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Maybank Challenge Cup
Piala Cabaran Maybank
Date28 May 2025 (2025-05-28)
VenueBukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
RefereeNazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Attendance72,550[1]
WeatherCloudy
31 °C (88 °F)
66% humidity

The 2025 Maybank Challenge Cup (Malay: Piala Cabaran Maybank)[2] was the charity hybrid friendly match played by the ASEAN All-Stars, a selection team by the ASEAN Football Federation and English Premier League club Manchester United in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The ASEAN All-Stars won the match 1–0, with Maung Maung Lwin scoring the solitary goal.

Background

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Organisation

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Manchester United on 8 April 2025 announced that the club would be having an Asian tour following the conclusion of the 2024–25 Premier League season. The ASEAN All-Stars was announced as their opposition for a friendly match on 28 May, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur.[3][4][5][6]

The scheduled friendly was billed as the Maybank Challenge Cup and was organised by a collaboration by ProEvents, the Football Association of Malaysia, and the title sponsor Maybank.[7]

The proceeds of the event will reportedly go to the charity organisation Al-Sultan Abdullah Foundation (YASA).[8]

Participating teams

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ASEAN All-Stars

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The ASEAN All-Stars is a selection team of players coming from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation. South Korean Kim Sang-sik, who is also the concurrent head coach of the Vietnam national football team, was tasked to be the ASEAN All-Stars coach.[9] The team only trained together for two days prior to the Maybank Challenge Cup.[2][10]

Manchester United

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Manchester United is a 13-time Premier League champion. However the English club is coming off from a poor finish in the 2024–25 season — they placed 15th in the table with 42 points.[10] They also lost the 2025 UEFA Europa League final a week before the friendly, missing a berth in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.[11]

United last played in Malaysia in 2009 when it played the Malaysia XI selection twice.[12]

Squads

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ASEAN All-Stars

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Players called up for the match against Manchester United[13][14][15]

No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 GK  Thailand Patiwat Khammai (1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 30) Thailand Bangkok United
29 GK  Malaysia Haziq Nadzli (1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 27) Malaysia Perak
2 DF  Vietnam Đỗ Duy Mạnh (1996-09-29)29 September 1996 (aged 28) Vietnam Hà Nội
4 DF  Cambodia Kan Mo (1992-09-24)24 September 1992 (aged 32) Cambodia Visakha
5 DF  Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Vĩ (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 27) Vietnam Nam Định
12 DF  Philippines Amani Aguinaldo (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 (aged 30) Thailand Rayong
15 DF  Malaysia Declan Lambert (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 26) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
16 DF  Indonesia Kakang Rudianto (2003-02-02)2 February 2003 (aged 22) Indonesia Persib Bandung
18 DF  Australia Kealey Adamson (2003-03-09)9 March 2003 (aged 22) Australia Macarthur FC
23 DF  Malaysia Azam Azmi (1996-02-23)23 February 1996 (aged 29) Malaysia Terengganu
24 DF  Australia Harrison Delbridge (1992-03-15)15 March 1992 (aged 33) South Korea Incheon United
46 DF  Malaysia Adib Ra'op (1999-10-25)25 October 1999 (aged 25) Malaysia Penang
71 DF  Singapore Irfan Fandi (1997-08-13)13 August 1997 (aged 27) Thailand Port
6 MF  Philippines Sandro Reyes (2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (aged 22) Germany Gütersloh
8 MF  Malaysia Ezequiel Agüero (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 (aged 31) Malaysia Sri Pahang
9 MF  Vietnam Nguyễn Hai Long (2000-08-27)27 August 2000 (aged 24) Vietnam Hà Nội
10 MF  Thailand Ben Davis (2000-11-24)24 November 2000 (aged 24) Thailand Uthai Thani
14 MF  Vietnam Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 27) Vietnam Phù Đổng Ninh Bình
22 MF  Thailand Worachit Kanitsribampen (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 27) Thailand Port
7 FW  Timor-Leste João Pedro (1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 26) Cambodia Angkor Tiger
11 FW  Myanmar Maung Maung Lwin (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 29) Thailand Lamphun Warriors
17 FW  Laos Bounphachan Bounkong (2000-11-29)29 November 2000 (aged 24) Cambodia Svay Rieng
19 FW  Australia Yaya Dukuly (2003-01-17)17 January 2003 (aged 22) Australia Adelaide United
20 FW  Cambodia Abdel Kader Coulibaly (1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 31) Cambodia Angkor Tiger
21 FW  Australia Adrian Segecic (2004-06-01)1 June 2004 (aged 20) Australia Sydney FC
77 FW  Indonesia Malik Risaldi (1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 28) Indonesia Persebaya Surabaya

Manchester United

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age)
1 GK  Turkey Altay Bayındır (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 27)
22 GK  England Tom Heaton (1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 39)
24 GK  Cameroon André Onana (1996-04-02)2 April 1996 (aged 29)
5 DF  England Harry Maguire (1993-03-05)5 March 1993 (aged 32)
13 DF  Denmark Patrick Dorgu (2004-10-26)26 October 2004 (aged 20)
20 DF  Portugal Diogo Dalot (1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 26)
26 DF  England Ayden Heaven (2006-09-22)22 September 2006 (aged 18)
35 DF  Northern Ireland Jonny Evans (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 37)
55 DF  England Tyler Fredricson (2005-02-23)23 February 2005 (aged 20)
79 DF  England Reece Munro (2006-12-16)16 December 2006 (aged 18)
80 DF  England Jaydan Kamason (2006-12-08)8 December 2006 (aged 18)
87 DF  England Godwill Kukonki (2008-02-06)6 February 2008 (aged 17)
90 DF  Scotland Daniel Armer (2007-10-22)22 October 2007 (aged 17)
8 MF  Portugal Bruno Fernandes (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 30)
18 MF  Brazil Casemiro (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 33)
25 MF  Uruguay Manuel Ugarte (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 24)
37 MF  England Kobbie Mainoo (2005-04-19)19 April 2005 (aged 20)
41 MF  England Harry Amass (2007-03-16)16 March 2007 (aged 18)
42 MF  Mali Sékou Koné (2006-02-03)3 February 2006 (aged 19)
58 MF  Scotland Toby Collyer (2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 21)
64 MF  Ireland Jack Moorhouse (2005-11-29)29 November 2005 (aged 19)
92 MF  England Jim Thwaites (2007-12-20)20 December 2007 (aged 17)
9 FW  Denmark Rasmus Højlund (2003-03-04)4 March 2003 (aged 22)
16 FW  Ivory Coast Amad Diallo (2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (aged 22)
17 FW  Argentina Alejandro Garnacho (2004-07-01)1 July 2004 (aged 20)
56 FW  Denmark Chido Obi (2007-11-29)29 November 2007 (aged 17)
72 FW  England Shea Lacey (2007-04-14)14 April 2007 (aged 18)

Match

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72,550 people attended the match. The temperature at Bukit Jalil was 30°C with high humidity.[16]

Vietnam's Nguyễn Hai Long and the Philippines' Sandro Reyes forced André Onana into two separate saves, while on the other side, Patiwat Khammai held his grip against Kobbie Mainoo in the 33rd minute. Another of Mainoo's attempts in the 37th minute was cleared off the line by Harrison Delbridge.[17] Patiwat also denied Bruno Fernandes' volley in the 58th minute.[17]

On 71 minutes, Burmese winger Maung Maung Lwin latched onto a through ball from Adrian Segecic, broke Manchester United's offside trap and beat Tom Heaton to score the solitary goal.[18][19]

The crowd reportedly directed boos at United's players when the final whistle sounded.[20][21][22]

ASEAN All-Stars 1–0England Manchester United
Maung Maung Lwin 71' Report (MU1), (MU2)
SCW (UK)
GK 1 Thailand Patiwat Khammai downward-facing red arrow 82'
CB 12 Philippines Amani Aguinaldo downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 4 Cambodia Kan Mo downward-facing red arrow 64'
CB 24 Australia Harrison Delbridge
RM 18 Australia Kealey Adamson downward-facing red arrow 39'
CM 9 Vietnam Nguyễn Hai Long downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 15 Malaysia Declan Lambert downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 6 Philippines Sandro Reyes downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 8 Malaysia Ezequiel Agüero (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
SS 19 Australia Yaya Dukuly downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 20 Cambodia Abdel Kader Coulibaly downward-facing red arrow 39'
Substitutes:
DF 46 Malaysia Adib Ra'op upward-facing green arrow 39' downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 17 Laos Bounphachan Bounkong upward-facing green arrow 39' downward-facing red arrow 54'
FW 7 Timor-Leste João Pedro upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 82'
DF 71 Singapore Irfan Fandi upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 68'
DF 23 Malaysia Azam Azmi upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 21 Australia Adrian Segecic upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Vietnam Nguyễn Hoàng Đức upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Thailand Ben Davis upward-facing green arrow 54'
FW 11 Myanmar Maung Maung Lwin upward-facing green arrow 54'
DF 2 Vietnam Đỗ Duy Mạnh upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 5 Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Vĩ upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 16 Indonesia Kakang Rudianto upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 77 Indonesia Malik Risaldi upward-facing green arrow 82'
GK 29 Malaysia Haziq Nadzli upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 22 Thailand Worachit Kanitsribampen upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
South Korea Kim Sang-sik
GK 24 Cameroon André Onana downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 79 England Reece Munro downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 26 England Ayden Heaven downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 5 England Harry Maguire (c) downward-facing red arrow 32'
DM 18 Brazil Casemiro downward-facing red arrow 32'
DM 25 Uruguay Manuel Ugarte downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 20 Portugal Diogo Dalot downward-facing red arrow 32'
CM 37 England Kobbie Mainoo downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 64 Republic of Ireland Jack Moorhouse downward-facing red arrow 32'
LM 13 Denmark Patrick Dorgu downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Denmark Rasmus Højlund downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
DF 90 Scotland Daniel Armer upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 80 England Jaydan Kamason upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 72 England Shea Lacey upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 42 Mali Sékou Koné upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 17 Argentina Alejandro Garnacho upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 41 England Harry Amass upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 55 England Tyler Fredricson upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Portugal Bruno Fernandes upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 56 Denmark Chido Obi upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 16 Ivory Coast Amad Diallo upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 87 England Godwill Kukonki Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 43 England Toby Collyer upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 58 Scotland Tyler Fletcher upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 67'
DF 35 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans upward-facing green arrow 46'
GK 22 England Tom Heaton upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 92 England Jim Thwaites upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Portugal Rúben Amorim

References

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External videos
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video icon Manchester United v ASEAN All-Stars Match Recap by Manchester United
  1. ^ a b "ASEAN All-Stars 1-0 Man Utd: Ruben Amorim's side suffer friendly defeat on post-season tour". Sky Sports. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025. A host of academy youngsters were given minutes which will be seen as the only positive from the defeat in front of a crowd of 72,550, more than 6,000 miles away from Old Trafford. United will play another friendly in Hong Kong on Friday for their final fixture of the tour which is reportedly set to earn the club £8m.
  2. ^ a b "Piala Cabaran Maybank: 'Seperti rakan sepasukan 20 tahun' – Sang Sik" [Maybank Challenge Cup: 'Like teammates of 20 years' – Sang Sik]. Astro Awani (in Malay). Bernama. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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