KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) halted the Malaysian Under-13 squad’s winning streak in the 2015 Iber Cup in Portugal after scoring a 4-0 win in the quarter-final at the Estoril Praia Complex in Estoril today.
The win saw the French U-13 side set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash against the defending champions Chivas Guadalajara of Mexico.
The Mexican club moved into the last four after crushing home side CF “Os Belenenses” FC 6-0 in another quarter-final match, as reported in the tournament website www.ibercup.com.
The Malaysian U-13 squad under the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) had recently created history by winning the 2015 Iber Cup Costa del Sol in Spain after defeating Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon Academy 2-1 in the final.
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin praised the boys for putting up a good show despite losing the match.
“Boys bowed out at the quarter-final stage after losing to PSG. Learn from this. Good to taste defeat & come back stronger! @nfdpmalaysia,” he tweeted.
The squad, which arrived in Europe on May 28 for a training cum competition stint, will return home tomorrow.
The U-13 squad coached by former international Lim Teong Kim recorded 21 wins from 24 matches played, netting 69 goals in the process.
The Iber Cup is one of the most renowned World Youth Football Tournaments in the world. — Bernama
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Malaysian U13 Football Team Receives Praise From World’s Leading Grassroots Football Coach
Source | GE13 News
The Malaysian under-13 football team advanced to the quarter-finals of the prestigious IberCup after defeating Portugese outfit SL Olivais 2-0 at the San Pedro Sports Complex yesterday afternoon.
1. The IberCup Is known As One Of The Most Important Youth Football Tournaments On The Planet
Source | Malaysian Digest
The IberCup, widely known as one of the most important youth football tournaments on the planet, sees Malaysia placed in Group D along with Atletico Madrid of Spain and also SL Olivais and CF “Os Belenenses” G; both from Portugal.
The Malaysian under-13 team kicked off their IberCup campaign with a 1-0 victory against Atletico Madrid under-13 at the La Campana Sports Complex.
The Malaysian under-13 team kicked off their IberCup campaign with a 1-0 victory against Atletico Madrid under-13 at the La Campana Sports Complex.
2. The Malaysian Under-13 Football Team Advanced To The Quarter-Finals
Source | Malaysian Digest
Malaysia’s goals were scored by Aman Asrul and Luqman Hakim to secure the team’s second victory in group D defeating Portugese outfit SL Olivais 2-0 after also defeating Spain’s Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday.
Despite having one more game to play this afternoon, against another Portugese team, CF “Os Belenenses” G, Malaysia’s path to the quarter-finals has already been secured.
Depending on results, their opponents in that stage will be a team from group C, which consists of NK Bubamara Zagreb from Crotia, Sporting Lisbon from Portugal, CDAD Pablo Picasso from Spain, and FC Barreirense from Portugal.
3. The Under-13 Harimau Malaya Squad Is Part Of Malaysia’s National Football Development Programme
Source | Twitter
The under-13 Harimau Malaya squad is part of Malaysia’s National Football Development Programme and are coached by former Malaysia midfielder and Bayern Munich youth coach, Lim Teong Kim.
They have been on blistering form while on tour across Germany and Spain before the tournament, beating teams such as Bayern Munich under-13 and Spain Selection under-15.
They have been on blistering form while on tour across Germany and Spain before the tournament, beating teams such as Bayern Munich under-13 and Spain Selection under-15.
4. They Have Received Praise From One Of The World’s Leading Grassroots Football Coach, Tom Byer
Source | Malaysian Digest
Byer, took to Twitter to heap his admiration for our young lads, saying that they are our future.
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