2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy Final
# 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy Final

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.

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.

## Route to the final

* Key to colours in group tables
* Top two placed teams advance to the finals

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maldives | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |

## Match

### Details

| Maldives | Pakistan |
| - | - |

MALDIVES: :

| GK | 25 | Imran Mohamed |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 15 | Samah Hussain |
| CB | 22 | Kudus Omolade Kelani |
| CB | 2 | Kingsley Chukwudi Nkurumeh |
| LB | 4 | Ahmed Abdulla |
| DM | 23 | Ahmed Niyaz | 35' |
| CM | 20 | Ivan Karamanov | | 89' |
| AM | 5 | Ibrahim Fazeel | 50' |
| SS | 7 | Ali Ashfaq | 90+1' | 112' |
| SS | 10 | Ali Umar |
| CF | 9 | Ahmed Thoriq (c) |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 18 | Ibrahim Labaan Shareef |
| DF | 13 | Mohamed Ajuvad Solah |
| DF | 19 | Mohamed Ihusan |
| MF | 11 | Mohamed Imran |
| MF | 12 | Muan Moosa Manik | | 112' |
| MF | 14 | Naavy Mohamed |
| MF | 16 | Mohamed Hussain | | 89' |
| Manager: ||||
| Mohamed Shiyaz ||||

PAKISTAN: :

| GK | 18 | Jazlaan Mohamed |
| - | - | - |
| LB | 12 | Samdhooh Mohamed |
| CB | 8 | Amdhan Ali |
| CB | 26 | Ahmed Nooman (c) | 63' |
| RB | 20 | Hassan Shifaz | | 119' |
| CM | 3 | Mohamed Shifan | 23' 120+2' |
| AM | 13 | Akram Abdul Ghanee |
| AM | 14 | Chinda Chizi Kaka | 71' |
| LF | 45 | Hassan Adhuham | 24' | 73' |
| RF | 15 | Hansley Awilo | 68' |
| CF | 10 | Mohamed Umair |
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| Manager: ||||
| Ali Suzain ||||
| Man of the match Match officials Assistant referees: Fourth official Reserve official: | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |
