Defending champion Flamengo took seventh place in the Puskás – Suzuki Cup, the Brazilians winning 4–2 against Csíkszereda.

Defending champion CR Flamengo must obviously have been disappointed that after a bronze and a gold medal, they could only play for 7th place this year, yet the Brazilian side were still cheerfully performing their usual tune-in dance prior to the match. The Szekler team, on the other hand, could enter the pitch with a boost of confidence after their victory against Bayern to face a rival considered superior - there was a prospect of a good quality match in spite of the oppressive heat.

It looked like the South American red-and-black team would perform according to odds, as they were awarded a penalty as early as the 4th minute, but Fabrício Yan's rather indecisive penalty was saved by Dániel Lukács. Then, in the 13th minute, the Brazilian team still went into the lead, Szilárd Csedő got an unlucky touch to Adriel Morães’s cross and put the ball into his own net (0-1).

The Szekler boys did not leave the Brazilians opening goal without a proper answer, they first hit the post and then equalized in the 19th minute after the drinks break, namely through Dávid Kecskés, who ended a neat attack on the right flank stylishly (1–1).

However, the Transylvanian team could not rest on their laurels for too long, as during an attack carried out in the middle, Euder nicely set up Adriel Morães overlapping on the right, and the right-back fired from fifteen metres into the bottom left corner (1–2).

In the dying minutes of the first half, Csíkszereda could have equalized again with a superfast counterattack, but Milán Orbán was in vain 1v1 against João Lucas, the Rio goalkeeper replacing previously often blundering Lucão made a great reflex save.

After switching sides, the goals were not endangered for quite a while, but the second ten minutes proved to be extremely eventful. First it was Lucas Santos who increased the Brazilian lead from Moreira’s through-pass (1–3) and then the South Americans could not make a clearance following a corner, with Lucian Barsan reducing the difference once again to only one goal with a shot delivered from close range (2–3).

It could have been all even again, but Omar Elsawy headed the ball into the lap of João Lucas, missing a huge opportunity. The Szeklers must have regretted the missed screamer, as Fabrício Yan, who had missed a penalty in the first half, decided the most eventful encounter in the 58th minute from substitute Marquinhos’s cross (2-4).

14. Puskás–Suzuki Cup, for the 7. place

FK Csíkszereda–CR Flamengo 2–4 (1–2)

Referee: Sipos T. (Ring K., Urgyán)

Goal scorers: D. Kecskés (19.), Barsan (46.) and Csedő (13. – own goal), Adriel Morães (23.), Lucas Santos (41.), Fabrício Yan (58.)

Csíkszereda: D. Lukács– Colceriu (Dobre, 45.), E. Simon, Sz. Csedő (N. Miklós, 45.), Barsan – B. Sebestyén (Bóné, 54.), Boni – Omar, M. Orbán (B. Tamás, 45.), D. Kecskés – T. Biró

Head coach: Norbert Demény

Flamengo: João Lucas – Adriel Morães, Gondim, Iago, Carbone (Marquinhos, 56.) – Rogério (Hernandes, 56.), Rayan (Moreira, 31.) – Vitor Fonseca, Euder (Lauan, 48.) – Lucas Santos (Paulo, 48.), Fabrício Yan

Head coach: Leonardo Souza Ramos