The 1980 Copa del Rey final was the 78th final of the King's Cup, Spain's premier football competition. The final was played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, on 4 June 1980, and was won by Real Madrid, who beat their own reserve team Castilla 6–1.
Match Summary According to Euan McTear of These Football Times "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 Juanito and Santillana, Castilla fell to a 2–0 deficit by half-time. After 45 minutes of play, Andrés Sabido and Vicente del Bosque added a third and a fourth either side of the hour mark to create a broad gap between the two sides.
Castilla's Ricardo Álvarez managed to close the wide margin 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 Francisco García Hernández made it 5–1 before a last minute Juanito penalty sealed off a 6–1 triumph. After the final whistle both teams celebrated with the trophy.
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Real Madrid: GK 1 Mariano García RemónDF 2 Andrés SabidoDF 5 Gregorio BenitoDF 4 Pirri (c)DF 3 José Antonio CamachoMF 6 Vicente del BosqueMF 10 Uli Stielike MF 8 ÁngelFW 7 JuanitoFW 9 SantillanaFW 11 Laurie Cunningham Substitutes:MF 14 Francisco García Hernández FW 15 Roberto Martínez Manager: Vujadin BoškovCastilla: GK 1 AgustínDF 2 JuanitoDF 4 Javier Castañeda (c)DF 5 Enrique HerreroDF 3 CasimiroMF 7 Ricardo ÁlvarezMF 6 Ricardo GallegoMF 10 Miguel BernalFW 8 Francisco PinedaFW 9 Paco FW 11 Valentín Cidón Substitutes:MF 14 José Sánchez Lorenzo FW 15 Balín Manager: Juanjo García Santos MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Four named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.
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