2008 Merdeka Tournament

International football competition September 2017 Pestabola Merdeka 2008 Malaysia 15–25 October 8 3 3 23 VIE 1 Malaysia 15 56 MAS Mohd Safee Mohd Sali(5 goals) 2007 2013 The 40th Merdeka Tournament was played from 15 to 25 October 2008.http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F9%2Fsports%2F2226478&sec=sports Sathia sees the bright side of Merdeka tourney 6 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121006104225/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F9%2Fsports%2F2226478&sec=sports 6 October 2012 dead dmy-all The tournament was won by Vietnam, who defeated Malaysia 6–5 on penalties in the final. Teams 22em Afghanistan 2004 Bangladesh Malaysia (host country) Mozambique* Myanmar 1974 Nepal Sierra Leone** Vietnam*** *Mozambique replaced Kazakhstan following Kazakhstan’s failure to confirm participation.http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F1%2Fsports%2F2158337&sec=sports Shorter Hari Raya holidays for the national players 6 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121006104245/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F1%2Fsports%2F2158337&sec=sports 6 October 2012 dead dmy-all 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.http://www.goal.com/EN/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=880648 Vietnam Name Merdeka Cup Squad 9 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081006175022/http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=880648 6 October 2008 live Stadiums 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.Malaysia demolish young Sierra Leone side to sail into the semis https://web.archive.org/web/20121006194126/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F10%2F18%2Fsports%2F2315105&sec=sports 6 October 2012 Thestar 18 October 2008. Group stages All times local (UTC+8) Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMAS3300140+149SLE320196+36NEP301239–61AFG 20043012314–111 15 October 2008 20:45 MAS 4–0 Report NEP Indra Putra 20 Safee 25 48 Khyril 52 MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya 31,000 Huang Junji (China) 17 October 2008 18:30 AFG 2004 2–2 Report NEP Barakzai 62Azimi 86 A. Gurung 63B. Gurung 72 MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya 17 October 2008 20:45 MAS 4–0 Report SLE Indra Putra 69Safee 75Aidil 79Adha 90 MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya 41,500 19 October 2008 18:30 AFG 2004 1–6 Report SLE Qadami 47 Turay 20A. Kamara 51Kabia 60Foray 76 86S. Kamara 88 MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya 20 October 2008 20:45 NEP 1–3 Report SLE Rai 40 pen. Bah 6Turay 88Freeman 90 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam 20 October 2008 20:45 MAS 6–0 Report AFG 2004 Ashaari 21 64Nizaruddin 41Adha 44Safee 85Hairuddin 87 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 3,000 Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsVIE321093+67MYA 197432015506MOZ310237–43BAN301224–21 16 October 2008 18:30 MYA 1974 1–3 Report VIE Zaw Htet Aung 44 Thanh Bình 3 47Đức Thiện 74 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam 1,200 Fredy Chukwa (East Timor) 16 October 2008 20:45 BAN 0–1 Report MOZ Jange 88 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam 3,000 P. Sasidaran (India) 18 October 2008 18:30 MOZ 0–4 Report VIE Thanh Bình 58 Đình Tùng 63 80 Quang Vinh 72 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam 18 October 2008 20:45 BAN 0–1 MYA 1974 Soe Myat Min 23 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam 20 October 2008 18:30 BAN 2–2 Report VIE Ameli 32Zahid 49 Văn Khải 4Thanh Bình 62 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam 20 October 2008 18:30 MOZ 2–3 Report MYA 1974 Saize 40Peguenino 65 Min Thu 57Soe Myat Min 69Khin Maung Lwin 72 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Knockout stages All times local (UTC+8) Bracket 23 October VIE 2 (3) SLE 2 (2) 23 October MAS 4 MYA 1974 0 25 October VIE 0 (6) MAS 0 (5) Semi-finals 23 October 2008 17:45 VIE 2–2 (a.e.t.) Report SLE Quang Vinh 73Đức Thiện 81 Kabia 39Foray 68 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 5,000 Nhật Nam Thanh Bình Công Huy Đức Thiện 3–2 ?? ?? ?? Kabia Bah 23 October 2008 20:45 MAS 4–0 Report MYA 1974 Indra Putra 26 76 pen. Safee 61Amirul Hadi 83 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 20,000 Chaiya Alee Mahapab (Thailand) Final 25 October 2008 20:45 VIE 0–0 (a.e.t.) Report MAS Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 50,000 Chaiya Alee Mahapab (Thailand) Nhật Nam Danh Ngọc Công Huy Đức Thiện Văn Duyệt Tiến Thành 6–5 Indra Putra Safee Hardi Ashaari Daudsu Norhafiz Winners fb 2008 Merdeka Tournament winner Vietnam 1st Goalscorers 5 goals MAS Safee Sali 4 goals MAS Indra Putra Mahayuddin VIE Phan Thanh Bình 3 goals SLE Dwight Foray 2 goals MAS Zaquan Adha MAS Ashaari Shamsuddin SLE Alusine Turay SLE Mohamed Kabia VIE Hoàng Đình Tùng VIE Nguyễn Đức Thiện VIE Trịnh Quang Vinh MYA 1974 Soe Myat Min 1 goals SLE Lahai Freeman SLE Lajor Bah SLE Sulaiman Kamara SLE Amara Kamara MAS Amirul Hadi MAS Hairuddin Omar MAS Nizaruddin Yusof MAS Khyril Muhymeen MAS Aidil Zafuan AFG 2004 Hafizullah Qadami AFG 2004 Hashmatullah Barakzai AFG 2004 Sayed Bashir Azimi BAN Jahid Hasan Ameli BAN Mohamed Zahid Hossain NEP Jumanu Rai NEP Anil Gurung NEP Bijaya Gurung MOZ Francisco Jange MOZ Enio Saize MOZ Mauricio Peguenino MYA 1974 Zaw Htet Aung MYA 1974 Min Thu MYA 1974 Khin Maung Lwin VIE Nguyễn Văn Khải References 30em 2008 Category:2008 in Malaysian football Category:2008 in Afghan football Category:2008 in Burmese football Category:2008 in Nepalese sport Category:2008 in Sierra Leonean sport Category:2008 in Vietnamese football Category:2008 in Bangladeshi football mer Mer