Sensational! Flamengo's miracle comeback over Praia Clube forces game 3 | OneFootball

Sesc RJ Flamengo pulled off a spectacular comeback in the Superliga

FLAMENGO AT ITS PUREST! With grit, love, and passion, the Most Beloved pulled off a spectacular comeback against Praia Clube in the Women’s Superliga semifinal. the Rubro-Negro was trailing 14-10 in the tiebreak, but scored six straight points and turned the match around. As a result, the clash ended 3-2, with set scores of 23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, and 16-14, forcing a third match.

Since Flamengo lost the first match of the best-of-three series in Uberlândia, the Most Beloved came close to being eliminated. Now, the teams will face off for a spot in the final next Friday (24), once again at Maracanãzinho.

HOW DID THE MATCH GO?

Maracanãzinho was practically full, with around 9,000 rubro-negro fans in the stands. However, not even the support of the Nação was enough to ‘wake up’ the team, which delivered a completely apathetic performance in the first two sets, far below what the Flamengo shirt demands.

In the first set, Flamengo led the score until 20-19. But then the team simply had a blackout. That allowed Praia to score three straight points and go ahead 22-20. Then, with the Rubro-Negro looking nervous, the Minas Gerais team managed to close it out 25-23.

The second set had even less balance. Midway through the set, Praia stepped on the gas and opened up an 18-14 lead. With Adenízia outstanding at the net, plus Caffrey and Michelle Pavão shining on offense, the visiting team came out on top, 25-22.

Going into the third set, there was only one option left for Flamengo: win or win. However, it was Praia Clube that came out with that mindset and quickly jumped to a 6-1 lead in the opening minutes. the Rubro-Negro, however, responded and tied it at 12-12. But this time, it finally went Mengão’s way. With foreigners Simone Lee and Kirov heavily involved, Mengão closed it out 25-22.

The momentum of the match had truly shifted. What had gone wrong for Flamengo in the first two sets started going right in the next two. Just like in the third, Mengão managed to take the fourth, this time even more comfortably. So, the Most Beloved won it 25-20 and sent the match to the tiebreak.

The final set was absolutely thrilling. Praia Clube went up 7-4, Bernardinho called a timeout, and Flamengo tied it at 7-7. Just when it seemed the Rubro-Negro would complete the comeback, the Minas Gerais side scored three straight points (10-7). The deficit shook Flamengo mentally, and the team started missing everything. Then the visitors opened up a 14-10 lead.

It looked like the match was over, Praia’s substitutes were already giggling and ready to storm the court to celebrate the win, but Flamengo came back. Led by a brilliant Helena, the Most Beloved scored six straight points and made Maracanãzinho erupt!

WHO WILL REACH THE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SUPERLIGA FINAL?

While Flamengo x Praia Clube will go to a third match, the ‘other side’ of the semifinal will also go down to the wire. Osasco won the first clash, Minas took the second, and now the teams will meet next Friday (24), with Minas hosting, for a place in the final.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.