Australia's under-21 Burras have had to settle for fourth place in the Junior World Cup hockey tournament in India after losing 3-0 to Germany, who took the bronze on Sunday.
India later defeated Belgium 2 - 1 to take out the cup on home soil.
The Burras were off to a great start with Kiran Arunasalam, Lachlan Sharp and Matthew Bird working hard to get the ball right in front of the German net only minutes in, but Germany's defence managed to get the ball out of the field of play.
Germany's Jan Schiffer was the first to score in the 11th minute with a goal deflected into the right of the net past keeper Matt Finn.
Australia were up for the first penalty corner of the game three minutes into the second half, but the opportunity went unconverted.
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Germany followed up soon after with a penalty corner opportunity of their own, but they too failed to convert.
In the 51st minute of play, the Germans came through and scored a second field goal when Timm Herzbruch scored from a reverse flick directly in front of the net.
The result was sealed in the 60th minute when Germany were awarded another penalty corner opportunity. This time the flick from Timm Herzbruch flew into the back of the net, giving Matt Finn no chance at a save.
With seven minutes of play remaining, the Burras went for it, taking off their goalkeeper to have the advantage of an extra field player on pitch but the move didn't pay off before the siren sounded.
