Merdeka Tournament 1983

Merdeka Tournament 1983 (Malaysia)

Played Sep 14 to Oct 2

All matches played at Kuala Lumpur except where indicated otherwise.

Group 1
14- 9 South Korea XI   1-1 Malaysia
16- 9 Argentina XI     5-2 Bangladesh
18- 9 Argentina XI     1-0 Algeria XI
19- 9 Malaysia         7-0 Nepal              [at Kota Bharu]
20- 9 Algeria XI       3-1 South Korea XI
22- 9 Bangladesh       1-0 Nepal              [at Seremban]
22- 9 Algeria XI       0-0 Malaysia
24- 9 South Korea XI   1-0 Nepal              [at Johor Bahru]        [or 23- 9]
24- 9 Algeria XI       1-0 Bangladesh                                 [or 23- 9]
24- 9 Argentina XI     2-1 Malaysia           [at Kuala Terengganu]
26- 9 South Korea XI   3-1 Bangladesh         [at Ipoh]               [or 25- 9]
26- 9 Argentina XI     3-0 Nepal
28- 9 Algeria XI       2-0 Nepal
28- 9 Argentina XI     1-3 South Korea XI
28- 9 Malaysia         1-0 Bangladesh


 1.ARGENTINA XI       5  4  0  1 12- 6  8
 2.ALGERIA XI         5  3  1  1  6- 2  7
 3.South Korea XI     5  3  1  1  9- 6  7
 4.Malaysia           5  2  2  1 10- 3  6
 5.Bangladesh         5  1  0  4  4-10  2
 6.Nepal              5  0  0  5  0-14  0

Note: Argentina XI = Combinado de Primera B (second division selection)


Group 2
15- 9 Ghana            1-0 USA Olympic
  [Goal: ? 16']
15- 9 Santa Catarina   1-1 South Korea 88
  [Goals: ? / Lee Ki-Keun]
17- 9 Ghana            1-0 Santa Catarina
17- 9 South Korea 88   3-1 Malaysian Tigers   [at Ipoh]
  [Goals: Lee Ki-Keun x3 / ?]
17- 9 Thailand         2-1 USA Olympic
  [Goals: ? / Glen Ervine]
19- 9 Ghana            2-1 Thailand
19- 9 Malaysian Tigers 0-2 USA Olympic        [at Kuantan]
  [Goals: Mike Fox 27', Dan D'Angelo 65']
21- 9 South Korea 88   2-0 USA Olympic        [at Kota Bharu]
  [Goals: Noh In-Ho, Lee Hyun-Cheol]
21- 9 Thailand         1-2 Malaysian Tigers
23- 9 Santa Catarina   2-0 Thailand
23- 9 Ghana            1-1 Malaysian Tigers   [at Alor Setar]
25- 9 Santa Catarina   4-0 USA Olympic        [at Seremban]
25- 9 Ghana            1-1 South Korea 88
  [Goals: ? / Lee Chil-Sung]
27- 9 Santa Catarina   5-1 Malaysian Tigers   [at Kuantan]
27- 9 South Korea 88   2-3 Thailand
  [Goals: Lee Hyun-Cheol, ? / ?]

 1.GHANA            5  3  2  0  6- 3  8
 2.SANTA CATARINA   5  3  1  1 12- 3  7
 3.South Korea 88   5  2  2  1  9- 6  6  [Olympic Team]
 4.Thailand         5  2  0  3  7- 9  4
 5.Malaysian Tigers 5  1  1  3  5-12  3
 6.USA Olympic      5  1  0  4  3- 9  2

Note: some sources reported Santa Catarina as "Rio de Janeiro XI".

Semifinals
30- 9 Argentina XI     3-1 Santa Catarina     [at Kota Bharu]
30- 9 Ghana            0-1 Algeria XI

Final
 2-10 Argentina XI     2-1 Algeria XI
  [Goals: Tártalo, Del Bono / ?]


Argentina XI Squad - Combinado de Primera B:
 Coach: Carlos Manuel "Chamaco" Rodríguez
 Assistant coach: Albino Valentini
 M.D. Dr. Horacio Escudero
 Players: Baglioni (Banfield, GK), Ovando (Central Córdoba), De Luise (Arsenal), Leandro
Pérez (Deportivo Español),
  Albariño (Deportivo Italiano), Oca (Deportivo Armenio), Mora (All Boys), Colombatti
(Deportivo Morón),
  Tártalo (Quilmes), Del Bono (Almirante Brown), Walter Fernández (Defensores de Belgrano),
Carlos López (El Porvenir, GK),
  Prycodko (Banfield), Carrió (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), Marcelo Vázquez (Estudiantes de
Buenos Aires),
  Piaggio (Atlanta), Río (Tigre).






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About this document

Sources included: United Press International, The Guardian, The Times, Washington Post, El Mundo Deportivo, El Gráfico

Thanks to Martin Arenlind, Mikael Jönsson, Bojan Jovanovic, Mark Cruickshank, "Tanaka", Fabio Daniel Peglia

Prepared and maintained by Neil Morrison for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Neil Morrison (nfm24@cantab.net)
Last updated: 12 Jun 2009