2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup

2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Myanmar
Dates	11 November 2008 - 21 November 2008
Teams	6 (from ASEAN SAFF EAFF confederations)
Venue(s)	Thuwana YTC Stadium (in Yangon host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Myanmar (2nd title)
Runners-up	Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Soe Myat Min (5)

The 2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup was the third edition of the Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup annual football tournament held in Myanmar. The tournament took place from 11 November to 21 November 2008 in Yangon.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Group Stages 2.1 Group A 2.2 Group B 3 Knockout stages 3.1 Knockout map 3.2 Semi finals 3.3 Final 4 Winners 5 Goalscorers

Teams

Bangladesh  Indonesia

Malaysia  Myanmar (host country)

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i *  Vietnam**

^*Ulsan: South Korean K-League club side
^**Vietnam: SEA Games (Under 22) squad.

Group Stages

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Myanmar	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Indonesia	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
Bangladesh	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1

11 November 2008	Myanmar	0 – 0	Bangladesh	Thuwunna YTC Stadium Attendance: 5,500
		(Report)

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13 November 2008 15:00	Bangladesh	0 – 2	Indonesia	Thuwunna YTC Stadium
		(Report)	F. Utina  10' Musyafri  45'

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15 November 2008	Myanmar	2 – 1	Indonesia	Thuwunna YTC Stadium
	Yan Paing  44', Kyaw Thi Ha  65'	(Report)	Ismed Sofyan  38'

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ulsan Hyundai Reserve	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4
Malaysia	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4
Vietnam	2	0	0	2	1	7	-6	0

12 November 2008	Vietnam	0 – 3	Malaysia	Thuwunna YTC Stadium
		(Report)	Indra Putra  26' Amirul Hadi  40' Hardi  55'

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14 November 2008	Malaysia	1 – 1	Ulsan Hyundai Reserve	Thuwunna YTC Stadium
	Zaquan  52'	(Report)	Seo Syeong Hwan  83'

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16 November 2008	Ulsan Hyundai Reserve	4 – 1	Vietnam	Thuwunna YTC Stadium
	Lee Jin Woo  48' Kim Seong Min  56' Kim Cheol Bae  68' Young Seok  82'	(Report)	Hoang Nhat Nam  74'

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Knockout stages

Knockout map

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 November
	Myanmar	4
	Malaysia	1
					21 November
					Myanmar	2
					Indonesia	1
	19 November
	Ulsan Hyundai Reserve	0 (3)
	Indonesia	0 (4)

Semi finals

18 November 2008	Myanmar	4 – 1	Malaysia	Thuwunna YTC Stadium Attendance: 30,000
	Soe Myat Min  25' , 89' Myo Min Tun  65' Aung Kyaw Moe  90+3'	(Report)	Amirul Hadi  75'

19 November 2008	Ulsan Hyundai Reserve	0 – 0 a.e.t.	Indonesia	Thuwunna YTC Stadium Attendance: 30,000
		(Report)
		Penalties
	Dong-Hyuk Jin-Ho Dong-Kyu Byung-Hwan Byung-Gyu Kwon Hyuk-Jin	3 – 4	Bambang P. Isnan A. Elie A. Erol I. Charis Y. Firman U.

Final

21 November 2008	Myanmar	2 – 1	Indonesia	Thuwunna YTC Stadium Attendance: 20,000
	Soe Myat Min  3'  63'	(Report)	Moe Win  o.g.' (14)

Winners

2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup Winners
Myanmar Second title

Goalscorers

5 goals: Soe Myat Min 2 goals: Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal

1 goal: Firman Utina Tallahu Abdul Musyafri Ismed Sofyan Indra Putra Mahayuddin Mohammad Hardi Jaafar Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak

Aung Kyaw Moe Yan Paing Kyaw Thi Ha Seo Syeong Hwan Lee Jin Woo Kim Seong Min Kim Cheol Bae Young Seok Hoang Nhat Nam Own goals Moe Win (1) (for Indonesia)