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.
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 took the first penalty corner of the game three minutes into the second half, but the opportunity went unconverted.
Germany followed up soon after with a penalty corner opportunity of their own, but they too failed to convert.
In the 51st minute, 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 took 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.
