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Real Sociedad is with the Copa del Rey in Spain after a historic final for many reasons and 1: 0 over Athletic Bilbao. The match was played almost a year after its original date: this is the duel for the trophy for the 2019-2020 season, then postponed due to the pandemic in the hope that this year it will be played in public.
The match is special, between the two great Basques and eternal rivals, and it was decided that it is worth waiting for this show to be with the public.
And yet it did not happen, the situation in Spain did not allow it this spring. But there was no time to postpone and the final was played in Seville, at the Olympic Stadium. After all, there were “fans”: the two delegations and the leaders had come with scarves and flags, sang from the boxes and supported the teams in every way.
In the field, the Real Sociedad fully deserved the victory, looking for it with more insistence. Athletic had two situations before the break, but then the initiative gave way completely.
The final was decided in the 63rd minute, when Mikel Oyarsabal scored the only goal from a penalty. But it was not as simple as it sounds.
The penalty was awarded 6 minutes earlier when Porto escaped a pass from behind the defense and was knocked down by Bilbao defender Íñigo Martínez. Penalty and red card was decided by referee Javier Estrada. However, the VAR intervened and the drama began …
First, they saw and returned 20 times reruns of the rape itself, which was confirmed – a shame.
Then they checked if there were grounds for a red card and this sentence was overturned, and Martinez stayed on the field. Hope stayed with him, because after a penalty goal from Oyarsabal, Athletic was already catching up.
But in the end, the “lions” did not create anything, they dumped long balls and did not make it particularly difficult for the opponent.
Real Sociedad won the Copa del Rey after a 34-year hiatus, the club’s last triumph in the tournament was in 1987. And this is only the third prize of the career, while Athletic has 23. They failed to make 24 tonight, but after 13 days there is another opportunity to do it, a new ending is coming …
This time it is the duel for the Copa del Rey this season, and will face Athletic Bilbao against Barcelona. Absurd and curious, but that’s the situation.
