I actually expected Nankatsu to score a goal... Field shaping, making our keeper flat-footed... Even an
overhead... Even though we prepared against it, our defense can't always be perfect...
But if he is in "the zone" I wonder if they can even score 1 goal against us now...
TAKI IS FINALLY KICKING THE CORNER!! HE AVOIDED THE CROWDED PENALTY AREA TO SHOOT BEHIND, THIS IS A HIGH BALL FOR...
I'm counting on you!!
TSUBASA!! HE STAYED BEHIND TO MAKE SURE HE WOULDN'T BE MARKED, AND IS NOW FREE TO PERFORM HIS OVERHEAD!! AND...
Here... I... GO!!
WAKASHIMAZU COULDN'T GO SO FAR AWAY FROM HIS GOAL TO BLOCK IT IN THE AIR, AND... AHHH BUT!! INCREDIBLE REACTION!! HE MANAGES TO CATCH TSUBASA'S OVERHEAD WITH ONE HAND!!
Wh... What!? No...!!
That's the kind of reaction he had when he stopped my penalty kick... He's the kind of keeper who is
performing better and better under pressure...
Right, in our second year of high school, even though we won the prefecture tournament because
Hyuga was injured, Wakashimazu was like an impregnable wall during the winter's nationals...
Hyuga... Only had to score once to make Toho win that match, even though we had such a big domination.
TOHO IS IMMEDIATELY SENDING THE BALL TO THEIR ACE HYUGA, WHO STAYED BEHIND FOR NANKATSU'S CORNER KICK AND HE'S DRIBBLING UP... AHHH, BUT HE'S CHANGING HIS COURSE TO GO TOWARDS TSUBASA!!
AND THIS IS ANOTHER CLASH BETWEEN THEM!
My... Leg!!
HYUGA IS THE WINNER! AH, BUT... IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING TO KICK THE BALL AGAIN!?
Ko... Kojiro!?
BUT HYUGA MADE A MISTAKE AND WASN'T ABLE TO AVOID TSUBASA!! TSUBASA IS REPELLED BY HYUGA'S VIOLENT KICK POWER, BUT NANKATSU IS BACK IN POSSESSION!!
This is no mistake! He didn't try to avoid him, that's... He aimed for Tsubasa's solar plexus!
... BUT NOT FOR LONG!! HYUGA IS IMMEDIATELY TAKING THE BALL BACK WITH HIS DIVING TACKLE!! TSUBASA IS BLOWN AWAY...!!
Come on!! Tiger tackle!!
There's no doubt... Kojiro is harassing Tsubasa like I harassed Roberto Hongo at that time...
...... N... No, Kojiro, don't do this!! You... You'll regret it!!
THAT TACKLE JUST NOW MADE THE BALL GO FAR AWAY, BUT EVEN THEN, HYUGA IS THE FASTEST TO GO TOWARDS IT!!
This is the speed he used back then against me... But... It wasn't necessary to use it now, since...
TSUBASA SLOWLY GOT UP, BUT... HE... HE ISN'T MOVING? HE'S JUST STANDING HERE WHILE HYUGA IS GETTING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE GOAL AND EVERYONE ELSE IN NANKATSU IS RUSHING BACK TO DEFEND...
Sorry... Sorry guys...
And sorry, Roberto... I tried, but.... I can't do it... I know why you sent me here... But my body... Won't listen, I
just can't play beyond my limits...
It's just like in Brazil, there's a wall and I can't get over it... I lost against all these strong players in
Brazil, and now, here in Japan... I'm also going to...
Lose... I'm going to lose...