For so many years June 27, 1987 was remembered as Real’s last feat. This is the last notch of the best generation of footballers given by the txuri urdin squad in its 113 -year history: the Copa del Rey title won at La Romareda de Zaragoza after victory in the penalty shootout in the final against Atlético from Madrid. Today marks the 35th anniversary of that hot afternoon that was full of emotion until the last stop of the star of that episode, Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri.
To make up for the passage of time, it should be noted that yesterday the royalist family congratulated the San Sebastian goalkeeper on his 68th birthday via social networks. In all this time, specifically 12,784 days, there was probably very little that the best goalkeeper in the world was not yet entertained on the street or that some royalist had not greeted him, thanked him or said it was (and now ) his idol.
Arconada He was almost septuagenarian and until last year he was the last great txuri urdin hero, the last captain to lift the title. 34 years of missed opportunities. But La Real finally renewed its Olympus of Gods in 2021, on April 3 in La Cartuja, which realists will never forget, although some, just in case, have already tattooed it on their skin .
comforting hero
Illarra finally lifted the Cup to heaven and at the same time the spirit of a Txuri Urdin family wider than in 1987. In this way, after beating Athletic 0-1, the Oyarzabalauthor of the intent of the penalty, Merinowho recorded attendance, For yourwho forced the punishment, Silva, Remiro, Zubimendi, The Normand and the company finally took over from Arconada, Gorriz, Zamora, Lopez Ufarte, baker, Txiki and the whole troupe is pretty tired of being the last realistic reference when it comes to titles and glories.
Since many members and fans of Txuri Urdin were not born that day 35 years ago, it must be remembered that Real Madrid faced Atlético de Madrid that night, which was already led by Jesús Gil. played Abel, Thomas, Setien, Landaburu, Julius Salinas and the former realist Uraldeamong others, under the baton of Luis Aragones.
La Real, with eleven homegrown players led by Toshackahead of 2-0 with goals from Lopez Ufarte Y Txiki Begiristain in a good first half, but Da Silva and Rubio brought the game into extra time, where there were no goals. In the penalty shootout, four Blue and White shooters hit the target: baker, Musti Mujika, Martin begiristain Y Larranaga. Arconada he intuited all the mattress releases and stopped the last one on Quique Ramos.
That was the second Copa del Rey de la Real, now it’s three.
Source: La Verdad
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