Semi finals, second leg

Matches played on 5th March

Mallorca 1 - Deportivo La Coruña 1

Mallorca: Leo Franco; David Cortés, Lussenhoff, Poli, Miguel Soler; Novo (Carlos 93'), Lozano, Ibagaza (Marcos 86'), Riera; Eto'o, Pandiani. 4-4-2.
Deportivo: Juanmi; Manuel Pablo, Andrade, Donato, Romero; Scaloni, Sergio (Valerón 55'), Mauro Silva, Fran (Toro Acuña 60'); Diego Tristán (Makaay 46'), Luque. 4-4-2.

Goals:
0-1. 21. Fran. Right foot shot on far post after Luque laid ball across.
1-1. 84. Ibagaza. Shot on the turn after Lozano headed down corner.

Mallorca joined Recreativo in the final after knocking out holders Deportivo La Coruña later in the evening, ensuring a new name on the cup this year. Gregorio Manzano's side were defending a 2-3 lead from the first leg, but after a bad run of form in the league they were by no means favourites. As in the first leg, the kick off was delayed by a power cut, but when the game did get going it was the visitors who dominated the game. Irureta had lined up with two strikers, Tristán and Luque, who had grown up together in Mallorca's youth teams, and both went close before Luque found Fran for him to open the scoring.

The home side improved considerably after the break though, and Eto'o could have scored if referee Mejuto González had not pulled him up for a non-existent offside when he got past the defence. Three changes from Irureta early in the second half did nothing to alter the situation, and keeper Juanmi had to tip a Novo shot on to the bar as Mallorca kept up the pressure. Time was running out for the Gallicians, and six minutes from the end Ibagaza delighted the fans with a goal which put the game out of Depor's reach. Mallorca go on to their third final in just over ten years, hoping that this time their luck will change and they will be able to bring home a trophy for their loyal fans.

Osasuna 2 - Recreativo Huelva 2

Osasuna: Unzué; Josetxo (Morales 60'), Cruchaga, Mateo, Antonio López; Palacios (Muñoz 79'), Puñal (Gorka Brit 60'); Rivero, Iván Rosado, Moha; Aloisi. 4-2-3-1.
Recreativo: Luque; Merino, Loren, Iker Begoña, Pernía; Camacho, Mario Bermejo; Javi García, Viqueira (Espinola 79'), Benítez (Raúl Molina 92'); Xisco (Oscar Arpón 83'). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 22. Aloisi. Shot into roof of net from close to goal.
2-0. 43. Moha. Shot from outside of area which bounced past keeper.
2-1. 47. Xisco. Lobbed ball over keeper from Viqueira pass.
2-2. 51. Benítez. Took Xisco pass to score past Unzué inside post.

Recreativo Huelva qualified for their first ever cup final after drawing 2-2 on a rainy night at Osasuna's El Sadar stadium. The grandfather of Spanish football had waited 113 years for this moment, although for a few minutes it looked as if they were going to have to wait a little longer. Two goals down from the first leg, Javier Aguirre decided to put out a full strength side for the first time in the competition, and they dominated the tricky conditions early on. Midway through the first half Aloisi pulled a goal back with a shot into the roof of the net after Palacios and Rivero combined to set him up, and then Moha added a second with a long shot on the stroke of half time which Luque let through his hands.

That levelled the tie, and there was a buzz of expectation around the ground at the interval. However within five minutes of the restart the hopes of the local fans were dashed, as the visitors came out to score twice. Xisco started things off with an extraordinary shot following a through ball from Viqueira, the ball sticking in a puddle and the young striker somehow forcing it up and over Unzué from left of goal. A couple of minutes later it was Xisco again who played a pass through for Benítez to pull it round his marker and fire a low shot into the net.

The fans watching on giant screens in Huelva went mad, this being the perfect complement to their Carnaval party, and with away goals counting double in the event of a tie, Osasuna now needed three to qualify. It was too much of a task for them, and with Luque on his best form to make up for his earlier mistake, they soon gave up the fight. It was the third time in the history of the Pamplona based side that they had failed at this stage of the competition, and the fans traipsed home dejected. Huelva though was one big fiesta.