He Betis will face the Sant Andreu in the second round of the Copa del Rey on December 5 at the Narcís Sala in Barcelona. It will be the second confrontation in this competition between both teams after the one played in 1973 that ended with the green and white going to the round of 16 in the penalty shootout after two 1-0 draws in Santa Coloma de Gramanet and Benito Villamarín.
However, the great anecdote of Betis’ confrontations against Sant Andreu came a year later when both teams were playing in the Second Division. On January 20, 1974, they tied 0-0 in Catalan territory on matchday 21, but the curiosity was that Betis had to take the field with a white shirt, but after five minutes the match was stopped again and the Heliopolitans were able to recover their uniform. usual after having arrived later at their destination.
The fact is that, as Manolo Rodríguez tells it, Betis spent four minutes in black shorts and a white shirt due to an error by the travel agency in charge of transporting the team’s material that sent the trunks to Martorell and not to Santa Coloma, where the match was being played. The duel had been delayed up to 45 minutes but referee Olasagasti Echániz demanded that the duel begin with the stadium full and to avoid incidents.
Sant Andreu lent Betis t-shirts, shorts and boots, and the Betis players jumped onto the field wearing white elastic (in the center of which was the local team’s shield), black shorts and black socks with a red cuff. Benítez was the captain. When the trunks arrived, the game was stopped and the Beticos dressed in their clothes (green and white t-shirt and white shorts) but they stayed with the black Sant Andreu socks until the end.
Betis, jumping in white to the Sant Andreu field in 1974
Sant Andreu, coached by Fernando Daucik, who also coached Betis, played with Comas; Rodri, Paquito, Tovar, Moya; José Manuel, Curta (García, d. 75), Patro (Díaz, d. 46); Serena, Martín and Rivero. Betis, coached by Ferecn Szusza, took the field with Esnaola; Bizcocho, Sabaté, Iglesias, Cobo; López, Olmedo, Biosca; Del Pozo, Aramburu (Mameli, d. 75) and Benítez.
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