| 22.11.1981 | Tegucigalpa | Estadio Nacional | 50 000 |
| Honduras | 0:0(0:0) | Mexico |
| Julio César Arzú, César Gutiérrez, Jaime Villegas, Fernando Zelaya, Allan Costly, Ramón Maradiaga, Salvador Blanco, Héctor Zelaya, Carlos Caballero, Jorge Urquia, José Figueroa | Francisco Castrejón, Mario Trejo, Juan Manuel Álvarez, Fernando Quirarte, José Luis López, Gustavo Vargas, Enrique López Zarza, Manuel Manzo, Guillermo Mendizábal, Ricardo Castro, Hugo Sánchez |
| Coach:José De la Paz Herrera | Raúl Cárdenas |
| Scorers: |   |
| Substitutions:69' in Junior Rashford out Jorge Urquia, 81' in Juan Alberto Murillo out Carlos Caballero |
69' in Tomás Boy out Enrique López Zarza |
| Cautions: | Juan Manuel Álvarez, Hugo Sánchez |
| Referee:David Socha (USA) | Assistant referee:Rudolph Moses (ANT), Romulo Mendez Molina (GUA) |