Another 138: ... But the match isn't

A SHARED VICTORY...!! THAT'D BE THE RESULT IF WE WERE STILL IN 1998! BUT EVER SINCE 1999, IF EXTRA TIME ISN'T ENOUGH TO DETERMINE THE WINNER, THEN IT'LL BE SETTLED WITH... A PK SHOOTOUT!!


AND THE FIRST SHOT WILL BE FOR TOHO... AND THEIR ACE STRIKER HYUGA!! LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT TO LEAVE A STRONG IMPRESSION FOR THE VERY FIRST SHOT!!


HE'S MAKING HIS APPROACH RUN... AND OF COURSE, WITH SUCH A LONG RUN, WITHOUT MARKERS OR OBSTACLES...


... THE KEEPER MORISAKI IS MOTIONLESS!! THE TIGER SHOT IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE, AS EXPECTED FROM A FORWARD WHO IS GOING TO PLAY IN THE JUVENTUS PRIMAVERA!!


Don't mind, Morisaki, I'll get it back.
Yeah... I should've dived before... But I was afraid of a shooting feint like the swallow counter...

I won't make the same mistake as Morisaki... I'll dive before... Because I know...

IT'S TSUBASA'S TURN TO SHOOT FOR NANKATSU! BOTH TEAMS ARE STARTING WITH THEIR ACE, BUT ISN'T THE PENALTY POINT TOO CLOSE FOR A DRIVE SHOT? HE'S MAKING HIS APPROACH RUN...


AH, THIS ISN'T A DRIVE SHOT, BUT THE LOW SHOT HE USED DURING A FREE KICK!!


WAKASHIMAZU DIVED ON THE CORRECT SIDE!! BUT HE'S MISSING BY A HAIR'S BREADTH!!


Damn, even though I jumped on the correct side...
Stay focused, this is just the beginning.

IT'S SORIMACHI'S TURN TO KICK FOR TOHO!! HE'S MAKING HIS APPROACH RUN... AH, A SHOOTING FEINT!!


MORISAKI WAS TRICKED! DIVING BECAUSE OF SORIMACHI'S SHOOTING FEINT, THE LATTER NOW JUST HAD TO KICK IT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE!! WELL PLAYED FROM THE SMART FORWARD SORIMACHI!!


Well, it's my turn...
............

Uh?...... Oh... Okay.

IT'S KISUGI'S TURN TO SHOOT FOR NANKATSU, THE SCOREMONGER SCORED THE MOST GOALS FOR NANKATSU AFTER TSUBASA!! HE'S MAKING HIS APPROACH RUN...

This time...!!

... HE'S SHOOTING TO THE LEFT!! AHH, BUT WAKASHIMAZU DIVED TO THE RIGHT! HE PROBABLY THOUGHT THAT KISUGI WOULD AIM FOR HIS WEAK SIDE?


Wakashimazu managed to stop Matsuyama's penalty kick before... But Matsuyama was injured and
Wakashimazu wasn't... And even though his shooting power is surely weaker, Kisugi's specialty is to score after all, so his aim might be better...

It's too soon to be sure, but I fear that... Well let's see how it turns out...

It worked... You were right, Tsubasa...
Just as I thought... I just told Taki to do the same...

He's focused on his weak side...
Uh?

He'll dive to the right because of his injury, aim at the left.
Oh... Okay.