By knocking out Real Madrid, Alcoyano 証明する spirit is no myth
Jan 21 (Reuters) - By 殺すing Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, Alcoyano lived up to a past 評判 which saw their 指名する enter Spanish folklore as a byword for fighting spirit and the capacity to 打ち勝つ the 半端物s.
The third 分割, 半分-professional 味方する have rarely had much to shout about but their renowned capacity to 耐える 苦しむing and humiliation led to the coining of the phrase "You have more spirit than Alcoyano" which is still heard in everyday conversations, even when football is not 存在 discussed.
によれば Spanish 新聞記者／雑誌記者 Alfredo Relano, the phrase became part of everyday language after the team were losing a match 7-1 in 1944 and were angry at the 審判（をする） for not playing 追加するd time as they thought they could still turn the game around.
引用するd in newspaper El Pais, then coach Ramon Balaguer explained: "We'd lose 5-4 or 4-3, we always attacked, even when we were losing 4-0, we always played with plenty of spirit. Every （人が）群がる warmed to us, because we never gave up."
With the スポットライト on them against Europe's most successful club, Alcoyano truly lived up to their 評判, 打ち勝つing an 早期に goal by Real's Eder Militao to 軍隊 extra time, before getting the 勝利者 after 存在 減ずるd to 10 men.
"Do you want to know what the spirit of Alcoyano means? Look no その上の," said coach Vicente Parras.
"We really believed we could 勝利，勝つ even after the sending off. This will be talked about for the next 20 years, people will remember that on spirit alone, a team managed to knock out Real Madrid."
The club's never-say-die spirit is summed up by goalkeeper Jose Juan, 41, who has had a long career but has only experienced 37 minutes of La Liga football.
"I'm still in shock," he said on Thursday.
"This is an award for my career. I'm a servant to football."
The victory also 供給するd some rare joy for the city of Alcoy, which has the highest 率 of coronavirus infecti ons in the country per capita, with 2.407 事例／患者s per 100,000 inhabitants at the last count.
地元の 制限s meant 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s were の近くにd and fans were not 許すd into the stadium, but small groups of people were seen （人が）群がるing together on nearby balconies peering in to the stadium to watch the game. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Richard ツバメ Editing by Toby Davis)
