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Friendly
Tolka Park | Saturday 22 August 1981
| Home Farm | 0 | - | 5 | Liverpool |
Goals
- Ronnie Whelan 14'
- Terry McDermott 24'
- Phil Neal 40'
- Kenny Dalglish 45'
- Terry McDermott 59'
Notes
- Grobbelaar, Neal (A. Kennedy 46), Lawrenson, Thompson, R. Kennedy, Hansen, Dalglish, Whelan (Lee 46), Johnston, MsDermott, Souness,
Opposition lineup: O’Brien (Finnerty 46), Ryan, Breslin, O’Riordan, Brady, Walsh, Neville, Robinson (O’Connor 46), Roddy, Collins, Coyle (Thomas 46), Connolly
This match was arranged as part of the deal that took Ronnie Whelan to Liverpool.
This match was almost cancelled after vandals broke into the stadium and carved a massive letter H into the pitch during the night before the match was due to be played, the H denoting support for prisoners who were on hunger strike in the Maze Prison in Belfast. However, after emergency re-turfing was carried out, the Liverpool FC party was able to fly into Dublin on the Saturday afternoon to fulfill the fixture in the evening.
Other details
- Attendance: 14,000
- Referee: Daly P (Dublin)
- Half-time score: 0
- 4
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