Australia v Northern Ireland, 18 June 1980
| Score | 2-1 to Northern Ireland |
| Referee | Don Campbell |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Adelaide |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
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1
Australia
Manager: Rudi Gutendorf
Goals:
| Peter Sharne | 5 |
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Substitutions:
| John Nyskohus for Ivo Prskalo | 46 |
| Mark Jankovics for Jimmy Rooney | 75 |
| Theo Selemidis for Jim Tansey | 81 |
| John Kosmina for John Yzendoorn | 83 |
2
Northern Ireland
Manager: Billy Bingham
Goals:
| Noel Brotherston | 70 |
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| Colin McCurdy | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Jim Platt
Goalkeeper
John McClelland
Defender
Chris Nicholl
Defender
Jimmy Nicholl
Defender
John O'Neill
Defender
Noel Brotherston
Midfielder
Tommy Cassidy
Midfielder
Martin O'Neill
Midfielder
Gerry Armstrong
Forward
Terry Cochrane
Forward
Billy Hamilton
Forward
Substitutions:
| Bryan Hamilton for Tommy Cassidy | 0 |
| Colin McCurdy for Billy Hamilton | 57 |