The 1980 Copa del Rey Final was the 78th final of the

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, Spain's premier football competition. The final was played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in

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, on 4 June 1980, and was won by

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, who beat their own reserve team

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6–1.

Match

Summary

According to Euan McTear of ''

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'' "Castilla were a shadow of the vibrant side that had thrilled the Spanish capital and the country throughout the previous few months". With goals from

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and Santillana, Castilla fell to a 2–0 deficit by half-time. After 45 minutes of play,

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and Vicente del Bosque added a third and a fourth either side of the hour mark to create an insurmountable gap between the two sides. Castilla's Ricardo Álvarez managed to narrow the deficit with ten minutes remaining. According to McTear this gesture just provoked the senior side, who had been winding the clock down for the last minutes. Seconds after Castilla scored, substitute

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made it 5–1 before a last minute

penalty sealed off a 6–1 triumph. After the final whistle both teams celebrated with the trophy.

Details

References

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