| 29.04.1981 | Belfast | Windsor Park | 25 000 |
|
N.Ireland | 1:0(0:0) | Portugal | |
| Jennings Patrick, Nicholl James Michael, Nelson Samuel, McCreery David, Nicholl Christopher John, O'Neill John, Cochrane Terence, O'Neill Martin(c), Hamilton William Robert, Armstrong Gerard Joseph, McIlroy Samuel Baxter | Bento Manuel, Mendes Gabriel, Coelho Humberto(c), Simoes Carlos, Pietra Minervino, Sheu Han, Carlos Manuel Dos Santos, Costa Jose, Oliveira Antonio, Alves Joao, Jordao Rui Manuel |
| Coach:William Laurence Bingham | Julio Cernadas Pereira "Juca" |
| Scorers:73' Armstrong Gerard Joseph | |
| Substitutions: | 60' in Batista Manuel "Nene" out Oliveira Antonio |
| Cautions: | Pietra Minervino |
| Referee:Svein-Igne Thime (NOR) | Assistant referee:Rolf Nyhus (NOR), Ivar Fredriksen (NOR) |
