109 years since the 5th Spanish Cup victory
On May 15, 1917, Real Madrid defeated Arenas in the tiebreaker final match (2-1).
It has been 109 years since Real Madrid won their fifth Spanish Cup. Arenas was the opponent in this final, which required two matches to determine the champion. The first match was played on May 13 in Barcelona, and neither team managed to score during regulation time or in a 10-minute-per-half extra time. The 0-0 draw necessitated a tiebreaker match, which took place two days later at the same venue.
The decisive match was once again very evenly contested and epic in its duration. The Basque team took the lead in the first half, but Madrid equalized thanks to a goal by René Petit. The score was 1-1 at the final whistle, which led to another 20-minute extra time that also failed to determine a winner. At the start of the second extra time, Álvarez scored the winning goal for the madridistas, who held on to the result until the 130th minute. With this victory, our club lifted the Cup again, following their previous title in 1908.
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