1921 Copa del Rey final explained

Event:1921 Copa del Rey
Team1:Athletic de Bilbao
Team1score:4
Team2:Athletic de Madrid
Team2score:1
Date:8 May 1921
Stadium:San Mamés
City:Bilbao
Referee: José Berraondo
Previous:1920
Next:1922

See main article: 1921 Copa del Rey. The 1921 Copa del Rey Final was the 21st final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at San Mamés, in Bilbao, on 8 May 1921. Athletic Bilbao beat Athletic Madrid 4–1 courtesy of two braces from José María Laca and Domingo Acedo, a victory that assured their eighth domestic cup title.[1] [2]

The match was the first meeting between the 'two Athletics' who had begun as the same club, with the parent in Bilbao and the subsidiary in Madrid.[3] The clubs had been growing apart, and after this match, they formally split, one of the main reasons being the Athletic Madrid president Julián Ruete having agreed with Athletic Bilbao's request to move the final from its original venue in Seville to Bilbao (due to bad feeling over the manner in which Sevilla FC had been disqualified to the Basques' benefit), which Athletic Madrid fans saw as an unnecessary deference.[3]

It was Athletic Madrid's first final in the competition after they unexpectedly, but convincingly defeated Real Unión in the semi-finals.[3] It was also the last match played by Athletic Bilbao's well-known forward Pichichi, who retired soon afterwards and died the following year.[3]

Match details

GK 1 Francisco Rivero
DF 2 Luis Beguiristain
DF 3 Luis Hurtado
MF 4 Francisco Belauste
MF 5 José María Belauste
MF 6 Sabino Bilbao
FW 7 Villavaso
FW 8 Pichichi
FW 9 Antón Allende
FW 10 José María Laca
FW 11 Domingo Acedo
Manager:
Billy Barnes
GK 1 Francisco Durán
DF 2 Ramón Olalquiaga
DF 3 Pololo
MF 4 Francisco Martínez
MF 5 Desiderio Fajardo
MF 6 Jesús Olarreaga
FW 7 Ramón Amann
FW 8 Andrés Tuduri
FW 9 Monchín Triana
FW 10 Ángel del Río
FW 11 Luis Olaso
Manager:
Vince Hayes

See also

Same finalists:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain - Cup 1921 . 13 January 2000 . . 20 August 2022 .
  2. Web site: Copa del Rey Alfonso 1921 . www.linguasport.com . 20 August 2022 .
  3. Web site: 1921: El primer duelo entre atléticos . 1921: The first duel of the Athletics . es . . 20 August 2022 . 3 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803102557/http://copadelrey.rfef.es/historia-del-campeonato-de-espana/1921-el-primer-duelo-entre-atleticos/ . dead .