Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Van Nistelrooy was replaced by Takeshi Okada, a Japanese player who had just transferred to Groningen. This was a helpless move. The competition for the league title was becoming increasingly fierce, and a small mistake could lead to a complete loss. Groningen is now only 4 points behind the top team PSV Eindhoven and ranks second in the league. They are not like Ajax, who are far behind the leaders. Ajax can be said to have no desire in the league.

Takeshi Okada has just arrived in the Netherlands for less than a week. He joined the team urgently just before the transfer window closed. He was originally put on the bench in preparation for replacing him in the last few minutes when the game was decided, so that he could feel the atmosphere of the Dutch arena. Substituting him now is really a last resort, but he is unwilling to give up the cup game.

Takeshi Okada's speed can effectively curb Shen Bin's attack, but under Shen Bin's threat, he was unable to move forward to attack, and the game between the two sides then fell into a stalemate.

Shen Bin had to kick the ball out of bounds with a big foot under the joint siege of Takeshi Okada and Elia. Amid Groningen's wave after wave of attacks, Shen Bin had to retreat to the back line to assist in defense. For more than ten minutes, Haarlem did not have a single effective attack.

The team was in a passive position, and so was he. He hadn't stepped onto the field for two weeks, and his condition hadn't recovered to 1%. Everyone thought that a 1: draw with the opponent was a good result when there was a clear gap in strength between the two teams, but Shen Bin didn't think so. This was not a league match, and getting one point against a strong team was good enough, but a draw in a cup match was useless.

He really wants to use the limited time he has to try harder, maybe a miracle will happen!

Only because the situation on the field required it, he was forced to retreat to the front of the penalty area to defend.

In a non-attacking state, the defender has to expend twice as much energy to deal with the opponent's attack. Faced with the opponent's repeated bombardment, Shen Bin's physical strength began to be overdrawn and he was very exhausted.

The opponent threw the ball out of bounds in the backcourt. Because the ball went out of bounds in the opponent's half, the players of Haarlem Athletic had no intention of rushing to grab it. In the shot, Shen Bin suddenly rushed forward, and the camera followed closely. He rushed to the side of Takeshi Okada, and the absolute force knocked Takeshi Okada's upper body to the side, and he staggered! There was a burst of almost crazy shouting from the stands!

The broadcast screen immediately switched to a long shot. Shen Bin suddenly accelerated and unexpectedly knocked away Takeshi Okada on the wing and stole the ball. No one would have thought that Shen Bin, who seemed to be in low spirits, would suddenly exert his strength and actively press in the front court. Groningen lost possession of the ball!

Takeshi Okada did not give up. After stabilizing his center of gravity, he made a sliding tackle from the side and rear, which seemed to be a foul. Shen Bin adjusted his center of gravity faster than him. He kicked his right foot and jumped to the side, barely avoiding Takeshi Okada's fierce tackle. He staggered to catch up with the ball and was already close to Groningen's penalty area!

Facing the opponent's midfielder who was trying to intercept him, he made an abrupt stop, then started to exert force again. The change in rhythm caught his opponent off guard. His shoulder lightly touched his opponent, and he forcibly pushed his opponent away and entered the opponent's penalty area.

There was no help from his teammates, and Junior, who was closest to him, was more than ten meters away. Besides, he would not pass the ball to the "performance master" of Haarlem Athletic Team.

Shen Bin was facing three opponents in the penalty area. He lowered his shoulders and half turned to the left, as if preparing to break through from the relatively larger space on the left side. The three defensive opponents in front of him were like soldiers marching in unison, collectively adjusting their center of gravity to the right. However, Shen Bin's left foot slid over the ball and landed on the ground. He quickly changed his supporting feet and pushed the ball to the right with the outside of his right foot.

The three people in front of him adjusted their center of gravity at the same time and moved to the left. Shen Bin unexpectedly stretched out his right foot again to hook the ball back that was about to get out of control. He deceived everyone again. He used the outside of his left foot to poke the ball past the opponent on the far left, and his body twisted like a twist, rushing through the path the ball passed.

The three defenders' body center of gravity was moving to the left, and they were unable to stop Shen Bin's breakthrough.

Facing the full-back running quickly from the wing and the goalkeeper who came forward to block, he tilted his body 60 degrees and rubbed the inside of his foot towards the lower middle part of the ball. The football drew a small arc in the air, passed the goalkeeper's hands, hit the inside of the far post, and then bounced into the goal.

"Boom..." The home team fans shouted frantically, breaking through the University City Arena's barrier and roaring over Amsterdam University City...

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Shen Bin! Yes, Shen Bin scored a brilliant goal. This was his personal performance. From stealing the ball on the wing, to breaking through alone, to dribbling past three defenders, and finally making a perfect arc kick, he perfectly interpreted what football art is. This is a goal that can compete for the annual 'Puskas Award'."

"He single-handedly knocked the top-flight Groningen out of the FA Cup semi-finals."

"Although there are still two minutes left in the game, I believe this is a buzzer beater..."

"I believe this goal will add an important weight to the fiercely contested Golden Boy Award. The organizer Turin Sports Daily and co-organizer France Football just announced the final ten finalists for the 04 Golden Boy Award yesterday."

"Shen Bin's disadvantage is that unlike the other four who all play for the top clubs in the five major leagues, he has reduced a lot of necessary exposure. However, Shen Bin still conquered the jury with his outstanding performance, successfully passed the preliminary selection of the organizing committee, and entered the final ten-man duel."

"In two days, more than a thousand sports journalists from Europe will cast their votes. I believe this perfect individual performance goal will impress most of them..."

“Hahaha… I also have a ballot in my hand. I will vote for this “magician” from the East without hesitation. In the face of absolute strength, skin color and politics will not hinder the true chosen one…”

Hancock was too excited. Due to his inappropriate remarks, the Golden Boy Award organizing committee believed that his commentary was suspected of provoking racial conflicts. Less than two hours after the game, the organizing committee announced that Hancock’s voting rights would be revoked...

The ball went in!

Haarlem reversed the score before the end of the game, leading Groningen 2:1.

Shen Bin got up from the ground and rushed to the coaching seat on the sidelines without even looking at the petrified opponents in the Groningen penalty area.

The excited Deng Zhuoxiang ran towards Shen Bin, wanting to hug him, but Shen Bin dodged him with his S-shaped running. Other teammates also ran to the sidelines from all corners of the court to share the joy of the team's success.

Shen Bin opened his arms and hugged Neeskens tightly, then hugged Martins, Ali Han and other members of the coaching staff one by one, and finally celebrated with his teammates.

Almost at the same time, the opposing coach came to the fourth official to protest, protesting that Hallam Athletic was using the goal celebration to delay time.

At the reminder of the fourth official, the referee came to the sidelines and began to symbolically warn the coach and players of Haarlem. Shen Bin hugged Neeskens again and said, "There is no time left. Should we make a substitution during the injury time? Howard and Junior have used up all their energy. One of them should get a chance to rest."