Under the starry September sky, the lights of Chengdu's Fenghuangshan Sports Park shine brightly as a friendly international soccer match takes place. On the professional soccer field, teams from China and Malaysia are about to battle it out. At the beginning of the match, Malaysia broke the deadlock in only the second minute. However, the referee ruled that Fassel was offside and the goal was disallowed, so the Chinese team escaped. In the 11th minute, Rashid assisted Fassel's low shot to the far corner of the net to bring the score back to square one. Immediately after, in the 36th minute, Wu Xi's set-piece was damaged inside the penalty area, and Lin Liangming stopped and adjusted on the line of the penalty area and shot to equalize. At the end of the first half, China and Malaysia were tied 1-1. In the second half, Xie Pengfei, who came on as a substitute, had an eye-catching performance, first making a long-distance shot to create a dangerous situation, and then sending a fine pass for Wu Lei, but unfortunately, the latter's header was off the mark. In the 80th minute, Li Shuai was injured in a header and fell to the ground, and an ambulance quickly entered the stadium to take him away. In the end, China drew 1-1 with Malaysia at home. After the match, Jankovic said in the press conference: "In the first half we were lucky not to concede more goals. In the second half we adjusted our personnel position and won more second penalty kicks. We stopped our opponents' counterattacks with our two-point goals and made some efforts. We had chances but didn't score though. From a soccer point of view, we didn't deserve to win the game today, so we have to accept the draw. For the team, the game was beneficial. We have another game in three days and we should learn from it and move forward. I apologize to the fans and I hope we can bounce back in three days and dedicate the win to the fans. I hope Li Shuai will be safe." According to China News, at a conference held on the evening of the 8th before the friendly match between the national soccer team and Malaysia, Jankovic said, "We have to maintain enough respect for the World Qualifying Tournament because our ultimate goal is to reach the World Cup and we have to meet strong opponents along the way. When we represent our country in a tournament, we must have enough honor to fight and win on behalf of our country. We all know the World Cup is the highest stage. I hope we will be ready before the World Qualifiers begin."
