Facing a Former Ballon d'Or Winner, a Dazzling Dribble That Astonished Everyone!

After the second half began, the Italian National Team was the first to make a substitution.

Di Natale and Camoranesi came on together, replacing Gilardino and Pepe.

But the substitutions did not seem to have much effect. Fueled by Old Zhu's bowl of motivational chicken soup, the Chinese team performed noticeably better in the second half than they had in the first.

In the 49th minute, Hao Junmin received Lin Feng's through ball and fired a low shot from a tight angle on the right side of the box, only for Marchetti to save it.

Just one minute later, the Chinese team's attack came surging back.

This time, Lin Feng drove the ball into the penalty area himself. After drawing two opposing defenders, he pushed the ball through the narrow gap between them with remarkable precision.

Unfortunately, neither of the two Chinese players in the middle of the box managed to get on the end of it. Judging by their reactions, they had apparently never expected Lin Feng to be able to make that pass under those circumstances.

For the next few minutes, the Chinese team completely controlled the initiative, but they had no particularly good solution against Italy's chain defense.

Italy's attack might have been lacking somewhat, but their defense was absolutely at the level of a top team.

As long as they did not make any basic errors, breaking through the Italian National Team's defense line would not be easy.

The Chinese team tried every possible approach, yet they still could not score a second goal against Italy.

In the 61st minute, Lin Feng played the ball out to the left. After Sun Xiang carried it to the byline, his cross was cleared by Chiellini.

In truth, neither side was satisfied with a 1:1 scoreline. If the Chinese