Football: He suffered a broken leg at the start of the game, but partnered with Haaland!

The fifteen-minute break passed quickly.

The players returned to the empty Songkhla Stadium. China kicked off the second half, with striker Zhang Yuning standing in the center circle, his foot on the ball. The players from both sides took their positions in their respective halves of the field.

Sun Yang bent down to adjust the shin guard on his right leg and pulled his sock up a bit. He straightened up, raised his head, and his gaze, spanning over twenty meters, locked onto the face of Uzbekistan's on-field captain, Kodirkulov.

It was a direct and aggressive stare.

Kodirkulov felt a chill run down his spine from Sun Yang's sudden glance. But he quickly realized that the twenty-year-old Chinese boy was conducting pre-match psychological warfare.

Kodirkulov gritted his teeth and forced a fierce glare back, trying to regain the upper hand in terms of momentum.

The referee glanced at his watch and blew the long whistle to start the second half.

Zhang Yuning pushed the ball with the instep of his foot, passing it to Sun Yang.

After receiving the ball, Sun Yang decisively swung his right arm forward, immediately initiating a fierce attack by the Chinese team on the right flank of the opponent's defense. This was also the core tactic that Cannavaro repeatedly emphasized on the tactical board during halftime, completely breaking through Uzbekistan's left flank defense.

Duan Liuyu, Feng Boxuan, and Chen Binbin, three midfielders and forwards, quickly moved towards the right flank, creating a local numerical advantage.

Upon seeing this, Kodirkulov immediately shouted to his teammates and led the Uzbek defense to rush to this side.

But under Sun Yang's central orchestration, the young Chinese players displayed a high level of passing and control. They made quick runs in the right side of midfield, consistently maintaining a standard triangular passing formation. The ball flowed rapidly between their feet, all through one-touch passes.

The Uzbek players simply couldn't find an opportunity to tackle or intercept.

Whenever a pressing crisis arises between two Chinese players, Sun Yang always manages to make a perfectly timed run into the gap between them, easily receiving the pass and defusing the danger.

This kind of localized 3-on-2 or even 3-on-1 kiting tactic infuriated the Uzbek defenders. In the first five minutes, they had to frequently resort to physical confrontations in the midfield to disrupt the Chinese team's passing network, committing three tactical fouls in succession.

However, all of these fouls occurred in a safe area more than forty meters away from the goal.

As long as they don't push the ball into the danger zone within 30 meters of the goal, Uzbekistan isn't afraid of Sun Yang's free-kick skills.

That stunning free-kick in the first half, hitting the top corner, definitely instilled a psychological scar on them. Now they'd rather commit fouls in midfield than risk sticking their legs out near the penalty area.

Sun Yang stood near the center circle arc and noticed the opponent's attempt to huddle in a defensive formation.

Currently, the Chinese team is leading by two goals and has a huge margin for error. There is absolutely no need to go head-to-head when the opponent is still relatively energetic.

Sun Yang immediately pressed his hands back, signaling his teammates to slow down the pace of the attack.

"Pull back 15 meters and give them possession of the ball," Sun Yang instructed his midfield partners.

The Chinese team retreated methodically, voluntarily ceding the entire 30-meter area in front of Uzbekistan. This was a typical defensive counter-attack strategy.

Trailing in the score but having regained possession, Uzbekistan was much more impatient than the Chinese team.

On the sidelines, Drulovic kept waving, urging his team to push forward in attack. Uzbekistan's midfield formation began to move significantly forward.

In the 62nd minute, Uzbekistan executed a successful one-two pass on the wing. Winger Ganeev made a strong run down the flank and delivered a cross. However, the cross was a bit too long, bypassing all the players attempting to get a touch on the ball in the penalty area.

Goalkeeper Chen Wei strode out of the penalty area, leaped high, and caught the high ball, which posed no real threat.

After landing, Chen Wei looked up and saw Sun Yang standing in the empty space on the right side of his own half, raising his right hand to ask for the ball.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Wei exerted force with his arm and threw the ball accurately, spanning a distance of thirty meters, directly to Sun Yang's feet.

The call to counterattack, shifting from defense to offense, has been sounded.

Sun Yang received the ball, turned smoothly, and used the outside of his right foot to push the ball forward, then dribbled rapidly down the right flank. His initial speed was incredibly fast, and he crossed the center line in just a few steps.

Kodirkulov's eyelids twitched violently when he saw Sun Yang dribbling forward again from the right side of the center. The terrifying image of Sun Yang beating four or five players and scoring from a zero-angle angle in the penalty area during China's match against South Korea three days prior immediately flashed through his mind.

"Stand by his side. Don't kick him recklessly. Watch out for his feints!" Kodirkulov yelled at Ganiev in front of him, spitting out his own saliva.

He immediately ordered the defensive formation to contract, while he himself quickly moved forward to block Sun Yang's path of advance, acting as the second line of defense in front of the penalty area.

Upon hearing the captain's warning, Ganiev immediately moved laterally to closely guard Sun Yang.

Sun Yang maintained his speed while dribbling the ball. Facing Ganeev blocking his way, he suddenly leaned his upper body to the left, making a realistic feint by lowering his shoulder, trying to deceive the opponent's defensive center of gravity.

But Ganiev remembered Kodirkulov's instructions. He guarded the inside, his legs bent, his steps quick and precise, constantly retreating to keep up with Sun Yang's dribbling rhythm, giving Sun Yang no space to break through, and not daring to easily extend his leg to steal the ball.

Kodirkulov saw that Ganiev was being forced back and was about to be pushed into the core defensive zone by Sun Yang. He immediately waved to his side, calling over the defensive midfielder Bozorov as well.

In addition, Kodilkulov himself was providing support from directly in front.

Uzbekistan formed a three-man defensive trap around Sun Yang on the right flank.

Faced with a three-on-one attack of this caliber, Sun Yang showed no sign of panic.

He's experienced countless instances of being surrounded by three defenders in the Bundesliga, facing high-pressure defenses like those of Cologne or Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. He's developed a strong ability to withstand pressure.

Sun Yang slowed down his dribbling pace, using his right foot to control the ball within half a meter of his body.

When he had drawn all three of the opponent's defensive cores to his side, the full-map radar view had already clearly shown the positioning distribution of the entire field in his mind.

Uzbekistan's defensive formation has shifted significantly to the left in an effort to block Sun Yang's advance.

This means that on the other side of the field, Uzbekistan's right flank defense will inevitably be largely undefended.

Sun Yang had been waiting for this opportunity.

Instead of passing the ball, he suddenly accelerated again, actively seeking contact. Sun Yang sidestepped and his shoulder slammed into Ganiev's chest.

Ganiev winced in pain and staggered half a step to the side, revealing a small gap in the encirclement.

Sun Yang swung his right foot, preparing to launch a powerful long pass.