Real Sociedad have won the Copa del Rey trophy after defeating Atletico Madrid on penalties.
The match was extremely dramatic from the start, with the final score being 2-2, while from the penalty spot Sociedad proved to be more accurate to win with a score of
After just 13 seconds of play, Real Sociedad took the lead thanks to Ander Barrenetxea scoring with a header (1′). This goal was otherwise the fastest in the history of the Copa del Rey.
However, Atletico Madrid quickly got back into the game thanks to Ademola Lookman, who scored after a rebound (18′).
However, Sociedad regained the lead after Juan Musso conceded a penalty. It was Mikel Oyarzabal who converted from the penalty spot (45+1′).
Atletico was a much better team in the second half, creating several chances through Julian Alvarez and Lookman, but they were unable to finish them.
The hero of “Los Rijoblancos” turned out to be Alvarez who scored a super goal to send the match into extra time (83′).
In the two 15-minute overtime periods, neither team managed to finish the game, so the winners were decided on penalties. Sociedad proved to be the better team from the penalty spot.
Their hero was goalkeeper Unai Marrero who managed to stop the shots of the duo Alexander Sorloth and Julian Alvarez, until the final score came out to be 3-4.
Thus, Sociedad wins the King’s Cup while Atletico only has to fight for the Champions League.
