The 1908 Tie Cup Final was the final match to decide the winner of the

Tie Cup The Tie Cup Competition (also known as Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell) is a defunct international football tournament played between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay Associations. It was one of the earliest international footbal ...

, the 9th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and

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Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine

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and Uruguayan Wanderers, which played its first final.Cup Tie Competition - Finals
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the

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"Las finales de la Copa Competencia" on Viejos Estadios In the match, played at Belgrano Athletic venue on Superí street in Belgrano, Alumni beat Wanderers 4–0, with three goals by

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, achieving its fifth Tie Cup trophy.

Qualified teams

Overview

Alumni qualified for the final after having won the

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, where the squad defeated San Martín A.C. (3–1), Belgrano (3–0), and

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in the final (5–0). The match was held in the Belgrano Athletic venue on Superí and Virrey del Pino streets on 6 September 1908, with an attendance of 7,000. On 6 minutes,

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drove a

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into the penalty area that Bertone turned the ball into Wanderer's

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. Four minutes later,

received the ball from a throw-in and after eluding Apesteguy shot to the goal scoring the second goal for Alumni. In the second half, Weiss ran to make a pass to Alfredo Brown who scored his second goal for the 3–0. On 65 minutes, goalkeeper Saporiti hit the ball from a

, but the ball was reached by Alfredo Brown who kicked it with a strong shot that became the fourth goal for Alumni.

Match details

References

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