The Midfield Master

The Maritimo team got a free kick near the midfield. Of course, the good opportunity to counterattack just now was wasted.

Xia Ze just played the ball a little slower, and was knocked down by the opponent's central defender.

At the cost of a yellow card, the opponent's defender protected his weak defense line due to his heavy pressure.

Because he observed for too long, Xia Ze missed this opportunity to counterattack, and felt annoyed in his heart.

After all, this is the top European league, and the opponent is one of the top three in the Portuguese Super League. Naturally, there is not much room for self-thinking. It is completely different from playing a teaching game with the Evergrande youth team.

On the sidelines, Martins looked at the field worriedly, worried that Xia Ze would be frightened by the opponent's defender, and would not be able to show his strength in the following games.

But Sporting Lisbon kept controlling the situation in the rest of the first half, and Xia Ze didn't have too many chances to get the ball, so he could just use this period of time to adapt to the rhythm of the field.

In the next two or three counterattack opportunities, the ball was well grasped, but the winger couldn't break through the defense of the opponent's defender, and the attack ended without a problem.

In stoppage time in the first half, Maritimo had another chance to counterattack. Xia Ze took the ball and quickly turned around. The opponent's Maurizio stepped up again, secretly exerting force in his hand, and directly knocked Xia Ze down.

Beep——

The referee's whistle blew again and Maurizio knocked Xia Ze down for the second time after receiving a yellow card for a foul on Xia Ze a few minutes earlier.

Before Xia Ze stood up to protest to the referee, a yellow figure rushed up quickly and hit Maurizio hard with his chest.

"I'm telling you, if you still dare to slap him, I'll kill you!" Gretel rushed up with a fierce face, and roared at Maurizio, who was half a head taller than him.

The difference between their faces was only five centimeters, and Gretel's saliva almost flew onto Maurizio's face.

Maurizio also refused to give in, staring fiercely at Gretel, spouting some trash talk, seeing that the conflict between the two sides was about to escalate.

Beep! Beep! Beep——

When everyone thought that the referee would mediate the conflict between the two sides, they heard the whistle at the end of halftime. Everyone was at a loss, and there were even bursts of boos from the stands.

Perhaps the referee thought that the penalty in the first half was too biased towards the home team, so this time it was regarded as invisible to the conflict between the two sides, and the whistle was blown to end the first half.

Because according to Gretel's actions just now, he will definitely get a yellow card.

Seeing the referee blowing the whistle to end the first half, Xia Ze was surprised that Gretel, who seemed to be full of malice towards him, would stand up for him, and at the same time stepped forward to pull him away to avoid the escalation of the conflict.

Maurizio's teammates also pulled him away, and the two sides ended the first half in an extremely unpleasant atmosphere and entered the intermission.

"Well, what I want to tell you is that I am very disappointed with the conceded goal. We should have focused on the game, but we didn't do it in that moment."

Martins walked into the locker room, looked at the players drinking water, and said with a gloomy face: "In the second half, we must change the situation of being passively beaten and bring the score back!"

Having said that, he glanced resolutely at everyone present, only to see the flames of anger flickering in the eyes of the players, as if it was because of that unfair goal conceded. And his eyes finally fell on Xia Ze who was wiping his sweat:

"In the second half of the game, I need you to pass the ball to Xia Ze, and Xia Ze will launch the offense."

Speaking of this, everyone's eyes fell on Xia Ze, feeling strange and looking forward to it. Xia Ze felt the eyes of these dozen teammates, and the pressure on his body seemed to increase suddenly.

"Xia Ze, in the second half of the game, play the ball faster, be more decisive, and do it according to your own feelings. Play more through balls and long passes. Their central defenders do not turn around quickly. Remember this." Martins stared at Xia Ze eyes, exhorted him.

Xia Ze also looked at Martins, feeling the trust in him in his eyes, and he also felt that he should take this responsibility,

Looking at Martins with firm eyes, he nodded heavily.

"Okay, everyone, take a break, put aside everything in the first half, we will show our true strength in the second half!" Martins clapped his hands and encouraged everyone.

At this time, Xia Ze looked forward firmly, secretly encouraging himself in his heart, thinking about what he should do after receiving the ball in the second half.

At this time, Artur, who was wearing an ice pack, walked slowly to him and sat down, lightly patted Xia Ze on the shoulder, and said to him: "Boy, remember, don't worry about the opponent's defender, he has a yellow card now body, if he touches you again, he may be sent off. Try him if you have the chance, we will all see you!"

Xia Ze turned his head to look at Arthur's trusting gaze, feeling that he was passing on the unyielding spirit of this team, thinking that every player would fight for the team.

I want to lead this team out of the woods!

At the beginning of the second half, after the adjustment of the midfield, the momentum of the Maritimo players immediately rose, and they all changed the situation of being suppressed by Sporting Lisbon.

The whole team used Xia Ze as an offensive and defensive hub. While defending solidly, they often played threatening counterattacks, so that the players of Sporting Lisbon did not dare to attack boldly, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

"Louis, I didn't expect that after the second half, the situation on the field would be like that of Maritimo. That Chinese kid is indeed a bit amazing!" Christine said in admiration.

"Maritimo's head coach Martins was able to make such an important tactical adjustment during the halftime break, so that the team's counterattacks revolved around Xia Ze. It seems that he made the right bet." Figo also expressed himself admiration.

Sporting Lisbon found that the situation on the field was not as controlled as it was in the first half, so they couldn't help being a little impatient. Maritimo's midfielder Pereira succeeded in stealing the ball, and immediately handed the ball to Xia Ze, who was more than ten yards away in front of him. .

As soon as Xia Ze received the ball, a defensive player posted it, but it was not Maurizio who kept picking on him, but Carrillo, the midfielder of Sporting Lisbon.

Xia Ze didn't make too many adjustments, and directly hit the ball horizontally to Gretel beside him, and turned around to get rid of Carrillo's entanglement.

Gretel understood it, and also kicked the ball back to Xia Ze. With a beautiful two-for-one cooperation, the opponent's personal defense was thrown away.

When Xia Ze turned around and ran, he had already raised his head to observe the situation on the field. At this time, he didn't stop taking the ball, and directly put his foot in. Between the two central defenders of the opponent, the ball quickly passed through the ground.

A black figure suddenly burst out from the crowd, catching up with the ball at an extremely fast speed. One-handed!

At the same time as Xia Ze made the pass, Dilly suddenly went forward after running back and got the chance of a one-handed goal knowingly, while the two central defenders, Maurizio and Cedric, had been left far behind by him. behind.

"Beautiful! It's a fantastic pass, a 30-yard through ball, reminds me of Rui Costa!"

"This is a good opportunity! Patricio abandoned the goal and attacked, and Deli singled out Portugal's No. 2 national goal!" In the studio, Christine explained excitedly.

"Deeley puts in the far corner! Patricio's body has fallen to the near post, is it going to score?"

"Oh! It turned out to be blocked with his feet. It's like Casillas blocked Robben's goal in the World Cup final in 2010. This is a great save!"

After squandering a great opportunity to tie the game, Deeley knelt on the ground with his head in his hands, clearly annoyed at his performance.

When the corner kick was taken, Xia Ze huddled in the crowd, and when he saw the ball swirling towards him, he jumped up high, wanting to shake his head like a lion.

But in front of him, a green figure jumped higher than him, and it was the opponent's central defender Maurizio who took the lead to push the ball out of the penalty area.

...

Maritimo had another chance to counterattack. Xia Ze took the ball in the backcourt. He did not choose to pass through this time, but after getting rid of Carrillo's entanglement, he sent a long kick to the left forward Danilo.

After Danilo got the ball, he ran wildly and was about to hit the front of the penalty area, but a green figure quickly chased him back. It was the opponent's right back Rojo, and his speed was extremely fast.

Seeing that he was about to be overtaken, Danilo glanced at the middle and found that there was an open area in front of the restricted area, and Xia Ze was beckoning to him. Without a trace of hesitation, he launched a low flat ball with his left foot and crossed it to the front of the penalty area in the middle.

Maurizio has already been dragged away by Dilly, Xia Ze looked at the ball in front of him, but there was an open space in front of him, and the opponent's defender had no time to grab it.

"this is a good chance!"

Without hesitation, Xia Ze found a good step, adjusted his breathing, and shot directly at the ball.

This is a long shot from 25 yards away. It is powerful and the ball goes directly to the upper left corner of the goal!

At this moment, all the fans at the Alvalade Stadium took a breath and looked at the situation on the field with concern.

Martins clenched his fists and waited nervously for the goal to happen.

After Xia Ze shot, he also felt that his breathing seemed to slow down, and he could even hear his heart beating. Under his gaze, the ball ran towards the opponent's goal without any rotation.

Patricio's gray figure quickly moved to the right, his eyes fixed on the ball, his feet jumped, and he flew up! He stretched out his whole body, and stretched his right hand forward as hard as possible. Because of the excessive force, even the veins on his face popped out.

puff--

There was a soft sound that only he could hear, and the tip of his right finger critically touched the ball that was rushing towards the goal. With a slight touch, the direction of the ball changed, and it was about to hit the net. The ball, at this time, barely missed the baseline by rubbing against the post.

Another world-class save and Patricio saved Sporting Lisbon again.

All the fans at the Alvalade Stadium breathed a sigh of relief, but Martins on the sidelines had already raised his hands to celebrate the goal, but at this time they fell heavily on his head and hugged his head in frustration.

Sporting Lisbon escaped again, but within 15 minutes after the start of the second half, Maritimo threatened their goal twice. Under the instigation of Xia Ze in the second half, Maridimo had already reversed the situation. Sporting Lisbon next Can you still be so lucky?

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