Madrid (AFP)
Real Sociedad unsurprisingly qualified for the King's Cup final by winning 1-0 at second division boarder Mirandes in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Already a 2-1 first leg winner, the San Sebastian club made the return easy thanks to a penalty converted before the break by their home striker Mikel Oyarzabal (41st) after a hand by a Mirandes player on a free kick.
The final on April 18 in Seville could be 100% Basque since in the other semi-final, Athletic Bilbao goes to Granada on Thursday with an advantage after their success in the 1-0 first leg in this midfield duel de Liga between the Andalusians (9th) and the Basques (10th).
Le Petit Poucet Mirandes, a club in the province of Burgos (northern Spain) will therefore not join Real Madrid's Castilla, the reserve team of Club Merengue, the last formation of the second echelon to have risen to the final, in 1979-1980 where she was streaked 6-0 by the Real's first team.
Real Sociedad, which has two King's Cups in its record (1909 and 1987), had not been a finalist in more than thirty years (1988) and a shock lost 1-0 against FC Barcelona, which holds the record for titles in the competition.
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