10 years ago, Roberto Hongo was at the peak of his condition... It's like no one could stop him.
Kira Kozo on the other hand, was on the decline. He was getting old and rumor says he was drinking
too much...
They already played against each other in the past, and even though Roberto Hongo wasn't at his
peak yet, he still won. In his last Copa Libertadores with Monterrey, Kira begged everyone to let him play against Sao Paulo... If he could play against the strongest soccer player at his peak, he'd be able to retire satisfied...
And a miracle occured... Even though Roberto Hongo was clearly superior in terms of technique,
his overconfidence gave him troubles against Kira Kozo who had nothing to lose: Despite being a forward, he followed and harassed him everywhere, never giving up, marking him roughly... Until that last clash.
After they both hit the ball with the head, Roberto Hongo collapsed, and had to leave the field, and
was later diagnosed with a detachment of the retina, ending his career for good...
Kira Kozo earned a red card, and still Monterrey eventually won the match 1-0. Later people asked him
how it felt to have ruined the career of the one who was probaby going to be the new Ballon D'or... He answered...
Victory... Is all that matters!! ... That's damn right, Sorimachi.
NANKATSU FOUGHT HARSHLY AGAINST TOHO WHO WERE DOWN TO 10, FOR THE POSESSION OF THE BALL, BUT DIDN'T MANAGE TO BUILD A GOOD ATTACK! THE BALL IS NOW CROSSING THE SIDELINE IN FAVOR OF TOHO, AND SORIMACHI WILL BE ABLE TO COME BACK ON THE PITCH!!
And now their pupils are playing against each other... Seems like fate...
There's no such thing as fate... A coincidence maybe... Troubling, I admit...
Anyway, Tsubasa won one of their confrontations...
But Hyuga won twice, and scored. So far, Nankatsu is also losing the battle of pupils...
THIS IS A THROW IN FOR TOHO! AH, AND TO RECEIVE THIS BALL, HE WENT OUT OF HIS POSITION...
... TOHO'S CENTER FORWARD, HYUGA!! AH, BUT TSUBASA FOLLOWED HIM, THEY'RE BOTH JUMPING, AND HITTING THE BALL AT THE SAME TIME!!
Oh, no! Please don't get injured!!
HYUGA IS WINNING THAT CONFRONTATION! HYUGA IS TALLER AND ALSO SEEMS MORE POWERFUL!...
Get out of my way!!
AND AS SOON AS HE IS LANDING, HYUGA IS SWINGING HIS LEG!! AHH, BUT...!
As long as there's a free spot, I'll score with my tiger shot!!
... NANKATSU'S SWEEPER TAKASUGI WENT TO MARK HYUGA IN A HURRY, AND IS BLOCKING THE SHOT...! BUT HE'S BEING BLOWN AWAY BY IT!!
Useless! Even I was blown away by it!!
BUT NANKATSU'S KEEPER MORISAKI IS HELPING TAKASUGI!! THEY ALREADY STOPPED ONE OF JITO'S MOST POWERFUL SHOT LIKE THIS!!
Uooooh!! Come on!!
TOHO'S PLAYERS ARE PROTESTING! LOOKS LIKE THEY THINK THE BALL CROSSED THE GOAL LINE!! BUT THE REFEREE ISN'T WHISTLING, AND IZAWA, STILL FOCUSED ON THE BALL THAT BOUNCED BACK, IS THE FIRST ONE GOING TOWARDS IT!!
IZAWA IS IMMEDIATELY SENDING THE BALL TO TSUBASA BEFORE BEING MARKED... BUT HYUGA IS GOING TOWARDS TSUBASA AS SOON AS HE'S RECEIVING THE BALL!!
You have to turn the tide somehow...
AH, AND TSUBASA IS TRYING TO GET PAST HYUGA WITH HIS SPECIALTY, THE HEEL LIFT!!...
No way, that's too naive!!
... BUT NOT THIS TIME!! HYUGA ISN'T TAKEN ABACK, AND IS REPELLING THE BALL WITH A SIMPLE HEADER!!