2007 Merdeka Tournament

2007 Pestabola Merdeka

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	20–29 August
Teams	8
Venue	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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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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'

MBPJ Stadium

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20 August
20:30

Malaysia U-23	2–0	Laos
Safee Sali File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Shukor Adan File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'

MBPJ Stadium

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23 August
18:30

Myanmar	2–1	Malaysia U-23
Aung Myo Thant File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Yan Paing File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'		Zaquan Adha File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'

MBPJ Stadium

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23 August
20:30

Lesotho	3–1	Laos
Potse Refiloe File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Maipato Tefo File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Moleko Katleho File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'		Visay Phaphouvanin File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'

MBPJ Stadium

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25 August
18:30

Malaysia U-23	4–0	Lesotho
Shukor Adan File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Khyril Muhymeen File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Zaquan Adha File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Norshahrul IdlanFile:Soccerball shade.svg 59'

MBPJ Stadium

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25 August
20:30

Myanmar	1–0	Laos
Yan Paing File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Khairul Amri File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' Ridhuan Muhammad File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Fazrul Nawaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'		Johannes Ngodzo File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Lionel Mtizwa File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'

Shah Alam Stadium

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21 August
20:30

Indonesia U-23	1–0	Bangladesh B
Cornelius Map File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'

Shah Alam Stadium

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23 August
18:30

Singapore U-23	2–1	Bangladesh B
Ridhuan Muhammad File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Fazrul Nawaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'		Zumratul Hossain Mithu File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'

Shah Alam Stadium

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23 August
20:30

Indonesia U-23	1–2	Zimbabwe
Cornelius Map File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'		Mutshumaveli Moyo File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Philip Marufu File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'

Shah Alam Stadium

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25 August
18:30

Indonesia U-23	0–2	Singapore U-23
		Ridhuan Muhammad File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Agu Casmir File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'

Shah Alam Stadium

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25 August
20:30

Bangladesh B	1–2	Zimbabwe
Saifur Rahman Moni File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		Lionel Mtizwa File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Johannes Ngodzo File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 57' Yazar Win Thein File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'

MBPJ Stadium

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27 August
20:30

Malaysia U-23	3–1	Singapore U-23
Khyril Muhymeen File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Safee Sali File:Soccerball shade.svg 18', 76'		Agu Casmir File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'

MBPJ Stadium

Finals

29 August
20:30

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

Shah Alam Stadium

Award

2007 Merdeka Tournament winner
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia U-23 1st title

External links

• 2007 Merdeka Tournament at RSSF.com website