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Real Sociedad triumphed with the Copa del Rey for the third time in its history. The Blue and Whites won the long-awaited Basque final against Athletic (Bilbao), beating their eternal rival with a minimum of 1: 0 at the “La Cartouche” stadium in Seville. The hero for the symbolic guests became their leader Mikel Ojarsabal, who hit a penalty in the 60th minute.
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Athletic (Bilbao) – Real Sociedad 0: 1 (Minutes)
Mikel Ojarsabal became the great hero of the symbolic guests
We remind you that this final was waited 350 days, since the coronavirus pandemic postponed its game in 2020. Perhaps due to the huge load, however, the collision was marked by the lack of sufficiently interesting positions in front of both doors.
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And while Real has savored success since 1987, Athletic (Bilbao) has the opportunity to make amends in just two weeks. Then, the “lions” will participate in this year’s final for the national prize, where their opponent is Barcelona.
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The start of the final did not offer enough football excitement. The Basques fought a tough battle in the center, which was also affected by the intensification of the rain at the La Cartouche Stadium in Seville.
Athletic was the first team to stand out with the first goal chance of the match. Inyaki Williams crossed very technically for Raúl García. The veteran wasted no time and fired a strong diagonal shot, which unfortunately did not find the furthest corner from Alex Remiro.
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The anxiety in the ranks of the Real was evident in the 17th minute, when Nacho Montreal did not get along with his goalkeeper when it came to centering the “lions”. This did not create serious problems for token guests.
The first accurate shot in the match was a fact only with the start of minute 31. The Spanish Íñigo Martínez, surprisingly for his position as a central defender, found himself in the middle of the Real and made a good shot from medium distance, which elicited the necessary quality reaction from Remiro.
The second part of the final clash began with a very controversial situation. Mikel Ojarsabal tried to cross the ground, but he ran into Íñigo Martínez’s hand, which was lying on a cleft. The tricky moment here was that it was never possible to know whether the touch had been made inside or outside the Lions’ penalty area. Referee Fernades also had no idea what to judge, so he used the services of the VAR. The system decided to commit a foul from the line.
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Fate seemed to take revenge on Real Sociedad in the 60th minute. Then Mikel Merino threw a perfect pass for the fast Porto, who was left alone in front of the Athletic guard. At that moment, Íñigo Martínez desperately stepped on his foot to commit a foul. At the moment, the head judge showed him a red card, but after a review with the VAR, it strangely transformed into a yellow. Despite the shooting of the judges, the experienced Mikel Ojarsabal stood behind the white point and definitely won his individual match with Unai Simon.
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From then on, Athletic’s game fell apart and the “lions” of Marcelino García Toral did not create a single goal position against Alex Remiro. The symbolic hosts leaned on desperate crosses, which fell victim to the stable defense of the opponent.
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Thus, Vecino Real maintained his invaluable advantage and congratulated himself with a third trophy in the Copa del Rey tournament. And the crazy party, for this occasion, started immediately after the referee’s last signal.
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