| Japan XI | 2 |
Nobutoshi Kaneda 4' Koichi Hashiratani 35' | |
| Everton | 2 |
Imre Varadi 52' Peter Eastoe 80' | |
HT: 2-0
Sunday 31 May 1981
Kirin Cup group stage
Line-Up
- Jim McDonagh
- John Gidman
- Billy Wright
- Mick Lyons
- John Bailey
- Trevor Ross
- Garry Stanley
- Paul Lodge
- Eamonn O'Keefe
- Imre Varadi
- Peter Eastoe
Substitutions
- 82'
Graeme Sharp
(for Imre Varadi)
HT
Joe McBride
(for Trevor Ross)