2007 Merdeka Tournament

The 2007 Merdeka Tournament is the 39th editions of the Merdeka Tournament and was held on 20 to 29 August 2007.

2007 Pestabola Merdeka

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	20–29 August
Teams	8
Venue(s)	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)
Top scorer(s)	Safee Sali , Yan Paing (4 goals)
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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' Shukor Adan 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 Map 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 Map 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 Stadium
	Myanmar	3
					29 August - Shah Alam Stadium
	Zimbabwe	1
					Myanmar	1
	27 August - MBPJ Stadium
					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