (SOL)

25 April 2018 15:00  Papua New Guinea 2–21  Australia English  15' Mem  20' Report Harvie  3' White  4', 8', 16', 16', 21', 27' Davis  5', 5', 6', 7', 11' Fossey  6', 19', 29', 29' Snowden  10', 21', 26', 28' Marais  18' Umpires: Kerryl Chandler (AUS) Eddie Gebo (PNG)

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26 April 2018 11:00  Vanuatu 5–1  Papua New Guinea Daniel  4', 28' Misak  12', 14', 24' Report Mem  13' Umpires: Jimmy Mamae (SOL) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)

26 April 2018 12:00  Solomon Islands 0–19  Australia Report Davis  4', 13', 18', 22' Collins  4', 17' Snowden  10+' White  13', 20+', 25' Marais  14', 15' Fossey  14', 27' Harvie  15', 19', 20', 26' Carr  23' Umpires: Edward Purkikil (PNG) Hussein Lowah (PNG)

26 April 2018 16:00  Papua New Guinea 4–5  Solomon Islands Metai  1', 28' Pomaleau  15' Terence  16' Report Masae  8' Luiramo  22' Satu  23', 26' Talosui  29' Umpires: Edward Purkikil (PNG) Benjamin Hocking (AUS)

26 April 2018 17:00  Australia 12–0  Vanuatu Snowden  2' Collins  3', 7' White  6', 15', 28' Fossey  6', 10+', 12', 17' Davis  27' Marais  30+' Report Umpires: Milton Kisapai (PNG) Lionel Hebei (PNG)

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27 April 2018 09:00  Vanuatu 5–2  Solomon Islands Daniel  15', 18', 23' Katmatem  19' Job  24' Report Satu  9' Talosui  12' Umpires: Benjamin Hocking (AUS) Frank Vira (VAN)

27 April 2018 10:00  Papua New Guinea 0–33  Australia Report Davis  2', 3', 6', 7', 15', 25' Collins  3', 8' Fossey  4', 10', 11', 17', 24', 28' Snowden  5', 5', 9', 12', 19', 22', 30', 30' Harvie  6', 17' White  7', 13', 21', 26', 27', 27' Marais  14', 20' Carr  30' Umpires: Eddie Gebo (PNG) Lionel Hebei (PNG)

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28 April 2018 10:00  Vanuatu 3–2  Papua New Guinea Daniel  10+', 15', 19' Report Pomaleu  12', 21' Umpires: Kerryl Chandler (AUS) Hussein Lowah (PNG)

28 April 2018 11:00  Solomon Islands 0–10  Australia Report Marais  5', 23' Snowden  6', 14' Davis  11', 28' Carr  20' Fossey  22' White  25', 30' Umpires: Frank Vira (VAN) Jimmy Mamae (SOL)

First to fourth place classification

Third and fourth place

28 April 2018 15:00  Solomon Islands 4–3  Papua New Guinea Masae  15', 18', 30' Luiramo  28' Report Stanley  4' English  13' Mem  28' Umpires: Kerryl Chandler (AUS) Benjamin Hocking (AUS)

Final

28 April 2018 16:00  Australia 16–0  Vanuatu White  2', 3', 8' Collins  3', 9', 20' Carr  6', 29' Snowden  11', 18' Marais  16' Davis  21', 26' Fossey  23', 24', 25' Report Umpires: Lionel Hebei (PNG) Eddie Gebo (PNG)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Australia
	Vanuatu
	Solomon Islands
4	Papua New Guinea

References