2008 Merdeka Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 15–25 October |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 56 (3.73 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Malaysia Mohd Safee Mohd Sali (5 goals) |
← 2007 2013 → | |
The 40th Merdeka Tournament was played from 15 to 25 October 2008.[1] The tournament was won by Vietnam, who defeated Malaysia 6–5 on penalties in the final.
Teams
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (host country)
- File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique*
- File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar
- File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
- File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone**
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam***
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*Mozambique replaced Kazakhstan following Kazakhstan’s failure to confirm participation.[2] Mozambique will play with their Under 20 squad.
**Sierra Leone will be sending their Under 20 squad.
***Vietnam will be sending their Under 22 squad.[3]
Stadiums
[edit | edit source]| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | Bukit Jalil National Stadium* | 100,000 |
| Shah Alam | Shah Alam Stadium | 81,000 |
| Petaling Jaya | MBPJ Stadium | 25,000 |
*Venue for last group match change because of the poor pitch condition at the MBPJ Stadium.[4]
Group stages
[edit | edit source]All times local (UTC+8)
Group A
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | –11 | 1 |
| Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Indra Putra File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Safee File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 48' Khyril File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
Report |
Attendance: 41,500
Attendance: 3,000
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
| Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jange File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
| Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Soe Myat Min File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' |
Knockout stages
[edit | edit source]All times local (UTC+8)
Bracket
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 October | ||||||
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (p) | 2 (3) | |||||
| 25 October | ||||||
| File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | 2 (2) | |||||
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (p) | 0 (6) | |||||
| 23 October | ||||||
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 0 (5) | |||||
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 4 | |||||
| File:Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg Myanmar | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Attendance: 5,000
Final
[edit | edit source]Winners
[edit | edit source]| 2008 Merdeka Tournament winner |
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| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 1st title |
Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]References
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