Real Betis Win Copa Del Rey After Winning In The Shootout

Real Betis players celebrate their triumph in the Copa del Rey trophy after beating Valencia CF in the final at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville. (AFP/CRISTINA QUICLER)

JAKARTA - Real Betis became the new champions of the Copa del Rey or King's Cup after beating Valencia in the final on penalties at the La Cartuja Stadium in Seville, Saturday, April 23 local time.

One Valencia player who failed to enter the ball in the shootout has led Betis to win this competition.

For 120 minutes both teams played 1-1 so the match had to be continued with a penalty shootout. There were no goals in the second half and for 2x15 minutes of extra time.

Both goals came in the second half. Borja Iglesias put Real Betis 1-0 up in the 11th minute, but Hugo Duro equalized in the 30th minute.

Betis as the host played more dominantly by controlling 64 percent of the ball distribution, but in terms of releasing goal attempts, they were slightly below their opponents.

Betis made 14 attempts, four of which were on target, while Valencia had 14 attempts, four of which were on target.

The five Betis penalty takers consisting of Willian Jose, Joaquin, Andres Guardado, Cristian Tello and Juan Miranda, successfully carried out their roles.

While only four Valencia penalty takers managed to carry out their duties. They are Carlos Soler, Uros Racic, Goncalo Guedes, and Jose Gaya.

Especially for Joaquin, the Real Betis player finally lifted the Copa del Rey trophy again after doing the same 17 years ago, according to match data on the ESPN website. This was reported by Antara, Sunday, April 24.