On the other hand, the Spanish players were all smiling as they walked to the sidelines, talking and laughing with each other. It was a stark contrast to the players of Herona.
Even though it was only the end of half the game, manager Ruby still stood on the sidelines to welcome his players and high - fived each of them in celebration as if the whole game had ended. He only turned to the locker room when the last player left the field.
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The 15 - minute halftime passed quickly, and the players from both teams returned to the field under the lead of the referee.
At this moment, the fans in the stadium realized that Xia ruofei was not on the field.
The fourth official also raised the substitution card on the sidelines. At the same time, the Spanish number 14, merendo, also stood on the sidelines. After the fourth official showed the substitution card, merendo ran straight to the field as he did not need to wait for the player to be replaced to leave the field.