The 2025 Maybank Challenge Cup () 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 Organisation 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.
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.
The proceeds of the event will reportedly go to the charity organisation Al-Sultan Abdullah Foundation (YASA).
Participating teams ASEAN All-Stars
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. The team only trained together for two days prior to the Maybank Challenge Cup.
Manchester United
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. They also lost the 2025 UEFA Europa League final a week before the friendly, missing a berth in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
United last played in Malaysia in 2009 when it played the Malaysia XI selection twice.
Squads ASEAN All-Stars Players called up for the match against Manchester United PlayerDate of birth (age)Club1 GK Bangkok United29 GK Perak2 DF Đỗ Duy Mạnh Hà Nội4 DF Kan Mo Visakha5 DF Nguyễn Văn Vĩ Nam Định12 DF Rayong15 DF Kuala Lumpur16 DF Persib Bandung18 DF Macarthur FC23 DF Terengganu24 DF Incheon United46 DF Penang71 DF Port6 MF Gütersloh8 MF Sri Pahang9 MF Nguyễn Hai Long Hà Nội10 MF Uthai Thani14 MF Nguyễn Hoàng Đức Phù Đổng Ninh Bình22 MF Port7 FW Angkor Tiger11 FW Maung Maung Lwin Lamphun Warriors17 FW Svay Rieng19 FW Adelaide United20 FW Angkor Tiger21 FW Sydney FC77 FW Persebaya Surabaya
Manchester United PlayerDate of birth (age)1 GK 22 GK 24 GK 5 DF 13 DF 20 DF 26 DF 35 DF 55 DF 79 DF 80 DF 87 DF 90 DF 8 MF 18 MF Casemiro25 MF Manuel Ugarte37 MF 41 MF 42 MF 43 MF 58 MF 64 MF 92 MF 9 FW 16 FW 17 FW 56 FW 72 FW
Match
72,550 people attended the match. The temperature at Bukit Jalil was 30°C with high humidity.
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. Patiwat also denied Bruno Fernandes' volley in the 58th minute.
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.
The crowd reportedly directed boos at United's players when the final whistle sounded.
GK1 Patiwat Khammai CB12 Amani Aguinaldo CB4 Kan Mo CB24 Harrison DelbridgeRM18 Kealey Adamson CM9 Nguyễn Hai Long LM15 Declan Lambert AM6 Sandro Reyes AM8 Ezequiel Agüero (c) SS19 Yaya Dukuly CF20 Abdel Kader Coulibaly Substitutes:DF46 Adib Ra'op FW17 Bounphachan Bounkong FW7 João Pedro DF71 Irfan Fandi DF23 Azam Azmi FW21 Adrian Segecic MF14 Nguyễn Hoàng Đức MF10 Ben Davis FW11 Maung Maung Lwin DF2 Đỗ Duy Mạnh DF5 Nguyễn Văn Vĩ DF16 Kakang Rudianto FW77 Malik Risaldi GK29 Haziq Nadzli MF22 Worachit Kanitsribampen Manager: Kim Sang-sik GK24 André Onana CB79 Reece Munro CB26 Ayden Heaven CB5 Harry Maguire (c) DM18 Casemiro DM25 Manuel Ugarte RM20 Diogo Dalot CM37 Kobbie Mainoo CM64 Jack Moorhouse LM13 Patrick Dorgu CF9 Rasmus Højlund Substitutes:DF90 Daniel Armer DF80 Jaydan Kamason FW72 Shea Lacey MF42 Sékou Koné FW17 Alejandro Garnacho DF41 Harry Amass DF55 Tyler Fredricson MF8 Bruno Fernandes FW56 Chido Obi FW16 Amad Diallo DF87 Godwill Kukonki MF43 Toby Collyer MF58 Tyler Fletcher DF35 Jonny Evans GK22 Tom Heaton MF92 Jim Thwaites Manager: Rúben Amorim
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