💥 Controversy of the day: the most surreal penalty in 100 years

The Alavés-Real Sociedad Copa del Rey match was decided by small details, and in those details, the 'txuri-urdines' came away with the victory.

The match was 2-1 for Alavés in a packed Mendizorroza when the referee awarded a penalty by Caleta-Car on Toni Martínez for this:

The Croatian defender for Real put Toni Martínez's shirt over his head while he was carrying the ball, and the referee pointed to the penalty spot.

– Wednesday, 4 February 2026

However, afterwards Álex Remiro, Real's goalkeeper, saved the penalty, kept the match at 2-1, and the Donostiarras ended up coming back in the final minutes with goals from Guedes and Oskarsson to return to a Copa semifinal for the third consecutive year.

– Wednesday, 4 February 2026

After seeing the play, Iturralde González, refereeing expert for 'Cadena SER', said this: "It's the most surreal penalty in more than 100 years."

– Wednesday, 4 February 2026

What do you think? For you, was it a penalty?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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