Alcorconazo
Event | 2009–10 Copa del Rey Round of 32 First leg | ||||||
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Date | 27 October 2009 | ||||||
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Man of the Match | Borja Pérez (Alcorcón) | ||||||
Referee | Javier Turienzo Álvarez | ||||||
Attendance | 2,997 |
Alcorconazo is the name given by fans and by the Spanish sports press to the first leg of a
This defeat was a lead sports story throughout Europe, being the title page in British,[2] French[3] and Italian publications.[4] It also marked a rise to relative prominence for the suburban Madrid club; in what may or may not have been a coincidence, Alcorcón began a major stadium renovation project the following month.
The half-time substitution of
It generated superstition and the number of the 4–0 day, 27 October 2009, (27,109) was one of the best-selling lottery tickets on Christmas 2009.[6]
Both matches were broadcast to the entire country on Canal+.
Contrast between Real Madrid and Alcorcón
The two competing sides had significantly differing financial support. The annual salaries of Alcorcón's matchday squad added up to less than €1 million, compared to the €110 million salary of Real Madrid's squad. Real Madrid had spent €254 million on new signings the previous summer, out of a €420 million annual budget at the time. On the day before the first leg of the cup-tie versus Alcorcón, one of Real Madrid's corporate sponsors gave the entire senior squad new cars worth a total of €2 million. The average annual salary of an Alcorcón player at the time, €36,000, was less than Cristiano Ronaldo made in a day that season. At the time of the match, Real Madrid's youth side played in Segunda B alongside Alcorcón – and had lost only once in seven previous meetings between the two.[7] However, Ronaldo was not included in the squad for the match, along with several other stars who were rested.
Match reports
Round of 32
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Alcorcón | 4–1 | Real Madrid
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4–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
Alcorcón
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Real Madrid
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
Aragon )
Aurelio Asensio Rodríguez ( Asturias )
Fourth official: Rubén Gómez González ( Castile and León )
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See also
References
- ^ Alcorconazo, El País.com (in Spanish), October 27, 2009
- ^ Minnows knock Madrid out of cup BBC Sport, November 11, 2009
- ^ Alcorcon donne la leçon au Real Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine France Football (in French), October 28, 2009
- ^ Real una débacle storica perde 4-0 con squadra di C Gazzetta.it (in Italian), October 27, 2009
- MARCA.com (in Spanish), October 28, 2009
- ^ ¿Tiene el 27109?, Leonoticias.com (in Spanish), November 30, 2009
- guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
- Report on RFEF website