The Midfield Master

On Madeira Island, 869 kilometers southwest of the Portuguese mainland, the largest city of Funchal, the afternoon sun shines on a building that is still in the memory of the 1940s and 1950s. A bar that was supposed to open at night , but at this time because of a ball game, it has gathered a lot of popularity.

Dozens of Maritimo fans who did not come to the scene to cheer gathered in this bar, nervously watching the huge TV screen on the wall, which was broadcasting the match between Sporting Lisbon and Maritimo. Christine's voice.

"Now the game time has come to the 67th minute of the second half, Sporting Lisbon is still leading 1-0, but the Maritimo team seems to have changed a team in the second half, under the instigation of the Chinese magic boy Xia Ze , created several good chances to score goals. It is a pity that the goalkeeper of Sporting Lisbon, Patricio, has repeatedly saved the opponent's inevitable goals and tried to keep the goal..."

Among these Maritimo fans, three familiar figures of Xia Ze can be seen: Zhang Wei, Hua Yan and Di Keao. Under the leadership of Hua Yan, the three of them came to this lively bar.

The three of them watched the game nervously like other fans.

"The Chinese kid Xia Ze made another beautiful pass. His performance today is too good. The fans should give him some applause!" After another attack, Christine said in admiration.

At this time, the TV camera just showed a close-up of Xia Ze, and there was a burst of applause and cheers in the bar.

"Well done, boy, kill Sporting Lisbon!"

"Score a goal!"

"Let those high above know how powerful we are!"

...

Maritimo's fan class is all in the middle and lower classes, with relatively low income, so they are quite hostile to the capital clubs like Sporting Lisbon, and their aggressive signings.

Now the team they support has an advantage in the away game, how can they not feel happy.

"Hey, buddy, Xia Ze is my good friend, I knew he could dominate the game!" Zhang Wei said to an excited bearded fan next to him.

"Are you kidding me? Are you just stupid or that kid's friend?" The bearded man glanced at Zhang Wei and said with some disdain.

"Really, he is really my good friend..." Zhang Wei only knew this sentence when he came and went, and there was no way to convince others, so he could only be anxious.

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In the capital Lisbon, at the Alvalade Stadium, after Xia Ze instigated three or four threatening attacks in the second half, the head coach of Sporting Lisbon, Jardim, has replaced Fernandez with a defensive midfielder to mark Xia Ze specifically. The situation still hasn't improved.

He impatiently walked to the sidelines and shouted to the players: "Stick to him, don't let him get the ball, and don't let him turn around no matter what!"

Jardim had already sensed the huge threat posed by the Chinese kid at this time. They firmly controlled the situation in the first half, but after the Chinese kid came on the field, they were suppressed by the opponent's counterattack. Substitution adjustments had to be made to strengthen the interception defense in the midfield.

"Grete, Pedro, step forward to meet Xia Ze and protect him!" Martins also shouted loudly from the sidelines.

Maritimo also made a second substitution adjustment a few minutes ago, replacing Danilo, who had suffered a serious decline in physical strength and was unable to break through Rojo's defense, and replaced him with another speedy winger Sami.

As soon as Sammy came on the field, he received a pass, made continuous fake moves on the wing to replace Rojo, and broke through to the corner of the penalty area. At this time, the defender Cedric of the Athletic team has already defended, and Rojo also turned around to pinch him.

Sami, who was in deep siege, saw Xia Ze asking him in front of the penalty area. He didn't hesitate, and directly crossed Xia Ze.

Xia Ze successfully received a pass from Sami, and in front of him was Fernandez who was sticking to him like a jelly candy, while the striker Dilly was closely watched by Maurizio, and there was no room for Xia Ze to pass the ball.

Taking the ball, Xia Ze looked up at the goal, and immediately swung his right leg, ready to hit the goal vigorously.

Fernandez knew that Xia Ze had the ability to hit the goal with a heavy kick, so he flew over to block the eye without hesitation.

But Xia Ze smiled slightly, raised his right foot high, then lowered it lightly, and with a light buckle, immediately wiped into the penalty area.

After passing Fernandez neatly, there was already an open area in front of Xia Ze, which was basically a single-handed opportunity.

"Good opportunity, the magical boy Xia Ze got a one-handed opportunity, Patricio quickly attacked, can he block this time?" Christine stared at the big screen and said nervously.

"A light kick shot over Patricio's head, it's about to score!" Christine explained excitedly, and even stood up.

Martins and other Maritimo substitutes on the sidelines have already begun to raise their hands to celebrate, Xia Ze also watched his clever shot about to roll into the net, and scored a goal in his debut...

"Oh! Athletic also had a defender go back to save the goal, it was Maurizio! The ball was blocked, but it seemed to be blocked with a hand.

"Yes, the referee awarded a penalty kick. Maurizio received a yellow card for a handball foul. Two yellows and one red were sent off!"

Christine's commentary was ups and downs as the game progressed, and even he himself didn't know how many times he stood up from his seat.

At this stage, Figo, who was a guest commentator, could no longer speak, and could only quietly watch the broadcast signal.

"Is he going to imitate Suarez? Let's see if Patricio can make this sacrifice of Maurizio worthwhile. He is going to face Dilly."

Deeley picked up the ball and kissed it, put it firmly on the penalty spot, stepped on the turf next to him with his right foot, and slowly stepped back.

Although he only joined the team this season, his outstanding performance in the previous rounds has allowed Martins to give him the position of the first penalty shooter.

Patricio stood calmly in front of the door, with his hands slightly open, and his muscles tensed, like a fully drawn bow, as long as the opponent kicked, he would fly out.

Beep——

"Okay, the referee blew the whistle, and Dilly started to run." Christine explained nervously, and even Figo next to him couldn't help staring at the screen, worried about missing this moment.

"Oh! It's Patricio again, he saved the penalty kick! Today he is simply a steel goalkeeper, no one can score in front of him!" Christine jumped up again and exclaimed.

In the 78th minute of the game, Patricio saved Deeley's penalty. He has saved at least five must-have goals in this game.

Dilly, who missed a good chance to score again, knelt on the ground with his head in his hands and did not stand up for a long time.

In the 80th minute, there was one less player on the field, and Sporting Lisbon, which was leading by one goal, used the second substitution quota, replacing the goal hero Montero with a central defender, and changed to a 450-point forward formation to strengthen defense. Keep this lead.

And Martins also waved the flag, and the substitute forward Fidelis replaced the midfielder Pereira, playing double forward tactics, and made a crazy counterattack in the last ten minutes.

In the last 10 minutes of the game, under the instigation of Xia Ze, Maritimo continued the vigorous momentum after the opening of the second half, and suppressed Sporting Lisbon, which had only 10 players left, in its own half, with almost no chance of fighting back. force.

Although Sporting Lisbon is the top three in the Portuguese Super League and is playing at home, they still obediently huddled within the half-court at this time, resolutely placed the bus in front of the goal, and defended the lead of this goal.

Time passed by every minute, because the Sporting Lisbon players were united and defended with all their strength. Maritimo, who is good at counterattacks, did not have many good ways to fight against the field.

Coupled with Patricio's brave state, the statutory time has come, and Maritimo still failed to equalize the score.

In the second minute of stoppage time in the second half, Sami made a pass from the left, and Fidelis jumped high to head the goal, but was saved by the brave Patricio from the bottom line.

Once again Maritimo won a corner and it was their last chance to attack while still trailing Sporting Lisbon 0-1. Goalkeeper Sasha also rushed up to fight for the header.

Standing in the penalty area, Xia Ze realized that with his height of 1.8 meters, it was impossible to take advantage of the opponent's big men, so he quietly slipped out of the penalty area and walked to a distance of about five yards outside the arc of the penalty area.

And the opponent's defender seemed to be very nervous, so he didn't notice Xia Ze's move.

Sporting Lisbon coach Jardim, who was on the sidelines, saw this change. He shouted at the players on the field: "Look at that Chinese kid, don't let him stand in such a dangerous position! Look at him!"

It's a pity that he is too far away from the penalty area, and no players can hear his shouts.

The corner kick was taken by Sammy. He took a few steps back, ran up and kicked!

There was chaos in the penalty area, and players from both sides engaged in fierce physical confrontation in order to compete for a better position.

The ball crossed a wonderful arc, but landed outside the penalty area!

No one expected that Sami would drive the ball outside the penalty area, but a yellow figure appeared at the top of the penalty area. It was Xia Ze!

Xia Ze had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He ran to the top of the penalty area, gritted his teeth, faced the incoming ball, swung his right leg back high, and shot the bow!

boom! ! !

The front instep of his right foot hit the ball hard with a loud bang.

And after the ball left his right foot, it shot towards the opponent's goal like a cannonball, passed through the heavy defensive players, and went straight to the upper right corner!

The ball was like a sharp arrow, piercing through the opponent's defense. Before Patricio had time to react, it had already got into the net, rolled a few times on the top of the net, and landed!

Beep——

The referee blows his whistle and the ball goes in!

This is a goal like a flying fairy! At the last moment of stoppage time, Xia Ze took a corner kick from outside the penalty area and directly volleyed and bombarded the goal, piercing the goal of Sporting Lisbon like a sharp arrow.

Even Patricio, who performed bravely throughout the game, could do nothing about it.

In the studio, Christine stared dumbfounded at the goal, and it took him a long time to say something:

"Oh! My God! This is instant fame!"

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