The 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy Final was a football match at the Jayathilake Sports Complex, Nawalapitiya on 9 December 2012, to determine the winner of the 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy. It was the first H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy final. The match was contested by the Maldives and Pakistan.[1]
| Event | 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 9 December 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Jayathilake Sports Complex, Nawalapitiya | ||||||
Maldives won the match 2–1 after 90 minutes; Maldives opened the scoring through Rilwan Waheed's free kick just after half-time, before Assadhulla Abdulla doubled the lead with a long through ball from Rilwan. Pakistan's goal was an own goal which was deflected by Moosa Yaamin after a shot by Saed Ahmed.[2]
Route to the final edit
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| Top two placed teams advance to the finals |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Maldives
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
 Pakistan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Sri Lanka
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
 Bangladesh
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Match edit
Details edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Maldives beats Pakistan to clinch inaugural Mahinda Rajapaksa soccer tourney". island.lk. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Maldives U 23 win Rajapaksa tournament". Maldivesoccer.com. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 7 September 2014.