Another 151: A genius' worth

ABE AND MURAI WERE ALREADY EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE DRIBBLE BREAKTHROUGHS FROM THE BRAZILIAN KELLY!! THEY'RE SWOOPING DOWN ON MISUGI!

Even if he could get past them, it's like usual, Nakanishi is waiting in ambush!

AH, BUT HE'S SUDDENLY STOPPING! IS MISUGI HESITATING? ABE IS SLOWING DOWN AND MURAI IS SURPRISED!

There's no time... I don't have a choice! Perfect...

MURAI IS TACKLING MISUGI, WHO BRILLIANTLY DODGES IT WITH... TSUBASA'S HEEL LIFT? NO, IT'S LOOKING DIFFERENT SOMEHOW... BUT ABE JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE FALLING BALL...

... Copy!

AH, BUT WITH A FORWARD SOMERSAULT, MISUGI IS BLOCKING THE BALL IN MID AIR WITH HIS LEFT LEG... AND HITS IT WITH THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG!! IT'S A MAGNIFICENT AERIAL PASS!! HE GOT PAST MURAI, ABE... AND EVEN NAKANISHI WAS LURED HERE!!


THIS IS FOR THE GOAL HUNTER AMARAL!! HE'S STILL MARKED BY MILINOVIC... AND THE KEEPER KUSHINO IS ALSO BLOCKING HIS WAY...!!


AH, BUT HE ISN'T SHOOTING!! THIS IS POSTPLAY!! HE'S LOWERING THE BALL AND KELLY, THE OTHER BRAZILIAN, IS DIVING TOWARDS IT...!!


THE DEFENDER YOSHIDA IS TRYING TO BLOCK THE BALL...!! BUT HE CAN'T MAKE IT!! THE SECOND HALF IS ALMOST OVER AND...


GOAAAAL! FC TOKYO MANAGED TO TIE IN THE LAST MINUTES! A GOAL FROM KELLY WITH AN ASSIST FROM AMARAL... BUT THE STARTING POINT WAS UNDOUBTEDLY THE YOUNG NOBLE OF THE FIELD MISUGI!


WITH AN ACROBATIC AND TECHNICAL PLAY OF A CALIBER WE'VE NEVER SEEN FROM HIM BEFORE!

!! Uh...!! D... Damn...

WITH A DRAW AFTER 90 MINUTES... THE MATCH WILL GO INTO EXTRA TIME!

Jun! Using this even though your body wasn't ready...

AN EXTRA TIME OF 30 MINUTES, WITH THE V-GOAL, OR GOLDEN GOAL RULE! IF IT'S STILL A DRAW AFTER 30 MINUTES, BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE 1 POINT, IF ONE OF THEM SCORES ONE GOAL, IT'LL BE IMMEDIATELY OVER AND THE VICTOR WILL GET 2 POINTS INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 3!


BOTH TEAMS ALSO HAVE ONE CARD LEFT TO PLAY! ONE SUBSTITUTION LEFT FOR COACH VERDENIK AND OKUMA! THIS COULD GO BOTH WAY! WHAT AN EXCITING MATCH AS AN OPENER!

HOWEVER, THE TRUTH WAS THAT COACH OKUMA ALREADY HAD TO SUB MISUGI OUT... HIS BODY COULD ONLY WITHSTAND 15 MINUTES OF PLAY, AND USING PERFECT COPY ON TOP OF THAT ALREADY MADE HIM USELESS FOR THE NEXT MATCHES...


Verdenik actually has the initiative... But is he going to notice... Will he even bet the point he has left...

COACH VERDENIK INDEED NOTICED... AND USED HIS LAST SUBSTITUTION TO REVERT TO HIS USUAL FORMATION, REMOVING DEFENDER CHANO FOR THE MIDFIELDER SAKAMOTO... BUT COACH OKUMA KEPT ANOTHER ACE UP HIS SLEEVE, AND SUBSTITUTED MISUGI FOR THE BRAZILIAN DEFENDER SANDRO!


SANDRO PLAYED 4 YEARS IN JEF UNITED BEFORE JOINING FC TOKYO... WITH HIS STAMINA PRESERVED, HE MAGNIFICENTLY DEFENDED AGAINST JEF UNITED'S ATTACKS...


HOWEVER, THANKS TO ABE'S EXCELLENT BALL KEEP AND COLLECTIVE DEFENSE WITH MURAI, NAKANISHI AND MILINOVIC, JEF MANAGED TO HOLD ON AGAINST TOKYO'S COUNTERS...


30 MINUTES LATER, THE MATCH ENDED... IN A DRAW!


So even the best member of the golden age left in Japan is only worth that much in the J-League...

If I want to play in Brazil, I have to show I'm even stronger!... Like Tsubasa did!


MISUGI'S DEBUT MATCH

1-1 DRAW