Korea Republic v Malaysia, 21 April 1981
| Score | 2-1 to Korea Republic |
| Referee | Thomson Chan Tam Sun |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia group 3 |
| Venue | Kazma Stadium, Kuwait |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
View Korea Republic v Malaysia head to head
Goals:
| HONG Song-Ho | 33 |
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| CHUNG Hae-Won | 84 |
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Substitutions:
| LEE Tae-Ho for LEE Yung-Moo | 23 |
| OH Suk-Jae for CHOI Soon-Ho | 27 |
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Malaysia
Goals:
| James Wong Chye Fook | 6 |
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Starting lineup:
Mokhtar Dahari
Forward
Substitutions:
| Keong Chow Chee for Ramasamy Arumugan | 0 |
| R Torairaju for Khalid Ali | 35 |