Australian Cadet Men's Team FINA World Championships campaign

GAME 6: AUSTRALIA 9 d GERMANY 5

The Australian Cadet men have finished fifth in the gold divison at the FINA Cadet Men's World Championships after a hard fought victory against Germany.

In their final classification match, the Aussies were eager to end their campaign on a high.

The Aussies came from 2-3 down at quarter time, to set up a 4-3 lead at half time.

In the third quarter, the Aussies pushed their lead out to 7-4, before powering home in the last quarter to deliver a 9-5 win.

Rewatch the match: https://youtu.be/j5eTgDATkdM

GAME 5: AUSTRALIA 10 d SLOVENIA 8

The Australian Cadet men have notched up a win against Slovenia in the 5-8 playoffs (gold division) overnight at the FINA Cadet Men's World Championships.

Leading from the outset, the Aussies capitalised on their one goal lead in the first quarter and managed to hold onto the win until the end.

Smith Connors was the top goal scorer for the Aussies, with a hatrick. Daniel Magasanik and Auguste Korac scored two each, with Ashton Brown, Pavle Macic and Nicholas Mordes also adding their names to the scoresheet with one goal each.

Sydney Uni's Zac Izzard said the win gave his team a much needed confidence boost, after a couple of tough losses.

"The tour has been amazing in Greece so far, it's been a great experience coming up against the top teams in the world," Izzard said.

"It was good to get the win today against Slovenia, it was a tough game but a win is a win.

"We've got Germany next now, and we're really looking forward to it," he said.

Rewatch the match: https://youtu.be/7J-wnsR4Ylw

GAME 4: AUSTRALIA 9 def by BRAZIL 10

The Australian Cadet men have narrowly lost to Brazil in the playoff stages of the FINA Cadet Men's World Championships.

The teams were inseparable in the first quarter, with one goal apiece, before edging slightly ahead at half time.

In the third quarter, Brazil fought back, edging one goal ahead before an even last quarter saw the Brazilians claim the win by one goal.

Pavle Macic said: "It obviously didn't go our way this morning but I'm proud of the boys.

"We put 100% in it, but at the end of the day we didn't get the result.

"We're excited for what's to come, and to continuing to give 100% to every game, and to enjoy the rest of the tournament as it's a wonderful experience," he said.

The Australian men will now play Slovenia on Friday 26 August 4pm AEST.

Rewatch the match: https://youtu.be/5RiIAM9rx4g

GAME 3: AUSTRALIA 8 def by GREECE 15

The Australian Cadet men have lost their third match of their FINA Cadet Men's World Championships campaign in Greece.

Faced with a tough task of taking of European powerhouses Greece at home, the Aussie men were right in it for the whole game.

But in the third quarter, the experience of Greece shone through, edging them ahead before an eventual 7-goal win fell in their favour.

Nicholas Mordes said it was a fight until the end, and unfortunate to not be able to get the job done.

"We fought through the whole game, but the better team on the day won in the end," Mordes said.

"Tomorrow we've got Brazil and we're keen to play them. We're all fired up and ready to go.

"That was a tough game but I couldn't be more proud of the boys, and stuck together right through that game," he said.

Rewatch the match: https://youtu.be/a4HxYHg25c8

GAME 2: AUSTRALIA 25 d LATVIA 3

The Australian Cadet Men have notched up an impressive win over Latvia in their second pool match of the FINA Cadet Men's World Championships in Greece.

After a narrow loss to Montenegro on Sunday, the Aussie men were keen to get a win under their belt before the cross overs.

And that they did, claiming a 22-goal victory and putting them through to the Round of 16.

New South Wales representative Ashton Brown said it was an all round good game from his team.

"We're really happy with how the game went, and really proud of how the boys conducted themselves," Brown said.

"We're playing Greece next so our full focus will turn to that and we're really excited for that game," he said.

The Aussie Cadet Men will now play Greece in the Round of 16, at a time to be determined.

Rewatch the match: https://youtu.be/k9v52_z_fn8

GAME 1: AUSTRALIA 12 def by MONTENEGRO 14

The Australian Cadet Men have narrowly gone down to European powerhouses Montenegro in their first game of the FINA Cadet Men's World Championships overnight.

The Aussies held the lead early, scoring four goals to Montenegro's three in the first quarter, before pushing it out to a two goal lead at half time.

But Montenegro made a come back in the third quarter, levelling the scores at 9-all.

In the last quarter, Montenegro proved too strong, edging ahead to a two goal lead with the end score 12-14 falling in the Europeans favour.

After having a bye on day one, the Aussies still have one more pool game remaining.

They'll face Latvia on Wednesday 24 August at 1AM AEST, after which the cross over games will be determined.

Rewatch the match: https://youtu.be/nvZ2aaHvxF8