Another 169: The fate of other keepers

SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE KNEW THAT AS SOON AS TSUBASA SCORED, THE MATCH WAS ALREADY SETTLED.


BECAUSE THE INTENSE FIELD SHAPING THAT MEAO HAS BUILT UP THROUGHOUT THE MATCH...


... WAS COMPLETELY SUCKED UP BY THE ONE WHO DEFEATED HIM. AS A RESULT...


EVERYONE IN GREMIO WAS ONLY FIXATED ON DEFENDING AGAINST HIM, TO THE POINT OF DISREGARDING THE OFFENSE. EVEN MEAO EVENTUALLY CAME OUT OF HIS GOAL TO TAKE THE BALL FROM TSUBASA'S FEET...


ONLY TO REALIZE LATER THAT IT WAS THE USUAL TRICK OF THE FIELD SHAPING: LURING PLAYERS SO HIS TEAMMATES WOULD BE FREE TO SCORE.


TSUBASA MANAGED TO WIN AGAINST HIS FIRST REAL STRONG OPPONENT... 2-0 AGAINST GREMIO, WITH 1 GOAL AND 1 ASSIST!


BY WINNING AGAINST A PLAYER HE NEVER MANAGED TO DEFEAT BEFORE, HE FINALLY CONFIRMED THAT HE WASN'T THE SAME ANYMORE... BUT THAT'D ONLY MEAN THAT THE OTHERS WOULD BE MORE PREPARED!


See what I meant, Casa? Radunga isn't our only problem...
Yeah, you were right, I see that now...

We were gentle with him previously... This time we'll show him the full fury of our defensive combination.
Right, no playing around this time...

BACK IN JAPAN, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE GOLDEN AGE WAS GOING TO MAKE HIS DEBUT MATCH, SOMEONE TSUBASA KNEW WELL... AFTER MORE THAN 3 MONTHS, HIS INJURIES WERE FINALLY HEALED, AND AFTER SOME INTENSE TRAINING, WAS ONCE AGAIN IN PERFECT CONDITION...!


IT WAS OF COURSE MORISAKI, WHO WAS THE STARTER GOALKEEPER FOR A VERY IMPORTANT MATCH AGAINST THE RECENTLY DEMOTED KAWASAKI FRONTALE!


HE DIDN'T GIVE IN TO THE PRESSURE THOUGH, WITH A CLEAN SHEET, AND A GOAL FROM THE BRAZILIAN WHO ACQUIRED THE JAPANESE CITIZENSHIP ALEX, HIS DEBUT WAS A VICTORY!


I did it! And with a clean sheet, no less...!!

Despite my previous injury... My comeback and debut is a success! I hope it'll bring you luck...

Last year, an injury against Leverkusen youth prevented you from winning the under 19 Bundesliga...

But now that you're back, I'm sure that you're stronger than ever!

INDEED, BACK IN GERMANY, MORISAKI'S MENTOR, WAKABAYASHI GENZO, FINALLY CAME BACK AFTER A SERIOUS INJURY... ON TIME FOR THE FINAL TOURNAMENT OF THE U-19 BUNDESLIGA.


IN THE SEMI FINALS, WAKABAYASHI CONFIRMED THAT HE CAME BACK IN PERFECT FROM WITH A CLEAN SHEET ON BOTH MATCHES, AT HOME AND AWAY, 2-0 AND 1-0, AGAINST MAINZ YOUTH.


THEIR OPPONENTS IN THE FINALS WOULD BE THEIR ETERNAL RIVALS, WHO WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP THE 2 YEARS BEFORE, BREMEN YOUTH, WITH THE PLAYMAKER FRANZ SCHESTER, AND THE FORWARD MANFRED MARGUS, BOTH MEMBERS OF THE GERMAN GOLDEN AGE... WITH IMPRESSIVE WINS 4-2 AWAY AND 5-1 AT HOME, AGAINST BOCHUM.


THE FINAL WOULD BE A SINGLE MATCH, HELD IN BREMEN'S HOME... IN OTHER WORDS, A HARD MATCH IN ENEMY TERRITORY...


BUT HE'D ALSO HAVE THE HELP OF 2 MEMBERS OF THE GERMAN GOLDEN AGE!