2007 Merdeka Tournament

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 (1st title)
Runners-up  Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 44 (2.93 per match)

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

Groups

Group stage

Teams qualified for next phase

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Myanmar 9330041
 Malaysia U-23 6320172
 Lesotho 3310236
 Laos 0300316

20 August
18:30
Myanmar  1 – 0  Lesotho
Soe Myat Min  49'

20 August
20:30
Malaysia  2 – 0  Laos
Mohd Safee Mohd Sali  32'
Muhammad Shukor Adan 53'


23 August
20:30
Lesotho  3 – 1  Laos
Potse Refiloe  3'
Maipato Tefo 6'
Moleko Katleho  23'
Visay Phaphouvanin  26'


25 August
20:30
Myanmar  1 – 0  Laos
Yan Paing  30'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Singapore 9330073
 Zimbabwe 6320166
 Indonesia U-23 3310222
 Bangladesh 0300325

21 August
18:30
Singapore  4 – 2  Zimbabwe
Agu Casmir  5'
Khairul Amri 22'
Ridhuan Muhammad  30'
Fazrul Nawaz 34'
Johannes Ngodzo  48'
Lionel Mtizwa  60'

21 August
20:30
Indonesia  1 – 0  Bangladesh
Cornelius Map  27'

23 August
18:30
Singapore  2 – 1  Bangladesh
Ridhuan Muhammad  43'
Fazrul Nawaz 45'
Zumratul Hossain Mithu  89'

23 August
20:30
Indonesia  1 – 2  Zimbabwe
Cornelius Map  45' Mutshumaveli Moyo  26'
Philip Marufu  57'


25 August
20:30
Bangladesh  1 – 2  Zimbabwe
Saifur Rahman Moni  88' Lionel Mtizwa  38'
Johannes Ngodzo  58'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
27 August - MBPJ Stadium
   Myanmar 3  
   Zimbabwe 1  
 
29 August - Shah Alam Stadium
       Myanmar 1
     Malaysia U-23 3
27 August - MBPJ Stadium
   Singapore 1
   Malaysia U-23 3  

Semi finals

27 August
18:30
Myanmar  3 – 1  Zimbabwe
Yan Paing  32, 57'
Yazar Win Thein  88'

Finals

Award

 2007 Merdeka Tournament Winner 

Malaysia
1st title

External links

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