In fact, it wasn't just the players who were anxious. Even Kumiko herself started to get restless on the bench. She wasn't worried about whether the team would win or not, but more like why the goal hadn't come yet.
'We have been encircling them for the first twenty minutes, and yet nothing big happened on the pitch.' She bit her lips nervously. 'If this keeps going, they will start to get sloppy and impatient, and everything will be more difficult in the future.'
Fortunately, the referee finally blew the whistle to announce a free kick for Hakodate Nishi, and her eyes lit up immediately when she heard that. Even though the distance was far and the location was on the flank, this was still a good chance to launch a direct cross to the penalty box.
