The Australian men’s national under-18 team have lost 1-2 to the Netherlands in their second game of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group B. In other games of the day China beat Belgium 6-4 and Serbia defeated Croatia 4-1. After the end of second round Australia has moved up a place in the standings to fifth while Serbia continues to lead the competition. The teams have a rest day today and return on Thursday where Australia will take on China. The two teams last met in 2015 at the World Championship Division II Group B tournament where China won 8-1.
- Australia 1-2 Netherlands (16:30, 26 March 2019, Ice Rink Pionir)
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Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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