1906 Tie Cup Final

The 1906 Tie Cup Final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 4th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. For the fifth time since 1900, there were two Argentine teams in the final, Alumni and Belgrano A.C., both from the Belgrano neighborhood,[1] that also had a strong rivalry.[2]

1906 Tie Cup Final
Event1906 Tie Cup
Alumni Belgrano A.C.
10 1
Date30 August 1906
VenueQuilmes Stadium
RefereeGuillermo Jordán

The match was held in Quilmes Stadium in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, on 30 August 1906. Alumni won its third Tie Cup trophy after beating Belgrano A.C. 10–1, the highest result in the history of the Tie Cup finals.

It was the last edition played under a group stage. Since 1907, the Tie Cup would be contested by the winners of the respective competitions in each country, Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (Argentina) and Copa de Competencia (Uruguay), playing a unique match to decide the champion.[2]

Qualified teams
Team Previous final app.
Alumni1901, 1902, 1903
Belgrano A.C.1900
  • Bold indicates winning years

Overview

Playing in a single-elimination tournament, Alumni beat Estudiantes (BA) 4–2 in Palermo, Reformer (3–2 in Campana), Belgrano Extra (presumibably a second team of Belgrano A.C.) 2–1 at Sociedad Sportiva Argentina. In semifinals, Alumni defeated Uruguayan Montevideo Wanderers 2–0 at Estadio Gran Parque Central.[1]

On the other hand, Belgrano beat San Isidro 6–0 as visitor, Quilmes (2–2 at San Martín, 5–3 in Quilmes), reaching the semifinal where the squad defeated Rosario Central 5–2 in Quilmes.[1]

The final was played at Quilmes A.C. Stadium, and Alumni easily defeated Belgrano with a 10–1, achieving the highest score in a Tie Cup Final. Eliseo Brown was the keyplayer of the match, scoring 5 goals. According to media coverage, Alumni made a great performance, with the team showing coordinated movements (specially from its attacking players, who were absolutely effective showing great accuracy in their passing and shots).[2]

Match details
1906 Tie Cup Final
Alumni 10–1 Belgrano A.C.
Alfredo Brown  10', 12', 67'
Eliseo Brown  ?', 32', 59', 65' (?)
Ernesto Brown  80'		 Report E. Dickinson  63' (o.g.)
Whaley  88'
Quilmes Stadium
Referee: Guillermo Jordán
Alumni
Belgrano
GK José Buruca Laforia
DF Jorge Brown
DF Juan Domingo Brown
MF Andrés Mack
MF Carlos Buchanan
MF Patricio Browne
FW Gottob E. Weiss
FW Alfredo Brown
FW Eliseo Brown
FW Carlos Lett
FW Ernesto Brown
GK H. Doming
DF W.W. Gordon
DF Walter Buchanan
MF Charles Dickinson
MF Haroldo M. Grant
MF George N. Dickinson
FW Arthur H. Forrester
FW Harold T. Ratcliff
FW Carlos H. Whaley
FW R. Singers
FW Wilfredo Stocks

References
  1. Cup Tie Competition - Finals by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
  2. "Las finales de la Copa Competencia" on Viejos Estadios
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