The Midfield Master

In the 80th minute of the game, Maritimo equalized the score with Xia Ze's supplementary shot in front of the penalty area, tying Benfica 2-2.

Maritimo has gone through the process of taking the lead, being equalized and overtaking, and then equalizing the score. It can be said that there are twists and turns, and the third position in the league has changed hands several times.

With the last 10 minutes left in the game, Benfica needs to score another goal within these 10 minutes to overtake Maritimo and qualify for the Champions League next season.

For the Benfica team playing at home, it may not be particularly difficult to score a goal in the last 10 minutes, but Maritimo's strength is also not weak. If they are determined to defend, it may not be an easy task.

Quick Flores immediately warmed up the players on the bench, and he was going to send a striker at the last moment to bombard Maritimo's gate indiscriminately.

And Martins on the side is not to be outdone, and he also warms up his midfielder and defender. He needs to deal with Flores' substitutions at any time.

Sure enough, two minutes later, Flores replaced a defender with a striker, attacking Maritimo's defense with a double-center formation.

Martins, on the other hand, came to block, replaced Heldon and Dicko, and sent a midfielder and a defender, making it clear that he would hold the tie in less than 10 minutes.

One side wants to attack crazily, while the other side works together to defend.

Although the Benfica team's offensive is very fierce, but at this stage of the game, the physical strength of the players is almost exhausted. In addition, there are a large number of defensive players in Maritimo's penalty area, and they have not been able to tear apart Maritimo's defense.

The time of the game passed minute by minute, and soon entered the stoppage time, leaving only the last 2 minutes for Benfica.

The Benfica fans in the stands covered their mouths, nervously watching the situation on the field, worried for the team.

The Maritimo fans in that small area are quite optimistic. Although the team was attacked by Benfica in the last 10 minutes, their singing still spread throughout the Stadium of Light. They are only two minutes away from advancing to the next season. The UEFA Champions League!

"Press up, press up!" Flores shouted from the sidelines.

When Benfica's defenders did not hesitate, they all pressed up, leaving Garay alone near the center circle. Maritimo's players all returned to the 30-yard area for defense.

Gaitan was dribbling the ball in the middle, but when he was about to pass the ball, a white figure shoveled towards him and instantly snatched the ball from his feet.

It's Xia Ze!

Gaitan was knocked to the ground by Xia Ze after the ball was stolen.

It was a good shot and the referee said the game continued.

Xia Ze cut off the ball from Gaitan's feet and quickly passed it to Quaresma on the wing. At this time, Quaresma's physical strength was almost the same, but he still pushed forward with the ball.

Maritimo got a chance to counterattack, and the Benfica players quickly chased back.

"Ricciardo, here!" After passing the ball, Xia Ze quickly advanced forward. So far, he still has the stamina to sprint for the last time.

Quaresma saw Xia Ze's running position and directly hit the ball to Xia Ze in the middle.

Xia Ze successfully got the ball, and there was only Garley as a defender in front of him!

"If you get past you, I'll have a single-handed chance!" Xia Ze looked at Galei, who was on the frontier and retreating, secretly scrutinizing him.

He quickly pressed across the half court, and Gareth also looked at him half sideways, very cautious.

In Benfica's half, except for the goalkeeper, there were only the two of them, and it was too late for the other Benfica defenders to chase back.

There was a sound of gasping at the Stadium of Light, and the Benfica fans who were already very nervous were even more worried at this time, worried that Xia Ze would break through Gareth's defense and kill the game.

After halftime, Xia Ze felt that the Benfica players were chasing closer and closer, and there were no teammates on both sides to follow up. He knew that he could not delay any longer and had to pass Garay in front of him.

His body swayed left and right, his feet were also swaying with the ball, and his right foot flicked, ready to break through to the right. This is a pendulum-style dribble, one of Xia Ze's most frequently used feints in the game.

But Garay seemed to see through Xia Ze's actions and thoughts, and was not confused by his fake action at all. The moment Xia Ze dialed the ball, he quickly made a sliding tackle to the left and intercepted Xia Ze's ball.

"How could this happen!" Xia Ze was brought down by Galei, and at the same time as he fell, he couldn't believe it in his heart.

It can be said that my own ball-handling action is very secretive, how can I let my opponent see it? Xia Ze's self-confidence, which had always been extremely strong, was a little shaken at this time.

After Garay intercepted the ball, he quickly passed the ball forward, and the ball soon fell to Gaitan's feet.

Because of this counterattack, Maritimo's formation was a little loose. The 30-yard area where the defensive players were originally densely packed also had some room for breakthroughs.

Gaitan seized this opportunity without hesitation, using his dexterous body and technique, he passed several defenders in a row, broke into the penalty area, and could shoot immediately!

Sasha did not hesitate to abandon the goal and attack. He already knew that Gaitan's breakthrough was very sharp. This small Argentine man with a height of only 170 really broke through the heavy defense and faced Sasha directly.

"I won't let you score!" Sasha was very determined in his heart. Although he conceded two goals today, if he hadn't blocked left and right, the team might have been beaten by Benfica.

At this time, a white figure galloped over from outside the restricted area at an extremely fast speed.

"I won't let you score!" Xia Ze said the same thing as Sasha in his heart!

Gaitan had already broken through the defense of all the players and faced Sasha directly. He pushed a far post with his left foot without hesitation!

The moment Gaitan kicked out, Sasha quickly fell to his left side. He was confident that he could catch this ball!

Xia Ze's white figure also shoveled in front of Gaitan at this time, blocking his shot!

The air in the Stadium of Light condensed, and time seemed to stand still at this moment. Everyone looked at Gaitan, Xia Ze, and Sasha. It seemed that the movements of the three had slowed down dozens of times at this moment.

boom!

Xia Zefei's shoveled right foot blocked Gaitan's shot!

This was Benfica's last chance, but Xia Ze rushed back and destroyed it.

Everyone thinks so.

However, the ball bounced off Xia Ze's feet, directly bypassed Sasha who had fallen to the ground, drew an arc, and rolled into the gate in the eyes of everyone!

The ball goes in.

Benfica lore game.

Xia Ze lost possession of the ball at the last moment, deflected Gaitan's shot on his feet, bypassed Sasha, who had already fallen to the ground to save, and rolled into the goal.

The Stadium of Light suddenly boiled, and Gaitan took off his jersey, rushed to the bench, and hugged the coach and teammates.

"Oh! My God! Gaitan's shot hit Xia Ze, and it was refracted into the net! After Xia Ze played the role of an angel, he turned into a devil at this moment and pushed Maritimo to hell with his own hands!" Chris Ding said in disbelief that Xia Ze's figure appeared in front of the camera.

"What am I doing?" Xia Ze sat on the ground blankly, still unable to accept this fact.

"I let the team lose, what is that?"

"how so?"

...

In the last round of the Portuguese Super League, Benfica defeated the Maritimo team 3-2 at home, overwhelmed the opponent by one point, ranked third in the league, and qualified for the UEFA Champions League next season. The defeated Maritimo, Can only finish fourth and participate in the Europa League competition

With two goals and one assist in this game, Gaitan is undoubtedly the best player. On the other hand, Xia Ze has an assist and a goal, and the scene of blocking the shot at the last moment and causing the ball to refract into the net is even more interesting to talk about.

Angels and devils are just a match, and Xia Ze has experienced them all.

After the game, Xia Ze felt depressed for several days. Although Maritimo fans didn't blame him, he still felt very guilty.

And when he met Nationals fans, they would humiliate Xia Ze while singing loudly, which made him quite uncomfortable.

After the team lost, the atmosphere was quite gloomy. Martins just comforted him as a matter of routine, but failed to enlighten Xia Ze well.

After all, losing the qualification to participate in the Champions League at the last moment, even Martins, could not accept it. The chairman of the club, Felipe, is also very depressed. The income of tens of millions of euros has just disappeared. Who doesn't feel distressed!

Boo boo boo boo...

Xia Ze's iconic phone rang. He answered the phone and said weakly, "Hey, Monica, what do you need from me?"

"Xia Ze, did you forget to go to the orphanage today?" Monica's voice was normal, as if she didn't know that Xia Ze was in a low mood right now.

"Oh, where are you?" Xia Ze was still lifeless.

"I'm downstairs with you, remember to bring the jersey you promised Philip." Monica reminded.

At this time, Xia Ze suddenly remembered that he had promised to give the jersey of the game against Benfica to the skinny kid named Philip. He said the jersey was worth commemorating, but he lost the game.

He almost lost face to Philip, but under Monica's urging, the two still came to the orphanage.

Philip and the others had been waiting eagerly at the gate of the courtyard. Seeing the figures of Xia Ze and Monica appearing in front of them, they immediately ran over and happily crowded them into the door.

"Philip, this is your jersey. I'm sorry I didn't win the game." Xia Ze handed the jersey to Philip and said apologetically.

Philip is very smart, and he also saw that Xia Ze was depressed, and immediately ran over to comfort him:

"Brother Xia Ze, you don't need to be sad. Only players who lose important games can become superstars, just like Ronaldo. He also lost the European Cup finals before, but now he is the World Footballer."

Xia Ze couldn't help laughing when he saw Philip explaining himself in a pretentious manner. He patted his head and said, "Don't worry, I will be fine soon, and I will become a superstar like Ronaldo."

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