Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
City	Buenos Aires
Dates	7–14 October
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Parque Polideportivo Roca
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia (1st title)
Runner-up	India
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	44
Goals scored	346 (7.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Akhimullah Anuar (22 goals)
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The boys' tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held at the Parque Polideportivo Roca from 7 to 14 October 2018.^[1]

Results

All times are Argentina Time (UTC-03:00)

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (H)	5	5	0	0	36	6	+30	15	Quarterfinals
2	Malaysia	5	4	0	1	31	11	+20	12
3	Poland	5	2	0	3	29	17	+12	6
4	Zambia	5	2	0	3	29	23	+6	6
5	Mexico	5	2	0	3	19	20	−1	6	9th place game
6	Vanuatu	5	0	0	5	5	72	−67	0	11th place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

7 October 2018 09:30 Poland  6–3  Mexico T. Bembenek  5' Nitka  9', 18' E. Bembenek  12' Zabłocki  13' Jarzyński  17' Report Villegas  6', 19' Estrada  16' Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)

7 October 2018 10:15 Malaysia  14–0  Vanuatu Anuar  3', 7', 8', 14', 15', 20', 20' Azahar  7', 13' Mat  9' Moharam  11', 12' Rosdi  18' Ishak  18' Report Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Nick Saunders (NZL)

7 October 2018 13:15 Argentina  6–2  Zambia Ibarra  1', 6', 9' Marcucci  4', 18' Sarto  8' Report Bwali  7' Siwale  10' Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) James Unkles (AUS)

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8 October 2018 16:15 Zambia  4–3  Poland Mubanga  4', 13' Siwale  11' Bwali  18' Report Jarzyński  1' Nowakowski  3' E. Bembenek  16' Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) James Unkles (AUS)

8 October 2018 17:00 Malaysia  4–2  Mexico Anuar  4' Ishak  8', 19' Mat  19' Report Villegas  14' Estrada  20' Umpires: Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL) Peter Kabaso (KEN)

8 October 2018 17:45 Argentina  18–0  Vanuatu Marcucci  2', 3', 7', 10', 15' Zárate  4', 19' Micaz  5', 11', 12' Garrone  5', 11' Ibarra  6', 8', 16', 18' Sarto  14', 20' Report Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) James Unkles (AUS)

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9 October 2018 11:45 Zambia  2–7  Malaysia Mulenga  2', 3' Report Rosdi  3' Anuar  6', 10', 12', 20' Azahar  9' Mat  13' Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) James Unkles (AUS)

9 October 2018 12:30 Mexico  8–3  Vanuatu Estrada  2', 13' Hernández  3', 10' Palma  3' Villegas  6', 17' Sosa  18' Report Iawila  7' Job  13', 19' Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Darren Hubach (RSA)

9 October 2018 13:15 Poland  2–5  Argentina Nitka  4' Nowakowski  20' Report Garrone  3' Sarto  9', 14' Marcucci  11' Ibarra  20' Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Nick Saunders (NZL)

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10 October 2018 14:45 Mexico  6–4  Zambia Hernández  2' Estrada  6' Palma  7' Villegas  10', 13' Sosa  15' Report Bwali  14', 20' Mubanga  17', 18' Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)

10 October 2018 15:30 Vanuatu  1–15  Poland Katmatem  19' Report Jarzyński  1', 7' E. Bembenek  1', 9', 15', 18', 20' Chumeńczuk  8' Zabłocki  9', 13', 14' Nowakowski  10', 15', 16' T. Bembenek  13' Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

10 October 2018 17:00 Malaysia  2–4  Argentina Rosdi  5' Ishak  9' Report Sarto  8', 14', 19' Zárate  10' Umpires: James Unkles (AUS) Peter Kabaso (KEN)

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11 October 2018 09:30 Vanuatu  1–17  Zambia Lily  20' Report Mubanga  2', 4', 11', 11' Moyo  7', 12', 12', 13', 18', 19' Bwali  8', 15', 17', 19' Siwale  9' Banda  16' Kapeso  20' Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)

11 October 2018 10:15 Poland  3–4  Malaysia Jarzyński  7' E. Bembenek  7' Nowakowski  11' Report Anuar  1', 16', 17' Azahar  3' Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) James Unkles (AUS)

11 October 2018 11:00 Argentina  3–0  Mexico Garrone  2' Zárate  6' Sarto  8' Report Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Peter Kabaso (KEN)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	23	9	+14	15	Quarterfinals
2	India	5	4	0	1	34	8	+26	12
3	Austria	5	3	0	2	11	16	−5	9
4	Bangladesh	5	2	0	3	12	22	−10	6
5	Canada	5	1	0	4	13	22	−9	3	9th place game
6	Kenya	5	0	0	5	10	26	−16	0	11th place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.

7 October 2018 11:00 Australia  7–0  Kenya Murray  4', 16' Collins  5', 8' Carr  14' Davis  17' White  17' Report Umpires: Jonathan Altamirano (MEX) Darren Hubach (RSA)

7 October 2018 11:45 India  10–0  Bangladesh Anand  4' Rajbhar  4', 9' Sanjay  6' Prasad  9', 18' Chirmako  11', 17' M. Singh  12' Moirangthem  20' Report Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

7 October 2018 12:30 Canada  2–3  Austria Childs  6' Butt  12' Report Wellan  3' Matousek  5', 13' Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

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8 October 2018 14:00 Australia  4–3  Bangladesh B. Marais  1' C. Marais  6' White  10' Murray  11' Report Sobuj  4' Alam  11' Sarowar  18' Umpires: Jonathan Altamirano (MEX) Darren Hubach (RSA)

8 October 2018 14:45 India  9–1  Austria Sanjay  2' Anand  4', 10', 17' Chirmako  6', 11', 14', 18' Prasad  13' Report Drusany  8' Umpires: Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL) Nick Saunders (NZL)

8 October 2018 15:30 Kenya  3–4  Canada Ogenche  18', 20' Ouma  19' Report G. Singh  1' Farion  5' Butt  6' Childs  15' Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Darren Hubach (RSA)

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9 October 2018 09:30 Kenya  1–7  India Ouma  7' Report Chirmako  5', 10' Moirangthem  5', 11' Prasad  8' Sanjay  14' Rajbhar  17' Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

9 October 2018 10:15 Austria  3–0  Bangladesh Matousek  9', 14' Trnka  18' Report Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

9 October 2018 11:00 Canada  3–6  Australia Guraliuk  10', 13' G. Singh  15' Report C. Marais  1' Murray  4', 20' Davis  7' Carr  9' Collins  19' Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

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10 October 2018 14:00 Austria  4–3  Kenya Matousek  2' Drusany  4' Nyckowiak  10', 18' Report Ouma  4' Omutekete  10' Ogenche  14' Umpires: Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL) Darren Hubach (RSA)

10 October 2018 16:15 Bangladesh  5–2  Canada Alam  8', 16' H. Mohammad  12' Sobuj  13' Hossain  17' Report Butt  3' G. Singh  18' Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Darren Hubach (RSA)

10 October 2018 17:45 India  3–4  Australia Prasad  6', 18' Anand  20' Report Davis  2' Collins  3' Murray  18' B. Marais  19' Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

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11 October 2018 11:45 Australia  2–0  Austria Murray  9' B. Marais  17' Report Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

11 October 2018 12:30 Bangladesh  4–3  Kenya M. Mohammad  7' Sarowar  8' H. Mohammad  15' Hossain  18' Report Ogenche  4', 6' Ouma  11' Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Darren Hubach (RSA)

11 October 2018 13:15 Canada  2–5  India Childs  15', 16' Report Sanjay (field hockey)  4', 17' Anand  7' Chirmako  10' Rajbhar  17' Umpires: Jonathan Altamirano (MEX) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

Final round

	Fifth place					5–8th place semifinals					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
											Argentina		5
											Bangladesh		0
						Bangladesh		4								Argentina		1
						Poland		5								India		3
											India		4
											Poland		2
	Poland		4 (2)																		India		2
	Australia		4 (1)																		Malaysia		4
											Malaysia		2
											Austria		0
	Seventh place					Austria		3								Malaysia		7			Third place
						Australia		8								Zambia		4
	Bangladesh		2 (0)								Australia		4								Argentina		4
	Austria		2 (2)								Zambia		6								Zambia		0

Eleventh place game

12 October 2018 08:00 Vanuatu  2–9  Kenya Muliaki  4' Job  18' Report Wanganga  2', 17' Ogenche  4', 12' Ouma  6', 20' Ndombi  9', 9' Ndwati  10' Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Darren Hubach (RSA)

Ninth place game

12 October 2018 13:00 Mexico  2–1  Canada Hernández  3' Palma  6' Report Dhillon  13' Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) James Unkles (AUS)

Quarterfinals

12 October 2018 9:00 Malaysia  2–0  Austria Anuar  11', 19' Report Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

12 October 2018 10:00 Australia  4–6  Zambia Murray  5' Davis  8' Collins  11' Carr  17' Report Moyo  2', 19' Bwali  6', 10', 18' Mulenga  14' Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

12 October 2018 11:00 India  4–2  Poland Anand  1', 8' Singh  3' Sanjay (field hockey)  17' Report E. Bembenek  16' Nowakowski  18' Umpires: Darren Hubach (RSA) James Unkles (AUS)

12 October 2018 12:00 Argentina  5–0  Bangladesh Zárate  1', 8', 12' Marcucci  17' Ibarra  18' Report Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Nick Saunders (NZL)

5–8th place RD4

13 October 2018 09:00 Bangladesh  4–5  Poland Sobuj  13', 15', 17' Mohammad  20' Report Nitka  4' Nowakowski  6' Jarzyński  9', 14', 18' Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) James Unkles (AUS)

13 October 2018 10:00 Austria  3–8  Australia Trnka  9', 14', 17' Report Marais  1' Murray  2' Collins  5', 8', 13' Carr  6', 12' White  16' Umpires: Hideko Kinoshita (JPN) Darren Hubach (RSA)

Semifinals

13 October 2018 14:00 Malaysia  7–4  Zambia Anuar  1', 9', 20' Rosdi  4', 7' Moharam  12' Mat  13' Report Moyo  6', 19' Bwali  14', 18' Umpires: Nick Saunders (NZL) Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

13 October 2018 15:00 Argentina  1–3  India Zárate  4' Report Rajbhar  3' Chirmako  12', 18' Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

Seventh place game

14 October 2018 08:30 Bangladesh  2–2  Austria Sarowar  1' Sobuj  2' Report Albrecht  7' Drusany  8' Penalties Sarowar Hossain 0–2 Nyckowiak Trnka Matousek Umpires: Darren Hubach (RSA) James Unkles (AUS)

Fifth place game

14 October 2018 10:30 Poland  4–4  Australia E. Bembenek  16' Jarzyński  18' Nowakowski  20' T. Bembenek  20' Report Carr  4' Davis  8' Marais  10' Collins  14' Penalties E. Bembenek Chumeńczuk Jarzyński Chumeńczuk 2–1 Collins Carr Murray Collins Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Nick Saunders (NZL)

Bronze medal game

14 October 2018 13:00 Argentina  4–0  Zambia Zárate  4', 14' Sarto  10' Ibarra  19' Report Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)

Gold medal game

14 October 2018 15:00 India  2–4  Malaysia Prasad  3', 6' Report Rosdi  5' Anuar  14', 19' Azahar  18' Umpires: Jonathan Altamirano (MEX) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

Statistics

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Competitors[2]
	Malaysia	Hamiz Ahir, Shahrul Saupi, Amirul Azahar, Arif Ishak, Syarman Mat, Kamarulzaman Kamaruddin, Muhibuddin Moharam, Firdaus Rosdi, Akhimullah Anuar
	India	Prashant Chauhan, Shivam Anand, Rahul Rajbhar, Maninder Singh, Sanjay, Sudeep Chirmako, Pawan, Rabichandra Moirangthem, Vivek Prasad
	Argentina	Nehuen Hernando, Facundo Zárate, Ignacio Ibarra, Gaspar Garrone, Tadeo Marcucci, Santiago Micaz, Facundo Sarto, Lisandro Zago, Agustín Cabaña
4	Zambia	Robson Kunda, Kennedy Siwale, Dominic Mulenga, Simon Banda, Phillimon Bwali, David Kapeso, Andrew Moyo, Joseph Mubanga, Jeff Phiri
5	Poland	Jakub Gebler, Tomasz Bembenek, Gracjan Jarzyński, Dawid Zabłocki, Korneliusz Nitka, Jakub Chumeńczuk, Marcin Szczęsny, Michał Nowakowski, Eryk Bembenek
6	Australia	Jed Snowden, Chris Starkie, Lain Carr, Bradley Marais, James Collins, Alistair Murray, Ben White, Miles Davis, Craig Marais
7	Austria	Florian Albrecht, Yannick Matousek, Paul Drusany, Maximilian Trnka, Nikolas Wellan, Jakob Scherf, Jan Gruener, Benjamin Koelbl, Marcin Nyckowiak
8	Bangladesh	Biplob Kujur, Sobuj Shohanur, Safiul Alam, Hasan Mohammad, Sawon Sarower, Mohsin Mohammad, Uddin Mohammad, Prince Samundo, Arshad Hossain
9	Mexico	Jesús Pérez, Jorge Estrada, Matías Guzmán, Erik Hernández, Alexander Palma, Brian Rangel, Luis Villegas, Jorge Gómez, Juan Sosa
10	Canada	Ethan McTavish, Roopkanwar Dhillon, Arjun Hothi, Brendan Guraliuk, Shazab Butt, Amraaz Dhillon, Ganga Singh, Isaac Farion, Rowan Childs
11	Kenya	Paul Ongadi, Richard Wanganga, Olando Ouma, Ivan Ludiali, Brian Ogenche, Bryton Ndwati, Edson Ndombi, Robinson Omutekete, Samuel Silong
12	Vanuatu	Lovis Iawila, Inias Muliaki, Francois Simeon, Jetro Namak, Stephen Nulak, Nicholsen Job, Jossie Lily, John Katmatem, Jeremy Nukur

Goalscorers

There were 346 goals scored in 44 matches, for an average of 7.86 goals per match.

22 goals

• Akhimullah Anuar

13 goals

• Philimon Bwali

11 goals

• Facundo Zárate
• Sudeep Chirmako

10 goals

• Facundo Sarto
• Ignacio Ibarra
• Eryk Bembenek

9 goals

• Alistair Murray
• James Collins
• Gracjan Jarzyński
• Michał Nowakowski
• Andrew Moyo
• Joseph Mubanga

8 goals

• Tadeo Marcucci
• Shivam Anand
• Vivek Prasad

7 goals

• Brian Ogenche
• Firadus Rosdi

6 goals

• Lain Carr
• Shohanur Sobuj
• Sanjay
• Olando Ouma
• Luis Villegas

5 goals

• Bradley Marais
• Miles Davis
• Yannick Matousek
• Jorge Estrada

4 goals

• Gaspar Garrone
• Maximilian Trnka
• Rowan Childs
• Shazab Butt
• Rahul Rajbhar
• Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem
• Amirul Azahar
• Arif Ishak
• Syarman Mat
• Alexander Palma
• Erik Hernández
• Dawid Zabłocki
• Korneliusz Nitka

3 goals

• Santiago Micaz
• Paul Drusany
• Benjamin White
• Hasan Mohammad
• Saiful Alam
• Sawon Sarowar
• Richard Wanganga
• Muhibddin Moharam
• Tomasz Bembenek
• Nicholsen Job
• Dominic Mulenga
• Kennedy Siwale

2 goals

• Craig Marais
• Marcin Nyckowiak
• Arhsad Hossain
• Brendan Guraliuk
• Ganga Singh
• Maninder Singh
• Edson Ndombi
• Juan Sosa
• Lovis Iawila

1 goal

• Florian Albrecht
• Nikolaus Wellan
• Mohsin Mohammad
• Amraaz Dhillon
• Isaac Farion
• Bryton Ndwati
• Jakub Chumeńczuk
• Jon Katmatem
• Jossie Lily
• David Kapeso
• Simon Banda

References

1. "Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games teams confirmed". International Hockey Federation. FIH.ch. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
2. "Hockey 5s, Boys, YOG, 7 – 14 October 2018". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2023.