According to Euan McTear of These Football Times "Castilla were a shadow of the vibrant side that had thrilled the Spanish capital and the country throughout the previous few months".
[2] "The fact we had reached the final meant that Real Madrid were guaranteed to take us very seriously.
[2] Castilla's Ricardo Álvarez managed to close the wide margin with ten minutes remaining.
According to McTear this gesture just provoked the senior side, who had been winding the clock down for the last minutes.
Seconds after Castilla scored, substitute Francisco García Hernández made it 5–1 before a last minute Juanito penalty sealed off a 6–1 triumph.