1957 Merdeka Tournament

1957 230px Federation of Malaya 31 August – 7 September 1 1 Hong Kong 1910 Hong Kong 1 Indonesia South Vietnam 17 85 1958 The first edition of the Merdeka Tournament was held in August and September 1957 in Malaya (now Malaysia). It was won by Hong Kong League XI.Most of the members of Hong Kong team, except Mok Chun Wa, were actually from Eastern Sports Club, which the football club was playing friendly matches in the Asia-Pacific. Most of the players of the teams (9 out of 14) such as Mok, Ho Ying Fun, Law Kwok Tai, were in fact ineligible to Hong Kong, as they were the representatives of Republic of China (Taiwan) in official competition, despite all either born or based in Hong Kong.https://books.google.com/books?id=ATWrCgAAQBAJ zh:足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 Lee John C.W. zh-hk Joint Publishing Hong Kong 2015 18 December 2017 9789620437823 72 Google Books preview limited HKFA invited Eastern and other players to form a scratch team for the competition.zh:足總首次執委會議 渣甸東華均獲陞甲組 足聯抗議另開會研討 參加馬來亞獨立賽擬請東方代表 Wah Kiu Yat Po 14 August 1957 8 zh-hk "nb" Singapore won a consolation tournament for teams that did not qualify for the final round. First round A series of knockout ties was held to determine which teams would compete in the second round. The match between South Vietnam and Singapore required a replay as the score was level at the end of the first match. 31 August 1957 Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong 1910 6–2 CAM Law Kwok Tai 28 Chow Man Chi 32 Lau Yee zh 劉儀 35 pen. Kwok Yau 64 Mok Chun Wah 64 Ho Ying Fan 69 Nguon Ban 22 Cham Rong 71 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 31 August 1957 South Vietnam 5–5 yes SIN 1946 Lê Hữu Đức 5 8 31 92 Lê Văn Hồ 29 Peter Corthine 13 17 Hatch 57 61 Arthur Koh 95 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 31 August 1957 INA 4–0 THA Omo S. 5 12 33 68 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 1 September 1957 Malaya 5–2 Burma 1948 Kong Leong 19 Abdul Ghani Minhat 23 Govindarajoo 25 Wai Hong 37 Rahim Omar 47 Yaui Do 33 Vernon Stiles 42 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur First Round Replay 1 September 1957 South Vietnam 2–1 SIN 1946 Nguyễn Văn Tư 48 Trần Văn Đôn 51 Peter Corthine 85 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Second round The winning teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another. The team finishing top of the group was the tournament winner. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult Hong Kong 1910 Hong Kong League XI321085+35ChampionsINA320185+34South Vietnam310267−12Malaya3012611−51 2 September 1957 Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong 1910 2–1 INA Law Kwok Tai 42 Szeto Man 53 Aang Witarsa 20 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 15,000 3 September 1957 Malaya 1–4 South Vietnam Abdul Ghani Minhat 12 Kane 2 55 Lê Hữu Đức 54 62 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 4 September 1957 Malaya 3–3 Hong Kong 1910 Hong Kong League XI Abdul Ghani Minhat 26 33 Cheok Foo 79 pen. Law Kwok Tai 10 23 Szeto Man 30 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 5 September 1957 INA 3–1 South Vietnam Tee San Liong 10 Omo Suratmo 17 Saari 50 Trần Văn Đôn 78 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 7 September 1957 Malaya 2–4 INA Abdul Ghani Minhat 18 40 Jasrin Jusron 32 70 Saari 55 63 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 7 September 1957 Hong Kong League XI Hong Kong 1910 3–1 zh:默迪卡國際足球賽結束 聯合邦元首嚴端 以總理杯贈港球隊 9 September 1957 Wah Kiu Yat Po 8 Agence France-Presse zh-hk South Vietnam Lau Yee zh 劉儀 16 Szeto Man AFP credited to Szeto Man, while Wah Kiu Yat Po credited to Ho Ying Fun "nb" 37 Law Kwok Tai 58 85 o.g. Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Consolation Tournament The losing teams from the first round played a series of matches against one another as a consolation tournament. The team finishing top of the group was the winner of this tournament. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsSIN3210103+75Burma 1948 Burma320195+44THA3102511−62CAM301216−51 1 September 1957 THA 3–0 CAM Sophon 13 Prasun 47 57 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 3 September 1957 Singapore Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg 6–0 THA Peter Corthine 12 60 Arthur Koh 61 68 Ibrahim Mansoor 65 Hatch 70 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 3 September 1957 Burma Burma 1948 2–0 CAM Maung Maung 65 Pe-khin 75 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 5 September 1957 Singapore Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg 1–1 CAM Corthine 61 Tuy 66 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 5 September 1957 Burma Burma 1948 5–2 THA Gordon Samuel 27 Vernon Stiles 32 Tun Kyi 40 72 own goal 49 Santan 10 50 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 7 September 1957 Singapore Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg 3–2 Burma 1948 Burma Peter Corthine 9 Hatch 22 Ibrahim Hassan 34 Suk Bahadur 42 66 Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Goalscorers 7 goals Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg Peter Corthine 6 goals Malaysia Abdul Ghani Minhat South Vietnam Lê Hữu Đức 5 goals IDN Omo Suratmo HKG 1910 Law Kwok Tai Notes nb 1. One source (P.S.S.I, "Kenang-Kenangan P.S.S.I. 50th 19 April 1930 – 19 April 1980", 1980.) report this match as a 4–2 victory to Malaya. References 1957 Merd Merd Merd