Real Betis wins the Spanish King's Cup in a penalty shootout, 17 years later

 

A balanced game, disputed, with depth, scoring chances, full of intensity, exciting, La Cartuja stadium, packed with 53,387 fans, who came to witness the final of the King's Cup and to support their respective teams, both Real Betis , like Valencia CF

The table was served in Seville and the teams ready to go for the victory that would give them the title, Betis, struck first, when the player Borja Iglesias, ahead of his team with 1 x 0, Valencia, went in search parity on the scoreboard and got it through the player Hugo Duro

From then on, the game entered a very exciting stage, where either of the two teams could win, the coin, totally in the air, attacks from Betis and Valencia, filled the stands of the Cartuja stadium in tense, exciting moments, of nerves, of intertwined fans, with their respective clubs, supporting them at all times

The 90 regulation minutes ended and the extra times arrived, the game was still even, balanced in forces, on one side and the other

The first extra time ended and after some words from coaches Bórdalas and Pellegrini to their players, the second extra time began, which continued to be intense and full of opportunities to score, both for Betis and Valencia, but those goals were not They arrived and the 1 x 1 prevailed on the scoreboard, so it was necessary to go to the next level established in the competition regulations, which is the launches from the 11 steps (Penalties) to establish who would be the new champion of this king's cup edition

The 5 shots arrived for each team, where the Valencianista player, Musah, failed and Real Betis scored the 5 shots, the last one, by Miranda, to give Betis the glory as champion of the King's Cup of Spain

The end came and the players, coaching staff, fans, remarkably excited, crying with joy and visibly moved and happy for what was achieved 17 years later, burst with happiness, it was precisely number 17, Joaquin Sanchez, the symbol of Betis and one of the best players in Spain and Europe, who received the trophy as champions of the King's Cup, from His Majesty's hands, playing in the background the theme, we are champions and the songs of the fans of Real Betis BP.