The Australian national team have won their first game of the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament, defeating Serbia 4-3 in a shootout. Robert Malloy was named best Australian player of the match after scoring four points, including the game winning goal. In other games of the day Romania defeated Belgium 4-3 and Spain beat Iceland 4-2. After the end of round three Australia remain in last place, seven points behind leaders Romania. Australia take on Iceland today in their fourth game of the tournament.
A live stream was available at IHI.is (see the IIHF page for game times)
For more information see the tournament page at IIHF.com or follow the team on their Facebook page.
- Serbia 3 – 4 SO Australia (16:30, 16 April 2015, Laugardalur Arena). Game Card
Standings after Round 3
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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