1928 Copa del Rey final

1928 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 1927-1928.jpg Team of FC Barcelona, winner Barcelona 3 Real Sociedad 1 Final 1 1 20 May 1928 El Sardinero Santander Pedro Vallana Replay 1 1 22 May 1928 El Sardinero Santander Replay (2nd.) 3 1 29 June 1928 El Sardinero Santander Pablo 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.Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII 1928 on Linguasport.comSpanish Cup 1928 on the RSSSF.com Overview 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.La final de los tres partidos https://web.archive.org/web/20211118184856/https://copadelrey.rfef.es/historia-del-campeonato-de-espana/1928-la-final-de-los-tres-partidos/ 2021-11-18 on Copa del Rey, RFEF Platko's performance in the final (and the action to save his goal that caused the injure)Que nadie olvide a Platko by Xavier Luque on La Vanguardia, 5 Mar 2020 inspired poet Rafael Alberti (who had attended the match) to write his Ode to Platko in 1957, describing his catches and his injure.75 AÑOS DE LA ODA A PLATKO, DE ALBERTI on La Red Cantabra 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? Rafael Alberti Ode to Platko 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". 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. 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. Match details Final 20 May 1928 16:30 CET Barcelona 1–1 yes Real Sociedad Samitier 53 Mariscal 83 El Sardinero, Santander 18,000 Pedro Vallana _fcbarcelona60 _fcbarcelona60h _fcbarcelona60 _2_white_stripes 3D69AA 3D69AA 3D69AA 3d69aa 000000 Barcelona _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _2_white_stripes 0033FF 0033FF 0033FF FFFFFF 000000 Real Sociedad GK 1 HUN 1920 Ferenc Plattkó 15px a b Substitutions were not allowed in those times. Plattko left the field, being replaced by forward Arocha. Nevertheless, Samitier's injury forced Plattko to return to the field despite his condition. note susbsDF 2 GER Emil WalterDF 3 ESP 1874 Enrique MasMF 4 ESP 1874 Ramón GuzmánMF 5ESP 1874 José CastilloMF 6ESP 1874 Domingo CarullaFW 7ESP 1874 Vicente PieraFW 8ESP 1874 Josep SastreFW 9ESP 1874 Josep Samitier 15px b note susbsFW 10ESP 1874 Ángel Arocha a note susbsFW 11ESP 1874 Manuel PareraManager:ESP 1874 Romà Forns thumb|300px|Josep Samitier (left) and Ferenc Plattko, both injured GK 1 ESP 1874 Jesús IzaguirreDF 2 ESP 1874 Antonio ArrillagaDF 3 ESP 1874 Domingo ZaldúaMF 4 ESP 1874 Amadeo LabartaMF 5ESP 1874 Martín MarculetaMF 6ESP 1874 Trino ArizcorretaFW 7ESP 1874 Paco BienzobasFW 8ESP 1874 Ángel MariscalFW 9ESP 1874 CholínFW 10ESP 1874 KirikiFW 11ESP 1874 Mariano YurritaManager:ESP 1874 Benito Díaz Note note Replay 22 May 1928 11:30 CET Barcelona 1–1 yes Real Sociedad Piera 69 Kiriki 32 El Sardinero Santander 15,000 Pedro Escartín _fcbarcelona60 _fcbarcelona60h _fcbarcelona60 _2_white_stripes 3D69AA 3D69AA 3D69AA 3d69aa 000000 Barcelona _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _2_white_stripes 0033FF 0033FF 0033FF FFFFFF 000000 Real Sociedad GK 1 ESP 1874 Ramón LlorensDF 2 GER Emil WalterDF 3 ESP 1874 Enrique MasMF 4 ESP 1874 Ramón Guzmán 0 70MF 5ESP 1874 Domingo CarullaMF 6ESP 1874 Andrés BoschFW 7ESP 1874 Vicente PieraFW 8ESP 1874 Josep SastreFW 9ESP 1874 Josep SamitierFW 10ESP 1874 Ángel ArochaFW 11ARG Emili Sagi-BarbaManager:ESP 1874 Romà Forns GK 1 ESP 1874 Jesús IzaguirreDF 2 ESP 1874 Antonio ArrillagaDF 3 ESP 1874 Domingo ZaldúaMF 4 ESP 1874 Amadeo LabartaMF 5ESP 1874 Martín MarculetaMF 6ESP 1874 Trino ArizcorretaFW 7ESP 1874 Paco BienzobasFW 8ESP 1874 Ángel Mariscal FW 9ESP 1874 Cholín 0 80FW 10ESP 1874 KirikiFW 11ESP 1874 Mariano YurritaManager:ESP 1874 Benito Díaz Second replay 29 June 1928 17:00 CET Barcelona 3–1 Real Sociedad Samitier 8Arocha 21Sastre 25 Zaldúa 16 pen. El Sardinero Santander 17,000 Pablo Saracho _fcbarcelona60 _fcbarcelona60h _fcbarcelona60 _2_white_stripes 3D69AA 3D69AA 3D69AA 3d69aa 000000 Barcelona _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _2_white_stripes 0033FF 0033FF 0033FF FFFFFF 000000 Real Sociedad GK 1 ESP 1874 Ramón LlorensDF 2 GER Emil WalterDF 3 ESP 1874 Enrique MasMF 4 ESP 1874 Ramón GuzmánMF 5ESP 1874 José CastilloMF 6ESP 1874 Domingo Carulla 0 65FW 7ESP 1874 Vicente PieraFW 8ESP 1874 Josep SastreFW 9ESP 1874 Josep SamitierFW 10ESP 1874 Ángel ArochaFW 11ARG Emili Sagi-BarbaManager:ESP 1874 Romà Forns thumb|300px|Scene of the match GK 1 ESP 1874 Jesús IzaguirreDF 2 ESP 1874 Antonio ArrillagaDF 3 ESP 1874 Domingo ZaldúaMF 4 ESP 1874 Amadeo LabartaMF 5ESP 1874 Martín MarculetaMF 6ESP 1874 Trino ArizcorretaFW 7ESP 1874 Paco BienzobasFW 8ESP 1874 Ángel Mariscal 0 65FW 9ESP 1874 CholínFW 10ESP 1874 Félix IlundáinFW 11ESP 1874 Mariano YurritaManager:ESP 1874 Benito Díaz Copa del Rey 1928 winnersFC Barcelona8th title References Association football Spain 1928 Category:1927–28 in Spanish football Category:FC Barcelona matches Category:Real Sociedad matches Category:May 1928 sports events in Europe Category:June 1928 sports events in Europe Category:Sport in Santander, Spain Category:20th century in Cantabria Category:Football in Cantabria