1906 Tie Cup final
Football match
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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]
An Alumni team of 1906 | |||||||
| Event | 1906 Tie Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 August 1906 | ||||||
| Venue | Quilmes Stadium | ||||||
| Referee | Guillermo Jordán | ||||||
The match was held in the former Guido y Sarmiento Stadium of Quilmes Atlético Club[3] on 30 August 1906. Alumni won its third Tie Cup trophy after beating Belgrano A.C. 10â1, 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
Overview
Playing in a single-elimination tournament, Alumni beat Estudiantes (BA) 4â2 in Palermo, Reformer (3â2 in Campana), and then Belgrano Extra (presumibably a second team of Belgrano A.C.) 2â1 at Sociedad Sportiva Argentina. In the semifinals, Alumni defeated Uruguayan Montevideo Wanderers 2â0 at Estadio Gran Parque Central.[1]
On the other hand, Belgrano beat San Isidro 6â0 as visitor, Quilmes (2â2 at San MartÃn, 5â3 in Quilmes), reaching the semifinal where the squad defeated Rosario Central 5â2 in Quilmes.[1]
The final was played at Quilmes A.C. Stadium, and Alumni easily defeated Belgrano with a 10â1, 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]
Road to the final
- H: home
- A: away
| Alumni | Round | Belgrano A.C. | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Stage | Opponent | Result | ||
 Estudiantes (BA) |
4â2 (A) | Preliminary round | San Isidro |
6â1 (A) | ||
| Reformer |
3â2 (A) | First round | Quilmes |
2â2 (H)[n 1]; 5â3 (A) | ||
| Belgrano Extra[n 2] |
2â1 (N)[n 3] | Second round | â | â | ||
 Wanderers |
2â0 (A) | Semifinal | Rosario Central |
5â2 (N)[n 4] | ||
- Notes
Match details
| Alumni | 10â1 | Belgrano A.C. |
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A. Brown  10', 12', 67' E. Brown ?', 32', 59', 65' (?)E.A. Brown 80' |
Report | Dickinson 63' (o.g.) Whaley 88' |
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