1981 Intercontinental Cup

Match programme cover, depicting Kenny Dalglish and Zico
Liverpool Flamengo
England Brazil
0 3
Date 13 December 1981
Venue National Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the Match Zico (Flamengo)[1]
Referee Rubio Vázquez (Mexico)
Attendance 62,000

The 1981 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Flamengo of Brazil on 13 December 1981 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, the annual Intercontinental Cup contested between the winners of the European Cup and Copa Libertadores. Flamengo went on to play the Intercontinental Cup after having won the first ever Libertadores Cup they played. Liverpool were also appearing in their first Intercontinental Cup, having declined to take part in 1977 and 1978 after they won the European Cup.

The teams had qualified for the competition by winning their continent's primary cup competition. Liverpool qualified by winning the primary European cup competition, the European Cup. They won the 1980–81 European Cup defeating Spanish team Real Madrid 1–0 in the final. Flamengo qualified by winning the primary South American cup competition, the Copa Libertadores. They beat Chilean team Cobreloa 2–0 in a playoff after the previous ties finished 2–2 on points to win the 1981 Copa Libertadores.

Match details

13 December 1981
12:00 JST
Liverpool England 0–3
[2] 		Brazil Flamengo
Report Nunes  12'  41'
Adílio  34'
National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Rubio Vásquez (Mexico)
Flamengo
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 England Phil Neal
CB 4 England Phil Thompson (c)
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
RM 14England Sammy Lee
CM 10England Terry McDermott  51'
CM 11 Scotland Graeme Souness
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
SS 7Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CF 16England Craig Johnston
Substitutes:
GK 13England Steve Ogrizovic
DF 15England Alan Kennedy
MF 17Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy
MF 8Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
FW 12England David Johnson  51'
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 Brazil Raul
RB 2 Brazil Leandro
CB 13 Brazil Marinho
CB 4 Brazil Mozer
LB 5 Brazil Júnior
DM 6 Brazil Andrade
MF 8 Brazil Adílio
AM 10 Brazil Zico (c)
FW 7 Brazil Tita
CF 9 Brazil Nunes
FW 11 Brazil Lico
Substitutes:
GK 12Brazil Cantarele
DF 3Brazil Figueiredo
FW 15Brazil Peu
FW 16Brazil Baroninho
DF 17Brazil Nei Dias
Manager:
Brazil Paulo Carpegiani

References

  1. ↑ "Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool in Europe – 1981/82 European / South American Cup Final". Liverpool in Europe. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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