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Chapter 169 Reaching the Finals

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There was no suspense in the 29th round of the league with Graf Sharp. After consecutive draws, Alkmaar began to regain its bravery in the sprint stage. They defeated their opponent 3:0 away from home without any suspense, putting them one step away from the third place in 18 years.

Just one step away from a league title.

Since the points difference between second-placed Feyenoord and Alkmaar is 12 points, and in terms of goal difference and victory or defeat between them, Alkmaar has the advantage. In the next game, as long as Alkmaar wins

Heerenveen, they will definitely win the championship.

However, before getting the championship trophy, AZ Alkmaar still needs to play in the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup. Their opponent is Lucky Seida. When there is no suspense about the league championship, if Lucky Seida is eliminated, he will win the Dutch Cup.

A ticket to the cup final is perfect for Alkmaar.

For small clubs in low-level leagues, cup competitions are often an important part of their survival and management. Although the winning prizes in cup competitions are pitifully small, they are particularly important to small clubs. If they are lucky, they can advance to the second half of the league.

The ticket revenue from the games is also a huge amount of wealth.

However, for some clubs who are aiming for promotion, the meaning of the cup is somewhat difficult to choose, because fighting on two fronts is a test of the depth of the team's bench. If the control is not properly adjusted, it may be a waste of time. After a year, the cup will be empty-handed and the worry of losing the other

Next, the cup competition will usually be abandoned. Although there is less additional income, if the upgrade is successful, the benefits will far exceed the benefits brought by the cup competition.

The Lucky Serda team stumbled on their way to the Dutch Cup. After winning two second division teams, they had very bad luck in the fourth round and were drawn against a team that was on the rise in the Eredivisie at the time, Willian.

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Originally, Lucky Sheda planned to send a full substitute lineup for this cup match, but on the eve of the game, Lucky Sheida's head coach Dussel changed his mind and planned to play with all the main players because he wanted to accumulate early experience with the Eredivisie football team.

The team's competition experience resulted in them winning and then advancing all the way to the semi-finals.

Now Lucky Xueda's opponent is Alkmaar, who has won 24 games and almost won the championship in advance. The outside world basically has no hope for Lucky Xueda's possibility of advancement.

"Although we don't have much hope, we will not give up. Although I hope to return to Alkmaar, I will fight for Lucky Sheda to participate in the Dutch Cup final for the first time." Lucky Sheida's forward Max said before the game.

so.

Max is a forward who was born in the Alkmaar youth training camp. He was later loaned to Lucky Scheldt in the Dutch second division. When Max became a member of the az club, he fantasized about him appearing at the Dehoth Stadium countless times. Today, he realized it.

This wish, however, made him Alkmaar's opponent.

Max, who was wearing a black visiting team jersey, entered the field with his teammates. After walking out of the tunnel, he felt the noisy and warm atmosphere of Dehout Stadium. The fans enthusiastically cheered for their players, but it was obvious that Max belonged to the enemy.

, he was greeted with only boos and curses.

The players from the two teams began to shake hands. Max looked at the familiar faces in front of him and felt more motivated to fight. Suleiman, Martens, Silva, his teammates and division commanders all started in this game. Obviously

Alkmaar's lineup is full of main players.

"Unfortunately, your cup tour has ended here." Martens said when shaking hands with Max. He still likes to make wild remarks as before.

"You won't get your wish easily." Max shot back as usual.

After the start of the game, the second-division team Lucky Sheda was almost beaten in their own half. Alkmaar's offensive was like a wave and more points were blossomed. Suleiman became increasingly mature and stable on the left wing, and in many talented Alkmaar players

In Mar's lineup, his performance can also be described as quite satisfactory. The crosses that were once criticized by everyone are also quite threatening. Several long diagonal passes accurately found Drogba on the front line. It is a pity that Drogba today

He was unlucky and couldn't find the target with his head and kicks. His teammates knew Max's technical characteristics very well, so Jiang Mu did not send anyone to mark Max in the tactical defense. Max rarely had good opportunities to get the ball and was completely blocked.

Although AZ Alkmaar did not take the second-division team Lucky Serda seriously, they did their best. Kuyt and Kronkamp's breakthrough was very sharp.

In the 8th minute, Kuyt took the ball and dribbled the ball along the wing very quickly. When he broke through to the bottom line, everyone thought he would pass the ball, but he passed the ball past Lucky Xueda.

The team's defender approached the penalty area, opened the gap and hit the goal with his left foot.

The kick was powerful and heavy. But luckily the goalkeeper of the Xueda team was already prepared. He turned slightly to the side and held the football in his arms. He glanced at the position of the back midfielder White and threw the ball with a strong hand.

Lucky Xuedar's midfielder White looked at the ball and was about to stop it with his chest. Unexpectedly, Gattuso suddenly stepped in, jumped from the side and headed the ball to his teammates. Then Alkmaar started playing on the spot.

Fight back.

The ball was passed to the feet of striker Didier Drogba.

The second-division team is the second-division team, as powerful as Drogba standing on the edge of the penalty area and being unmarked for one second. Drogba did not choose to break into the penalty area. Instead, he nudged the ball forward one meter away.

Then he stepped on the right foot and raised his right leg to prepare for a direct long-range shot. He watched Drogba calmly bend his bow and shoot the eagle. At this time, the defender of the Lucky Xueda team thought of stepping forward to steal, but it was already too late.

Drogba's shot was more powerful than Kuyt's previous shot. The ball did not spin at all and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal. The goalkeeper flew to save but could not touch the ball.

boom!

There was a loud noise. The football hit the crossbar!

Lucky Xueda, who broke out in a cold sweat, finally breathed a sigh of relief, while Alkmaar's players showed expressions of regret.

After the football popped out, it landed at the feet of Lucky Xueda's right midfielder. He glanced at the position of striker Max and did not choose a short pass like before. Instead, he cleverly passed a high ball, and the landing point was Alkmaar.

A wide backcourt.

Max secretly praised his teammates for passing the ball well. If the ball was passed to him, even if he caught the ball, he might not be able to get rid of the defensive player next to him. This high ball allowed him to compete with the opponent's defensive player for speed.

, Max is a strong point.

Max wanted to catch the football that landed first, and then take advantage of the trend to attack the opponent's hinterland. However, he did not expect that the opponent's center back Lucio was extremely explosive and fast. He caught up with Max in two steps, and then boldly stepped forward to steal the ball.

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However, Lucio underestimated his opponent, and Max was very alert. He was short and quick, and passed the ball before Lucio could steal it.

At the same time, another fast forward made a diagonal pass and received Max's pass.

Lucky Xueda's forwards today used two fast forwards, and the midfield and backfield were all tall players. The center back Martens who played with Lucio today was not as fast as Lucio and could not catch up with the forwards.

However, the forward's technique was rough and the one-on-one ball was blocked by Silva.

Fortunately, Xueda's attack gave Alkmaar a wake-up call. They did not dare to be careless anymore and spent a lot of energy to deal with this second-division team. Soon Drogba and Thomasson scored one goal each.

ball, leading 2:0.

Although Alkmaar still had a chance to expand the score, due to bad luck, he hit two goal posts in a row, and the score of 2:0 never changed.

Seeing that his opponent seemed resigned to his fate, Alkmaar relaxed his vigilance and wanted to complete the promotion easily and happily.

However, 40 minutes into the first half of the game, a pass between Lucio and Van Bommel was mistaken. The ball was intercepted by former Alkmaar player Max, who drove the ball towards Martens.

Martens faced Max with a solemn look. He did not expect that the training in the second division would make Max grow very quickly. He was not completely sure to intercept his ball, so he could only delay Max and buy time for other teammates to return to defense. Max did not

He didn’t want to get too entangled with Martens. After all, it was unwise to engage in physical confrontation with Martens. This former teammate’s defense was very good, so Max feinted twice and passed the football before Martens could get closer.

Got out.

Lucky midfielder White got the ball and dribbled forward. Martens turned around and found Lucio marking White next to him. He breathed a sigh of relief. The Brazilian was not someone to be trifled with.

White, who was being defended by Lucio, was under some pressure. After receiving the ball, he took only one step and took a shooting stance. There were people guarding him and the shooting space was limited. If he forced the shot, the chance of scoring was not great.

However, White did not shoot. He pretended to shoot just to attract Lucio's attention. He swung his right foot over but did not shoot the ball. Instead, he had an idea and knocked the ball back behind him with his heel.

Everyone's eyes were filled with astonishment because the ball happened to reach Max's feet.

The cooperation between Max and White is already full of tacit understanding. Max doesn't need any words to give any advice at all. The two can always think of something together, and this time, it was a beautiful cooperation between them.

Facing the incoming ball, Max did not stop the ball. He straightened his right foot and fired a powerful volley. The ball flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Silva was unable to stop the ball. The ball was too fast and the angle was tricky. The goal was already certain.

"goooooooal... Lucky Xue Da made a wonderful cooperation. Max passed the ball to White who stepped in under the defense of Martens. White did not reluctantly take the shot, but smartly knocked back to Max who was running aggressively.

At his feet, Max shot the ball with complete relaxation, and it was extremely powerful. Fortunately, Xue Da unexpectedly pulled the ball back..."

The fans in the stands let out huge sighs and seemed to fall silent for a moment.

After scoring the goal, Max knelt down and slid to the sideline. White chased after him, hugged his neck and laughed: "How was it? It felt so good to score the ball into Alkmaar's goal!"

"Of course! I know, you must also want to give it a try!" Max said with an excited smile. He likes the feeling of scoring goals and can vent his excitement freely.

"Ah! They actually scored a goal!" Dilk said unhappily in the stands.

Schlinja gave a wry smile and said, "Maybe the players are too relaxed."

Jiang Mu was so angry on the sidelines that he yelled at the players. Although the opponent was a weak team, this is how upsets in the cup come. If you don't play the game seriously, maybe the next big upset will be Alkmaar.

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Alkmaar was finally awakened by Jiang Mu's scolding like a dog spraying blood, and then launched a fierce counterattack.

Fortunately, the Xueda team got back a goal, but in exchange for Alkmaar's more violent bombardment, there was a moment of turmoil in front of their goal. Everyone was at their best and defended in the penalty area.

Alkmaar had no good solution for a while, and luckily Xueda finally maintained the one-goal deficit until the end of the half.

In the locker room, Jiang Mu scolded the players again, then without making any changes, he said, "I won't give instructions, let's see if you can play well," and went out directly.

After the start of the second half of the game, there were not many changes in the personnel of both sides, but Alkmaar's players were more than superior in terms of strength and scored a goal at the beginning. When Lucky Xueda began to decline in physical fitness, Alkmaar's players

They were still energetic, and their offense was more threatening. In the 55th and 77th and 79th minutes of the second half, Alkmaar scored 3 more goals. Drogba even performed a hat trick, and the score became 6:1.

The team was slaughtered and neither coach Dussel nor forward Max could do anything about it. After all, their strength was not at the same level. Max received almost zero balls in the second half and spent more time running around in vain looking for opportunities. Until the 83rd minute.

, Max just took a free kick to help Lucky Xueda score another goal, but then Alkmaar responded by scoring another goal. Now Alkmaar has reached the point where he can score whenever he wants, just to worry about his opponent.

Revenge, unwilling to score again.

In the final knockout match, Lucky Xueda failed to create a miracle for Alkmaar. They lost the game 2:7. Alkmaar easily advanced to the final. Their opponent eliminated Ajax through a penalty shootout.

Feyenoord, the time is May 16th.

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