| Event | 1920 Copa del Rey | ||||||
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| Date | 2 May 1920 | ||||||
| Venue | El Molinón, Gijón | ||||||
| Referee | Enrique Bertrán de Lis | ||||||
| Attendance | 10,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Rainy | ||||||
The 1920 Copa del Rey Final was the 20th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at El Molinón, in Gijón, on 2 May 1920, in front of an attendance of 10,000 spectators,[1] who saw FC Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2–0, thus winning their fourth cup title.[2] The goals were scored in the second-half by Vicente Martínez and Paulino Alcántara.[3]
The final was attended by a large number of supporters from the Basque region, who arrived in Gijon by train. The match was surrounded by controversy due to referee Enrique Bertrán's performance, who annulled a goal by a penalty awarded to Athletic Bilbao, alleging that scorer Germán Echevarría had shot before he gave the order to do it. Nevertheless, the penalty was not kicked for a second time, as ruled on the laws of the game. The referee was also criticized for allowing misconduct from both teams.[1]
- ^ a b J.R. Rodríguez (2 May 2020). "El Molinón: un siglo del primer gran escándalo arbitral" [El Molinón: a century of the first great arbitration scandal]. as.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1920". RSSSF. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Copa del Rey Alfonso 1920". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.