1920 Copa del Rey final explained

Event:1920 Copa del Rey
Team1:Barcelona
Team1score:2
Team2:Athletic Bilbao
Team2score:0
Date:2 May 1920
Stadium:El Molinón
City:Gijón
Referee:Enrique Bertrán de Lis
Attendance:10,000
Weather:Rainy
Previous:1919
Next:1921

See main article: 1920 Copa del Rey. The 1920 Copa del Rey Final was the 20th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at El Molinón, in Gijón, on 2 May 1920, in front of an attendance of 10,000 spectators,[1] who saw FC Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0, thus winning their fourth cup title.[2] The goals were scored in the second-half by Vicente Martínez and Paulino Alcántara.[3]

The final was attended by a large number of supporters from the Basque region, who arrived in Gijon by train. The match was surrounded by controversy due to referee Enrique Bertrán's performance, who annulled a goal by a penalty awarded to Athletic Bilbao, alleging that scorer Germán Echevarría had shot before he gave the order to do it. Nevertheless, the penalty was not kicked for a second time, as ruled on the laws of the game. The referee was also criticized for allowing misconduct from both teams.[1]

Match details

GK Ricardo Zamora
DF Francisco Coma
DF Ricardo Galicia
MF José Samitier
MF Agustín Sancho
MF Ramón Torralba
FW Francisco Vinyals
FW Félix Sesúmaga
FW Vicente Martínez
FW Paulino Alcántara
FW Fernando Plaza
Manager:
Jack Greenwell
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GK Juan José Amann
DF Luis Hurtado
DF Domingo Acedo
MF Sabino Bilbao
MF Francisco Belauste
MF Jesús Eguiluz
FW Gregorio Sena
FW Pichichi
FW José María Belauste
FW José María Laca
FW Germán Echevarría
Manager:
Billy Barnes

See also

Athletic–Barcelona clásico

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Molinón: un siglo del primer gran escándalo arbitral . El Molinón: a century of the first great arbitration scandal . J.R. Rodríguez . as.com . 2 May 2020 . 8 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Spain - Cup 1920 . 12 February 2001 . . 23 July 2022 .
  3. Web site: Copa del Rey Alfonso 1920 . www.linguasport.com . 20 August 2022 .