On March 6, 2002 Real Madrid CF fulfilled its centenary. Among the many events and pageantry that prepared the entity led by Florentino Perez was granted by the RFEF holding the final of the Copa del Rey in their stadium, Santiago Bernabéu, on a date as unusual as the first week of March. Everything was ready for the Real Madrid live an unforgettable night celebrating its centenary with the conquest of the Cup but nothing went as expected and the Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, a team that two years earlier had achieved the feat of winning the league Spanish, won 1-2 in a memorable game, spoiled the party to the Madrid and reached a milestone that happens very rarely, that a victory has its own name. And from that, even ten years later, everyone knows that the end as the Centenariazo.
A priori all favored the white team. He played in their stadium, before an audience that doubled in number to the 24,000 sportsmanship that came with your computer. The staff of Madrid was full of big names - Zidane, Raul, Figo, Hierro, Roberto Carlos, Makelele ... -, a team designed to win it all (in fact, two months later achieved its ninth Champions). But they had to face some lame, much less. The staff of Depor was so rich then you can also count on Manuel Pablo Donato and injury, Djalminha and Makaay were alternates Fran, Valeron, Victor and Tristan.
The members of that mythical team a week before had won 2-0 at Juventus in Riazor cheered and then left Highbury Park, agree in indicating two moments as key to the victory they achieved that night. The first was a while before they left the headlines to be heated. Fran and Djalminha were found in the grass to Flavio Conceicao, his former teammate. Djalma wanted to stay with your fellow to enjoy the nightlife after the game but the Real Madrid said he could not because the club had prepared a number of acts of assistance required. Upon arrival to the locker room came Djalminha excited to see so many people just entering Depor and told his comrades that he had "half Coruna in the stadium" and told them the story they had with Flavio. Feeling spurred a stone guests the field trip of the Galicians.
Five minutes after the start, Mauro Silva recovered a ball that became Sergio Gonzalez prejubilar goal after a brilliant cut with iron. Thrust at the first hurdle. A few minutes later the second key moment branquiazuis all players stand out. Scaloni made a entradón Raul and Mauro, so clean throughout his career, finished the job releasing her foot. Tangana mounted in style, with forty meters walking Molina Raul snacks. The fight, in which players were involved as little given to these matters as Mauro, Fran Molina or served to demonstrate that you branquiazuis the meringues that night were not the friendliest team liked them all, but a piece bastards willing to spite them of their centennial.
Deportivo dominated the game throughout the first half, taking over the possession and pace, to baffle a Madrid was not expected to go against. In the 37th minute Depor struck again. Valeron, who had the whole party dancing, dodging opponents mounted an attack with their dance. He missed the first pass but took the second chance that Michel Salgado hung to avoid falling out of the game on a platter and serve a ball that Diego Tristan slipped under the legs of Cesar (holder at the expense of Casillas).
At the turn of rest, Del Bosque dispensed Pavon, Helguera and underpinned delayed at midfield with Solari. I knew I was losing the game just by the dominance achieved by the midfield of Depor. Real Madrid is much in their stadium. With all his fans back in the second half did come out with the batteries installed. They began to push and were getting to Depor in their field. The Galicians could wrap up the match with a third goal but the shot of Valeron went to the bottom. Real took the only defensive mistake to close the gap Depor with a goal from Raul at 12 minutes after the restart. More than half an hour ahead, long time to hold a dump Bernabeu.
But Irureta reinforced the ushering team Duscher and Capdevilla by Valeron and Fran, Depor Madrid endured and it was time to escape while the 20,000 irreducible Galician retranca they demonstrated that as Galician and finished singing Happy Birthday in their own home, the almighty Real Madrid. After the final whistle, the party was the historic, in the Bernabeu and A Coruña. Depor's players held the title in style, first in the grass and then the final touch of scorn: the issue of Deportivo took the charge for dinner in the Grill Donostiarra Madrid and put a well deserved tribute. 
Depor Daaale, give Deee!
To the beat of the drum!
The Centenary Cup
it won the Madrid!
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