The 1936 Copa del Presidente de la República final decided the winner of the 1936 Copa del Presidente de la República, the 36th staging of Spain's premier football cup, now known as the Copa del Rey. The final was the last one before the tournament was cancelled due to the Spanish Civil War until 1939, and therefore the last one under the "Copa del Predidente de la República" name.
In the match, held on 21 June at the Mestalla in Valencia, Real Madrid (then known as "Madrid FC" for political reasons) defeated Barcelona 2-1 in the first El Clásico final. It was Real Madrid's 7th title in their 15th final, while Barcelona appeared for the 16th time and were denied their 13th title.
The match is remembered for the "impossible save" by Madrid goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora, which denied Barcelona's Josep Escolà from scoring a last-minute equaliser. This is the most remembered save in the history of Spanish football.
Road to the final
Real MadridRoundBarcelonaOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsArenas Getxo3–32–1 home; 1–2 away; 6–1 replayRound of 16Sporting Gijón4–00–0 away; 4–0 homeAthletic Bilbao3–12–1 home; 1–0 awayQuarter-finalsEspañol5–21–2 away; 4–0 homeHércules8–27–0 home; 1–2 awaySemi-finalsOsasuna9–52–4 away; 7–1 home
Match details
GK 1 Ricardo Zamora (c)DF 2 Ciriaco ErrastiDF 3 Jacinto QuincocesMF 4 Pedro RegueiroMF 5 Antonio BonetMF 6 José Ramón SautoFW 7 EugenioFW 8 Luis RegueiroFW 9 Ildefonso SañudoFW 10 Simón LecueFW 11 EmilínManager: Francisco Bru GK 1 José IborraDF 2 Pedro AresoDF 3 José BayoMF 4 José ArgemíMF 5 Antonio FrancoMF 6 Domènec BalmanyaFW 7 Martí Ventolrà (c)FW 8 Josep RaichFW 9 Josep EscolàFW 10 Enrique FernándezFW 11 Julio MunllochManager: Patrick O'Connell
See also El Clásico
References
External links MundoDeportivo.com Marca.com AS.com