Volos, Greece - August 25 - The USA Men's Cadet National Team picked up another win at the FINA U16 World Championship earlier today, beating Germany 9-8.
Ben Forer scored four goals to lead the United States while Boden Brinkema added three scores. Team USA is set for a rematch with Malta tomorrow at 5:45am et/2:45am pt. Live streaming is available via FINA by
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Team USA and Germany traded goals in the opening period of this game.
Colt Bradley and Brinkema scored for the Americans alongside a pair of goals from Finn Taubert for Germany to make the score 2-2 after one. Germany used a big second quarter to stretch the lead with four goals while the United States converted a penalty shot from Forer with 1:07 to go in the half to make the score 6-3 in favor of the Germans at intermission.
Team USA responded in the third with a big quarter of their own. The Americans got goals from Brinkema (2) and Forer (2) in the period as Taubert put another one home for Germany to make the score 7-7 going to the final frame. In the fourth quarter,
Maddox Arlett and Forer put Team USA ahead by two before Germany added a goal with 1:07 to go but they would not have enough down the stretch and the United States held on to win by a final score of 9-8.
Team USA scored twice on power plays and went 2/2 on penalty shots while Germany scored twice on power plays and went 2/2 on penalty shots.
Scoring -
Stats
USA 9 (2, 1, 4, 2) B. Forer 4, B. Brinkema 3, M. Arlett 1, C. Bradley 1
GER 8 (2, 4, 1, 1) F. Taubert 5, T. Kammermeier 1, N. Tick 1, F. Bruns 1
6x5 - USA 2 - GER 2
Penalties - USA - 2/2 - GER - 2/2
