Merdeka Tournament 1960 (Malaya)

Group A
 6 Aug Hongkong         3-1 South Vietnam
 6 Aug South Korea      2-0 Indonesia
 7 Aug South Vietnam    2-1 Singapore
 8 Aug Indonesia        8-3 Singapore
 8 Aug South Korea      3-1 Hongkong
10 Aug South Korea      0-0 South Vietnam
11 Aug South Korea      3-3 Singapore
11 Aug Indonesia        3-1 Hongkong
13 Aug Hongkong         3-2 Singapore
13 Aug Indonesia        5-3 South Vietnam

 1.SOUTH KOREA      4  2  2  0  8- 4  6
 2.Indonesia        4  3  0  1 16- 9  6
 3.Hongkong         4  2  0  2  8- 9  4
 4.South Vietnam    4  1  1  2  6- 9  3
 5.Singapore        4  0  1  3  9-16  1

Group B
 5 Aug Malaya           3-0 Japan
 5 Aug Pakistan         7-0 Thailand
 7 Aug Malaya           8-2 Thailand
10 Aug Pakistan         3-1 Japan
12 Aug Japan            3-1 Thailand
12 Aug Malaya           1-0 Pakistan

 1.MALAYA           3  3  0  0 12- 2  6
 2.Pakistan         3  2  0  1 10- 2  4
 3.Japan            3  1  0  2  4- 7  2
 4.Thailand         3  0  0  3  3-18  9

Third Place Match
14 Aug Indonesia        4-0 Pakistan

Final
14 Aug Malaya           0-0 South Korea          [aet]
  [trophy shared; regulation time was 2x40 minutes, extra time 2x5]


Post-tournament friendlies (known results):

15-8-60  Kuala Lumpur  Central Zone         5-3  Eastern/Western Zones Combined *
16-8-60  Singapore     Singapore Selection  2-0  Japan XI
17-8-60  Singapore     South Vietnam        1-1  Indonesia
17-8-60  George Town   Penang               0-4  South Korea
18-8-60  Singapore     South Vietnam        2-2  Pakistan
19-8-60  Singapore     Singapore            4-1  Pakistan
19-8-60  Ipoh          Perak                2-1  South Korea
20-8-60  Singapore     Singapore Selection  1-2  South Vietnam
21-8-60  Jakarta       Indonesia            5-2  Pakistan

*: this was a trial match for the proposed Asian All-Stars tour of Europe, which ultimately
   never materialized.

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