1904 Tie Cup Final

1904 Tie Cup Final
Rosario Athletic won the final series
Argentina Rosario A.C. Uruguay CURCC
AFA AUF
3 2
Date August 14, 1904 (1904-08-14)
Venue Flores Old Ground, Buenos Aires
Referee W. Leslie
Attendance 1,200

The 1904 Tie Cup Final was the 5° edition of the Tie Cup competition, contested by champions of both leagues, Argentine and Uruguayan Primera División championships.[1]

Argentine Rosario A.C. beat Uruguayan side, CURCC (the first team of that country to play a final)[2] at Flores Old Ground stadium by 3–2 after extra time, winning its second title in this competition.[3]

History

Twelve teams took part of the competition, 8 from Argentina and 4 from Uruguay, after Flores and Montevideo Wanderers desisted to participate.[4]

The CURCC team that played the final

In quarter finals, Rosario A.C. had beaten Rosario Central 2–0 (E.C. Jewell, Wells) in Plaza Jewell. The club then thrashed Barracas A.C. (that had previously eliminated Alumni) 5–3, also in Plaza Jewell. Rosario A.C. was losing the match 2–3 with only 19 minutes remaining to play. Uruguayan footballers Gaudencio Pigni and brothers Carlos and Bolívar Céspedes (that had escaped from their country due to the Civil War) played for Barracas A.C.[2]

On the other hand, CURCC had become finalist after beating Albion (4–0), Nacional (2–1) and Lomas (4–1) on successive stages.[4]

This final was the last relevant match played at Flores Ground, a field that could not host a large amount of spectators due to its poor infrastructure. Because of that (and the cold weather) only 1,200 persons attended the match.

Rosario scored the first goal in the 10th minute when Le Bas shot to the CURCC's goal after a pass by Parr. In the second half, Camacho ran to the goal, being fouled by Wells when he was about to shot. Pena converted the penalty kick to goal for the 1–1 tie, which would be the final score within the 90 minutes.

An extra time of 30' had to be played to crown a champion. In the 5th minute, Wells scored the 2nd goal for Rosario. The rest of the match saw Rosario shooting to CURCC goal but their kicks were stopped by Uruguayan goalkeeper Villalba. With only 5 minutes remaining, Alberto Le Bas scored the 3rd goal for the local squad. Three minutes later, Aniceto Camacho scored the 2nd for CURCC for the definitive 3–2 result.

This achievement contributed to consolidate Rosario Athletic as the strongest team of Rosario, being the first team from the city to win an international competition.[2] Nevertheless, the club would abandon the practise of football in the 1910s, focusing on rugby union and field hockey.

Match details

Rosario A.C. Argentina 3–2 (a.e.t.) Uruguay CURCC
Alfredo Le Bas  10'
Wells  95'
Alberto Le Bas  115'		 Report Pena  65'
Camacho  118'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: W. Leslie
Rosario A.C.
CURCC
GKH. Dorming
DFR.W. Le Bas
DFM.O. Wells
MFH. Talbot
MFE.C. Jewell
MFC. Parr
FWA.E. Le Bas
FWA.O. Le Bas
FWA.E. Wells
FWJ. Parr
FWG. Topping
GKJ. Villalba
DFA. Camacho
DFW. Davies
MFJ. Camacho
MFL. Mazzulo
MFC. Camacho
FWJ. Pena
FWE. Mañana
FWW. Matheson
FWE.H. Acevedo
FWA.E. Acevedo
Notes

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    References

    1. ↑ Argentina - Copa Ibarguren by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF
    2. 1 2 3 Cuando el Rosario Athletic salió campeón... de fútbol on CIHF (Archived, 18 Apr 2014)
    3. ↑ El legado futbolero de Plaza Jewell
    4. 1 2 Copa Competencia 1904 by José Carluccio
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