1917 Tie Cup final

1917 Tie Cup Final

Team of Wanderers, winners
Event	1917 Tie Cup
Independiente Wanderers 0 4
Date	21 April 1918
Venue	Racing Club, Avellaneda
Referee	G. Guassone

The 1917 Tie Cup Final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 18th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine side Wanderers and Uruguayan club Wanderers ,^[1][2]

In the match, played at Estadio Racing Club in Avellaneda, Wanderers beat Independiente (debuting) 4–0, winning its second Tie Cup trophy over three finals played.^[2][1]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous final app.
Independiente	1917 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club champion	(none)
Wanderers	1917 Copa de Competencia (Uruguay) champion	1908, 1911

• Bold indicates winning years

Overview

Scene of the match, fiercely disputed

Independiente earned its place in the final as the winner of 1917 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club, after beating arch-rival Racing in two re-match games (1–1, 0–0, 1–0), Ferro Carril Oeste (3–1 in Caballito), Columbian (2–1), San Lorenzo (2–0),^[3] Rosario Central (6–2 in the semifinal) and Estudiantes de La Plata (2–1 in the final).^[4]

The final was held in Estadio Racing Club in Avellaneda on April 21, 1918, with a large number of spectators attending the match. On 20 minutes of play, Villar shot for the first goal of the Uruguayan team. The first half ended with Wanderers winning 10. In the second half, Villar ran for the wing to make a pass to Landeira who headed for the second goal.^[2]

When Bastos started a large race near the border line and passed the ball to Villar, who passed to Landeira, kicking for the third goal. On 40 minutes, Villar scored the fourth goal, giving Wanderers its second title. Before restarting the game from the centre circle, one of the spectators entered to the field to hit referee Guassone. He was followed by most part of the attendance, thus causing the match to be suspended before the regulatory time. Wanderers was crowned champion of the competition.^[5]

Match details

1917 Tie Cup Final

21 April 1918

Independiente	0–4	Wanderers
	Report	Villar 20', 85' Landeira 63', 71'

Racing Club, Avellaneda

Referee: G. Guassone

Independiente

Wanderers

GK Secundino Miguenz DF Antonio Ferro DF Roberto Sande MF Juan Cánepa MF Ernesto Sande MF Guillermo Ronzoni FW Zoilo Canavery FW Pascual Garré FW E. García FW Juan Siciliani FW Gualberto Galeano

GK C. Saporiti DF A. Révori DF J. Morroni MF A. García MF A. Zibecchi MF E. Chiesa FW F. Buffoni FW J. Landeira FW Pablo Dacal FW J.M. Villar FW C. Bastos

References

1. Cup Tie Competition - Finals by Osvaldo Gorgazzi on the RSSSF
2. "Las finales de la Copa Competencia" on Viejos Estadios, June 2018
3. Copa Competencia by Alberto Barja on Museo Jacobo Urso
4. "Argentina: Copa Competencia 1ra. División Asociación Argentina 1917" by José Carluccio, published 15 Dec 2008
5. Montevideo Wanderers campeón de la Copa Competencia 1917 by Eduardo Mérica on Diario Uruguay, 2 Apr 2020