GOAL!! A 3RD GOAL FOR NANKATSU!! AND HERE'S THE WHISTLE FOR THE END OF THE SECOND HALF!! 3-3, THIS IS THE SCORE AFTER 90 MINUTES, THERE IS NO WINNER! THE WINTERS NATIONALS FINAL WILL HAVE EXTRA TIME, WITH TWO HALVES OF 10 MINUTES, FOR A TOTAL OF 20 MINUTES!!
EXTRA TIME IN THE FINALS ACTUALLY HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN 10 YEARS, AND EVEN 4 TIMES IN A ROW! WHILE WE'RE TALKING NUMBERS, TSUBASA, MISUGI AND HYUGA, WITH 11, 11 AND 14 GOALS, HAVE ALL SURPASSED THE TOP SCORER RECORD IN A SINGLE SEASON, THAT WAS 10 GOALS BEFORE! HYUGA AND MISUGI'S BEST PERFORMANCE IN THE 2 PREVIOUS VENUES WERE RESPECTIVELY 8 AND 6!
FOR NOW, THE PLAYERS WILL REST... BUT WE'RE ALREADY REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PULL OFF IN EXTRA TIME!!
............ At the very last moment, you all lost your focus...
... Yeah... Rather than taking the ball, I was lured by field shaping again...
Even though I saw Sawada stop, I still tackled him... When I should've regrouped with the others...
He got past me forcibly... When I expected him to use a trick...
And I fell for his fake shooting motion... I shouldn't have dived that soon...
And I've made some bad tactical decisions... Yes, we're all to blame.
!! That's not true, I was the one who stopped the birdcage...
Right... But you did it because I made you into a bloodthirsty tiger...
Tsubasa's excessive field shaping made me completely focused on him, I disregarded his teammates, and
even my own players... Setting up a strategy to use your fighting spirit to the fullest, and suddenly expecting you to keep it in check in a time wasting tactic... Was my mistake.
There is still however, something we can use to our advantage. So listen, in extra time, we will...
Ishizaki!!
Ishizaki, are you alright?
So... Somehow... Yeah... I guess? The doctor told me my facial skeleton is very tough...
No surprise here, I knew for a long time that you were a blockhead!
Thanks to you and Tsubasa we'll be able to play extra time.
No way! He did it!? I knew it!!
Please, please tell me you'll be able to play! There's no way I can face Hyuga without being blown to bits!
Well, I might be a burden... But if you can play at 10, I might be able to play for the last 10 minutes!
Right, our lack of strong substitutes means our key members can't be replaced...
Our key members are tired, but the others are completely worn-out... We have to replace those.
Well... The best plan I can think of for extra time is this...
THE STADIUM IS SHOUTING, AH, YES, IT LOOKS LIKE BOTH TEAMS' PLAYERS ARE GOING BACK TO THE FIELD!! THEY'RE SPREADING INTO THE FIELD... DID THEY MAKE SOME CHANGES?
TOHO USED THEIR LAST TWO SUBSTITUTIONS... TO PUT IN 2 FRESH MID FIELDERS!! LOOKS LIKE THEY WON'T BE USING THE BIRDCAGE ANYMORE, SORIMACHI IS BACK TO THE FRONT, SAWADA IS A DEFENSIVE MID FIELDER... AND THE TWO FRESH MID FIELDERS ARE ON THE SIDES!
AS FOR NANKATSU, THEY USED THEIR 3 SUBSTITUTIONS, A FORWARD, A MID FIELDER, AND A DEFENDER, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE STARTING EXTRA TIME AT 10, DOES THAT MEAN ISHIZAKI WILL COME BACK? AH TSUBASA... TSUBASA IS PLAYING IN DEFENSE!!
As a libero, Tsubasa will only play as a last resort, filling the gaps in our defense... He'll be able
to rest a bit and go full throttle as an offensive midfielder in the second half once Ishizaki is back! But I'm not using 3 forwards to attack, everyone will defend, they are more like a solid first layer of defense... And they will be completely exhausted...
As expected, their excessive use of fighting spirit got them tired... For the longest time, I've
taught my players to deal with this kind of after effects, by alterning super plays with some rest by staying static... Our better understanding of fighting spirit will give us the edge.
Even with fighting spirit or being in the zone, Hyuga proved that he can defeat Tsubasa's defense...
We won't allow him to rest, while Hyuga, who didn't participate in the birdcage has still plenty of stamina!