Athletic Club - Deportivo Alavés

Athletic Club and Deportivo Alavés drew 2-2 in the final of the first Euskal Herriko Txapela, played in Lasesarre (Barakaldo). Vesga and Aduriz scored for our team, while Ibai and Santos were the scorers of Alavés. It turned out to be a final without a champion, as the referee returned to the changing room in the 90th minute of the game and suspended the match.

Until that moment the match had been characterized by the competitiveness of both teams and the desire to take the trophy. Vesga put the rojiblancos ahead shortly before half-time with a left-footed shot from outside the area. However, shortly after resuming the match Ibai scored a penalty. Athletic struck back, Aduriz, with a great header, put the rojiblancos ahead on the scoreboard again.

The Athletic was superior and more after the red card shown to Alexis because of make observations to the collegiate and even to exist physical contact between both, circumstance that has made the referee shown a sign of leaving, who has warned to the captains that, if a similar incident is reproduced, he would retire to the locker room. The rojiblancos have not taken advantage of their options to sentence and this time, Santos used the second penalty in favour to tie the match, this time already in the minute 88.

Almost immediately, Romero has seen the direct red card and several players have gotten involved in a fight in front of the attentive gaze of the referee who, suddenly, left the pitch and went to the changing room.

The attempts to convince him to return to the field and launch the mandatory penalties were unsuccessful. The first Euskal Herriko Kopa finished without a champion.