The 1915 Tie Cup final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 16th edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine Porteño and Uruguayan Nacional,Cup Tie Competition - Finals by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF"Las finales de la Copa Competencia" on Viejos Estadios, June 2018El primer quinquenio on Nacional website, 28 Oct 2017
In the match, played at Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Nacional beat Porteño 2–0, winning its second Tie Cup tournament.
Qualified teams Team Qualification Previous final app. Porteño 1915 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club champion (none) Nacional 1915 Copa de Competencia (Uruguay) champion 1913
Overview
Porteño earned its place in the final as the winner of 1915 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club, where the team beat Hispano Argentino (2–1 as visitor), Tigre (6–1 at Atlanta), Huracán (5–2 in extra time), River Plate (2–1), Rosario A.C. (1–0 in palermo) and finally, Primera División champion Racing in the final (2–1 also in Palermo)."Argentina: Copa Competencia 1ra. División Asociación Argentina 1915" by José Carluccio, published 6 Dec 2008
Fans waited for the match with great expectations due to the great performance of Porteño in the local competition cup. The match was held in Gimnasia y Esgrima on 31 October, 1915, with a huge attendance of 8,000. Nevertheless, it was Nacional the team that opened the score when on 30 minutes, Carlos Scarone shot but the ball hit the goal post. As Porteño goalkeeper Rithner could not catch the ball on time, Pablo Dacal anticipated him to score the first goal of the match.
Only four minutes later, Nacional scored for second time when Somma made a long pass to Scarone, who shot to the goal. With no goals scored in the second half, Nacional won its second tie Cup trophy. According to what the press of the time reported, Nacional was a fair winner.
Match details
GK Juan José Rithner DF R. González Escarrá DF O. BeltrameMF J. AyalaMF E. Uslenghi MF V. AbadiaFW E. Galup LanúsFW C. IzaguirreFW A. PiaggioFW M. GaratFW M. Genoud
GK Santiago DemarchiDF Francisco CastelinoDF Alfredo FoglinoMF Alberto OlivariMF Abdón PorteMF José VanzzinoFW Pascual SommaFW Pablo DacalFW Ángel RomanoFW Carlos ScaroneFW José Brachi
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