Merdeka Cup 2008

[Mohiul]

Grand Royal Challenge Cup 2008 (Myanmar):
Bangladesh National Football Team gonna participate in another international football tournament following the previous month's Merdeka Cup. What a good going by new BFF!!!! GREAT!!!!

Group A comprises of Bangladesh, Indonesia and Myanmar. Group B features Vietnam, Malaysia and South Korean professional club Hyundai FC.

Fixture for Bangladesh:

Bangladesh v Myanmar November 11
Bangladesh v Indonesia November 13





Merdeka Cup 2008 (Malaysia):
Eight teams gonna participate in this year's (15-25 October) Merdeka Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia. This tournament is going to be the first assignment of newly appointed national coach Shafiqul Islam Manik. The following teams gonna fight for the championship:

1. Bangladesh
2. Malaysia
3. Myanmar
4. Nepal
5. Vietnam
6. Afghanistan
7. Sierra Leone
8. Mozambique

In the current fifa ranking Mozambique tops with 103 ranking position while the other teams positions are Sierra Leone 145, Myanmar 160, Malaysia 161, Vietnam 166, Nepal 177, Bangladesh 179, Afghanistan 182.

[Murad]

India and Pakistan not playing?

[One World]

Now say like Bashar, we will win the cup.

[Mohiul]

Tough luck for Bangladesh football team is awaiting as they are in the death group.

Group A:
1. Malaysia
2. Nepal
3. Afghanistan
4. Sierra Leone

Group B:
1. Mozambique
2. Vietnam
3. Myanmar
4. Bangladesh

[Mohiul]

Bangladesh - Mozambique Oct. 16
Bangladesh - Myanmar Oct. 18
Bangladesh - Vietnam Oct. 20

Top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals, scheduled for Oct 23.

The final will be held on Oct. 25.

[One World]

And we lost our lone preparatory match against a para level team. Lets see how we do against physically advantaged Mozambique team.

[Mohiul]

MalaysiaU23 v Nepal 4-0
VietnamU23 v Myanmar 3-1
MozambiqueU20 v Bangladesh 1-0


Bangladesh conceding a goal to MozambiqueU20 at 88th minute

live score for BD v Mozambique

[One World]

There you go. Against an age group (23) this is how we end up. Saddening.

[Fazal]

agar dusri bar harenga to mai team ko mardega

[jonny]

Today :

Bangladesh - Myanmar 0-1
Vietnam - Mozambique U20 4-0

Group B after two matches :
Vietnam 6 points +6
Myanmar 3 points -1
Mozambique U20 3 points -3
Bangladesh 0 points - 2

Vietnam U23 ready for semifinals. Bangladesh is out even with a win against Vietnam U23.

[Runtings]

Bangladesh drew their last group game against Vietnam 1-1.

So out of the tournament with one draw at best. Rubbish.

[Tehsin]

Was that the Vietnam national team or U23? We are used to losing 0-4 against Vietnam and Myanmar. Why do we even bother?

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by tehsin
was that the vietnam national team or u23? We are used to losing 0-4 against vietnam and myanmar. Why do we even bother?

u23.

[jonny]

Vietnam U23 won the final against Malaysia U23 on Penalty Shoot Outs.