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When: 27th July, 2006
Where: Stadium Kuala Lumpur in Cheras
Who: Malaysia U23 v Sri Lanka
What: Friendly

Malaysia U23 2 - 0 Sri Lanka
10′ [1 - 0] Khaironnisam
60′ [2 - 0] Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad

A goal in each half gave the Malaysian national Under-23 squad a valuable 2-0 win over Sri Lanka.

With three over-aged players being fielded for the side which is being put together for the Asian Games later this year, the win however has not put the smile on head coach Norizan Bakar.

Ten minutes into game, Malaysia took the lead when Khaironnisam rifled in from 20 metre out while Sri Lanka was left to do much of the defending.

The break saw Malaysia not putting any sense of urgency into their game before Mohd Norfarhan Mohamad nailed the second goal for the homesters from the edge of the box in the 60th minute.

The Merdeka football tournament will make a return in August after a 5 year lapse. The last tournamet was held in 2001, where Uzbekistan emerged as champions.

This year, winner of the tournament will claim a cash prize of US$10,000 while the runners-up will receive US$5,000.

The fixtures are as follows:

23rd August, 2006: Myanmar vs Thailand (6.30pm) / Malaysia vs Indonesia (8.45pm)
25th August, 2006: Indonesia vs Myanmar (6.30pm) / Thailand vs Malaysia (8.45pm)
27th August, 2006: Thailand vs Indonesia (6.30pm) / Malaysia vs Myanmar (8.45pm)
29th August, 2006: FINAL