The 91 Cup hero remembers that victory on his 31st anniversary

This Wednesday, June 29, 2022, is the 31st year since Atletico Madrid win his seventh King’s Cup of your story. A title that came after the rojiblanco team defeated the RCD Majorca in the final 1-0 thanks to a goal from Alfredo Santaelena in overtime. A trophy that was pretty special because it was won at the stadium Santiago Bernabeufiefdom where the latter was also conquered in 2013.

That day the team trained through Iselin Santos Ovejero jump on the pitch with a composed eleven Mejias on purpose; a defense of five with Tomas, Solozabal, Juanito, Ferreira, Toni Munoz; Orejuela, Schuster, Vizcaino in medullary; and at the point they left at the beginning futre Y Manolo. In the second half they entered the pitch You know Y Alfredo Santaelena who will be the hero in that battle.

To reach that final Atletico Madrid He had a very complicated path where he defeated the real Madrid in rounds of 16 (1-1 and 1-0), at Royal Valladolid (0-2 and 0-1) in quarters and in Barcelona Soccer Club (0-2 and 2-3) in the semifinals. All this after closing a League where they became second.

so remembered Alfred on the club ‘s website last: “It’s a complex game, against a great team like Majorca. There are alternatives in the game but the goal does not come. We reached the extra time, which led us into a complex situation where any goal will decide the game ”.

And this is how he recounted how the goal that gave the rojiblancos the victory was: “The goal came in the 114th minute in a game where I started from the middle of the field, Bernard Schuster To the left, ‘sabites‘to enter from the right hits, Ezaki leaving the ball loose in place and I came to speed from behind, I just had to push it with my left leg ”.

A ‘target’ you will never forget. “For me, I’ve been a boy from Vicalvaro my whole life, that’s come Getafe and make the goal that gave the first title to the Era Gil It’s a great joy. “