1928 Copa del Rey final

1928 Copa del Rey final
	Team of FC Barcelona, winner
Event	1928 Copa del Rey
Final
Date	20 May 1928
Venue	El Sardinero, Santander
Referee	Pedro Vallana
Replay
Date	22 May 1928
Venue	El Sardinero, Santander
Replay (2nd.)
Date	29 June 1928
Venue	El Sardinero, Santander
Referee	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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[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

Final

20 May 1928

16:30 CET

Barcelona	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Sociedad
Samitier 53'		Mariscal 83'

El Sardinero, Santander

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Pedro Vallana

Barcelona

Real Sociedad


GK	1	Ferenc Plattkó	a' b' ^{[note 1]}
DF	2	Emil Walter
DF	3	Enrique Mas
MF	4	Ramón Guzmán
MF	5	José Castillo
MF	6	Domingo Carulla
FW	7	Vicente Piera
FW	8	Josep Sastre
FW	9	Josep Samitier	b' ^{[note 1]}
FW	10	Ángel Arocha	a' ^{[note 1]}
FW	11	Manuel Parera
Manager:
Romà Forns


GK	1	Jesús Izaguirre
DF	2	Antonio Arrillaga
DF	3	Domingo Zaldúa
MF	4	Amadeo Labarta
MF	5	Martín Marculeta
MF	6	Trino Arizcorreta
FW	7	Paco Bienzobas
FW	8	Ángel Mariscal
FW	9	Cholín
FW	10	Kiriki
FW	11	Mariano Yurrita
Manager:
Benito Díaz

Note

^ ^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

22 May 1928

11:30 CET

Barcelona	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Sociedad
Piera 69'		Kiriki 32'

El Sardinero, Santander

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Pedro Escartín

Barcelona

Real Sociedad



GK	1	Ramón Llorens
DF	2	Emil Walter
DF	3	Enrique Mas
MF	4	Ramón Guzmán	70'
MF	5	Domingo Carulla
MF	6	Andrés Bosch
FW	7	Vicente Piera
FW	8	Josep Sastre
FW	9	Josep Samitier
FW	10	Ángel Arocha
FW	11	Emili Sagi-Barba
Manager:
Romà Forns



GK	1	Jesús Izaguirre
DF	2	Antonio Arrillaga
DF	3	Domingo Zaldúa
MF	4	Amadeo Labarta
MF	5	Martín Marculeta
MF	6	Trino Arizcorreta
FW	7	Paco Bienzobas
FW	8	Ángel Mariscal
FW	9	Cholín	80'
FW	10	Kiriki
FW	11	Mariano Yurrita
Manager:
Benito Díaz

Second replay

29 June 1928

17:00 CET

Barcelona	3–1	Real Sociedad
Samitier 8' Arocha 21' Sastre 25'		Zaldúa 16' (pen.)

El Sardinero, Santander

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Pablo Saracho

Barcelona

Real Sociedad


GK	1	Ramón Llorens
DF	2	Emil Walter
DF	3	Enrique Mas
MF	4	Ramón Guzmán
MF	5	José Castillo
MF	6	Domingo Carulla	65'
FW	7	Vicente Piera
FW	8	Josep Sastre
FW	9	Josep Samitier
FW	10	Ángel Arocha
FW	11	Emili Sagi-Barba
Manager:
Romà Forns


GK	1	Jesús Izaguirre
DF	2	Antonio Arrillaga
DF	3	Domingo Zaldúa
MF	4	Amadeo Labarta
MF	5	Martín Marculeta
MF	6	Trino Arizcorreta
FW	7	Paco Bienzobas
FW	8	Ángel Mariscal	65'
FW	9	Cholín
FW	10	Félix Ilundáin
FW	11	Mariano Yurrita
Manager:
Benito Díaz