Edgar Booth
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Edgar Booth was a German and naturalized Brazil
ian footballer.
Booth played for Grêmio FBPA
, and was famously involved in the first Porto Alegre
derby match between Grêmio and SC Internacional
(a derby commonly known as Gre–Nal) on July 18, 1909. He kicked off the match and at 10 minutes, scored the first goal of the game and in the history of the rivalry. Booth would score four more goals for a total of five goals in the match, which ended 10-0 for Grêmio, the biggest margin of victory for either side to date.
The referee of the match was Waldemar Bromberg, and line referees João de Castro e Silva and H. Sommer, and goal referees Theobaldo Foernges Bugs and Theodoro. The goal referees sat on a stool beside the goalkeepers, indicating whether the ball entered the goal or not, because at the time there were no nets.
The players wore fraternity shirts divided vertically in half blue and half white, with black shorts. Since the wearing of the International vertically striped shirt in red and white, with white shorts. The audience was estimated at two thousand people.
Location: Baixada Stadium, Porto Alegre / RS
Referee: Waldemar Bromberg
Assistant referees: João de Castro e Silva e H. Sommer (linesmen), Theobaldo Foernges e Theodoro Bugs (Judges goal)
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer.
Booth played for Grêmio FBPA
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
, and was famously involved in the first Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
derby match between Grêmio and SC Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
(a derby commonly known as Gre–Nal) on July 18, 1909. He kicked off the match and at 10 minutes, scored the first goal of the game and in the history of the rivalry. Booth would score four more goals for a total of five goals in the match, which ended 10-0 for Grêmio, the biggest margin of victory for either side to date.
The referee of the match was Waldemar Bromberg, and line referees João de Castro e Silva and H. Sommer, and goal referees Theobaldo Foernges Bugs and Theodoro. The goal referees sat on a stool beside the goalkeepers, indicating whether the ball entered the goal or not, because at the time there were no nets.
The players wore fraternity shirts divided vertically in half blue and half white, with black shorts. Since the wearing of the International vertically striped shirt in red and white, with white shorts. The audience was estimated at two thousand people.
1909 Grêmio FBPA Squad
Kallfelz; Deppermann e Becker; Karls, Black e Mostardeiro; Brochado, Grünewald, Moreira, Booth e Schröder.Location: Baixada Stadium, Porto Alegre / RS
Referee: Waldemar Bromberg
Assistant referees: João de Castro e Silva e H. Sommer (linesmen), Theobaldo Foernges e Theodoro Bugs (Judges goal)