Unfortunately for us, Ármin Pécsi's net did not stay untouched for long in the bronze match against Flamengo: Adriel slotted it through to Jonathan in the 5th minute beating the offside trap, who calmly passed the ball into the goal as usual (0-1). The Brazilian team kept attacking after the goal, the red and black team were keen to show that the defeat against Sporting, due to which they did not make it to the final, was but a mere slip. In the 12th minute, it took an extra save from Pécsi to keep the score, as our super-talented goalkeeper needed a cat's dexterity to get Adriel's sly, bent and even deflected shot from the bottom right corner. Twelve minutes later, however, he was helpless too: Daniel stayed unguarded in the middle after a classy Brazilian right-wing move left, and he blasted a powerful shot from the sixteen-yard line into the top right corner (0-2).

Aware of the two-goal lead, the South American side stepped back a little, but even the first minutes of the second half showed that their counter-attacks were going to be as fatal as their more structured offensive play. In the 36th minute, for instance, Jonathan could have scored his second goal, and thus probably become top goalscorer, but despite him getting away in the middle, Pécsi was alert and made a sensational reflex save with his foot. In the 44th minute, we also showed some magic: a ball was passed from the left into the middle, Dávid Jacsó fired it from 18 metres out, and João Lucas managed to deflect the ball to a corner from under the crossbar. In the 50th minute came another Flamengo goal: the red-and-blacks created an opportunity with a triangle move, Pécsi did excellent in managing to save the shot, but three players went for the rebound, and in the end it was Felipe Lima who scooped the ball into our goal (0-3). Six minutes later, Pécsi needed his best again when substitute Claudio Thalis went for goal in the middle - Ármin blocked the shot by timing his run perfectly. The rest of the game was uneventful - the win meant a second bronze for one-time winners Flamengo at PSC.

GALLERY

XV. Puskás–Suzuki Cup, play-off for the 3. place

Puskás Akadémia–CR Flamengo 0–3 (0–2)

Goalscorers: Jonathan (5.), Daniel (24.), Felipe Lima (50.)

Puskás Akadémia: Pécsi (goalkeeper); Korodi, D. Ásványi, M. Major (L. Hegedüs, 42.), Retter (Jacsó, 31.), Kapus (K. Orbán, 47.), Kern (Svilar, 29.), Dusinszki, Vékony (Halászi-Harsányi, 52.), R. Vajda, Kun.
Flamengo: João Lucas (Caio Barone, 58.) (goalkeeper); Victor, Erick, Carbone, Daniel, Jonathan (Felipe Lima, 39.), Lorran (Claudio Thalis, 52.), Eduardo Gabriel (Gonçalo, 52.), Vitor Fonseca, Adriel (Matheus Guimarães, 58.), Bill.