Merdeka Tournament 1970 (Malaysia)

All matches in Kuala Lumpur unless indicated otherwise.

Group 1
30- 7 Malaysia         0-0 South Vietnam
30- 7 India            0-1 Taiwan
 1- 8 Burma            1-0 Western Australia
 1- 8 Taiwan           2-1 South Vietnam       [at Ipoh]
 1- 8 Malaysia         1-3 India               [at Ipoh]
 3- 8 Westn. Australia 3-1 South Vietnam
 3- 8 India            0-2 Burma
 4- 8 Malaysia         3-1 Taiwan
 5- 8 India            2-0 Western Australia
 5- 8 Burma            4-2 South Vietnam
 7- 8 Burma            1-1 Taiwan
 7- 8 Malaysia         4-1 Western Australia
 9- 8 Malaysia         1-2 Burma
 9- 8 Taiwan           1-3 Western Australia   [at Ipoh]
 9- 8 India            2-1 South Vietnam       [at Ipoh]

 1.BURMA            5  4  1  0 10- 4  9
 2.INDIA            5  3  0  2  7- 5  6
 3.Malaysia         5  2  1  2  9- 7  5
 4.Taiwan           5  2  1  2  6- 8  5
 5.Westn. Australia 5  2  0  3  7- 9  4  [Australian representative side]
 6.South Vietnam    5  0  1  4  5-11  1

Group 2
31- 7 Hongkong         2-1 Japan
31- 7 South Korea      0-0 Thailand
 1- 8 Indonesia        3-1 Singapore
 2- 8 Hongkong         2-0 Thailand
 2- 8 South Korea      1-1 Japan
 4- 8 Japan            0-0 Thailand
 4- 8 South Korea      4-0 Singapore           [at Penang]
 4- 8 Hongkong         1-3 Indonesia           [at Penang]
 6- 8 Hongkong         3-2 Singapore
 6- 8 South Korea      2-1 Indonesia
 8- 8 Thailand         5-4 Singapore
 8- 8 Indonesia        3-4 Japan
 9- 8 South Korea      0-0 Hongkong
10- 8 Japan            4-0 Singapore
10- 8 Indonesia        6-3 Thailand

 1.SOUTH KOREA      5  2  3  0  7- 2  7
 2.HONGKONG         5  3  1  1  8- 6  7
 3.Indonesia        5  3  0  2 16-11  6
 4.Japan            5  2  2  1 10- 6  6
 5.Thailand         5  1  2  2  8-12  4
 6.Singapore        5  0  0  5  7-19  0

Eleventh Place Match
13- 8 South Vietnam    4-0 Singapore

Ninth Place Match
12- 8 Thailand         2-0 Western Australia

Seventh Place Match
16- 8 Japan            3-2 Taiwan

Fifth Place Match
15- 8 Malaysia         4-0 Indonesia

Semifinals
12- 8 Burma            5-0 Hongkong
13- 8 South Korea      3-2 India

Third Place Match
15- 8 India            3-2 Hongkong

Final
16- 8 South Korea      1-0 Burma





Overview File

1969

1971

Source: FIFA news (January 1971 edition)

Thanks to 'Tanaka'

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