| Date | 18 February 1980 — 16:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid | |
| Referee | Josef Kompalla |  FRG | 
| Linesman | Pat Morrissey |  USA | 
| Linesman | Marty Reeners |  USA | 
| Attendance | 500 | 
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |  NED | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 
| Poland |  POL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| Time | Score | Nat | Scorer (assists) | Situation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:39 (1) | 1 – 0 |  | Willem Klooster (Rick van Gog, Al Pluymers) | Equal-handed | |
| 5:51 (1) | 1 – 1 |  | Henryk Janiszewski (Andrzej Zabawa) | Equal-handed | |
| 8:18 (1) | 2 – 1 |  | Jack de Heer (George Peternousek, Jan Janssen) | Power play (1) | |
| 13:58 (1) | 3 – 1 |  | Jack de Heer (Larry van Wieren, Jan Janssen) | Power play (1) | |
| 21:37 (2) | 3 – 2 |  | Wiesław Jobczyk (Andrzej Małysiak, Henryk Janiszewski) | Equal-handed | |
| 24:42 (2) | 4 – 2 |  | Willem Klooster (Rick van Gog, Corky de Graauw) | Equal-handed | |
| 36:05 (2) | 5 – 2 |  | Jack de Heer (Larry van Wieren) | Power play (1) | |
| 47:36 (3) | 5 – 3 |  | Leszek Kokoszka (Jerzy Potz) | Equal-handed | 
| Time | PIM | Nat | Player | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:16 (1) | 2 |  | Corky de Graauw | High sticking | |
| 2:16 (1) | 2 |  | Corky de Graauw | Slashing | |
| 7:48 (1) | 2 |  | Stefan Chowaniec | Holding | |
| 18:22 (1) | 2 |  | Willem Klooster | Holding | |
| 52:19 (3) | 2 |  | Henk Hille | Cross-checking | 
| Time | Nat | Player | In/Out | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) |  | Ted Lenssen | Goalkeeper In | 
| 0:00 (1) |  | Henryk Wojtynek | Goalkeeper In | 
| 13:58 (1) |  | Paweł Łukaszka | Goalkeeper In | 
| 13:58 (1) |  | Henryk Wojtynek | Goalkeeper Out | 
| 60:00 (3) |  | Ted Lenssen | Goalkeeper Out | 
| 60:00 (3) |  | Paweł Łukaszka | Goalkeeper Out | 
 Netherlands
 Netherlands| Pos | Nr | Player | Shift | Mins | Goals | Shots | Assists | +/- | PIM | Saves | Save % | GK In | GK Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | Harrie van Heumen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 3 | Larry van Wieren | – | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 4 | Ron Berteling | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 5 | Dick Decloe | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 8 | Jack de Heer | – | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 10 | Jan Janssen | – | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 15 | Klaas van den Broek | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 16 | Leo Koopmans | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 18 | Brian de Bruijn | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 19 | Chuck Huizinga | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 20 | Corky de Graauw | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | |||||
| F | 25 | Willem Klooster | – | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 6 | Patrick Kolijn | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 9 | George Peternousek | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 11 | Al Pluymers | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 12 | Rick van Gog | – | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 14 | Henk Hille | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 17 | Frank van Soldt | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| GK | 1 | Ted Lenssen | – | 60:00 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 27 | 90.0% | |||||
| Coach | Hans Westberg | 
 Poland
 Poland| Pos | Nr | Player | Shift | Mins | Goals | Shots | Assists | +/- | PIM | Saves | Save % | GK In | GK Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | Stefan Chowaniec | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 8 | Wiesław Jobczyk | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 9 | Tadeusz Obłój | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 10 | Dariusz Sikora | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 13 | Leszek Kokoszka | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 15 | Andrzej Zabawa | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 16 | Henryk Pytel | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 17 | Stanisław Klocek | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 18 | Leszek Jachna | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 19 | Bogdan Dziubiński | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 22 | Andrzej Małysiak | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 3 | Andrzej Ujwary | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 5 | Henryk Janiszewski | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 6 | Henryk Gruth | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 14 | Andrzej Jańczy | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 20 | Jerzy Potz | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| GK | 1 | Henryk Wojtynek | – | 13:58 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 40.0% | 1 | ||||
| GK | – | Paweł Łukaszka | – | 46:02 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 19 | 90.5% | 2 | ||||
| D | 21 | Ludwik Synowiec | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 25 | Marek Marcińczak | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| Coach | Czesław Borowicz |