After the penalty was done, the referee didn't wait any longer. He didn't even let Hakodate Nishi organize one last attack, as the time was indeed over already. He just let one last kick for the kick-off before blowing the whistle, ending the first half with a tie game.
It was so frustrating and demoralizing for the Hakodate Nishi players here, as they couldn't even put up a fight after they suffered from a penalty. Honestly, they conceded the goal in the worst possible moment. All the football teams in the world knew that at one moment they should avoid conceding a goal, and that was the injury time.
Now, the damage was done, and they all came back to the locker room with dejected expressions.
"Okay, first things first…" Kumiko took a deep breath, starting her usual pep talk. "Good job for an amazing first half, everyone. You might not see it this way, but in my eyes, you have done everything you could in the first 45 minutes of the game."
