"YES!"
The first one to react here was Kawabe. The boy didn't have any reservations, just celebrating the red card blatantly in front of anyone else. This was just like hitting a jackpot. Not only did they get the third goal, but the opponent's defender was also getting sent off.
It was basically like the referee was handing the game to Japan right now.
Of course, France was unhappy with this decision. The players surrounded the referee immediately, complaining about it.
"You have already decided to let the play on, so this decision should be invalid!" Their captain tried to argue while preventing his teammates from rushing there.
However, the referee just shook his head, denying the argument firmly. Even in an advantageous situation like earlier, he could still maintain his judgement over the play once everything was over, and a card could still be given if he deemed the foul that happened earlier was too dangerous.
