Germany have won the Standard Charted Bank FIH Men's Junior World Cup after a 3-1 win over the Netherlands. The Germans had to come back from 1-0 down to beat their neighbours at the Johor Bahru Hockey Stadium in Taman Daya to become the 2009 champions. It was their record fifth triumph in this tournament following wins in 1982, 1985, 1989 and 1993. Netherlands took the lead in the 20th minute after Mink van der Weerden's penalty corner. It was his 13th goal in this tournament. Germany came back strongly and they equalised in the 24th minute after Marco Miltkau's shot was deflected into the Dutch net. Before Netherlands' goal, both side had started the game cautiously and it was just like a chess match.After going in level at half-time, it was Germany who looked the hungrier of the two sides. And it was no surprise when they went ahead in the 56th minute through Florian Fuchs who took advantage of a mix-up in the Netherlands defence. The Dutch were soon 3-1 behind when Jan Fleckhaus again took advantage of uncertainty in the Netherlands defence to slot the ball home.There was still time for Netherlands to pull a goal back but the German defence stood firm and held on to a famous victory.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Man of the match: Floran Fuchs (GER)
Top-scorer: Mink van der Weerden (NED)
Best GK: Niklas Sakowsky (GER)
Player of the tournament: Simon Child (NZL)
Fairplay Award: Germany
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