The Midfield Master

52,000 spectators, dozens of cameras and successive, 118-meter-long and 65-meter-wide stadiums, 11 opponents, and 3 referees. Xiaze Portugal's football mecca, the Dragon Stadium he once conquered, set foot on the green field for the first final of his career.

The high-spirited singing of the Benfica fans, the uncompromising "Let him play" by the Maritimo fans, the command and shouts of Quick Frelos on the sidelines, the silence of Martins...

All of this lingered in Xia Ze's ears.

"This is just the beginning of my career, and I will bring the trophy back to Funchal." Xia Ze closed his eyes and felt this moment quietly. His right hand brushed across the grass, and his right foot firmly stepped on the field On the shade.

Immediately, all the voices in my ears receded outwards, only firm belief hovered in my heart.

"Dike'ao, hold back a bit, I'll play the midfielder, the coach asked us to press up!" Xia Ze ran to the midfield as soon as he came on the field, and brought the coach's instructions to his teammates.

There are only 15 minutes left in the game, they can no longer be conservative, and they have no way out, they can only fight!

As soon as he played, Xia Ze immediately had a chance to have a direct dialogue with Gaitan, the core midfielder of the opponent. Gaitan took the ball near the middle circle. He performed very well in the first 78 minutes. He even knocked on Maritimo's door with a shocking long shot 3 minutes ago. He can be said to be the number one star of Benfica.

"Gaitan!" Xia Ze slightly lowered his center of gravity, staring at the Argentine man in front of him.

Xia Ze was very familiar with this person. Although they had just met for the first time, Xia Ze had seen him in newspapers and live broadcasts many times before.

One of Manchester United's former midfield signing targets, a European potential midfielder worth 25 million euros, there is no need to say more about Gaitan's abilities and statistics.

Gaitan was absent due to injury in the first league game against Maritimo, which is also considered to be an important reason for Benfica's upset loss to Maritimo in the away game. And standing opposite him at this time is the biggest hero who defeated Benfica in the last battle - "South China Tiger" Xia Ze.

Lima on the side asked Gaitan for the ball, but Gaitan didn't pay attention to it, but led the ball towards Xia Ze, trying to use his delicate skills to wipe over Xia Ze and give the player who had just entered the field a devastating blow. confidence blow.

Gaitan quickly dribbled the ball close to Xia Ze, and with a feint, he swung the ball with his right foot and wiped past Xia Ze's side.

"Hmph, but that's the case." A disdainful smile appeared in Gaitan's heart.

But after a while, the smile on his face froze. Xia Ze's right foot came from behind him like a ghost, and poked the ball to the side. The ball escaped from Gaitan's control and rolled to the right sideline.

On the right is Di Keao, he controlled the ball that Xia Ze poked out from Gaitan's feet, and quickly passed it to Di Li in front of him, and Di Li knocked the ball back to Xia Ze who had already pressed up, and Xia Ze initiated the attack fight back.

"How is it possible!?" Gaitan looked at Xia Ze's back running with the ball, and still couldn't believe the scene just now.

Xia Ze ran with the ball all the way, and the Benfica players who had played for nearly 80 minutes could not catch up with him.

"Xia Ze, this way!" Quaresma on the left has already ran out of the open space and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Xia Ze understood, and with a straight kick, he passed between the opponent's left center back and left back, and directly gave it to the left side of the penalty area. Quaresma's figure had already appeared in front of the ball!

"Xia Ze made a beautiful through pass, Quaresma quickly pressed into the penalty area, and there are Dilly and Heldon in the middle!" Zhan Jun's voice suddenly became high after Xia Ze came on the field, and he himself watched this attack nervously .

"Pass to the middle!"

"Later! Heldon has a chance!"

"Do you have this ball!?"

"Oh, such a good opportunity was missed! Is Haldon's feet weak today?" Zhan Jun said regretfully after being startled.

Although this attack did not equalize the score,

However, because of Xia Ze's playing, Maritimo had an advantage in the midfield competition, and frequently created threatening offensive opportunities in the frontcourt, which made Benfica's frontline panic for a while.

In the next 5 minutes, Martins continued to mobilize his troops, replacing the underperforming Heldon with left winger Sami, and Quaresma moved from the left to the right.

Xia Ze, on the other hand, continued to lead the attack, and in several conversations with Gaitan, he won all of them, boosting the morale of the whole team.

On the stands, Mourinho, who was covered in a windbreaker, looked at the field with great interest at this time, nodded slightly, and took notes in his hand from time to time. On the other side of the stand, Wenger's bitter melon-like face showed an appreciative smile, obviously admiring Xia Ze's performance in the past few minutes.

In the box of the Dragon Stadium, a gray-haired old man in his seventies was looking at Xia Ze in the field. Although his face was calm, there was a trace of businessman's wisdom and greed in his eyes.

Maritimo fans in the stands sang loudly, encouraged by their team's hard work in the last few minutes; while more than 20,000 Benfica fans watched the situation on the field with trepidation, and cheered for the team they supported. Worrying about the team, without the slightest joy that a leader should have.

On the coach's bench, Quick Flores' face was ashen, and the assistant coach beside him was talking to a black player who was about to come off the bench: "When you come on the field, let me stare at that Chinese player, Even if it's a foul, it won't let him have a chance to get the ball!"

"At the 85th minute of the game, Benfica replaced a striker and replaced it with a midfielder. It seems that they want to hold on to the 1-0 advantage." Zhan Jun said while watching the broadcast.

"After Xia Ze came off the bench in the 78th minute, during these 7 minutes, he completely controlled the situation on the field. He had the upper hand in the confrontation with Gaitan, the core of Benfica. He is the well-deserved core of the midfield in Maritimo. It seems that Lores is going to use this Heiyou to defend against Xia Ze."

"And the time left for Xia Ze and Maritimo is running out. Counting the stoppage time, there are about seven or eight minutes left. Can he perform miracles?" From his tone, one can still hear His expectations for Xia Ze.

"Press up, press up!" Martins, who had always been calm on the sidelines, looked at his watch at this time, and couldn't sit still. He directed the players and asked them to press up and attack.

According to the instructions of Martins, Rosario quickly overwhelmed the half court. After receiving the pass from Arthur, Sami, who had just entered the field on the left, dribbled the ball on the side and broke through near the bottom line. It was a pass. middle!

In the middle, there are Xia Ze and Quaresma's Dilly fighting for the spot, but before them, a red figure leaped high and cleared the ball!

It's Gareth! The Argentine central defender favored by Manchester United has been firmly in control of Benfica's defense for more than 80 minutes. At this time, Sami's ball failed to escape his head and was pushed out of the penalty area by him.

And because Xia Ze pushed in, there was an open space outside the penalty area. Gaitan, who returned to defense, got the ball without any pressure and quickly led the team's counterattack!

Lima has moved forward quickly on the wing!

"Benfica had a chance to counterattack. Gaitan dribbled the ball in the middle and made a through pass!" Zhan Jun said excitedly.

"Lima came in from the left, very fast, and Briggle couldn't catch up at all. He had already broken into the corner. If he scored this goal, the game would be over."

Lima dribbled the ball quickly, and only Zhang Wei was left in the backcourt, while Benfica had Cardoso to support him in the middle. The Maritimo fans in the stands covered their mouths nervously, almost daring not to watch this scene.

"Zhang Wei quickly came to the defense!"

"Sliding shovel on the ground, shoveling Lima Lianren with the ball!"

"No foul, it was a good shot!"

"Lima was complaining to the referee, but the referee waved his hand, the judgment was very firm!"

"Here Maritimo has a chance to counterattack immediately, Quaresma dribbled the ball from the wing!"

As soon as the camera turned, it fell on Quaresma on the right side. After fighting for nearly 90 minutes, he was still very physically fit at this time, thanks to the high-intensity training he had maintained all along.

At this time, Benfica's left-back seemed to be unable to keep up with the opponent's footsteps. Quaresma moved his foot and dunked his left foot, and then passed the opponent and quickly wiped near the bottom line.

Deely and Sami were already in the penalty area, waiting for Quaresma's pass.

But Quaresma did not pass the ball immediately, and the opponent's defender has quickly defended him.

He took a light sip, and then shook the Benfica defender in front of him. The ball came to the position of his left foot. Quaresma waited for a while, and his left foot made an arc, landing near the 12 yard point!

Benfica central defender Garay has been paying attention to Quaresma's cross. When he saw that the opponent did not choose to pass the first time, but buckled his left foot and waited for a while before passing, he felt bad and turned back quickly. , a white figure in between, plugged in at high speed from outside the penalty area, and ran directly to the ball's landing point!

It's Xia Ze!

Garay quickly gave up on Deeley, who was marking beside him, and quickly rushed to the 12-yard point, jumping high and trying to get a header before Xia Ze.

Xia Ze had already understood the moment when Quaresma stopped, and quickly rushed to the unguarded area at 12 yards, while the black and hard Benfica had already been left behind by him at this time.

Facing Quaresma's pass, Xia Ze jumped high and suddenly appeared above Benfica's penalty area like a soldier descending from heaven.

"If you insist on playing, remember, you must not head the ball!" The doctor's advice to Xia Ze at the last moment appeared in Xia Ze's mind at this time.

"This is my final, no matter what, I won't let it pass me by!" Xia Ze's inner voice completely suppressed the doctor's words.

"Even if I risk my life, I will score this goal!"

In front of Xia Ze, Gareth's figure quickly approached, and the two players almost grabbed the same spot at the same time!

boom! !

Xia Ze was half an instant faster than the opponent, and with a loud noise, he slammed the ball into the Benfica goal, and the opponent's goalkeeper didn't respond!

1 to 1, Maritimo equalized the score!

Martins yelled angrily on the sidelines, and hugged and celebrated wildly with the assistant coach beside him; Quaresma, Di Keao and other teammates also showed joyful expressions on their faces, and ran towards Xia Ze.

More than 20,000 Maritimo fans in the stands cheered like a tsunami, celebrating the goal that equalized the score at the last moment.

However, Xia Ze, who was the savior, was hit hard by Galei's forehead, and fell to the ground with stares in his eyes, completely unable to stand up.

This is indeed a fatal blow.

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