League Play-Off

Olimpico 1924
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Rico started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Manuel Rico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruperto Estevez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Manuel Rico scored 2-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruperto Estevez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute, Domingo Peru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute of the match Alfredo Di Stéfano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gervasio Millano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Nalo in the 20th minute of play forced Sportivo Barracas's goalkeeper Gervasio Millano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sportivo Barracas booed when Sovieticos F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Nalo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cedrik Valckeneers's late challenge caught a Sovieticos F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cedrik Valckeneers helped the player get up and apologised. Gervasio Millano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Nalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Manuel Rico who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Ruperto Estevez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Sportivo Barracas booed when Sovieticos F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loren Goycoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gervasio Millano came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Sovieticos F.C's Ernesto Nalo. But to his dismay, Ernesto Nalo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Ernesto Nalo made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Sovieticos F.C getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ernesto Nalo hit a great ball. Loren Goycoa came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gervasio Millano could save by the left post. In the 58th minute Ernesto Nalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Millano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Harkaitz kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. A collision led to Sportivo Barracas getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Octavio Tome hit a great ball. Gervasio Millano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Nalo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cedrik Valckeneers in the 70th minute of play forced Sovieticos F.C's goalkeeper Ruperto Estevez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loren Goycoa's late challenge caught a Sportivo Barracas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Loren Goycoa helped the player get up and apologised. Loren Goycoa hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Manuel Rico's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruperto Estevez was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Ruperto Estevez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Rico in the 83rd minute of play. After 85 minutes, Manuel Rico made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Sovieticos F.C's Ruperto Estevez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sportivo Barracas's Apolo Guillen was substituted for Nicolas Eguntsenti. Sportivo Barracas's Manuel Rico got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ruperto Estevez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Rico in the 93rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sovieticos F.C's Albano Garoa got a free kick in the 95th minute.