Soccer-Real Betis hold nerve to beat Valencia on penalties in Copa del Rey final
By Fernando Kallas
Manuel Pellegrini Sport News
Real Betis hold nerve in penalty shootout against Valencia to seal Copa del Rey success
Juan Miranda scored the winning penalty as Real Betis beat Valencia 5-4 on a dramatic shoot-out to take the Copa del Rey trophy following a 1-1 draw. Manuel Pellegrini's side were the better team throughout the 120 minutes and were fully deserving of their victory, as the club lifted their first piece of silverware since 2005. Ad/> Borja Iglesias had given Betis the lead in the 11th minute, his bullet header from Hector Bellerin's cross leaving goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili with no chance.
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