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1928 Copa del Rey final

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1928 Copa del Rey final
Team of FC Barcelona, winner
Event1928 Copa del Rey
Final
Date20 May 1928
VenueEl Sardinero, Santander
RefereePedro Vallana
Replay
Date22 May 1928
VenueEl Sardinero, Santander
Replay (2nd.)
Date29 June 1928
VenueEl Sardinero, Santander
RefereePablo Saracho
1927
1929

The 1928 Copa del Rey Final was the 28th final of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. It was contested by Barcelona and Real Sociedad. As the match ended tied after extra time, two replay matches were needed to define a champion.

In the second replay, Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 3–1 and won their eighth title.[1][2]

Overview

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The first match was held on 20 May at El Sardinero. In that match, Barcelona goalkeeper Ferenc Plattkó left the field after injuring his head, which required stitches. As a result, forward Ángel Arocha replaced him. Nevertheless, midfielder Josep Samitier was also injured soon after, forcing Platko to return to the pitch despite his condition. Samitier would also return to the pitch after him.[3]

Platko's performance in the final (and the action to save his goal that caused the injure)[4] inspired poet Rafael Alberti (who had attended the match) to write his Ode to Platko in 1957, describing his catches and his injure.[5]

No, no one, no one, no one
no one forget it, Platko
not even the final: your leaving
bloody blonde bear,
faint flag on the field
Oh, Platko,
you, so far away from Hungary
what sea would have dared not to cry for you?

— Ode to Platko, Rafael Alberti

Nevertheless, another football enthusiast and Real Sociedad supporter, Gabriel Celaya, wrote an ode stating that Platko was not responsible for his team defeat but a bad refereeing that included "ten penalties not awarded to Real Sociedad".[3] After the match ended tied 1–1 after extra time, a replay match had to be played. Real Sociedad was considered favorite to win due to Barca's injured players. Argentine tango singer Carlos Gardel visited the injured players.[3]

For the replay, Llorens replaced Platko. That match also ended 1–1 (after two extra time periods) so a second replay was scheduled for June 29. Finally, Barcelona won 3–1 with goals by Samitier, Sastre and Arocha. Zaldúa scored for Real Sociedad.[3]

Match details

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Final

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Barcelona1–1 (a.e.t.)Real Sociedad
Samitier 53' Mariscal 83'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Pedro Vallana
Barcelona
Real Sociedad
GK 1 Hungary Ferenc Plattkó downward-facing red arrow a' upward-facing green arrow b' [note 1]
DF 2 Germany Emil Walter
DF 3 Spain Enrique Mas
MF 4 Spain Ramón Guzmán
MF 5 Spain José Castillo
MF 6 Spain Domingo Carulla
FW 7 Spain Vicente Piera
FW 8 Spain Josep Sastre
FW 9 Spain Josep Samitier downward-facing red arrow b' upward-facing green arrow [note 1]
FW 10 Spain Ángel Arocha upward-facing green arrow a' [note 1]
FW 11 Spain Manuel Parera
Manager:
Spain Romà Forns
Josep Samitier (left) and Ferenc Plattko, both injured
GK 1 Spain Jesús Izaguirre
DF 2 Spain Antonio Arrillaga
DF 3 Spain Domingo Zaldúa
MF 4 Spain Amadeo Labarta
MF 5 Spain Martín Marculeta
MF 6 Spain Trino Arizcorreta
FW 7 Spain Paco Bienzobas
FW 8 Spain Ángel Mariscal
FW 9 Spain Cholín
FW 10 Spain Kiriki
FW 11 Spain Mariano Yurrita
Manager:
Spain Benito Díaz
Note
  1. ^ a b c Substitutions were not allowed in those times. Plattko left the field, being replaced by forward Arocha. Nevertheless, Samitier's injure forced Plattko to return to the field despite his condition.[3]

Replay

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Barcelona1–1 (a.e.t.)Real Sociedad
Piera 69' Kiriki 32'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pedro Escartín
Barcelona
Real Sociedad
GK 1 Spain Ramón Llorens
DF 2 Germany Emil Walter
DF 3 Spain Enrique Mas
MF 4 Spain Ramón Guzmán Red card 70'
MF 5 Spain Domingo Carulla
MF 6 Spain Andrés Bosch
FW 7 Spain Vicente Piera
FW 8 Spain Josep Sastre
FW 9 Spain Josep Samitier
FW 10 Spain Ángel Arocha
FW 11 Argentina Emili Sagi-Barba
Manager:
Spain Romà Forns
GK 1 Spain Jesús Izaguirre
DF 2 Spain Antonio Arrillaga
DF 3 Spain Domingo Zaldúa
MF 4 Spain Amadeo Labarta
MF 5 Spain Martín Marculeta
MF 6 Spain Trino Arizcorreta
FW 7 Spain Paco Bienzobas
FW 8 Spain Ángel Mariscal
FW 9 Spain Cholín Red card 80'
FW 10 Spain Kiriki
FW 11 Spain Mariano Yurrita
Manager:
Spain Benito Díaz

Second replay

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Barcelona3–1Real Sociedad
Samitier 8'
Arocha 21'
Sastre 25'
Zaldúa 16' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Pablo Saracho
Barcelona
Real Sociedad
GK 1 Spain Ramón Llorens
DF 2 Germany Emil Walter
DF 3 Spain Enrique Mas
MF 4 Spain Ramón Guzmán
MF 5 Spain José Castillo
MF 6 Spain Domingo Carulla Red card 65'
FW 7 Spain Vicente Piera
FW 8 Spain Josep Sastre
FW 9 Spain Josep Samitier
FW 10 Spain Ángel Arocha
FW 11 Argentina Emili Sagi-Barba
Manager:
Spain Romà Forns
Scene of the match
GK 1 Spain Jesús Izaguirre
DF 2 Spain Antonio Arrillaga
DF 3 Spain Domingo Zaldúa
MF 4 Spain Amadeo Labarta
MF 5 Spain Martín Marculeta
MF 6 Spain Trino Arizcorreta
FW 7 Spain Paco Bienzobas
FW 8 Spain Ángel Mariscal Red card 65'
FW 9 Spain Cholín
FW 10 Spain Félix Ilundáin
FW 11 Spain Mariano Yurrita
Manager:
Spain Benito Díaz
Copa del Rey 1928 winners
FC Barcelona
8th title

References

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  1. ^ Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII 1928 on Linguasport.com
  2. ^ Spanish Cup 1928 on the RSSSF.com
  3. ^ a b c d e La final de los tres partidos Archived 2021-11-18 at the Wayback Machine on Copa del Rey, RFEF
  4. ^ Que nadie olvide a Platko by Xavier Luque on La Vanguardia, 5 Mar 2020
  5. ^ 75 AÑOS DE LA ODA A PLATKO, DE ALBERTI on La Red Cantabra