The 1920 Copa del Rey Final was the 20th final of the Spanish cup competition, the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

. The final was played at

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, in

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, on 2 May 1920, in front of an attendance of 10,000 spectators, who saw

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beat

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2–0, thus winning their fourth cup title. The goals were scored in the second-half by Vicente Martínez and

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. The final was attended by a large number of supporters from the Basque region, who arrived in Gijon by train. The match was surrounded by controversy due to

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Enrique Bertrán's performance, who annulled a goal by a

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awarded to Athletic Bilbao, alleging that scorer

Germán Echevarría Germán Echevarría Usaola (1 December 1896 – 2 January 1984), also known as Maneras, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club. He spent all 13 seasons of his playing career with Athletic Bilbao, thus being a histori ...

had shot before he gave the order to do it. Nevertheless, the penalty was not kicked for a second time, as ruled on the laws of the game. The referee was also criticized for allowing misconduct from both teams. El molinon estadio

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