The Spanish Cup was won for the 10th time 62 years ago
On 8 July 1962, Real Madrid edged out Sevilla with a last-minute comeback to win the Spanish Cup (2-1).
Real Madrid won the Spanish Cup for the tenth time in their history in 1962. The team lifted the trophy at the Santiago Bernabéu against Sevilla following a dramatic ending that was decided in the dying stages of the final. Puskas was the star performer of the match scoring twice, the first from the penalty spot and the second in the last minute to give Madrid the win.
Miguel Muñoz 's men secured their second trophy of the season after having won the league title. Having scored an average of more than 3 goals per game in this year's Cup (28 goals in 9 games), the team reached the final after knocking out Real Sociedad, Elche, Barcelona and Zaragoza on their way to the final.
MATCH INFO
2-Real Madrid: Araquistáin, Isidro, Pachín, Miera, Santamaría, Marquitos, Del Sol, Gento, Puskas, Di Stéfano and Tejada.
1-Sevilla: Mut, Juan Manuel, Luque, Campanal, Moya, Achúcarro, Ruiz Sosa, Agüero, Diéguez, Areta and Mateos.
Goals:
0-1 (min. 47): Diéguez.
1-1 (min. 76): Puskas, penalty.
2-1 (min. 89): Puskas.