Il Real Madrid play in Cartagena one of those games in which the difference is horrendous. With its 15 Coupes d’Europe and its impressive collection of trophies, Madrid enters the Cup against the Mining sportsa team in the fourth category of Spanish football.
But it’s not a new club. Its roots date back to 1949, in Plain of Béal. This team reached the 1954 final Murcia Federation Cup. This was a tournament designed for 16 teams from Murcia, Alicante and Albacete to compete with a system identical to that of the Cup.
The first crossing of the Mining Union It was with Jumilla, but the draw was restructured when he remained at Elche without being able to play for promotion to second. The team of Altabix, The most powerful of the tournament, it was the first rival of the minors, a mid-table team in the regionals. Expectations have skyrocketed Plain of Béal.
The Murcia team exploded with joy at having won the competition
His domain, the Angel Cerdan, packed house on May 23 to see a surprising 3-3. In the second leg, which was supposed to be a formality for the people of Elche, the final draw ended in an unexpected tiebreaker at The co-ownership. A goal from Tato II propelled the Union into the quarterfinals.
5-0 at home Albacete I left the return in a procedure… but no. A complaint regarding poor alignment was dealt with and it was decided that progress to the semi-finals would be decided in the second leg. The Union, which started out losing 0-1, won 4-1. Albacete attempted the same approach by ensuring that Iodinethe mining meta, had already played the tournament with the Cartagena. It did not prosper.
José Blaya, president of Deportiva Minera, joked about the cup duel against the Whites and confirmed that the Cartagonova Stadium will be the venue for the most anticipated match of the modest Murcian team.
The semi-final was not played when Hellín withdrew. La Minera was in the final and their rival would be Eldense, a higher category team, but less powerful than Elche and Albacete.
With enthusiasm overflowing, the final, scheduled for July 4, was played on the 11th so as not to coincide with the Generalissimo Cup. The match was played at the Cartagena Stadium under the refereeing of Mr. Cerezuela and Eldense won 2-1. The mining eleven was: Jdes odes ; Ñoño, Tato I, Telechia; Juanito Sánchez, Vizcaíno; Guillamón, Nito, Fernando, Paquirri et Bonmatí.
It was other times. The scorer of the finall, Paquirri et Guillamón They shared Minera matches with those of the Navy League of War. They played for him Base sous-marine.
The final against Eldense Now, that’s small compared to what it means for Deportiva Minera to face Real Madrid in the Cup.
First time in Cartagena
On March 26, 1926, the Real Madrid He visits Cartagena for the first time. I sent a reserve team taking advantage of the fact that on the 28th they had a match against Murcia in the Cup group. On the grounds of Paseo Alfonso XII, the UD Carthage They beat Madrid 3-0 with the Hernández Coronado brothers, Pablo and Rafael, in their XI.
At Christmas
Madrid returned to Cartagena at Christmas 1962. On January 3, as part of the Christmas events organized by the mayor (Federico Trillo-Figueroa y Vázquez, father of the man who was Minister of Defense from 2000 to 2004), Madrid won 3-1 .
Pepillo, with Madrid.BRAND FILE
Vitaller gave the locals the advantage, so that later, in 12 minutes, the score became 1-3 with goals from Pepillo, Félix Ruiz et Herrera.
Out of curiosity, the referee was Manuel Cerezuela, the same from the finale of Minera in 1954.
Anelka’s beginnings
Real Madrid now puts Cartagena on your official match card. However, he was a regular guest in the summers when the Bahía de Cartagena trophy put the naval city in the football spotlight.
Between 1994 and 2002, the trophy was played seven times and Madrid was present on six occasions. Four victories and two lost finals.
Among these summer adventures in Cartagena, the date August 13, 1999 stands out. It was the day when Nicolas Anelka, who was the most expensive signing in the club’s history, made his debut for Real Madrid.
It was against Perugia, a team which had in the axis of defense Marco Materazziwho is the author of the Italian goal. The match ended 1-1 and the White team lost on penalties. Anelka didn’t throw; Materazzi failed.
