| 18.11.1981 | Belfast | Windsor Park | 35 000 |
| N.Ireland | 1:0(1:0) | Israel |
| Jennings Patrick, Nicholl James, Nicholl Christopher, O'Neil John, Donaghy Malachy, Cassidy Thomas, McIlroy Samuel(c), McCreery David, Armstrong Gerald, Hamilton William, Brotherston Noel | Haviv Arie, Machnes Gadi, Bar Haim, Cohen Avi, Cohen Yaacov, Malmilian Uri, Ekhoiz Yaacov, Shum Itzhak, Lam Beni, Damti Gideon(c), Tabak Beni |
| Coach:William Laurence Bingham | Jack Mansell |
| Scorers:27' Armstrong Gerald |   |
| Substitutions: | 64' in Sinai Moshe out Lam Beni |
| Cautions: | 46' Cohen Avi, 78' Shum Itzhak |
| Referee:Emilio Guruceta (ESP) | Assistant referee:Emilio Soriano (ESP), Urio Velasquez (ESP) |