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.

Teams

^*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

Myanmar  v  Bangladesh

11 November 2008

Myanmar	0 – 0	Bangladesh
	(Report)

Thuwunna YTC Stadium Attendance: 5,500

Bangladesh  v  Indonesia

13 November 2008 15:00

Bangladesh	0 – 2	Indonesia
	(Report)	F. Utina  10' Musyafri  45'

Thuwunna YTC Stadium

Myanmar  v  Indonesia

15 November 2008

Myanmar	2 – 1	Indonesia
Yan Paing  44', Kyaw Thi Ha  65'	(Report)	Ismed Sofyan  38'

Thuwunna YTC Stadium

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

Vietnam  v  Malaysia

12 November 2008

Vietnam	0 – 3	Malaysia
	(Report)	Indra Putra  26' Amirul Hadi  40' Hardi  55'

Thuwunna YTC Stadium

Malaysia  v Ulsan Hyundai Reserve

14 November 2008

Malaysia	1 – 1	Ulsan Hyundai Reserve
Zaquan  52'	(Report)	Seo Syeong Hwan  83'

Thuwunna YTC Stadium

Ulsan Hyundai Reserve v  Vietnam

16 November 2008

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

Thuwunna YTC Stadium

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

Myanmar  v  Malaysia

18 November 2008

Myanmar	4 – 1	Malaysia
Soe Myat Min  25' , 89' Myo Min Tun  65' Aung Kyaw Moe  90+3'	(Report)	Amirul Hadi  75'

Thuwunna YTC Stadium Attendance: 30,000

Ulsan Hyundai Reserve v  Indonesia

19 November 2008

Ulsan Hyundai Reserve	0 – 0 a.e.t.	Indonesia
	(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.

Thuwunna YTC Stadium Attendance: 30,000

Final

Myanmar  v Indonesia 

21 November 2008

Myanmar	2 – 1	Indonesia
Soe Myat Min  3'  63'	(Report)	Moe Win  o.g.' (14)

Thuwunna YTC Stadium Attendance: 20,000

Winners

2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup Winners
Myanmar Second title

Goalscorers