2007 Merdeka Tournament

2007 Pestabola Merdeka

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	20–29 August
Teams	8
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia U-23 (1st title)
Runners-up	Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	44 (2.93 per match)
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The 2007 Merdeka Tournament is the 39th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on 20 to 29 August 2007.

Groups

Group stage

Teams qualified for next phase

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Myanmar	9	3	3	0	0	4	1
Malaysia U-23	6	3	2	0	1	7	2
Lesotho	3	3	1	0	2	3	6
Laos	0	3	0	0	3	1	6

20 August
18:30

Myanmar	1–0	Lesotho
Soe Myat Min 49'

MBPJ Stadium

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20 August
20:30

Malaysia U-23	2–0	Laos
Safee Sali 32' Asaph D 53'

MBPJ Stadium

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23 August
18:30

Myanmar	2–1	Malaysia U-23
Aung Myo Thant 42' Yan Paing 50'		Zaquan Adha 70'

MBPJ Stadium

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23 August
20:30

Lesotho	3–1	Laos
Potse Refiloe 3' Maipato Tefo 6' Moleko Katleho 23'		Visay Phaphouvanin 26'

MBPJ Stadium

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25 August
18:30

Malaysia U-23	4–0	Lesotho
Shukor Adan 44' Khyril Muhymeen 47' Zaquan Adha 50' Norshahrul Idlan 59'

MBPJ Stadium

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25 August
20:30

Myanmar	1–0	Laos
Yan Paing 30'

MBPJ Stadium

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Singapore U-23	9	3	3	0	0	7	3
Zimbabwe	6	3	2	0	1	6	6
Indonesia U-23	3	3	1	0	2	2	2
Bangladesh B	0	3	0	0	3	2	5

21 August
18:30

Singapore U-23	4–2	Zimbabwe
Agu Casmir 5' Khairul Amri 22' Ridhuan Muhammad 30' Fazrul Nawaz 34'		Johannes Ngodzo 48' Lionel Mtizwa 60'

Shah Alam Stadium

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21 August
20:30

Indonesia U-23	1–0	Bangladesh B
Cornelius Geddy 27'

Shah Alam Stadium

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23 August
18:30

Singapore U-23	2–1	Bangladesh B
Ridhuan Muhammad 43' Fazrul Nawaz 45'		Zumratul Hossain Mithu 89'

Shah Alam Stadium

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23 August
20:30

Indonesia U-23	1–2	Zimbabwe
Cornelius Geddy 45'		Mutshumaveli Moyo 26' Philip Marufu 57'

Shah Alam Stadium

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25 August
18:30

Indonesia U-23	0–2	Singapore U-23
		Ridhuan Muhammad 7' Agu Casmir 85'

Shah Alam Stadium

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25 August
20:30

Bangladesh B	1–2	Zimbabwe
Saifur Rahman Moni 88'		Lionel Mtizwa 38' Johannes Ngodzo 58'

Shah Alam Stadium

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	27 August - MBPJ
	Myanmar	3
					29 August - Shah Alam
	Zimbabwe	1
					Myanmar	1
	27 August - MBPJ
					Malaysia U-23	3
	Singapore U-23	1
	Malaysia U-23	3

Semi finals

27 August
18:30

Myanmar	3–1	Zimbabwe
Yan Paing 32', 57' Yazar Win Thein 88'

MBPJ Stadium

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27 August
20:30

Malaysia U-23	3–1	Singapore U-23
Khyril Muhymeen 14' Safee Sali 18', 76'		Agu Casmir 48'

MBPJ Stadium

Finals

29 August
20:30

Myanmar	1–3	Malaysia U-23
Tun Tun Win 73'		Zaquan Adha 12' Khin Maung Lwin 56' (o.g.) Safee Sali 60'

Shah Alam Stadium

Award

2007 Merdeka Tournament winner
Malaysia U-23 1st title

External links

• 2007 Merdeka Tournament at RSSF.com website