30! Chinese team carries Italy?

After the second half began, the situation on the pitch was not much different from the first half.

Paraguay wanted to score, yet feared conceding, so they committed limited attacking strength in the frontcourt and could only look for opportunities through long-range shots from outside the box.

Unless they got lucky and somehow produced a wonder goal, such shots posed little threat to the goal guarded by Wang Dalei.

In the 49th minute, Santa Cruz passed the ball, and Valdes's long-range shot from the top of the penalty arc was calmly collected by Wang Dalei.

Five minutes later, Cardoso fired from almost the exact same position, but his shot once again went wide.

During this stretch, the National Football Team played rather loosely, giving their opponents quite a few chances.

But as the National Football Team tightened their formation and stepped up their protection and pressing in the frontcourt, Paraguay no longer even had chances for long-range shots.

Just then, news arrived from the other match: Italy had scored!

This was hardly good news for Paraguay. The second half had only just begun, and Italy had already scored. If they built momentum and went on to score repeatedly, Paraguay's situation would become dangerous.

For now, though, only the coaches and substitutes on the sidelines knew the news; the players on the pitch did not.

But that was fine. Some kindhearted people would soon tell them!

"Italy has scored!"

In the stands, some Chinese supporters who loved stirring up trouble began shouting loudly toward the pitch.

At first, there were relatively few of them, and amid the noisy atmosphere, their voices were quickly drowned out.

But later, more and more fans caught on and joined in.

Gradually, the voices from the stands grew louder and clearer.

When the Paraguayan players heard