The FC Barcelona, celebrating the pass to the final of the Supercopa of Spain

IN A FINAL OF THE CUP

The Barça didn't contest a batch of penalties since 22 years ago

Published:15/01/2021 - 13:26h

Updated:15/01/2021 - 13:26h

The Barcelona won against the Mallorca in the final of the 98. Ruud Hesp was the hero when detaining the last penalty executed by Eskurza. The Barça closed the season with a doublet of League and Cup

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The semifinal of the Supercopa of Spain in front of the Real Sociedad has broken with more than two decades in which the picture culé did not define a title or a pass to the following phase from the manchón white. The performance of Ter Stegen was key so that the Barça will advance to the final of the tournament for the first time in the format of final four.

The last batch of penaltis that involved to the FC Barcelona after empatar to the term of the extention took place in the final of Glass on 29 April 1998 in front of the Mallorca contested in Mestalla, that defined in favour of the Catalan group. And to the equal that in the most recent case, the party finish empatado to a goal by side, and the hero would be another goalkeeper of the Barça: Ruud Hesp.

In the statutory time, the Mallorca opened the marker with a so much of the Serbian Jovan Stanković to the six minutes. Later, Rivaldo would equalise the actions in the 66' to send the decisive party to extra time, where Barcelona and bermellones did not hurt .

The definition

A total of 16 players had to execute his launchings to decide who would be the champion of the tournament. The first name in the list of cobradores of Go Gaal would be the one of Rivaldo, that finish failing his penalti. The Mallorca would not take advantage of the error when another Brazilian, Iván Rocha, neither could convert his shot.

The first annotation blaugrana was to charge of Giovanni, but Miquel Soler equalised the marker in the following shot. Both teams failed again when Celades and Iván Field saw frustrated his launchings. The other were converted successfully: Pizzi and Roger by the Barcelona, Olaizola and Roa by the Mallorca.

Figo and Stanković opened the sudden death with both failures. Óscar and Amato would keep the parity until the annotation of Reiziger that put in advantage to the Catalans. Eskurza Arrived with the obligation of empatar and extend the definition. However, it went then when the Dutch goalkeeper Ruud Hesp dressed of hero to give him to the Barça a new Glass that would complete a doublet beside the title suspender belt of this year.

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