After a brief rest, the players emerged on the field for the second half. The audience hurried to their seat as well.
The Portuguese players seemed to be in high spirits, their eyes glistening with confidence. With their chest puffed and their head held high, they walked the field like proud knights marching on the street.
"Don't they look different than before?" One of the Japanese fans couldn't help but notice the change. It was a fleeting feeling but he could tell that something had changed.
Another seated right beside him squinched his eyes, trying to find out if something was different. But he couldn't tell if something was different like he had mentioned.
"They look the same to me," he said dismissively to the man next to him.
Soon after, the players positioned themselves to resume the second half.
Neither of the sides had made any changes to their squad and both of them were starting with the same set of players.
