The game was locked at 7-7 and 8-8 after fulltime and extra time and went to an eighth penalty shot with Australia scoring and Montenegro missing for the Aussie youngsters to win 15-14.

They missed out on topping their group in the eight-nation event by losing to eventual winner Croatia 11-9 in their third match after beating Italy 12-5 and Serbia 11-8.

Results:
Vikelas Cup, youth boys, Syros, Greece:
Day 1: Group A: Germany 7 Montenegro 7, Spain 9 Greece 9. Group B: Australia 12 (J Fannon 5, A Younger 3, W Eames 2, M Giles, J Davie) Italy 5, Croatia 12 Serbia 10.
Day 2:
Group A: Montenegro 7 Greece 3, Spain 15 Germany 9. Group B: Australia 11 (A Younger 3, J Fannon, J Davie 2, A Polivka, W Eames, J Howden, J Burton) Serbia 8, Croatia 10 Italy 7.
Day 3:
Group A: Montenegro Spain, Germany Greece.
Group: Croatia 11 Australia 9 (A Younger 4, J Davie 2, J Howden, W Eames, A Polivka), Serbia 10 Italy 5.
Day 4: Play-offs: 1st & 2nd, Croatia 13 Spain 9; 3rd & 4th, Australia 15 (A Younger 4, W Eames, J Davie 3, P Short 2, Howden, J Fannon, M Giles) Montenegro 14 in penalty shootout (FT: 7-7. ET: 8-8. Shootout 7-6). Shootout 7-6), 5th & 6th, Greece 9 Serbia 8; 7th & 8th, Germany 9 Italy 7.
Final placings: Croatia, Spain, Australia, Montenegro, Greece, Serbia, Germany, Italy.

Youth boys clean up in German tournament
Hannover, Germany (July 8).—
Australia’s youth boys’ water polo team claimed the Bernhard Baier Cup here at the weekend, beating three of the world’s leading nations.

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Australia thrashed Russia 16-6, Italy 10-6 and Germany 15-8 with Fremantle Mariners star Aaron Younger being named player of the tournament, scoring 12 goals.

As Younger had already won an award, Wests’ Wade Eames was awarded the tournament’s top scorer with 11 goals in the tournament, which saw some of the world’s leading 16 and 17-year-olds in action.

Results:
Bernhard Baier Cup, youth boys, Hannover, Germany:
Day 1: Australia 16 (W Eames 5, A Younger, J Fannon, J Davie 2, P Short, J Howden, B Edwards, P Sindone, M Giles) Russia 6, Italy 7 Germany 6.
Day 2: Australia 10 (W Eames, A Younger 4, M Giles 2) Italy 6, Russia 15 Germany 11.
Day 3: Australia 15 (A Younger 6, J Davie 3, A Polivka, W Eames 2, J Fannon, L Cranley) Germany 8, Russia 8 Italy 8.
Final points: Australia 6, Italy 3, Russia 3, Germany 0.
Awards: Player of the Tournament: Aaron Younger (AUS). Highest goal-scorer: Wade Eames (AUS).

Germany 8, Aus 15
Freitag, 4.Juli 2008:
Russland - Australien 6 : 16 (2:6, 3:3, 1:5, 0:2)
Deutschland - Italien 6 : 7 (2:1, 2:4, 1:1, 1:1)

Samstag, 5.Juli 2008:
Italien - Australien 6 : 10 (0:1, 1:3, 3:4, 2:2)
Deutschland - Russland 11 : 15 (1:3, 2:4, 3:4, 5:4)

Sonntag, 6.Juli 2008:
Russland - Italien 8 : 8 (1:4, 1:3, 3:1, 3:0)
Deutschland - Australien 8 : 15 (3:5, 0:4, 3:4, 2:2)


1. Australien 6 : 0 (+21)
2. Italien 3 : 3 (-3)
3. Russland 3 : 3 (-6)
4. Deutschland 0 : 6 (-12)

Sonderehrungen:
Bester Spieler: Aaron Younger (Australien)
Bester Torschütze: Wade Eames (Australien)
Bester Torhüter: Marc Böer (Deutschland)

Youth boys in tour-opening win over Germany
Hildesheim, Germany (July 3).— 
Perth youngster Aaron Younger spearheaded Australia to an 11-6 youth boys’ water polo victory over Germany here last night.

Younger, who plays for Fremantle Mariners in the National Water Polo League, slotted four goals as the Aussies opened their European tour.

Australia led 2-1, 6-4 and 7-5 at the breaks before swimming away in the final period.

Australia converted two from seven on extra compared to Germany's one from four. There were 300 spectators at the match. 

Result:
Boys’ Youth international, Hildesheim, Germany: Australia 11 (A Younger 4, W Eames, B Edwards 2, J Davie, J Fannon, M Giles) Germany 6.

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