The 1914 Tie Cup Final was the final match to decide the winner of the

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, the 4th. edition of the international competition organised by

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and

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Associations together. As its previous editions, the final was contested by Argentine club River Plate (champion of 1914

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) and Uruguayan club Bristol F.C. in replacement of

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(1914 Uruguayan Copa de Competencia champion), as runner-up. The match, held in Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, was won by River Plate 1–0 with goal by Juan Gianetto. With this achievement, River Plate won its first international title.

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River Plate had earned to play the final after winning the 1914

(which was also its first official title in the top division of Argentine football) after beating

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4–0 in the final played at

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.Cup Tie Competition 1914
by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF On the other side,

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had won the Uruguayan Copa de Competencia that allowed them to play the final v River Plate. Nevertheless, the club alleged some difficults to attend the competition so the AUF decided to invite

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to represent Uruguay in the final. Bristol added some international players for the final, they were, Martín Aphesteguy, Jorge Pacheco and Pedro Zuazú, all of them called up for

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in several occasions. On the other side, River Plate had had some of its players called up for

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, including goalkeeper Carlos Isola that had played some friendlies vs English side

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. During the match, both teams had chances to score, but River Plate struck first when a defective defense by Uruguayan Manuel Marenco trying to intercept a pass from Rodolfo Fraga, allowed forward Luis Gianetto to score the only goal. In the second half, the referee annulled a goal to River Plate (offside). River Plate won its first international Cup.El primer título internacional
June 7, 2011

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