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Lansdowne Road | Wednesday 19 August 1987 at 18:45 UK local time

Irish Olympic XI 0 - 5 Liverpool

Goals

Notes

  • Grobbelaar; Spackman, Wark, Hansen (Gillespie 46'), Nicol; Johnston (Walsh 46'), McMahon, Whelan, Barnes; Beardsley (Irvine 59'), Aldridge (Dalglish 66') Unused sub: Venison.

    Opposition
    Lineup: O'Neil (Dundalk), Kenny (Shamrock Rovers), Neville (Shamrock Rovers), Eccles (Shamrock Rovers), Brady (Shamrock Rovers), Lawless (Dundalk), Doolin (Shamrock Rovers), Mannion (Galway United), Kehoe (Dundalk), Larkin (Shamrock Rovers), Jameson (Bohemians)
    Subs: B.Murphy (Bohemians) for Eccles 46', Bayly (Sligo Rovers) for Mannion 61'.

    - Match ended 6 minutes early when some thought the ref who had blown for a free kick to the Irish thought it was the final whistle and rushed on the pitch which ended up with more coming on the ref wisely ended the game .

Other details

Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kelly P (Cork)
Half-time score: 0 - 3

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