The scary first round of the cup is behind us

Real Sociedad’s Cup debut in the 23-24 edition was in Requena, a town near Buñol, the hometown of its first rival, CD Buñol of the Valencian regional team. It will be a difficult game not because of the level of the opponent, which is obviously lower, but because of the circumstances. The artificial grass of the Tomás Berlanga field can cause a trap for those Imanol. At other times it was a concern, but the player from Oriola has changed the way he approaches these games and the reliability is top notch.

La Real succeeded in these first rounds against mediocre rivals and in complex and not all comfortable fields, since the new format, where the greats fell, with great adequacy. Cazalegas, Panadería Pulido, Ceuta, Zamora, Córdoba, Logroñés, Coria or, the unforgettable Becerril de Campos, in the edition in which Real became champion, forced to succumb to the royalist cup cyclone.

Anoeta’s big defeat against Lleida in a two-legged tie in 2017 is still fresh in the minds of realists and may help make it clear that all challenges must be met with respect and maximum ambition and competitiveness.

Gone

The event mobilized the entire town and surrounding area. In one day all the tickets sold by the club to the general public were sold out, leaving only those ‘reserved’ for members and children from the club’s school. A full house is expected at Tomás Berlanga, with around 4,000 spectators crammed into Real.

First rounds of Copa de la Real since promotion

23-24 Buñol (Regional)-RSO

22-23 Cazalegas (Regional) 1-4 RSO

21-22 Polished Bakery (2nd FEF) 0-4 RSO

20-21 Exempt for Super Cup

19-20 Becerril (Third) 0-8 RSO

18-19 Celtic 1-3 RSO

17-18 Lleida (2B) 3-2 RSO

16-17 Valladolid 1-3 RSO

15-16 Las Palmas 3-2 RSO

14-15 Oviedo (2B) 0-2 RSO

13-14 Algeciras (2B) 1-4 RSO

12-13 Córdoba 4-2 RSO

11-12 RSO 5-3 Granada

10-11 RSO 3-5 Almería