Another 195: Fighting at the top

SAO PAULO JUST SCORED, BUT IT'S STILL 3-2 IN FAVOR OF FLAMENGO! MOREOVER THE MATCH IS RESUMING WITH THEM IN POSESSION! HOW ARE THEY GOING TO REACT!?


His ability, his "movement change" is giving him the edge when fighting for the ball... But if he can't
reach it, then his ability is useless!!

SANTANA USED HIS SPECIAL FEINT, THE SANTANA TURN! BUT TSUBASA... IS DEFENDING LIKE SANTANA DID AGAINST HIS "DIVINE WIND HEEL LIFT", WITH AN OVERHEAD! STILL, SANTANA... IS REACTING TOO, READY TO BLOCK HIS OVERHEAD!


THIS IS A CLASH IN THE AIR, AND EVEN THOUGH SANTANA MADE SURE NOT TO RECKLESSLY KICK THE BALL LIKE LAST TIME, HE STILL MANAGES TO FORCE HIMSELF ABOVE TSUBASA! AHHH! BUT SOMEHOW, PUSHED BACK, TSUBASA MANAGED TO HOLD THE BALL BETWEEN THE TOP OF HIS FOOT AND HIS CHIN!!

! N... Not again...!

HIS LEG PUSHED BACK, TSUBASA WHO MANAGED TO GET POSESSION, HAS SENT A BACK PASS TOWARDS BERNARD! THE LATTER IS IMMEDIATELY SENDING A LONG BALL TOWARDS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD! FLAMENGO'S PLAYERS ARE LURED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER!

Let's go, guys! Another counter!

BEBETO, WHO RECEIVED THE BALL, ISN'T SENDING IT TOWARDS GIORGINO, WHO'S MARKED, BUT BACK TOWARDS TSUBASA IN THE CENTER! NICE JUDGEMENT!

Here Tsubasa! We're counting on you!

AH, BUT NO! SANTAMARIA DIDN'T PANIC LIKE MOST OF FLAMENGO'S PLAYERS AND MANAGED TO INTERCEPT BEBETO'S PASS!! MOREOVER!

Yes! Nice, Santamaria!

HE DIDN'T JUST INTERCEPT THAT PASS, HE DIRECTLY SENT THE BALL TOWARDS SANTANA, COMPLETELY REVERTING THE FLOW OF THE ATTACK! AND JUST LIKE TSUBASA BEFORE... SANTANA IS UNLEASHING A LOW SHOT WITH HIS LEFT LEG... THOUGH HE DIDN'T BOTHER DODGING THE PLAYERS TRYING TO BLOCK HIM!!


HIS SHOT GOT PAST A VERY SMALL INTERVAL BETWEEN SAO PAULO'S PLAYERS! EVEN RADUNGA COULDN'T BLOCK IT!! A GOLDEN EAGLE IS FLYING TO ASSAULT SAO PAULO'S GOAL!!

Ba... Bamora!!!

IT'S IN, THE GOLDEN EAGLE CAUGHT ITS TROPHY, SAO PAULO'S GOAL NET, UNLIKE TSUBASA BEFORE, NO ONE MANAGED TO BLOCK THAT SHOT!

Da... Damn! Even though I knew it was coming...!!

IT'S A HUGE BLOW FOR SAO PAULO, THEY HAD A NICE PACE GOING, BUT THEY'RE SUDDENLY BACK TO A DIFFERENCE OF 2 GOALS! AND SANTANA... ACHIEVED A HAT TRICK!

That's... Incredible, it has nothing in common with our winter's nationals...

I wonder if Tsubasa will be alright?
Don't worry, it's going to be fine... He's still smiling, and...

There is still some fight in his eyes!!

I'm so happy... When I played against Flamengo youth before, it felt like Santana wasn't
playing seriously... With no emotions, and like he was alone on the field... But here...

He's giving it his all! His teammates are doing their best to support him! And I'm feeling his emotions!
This is it...!! The fight at the top I was hoping for!!

SAO PAULO IS CIRCULATING THE BALL, BUT DEFENDING AS A TEAM WITH SANTANA, SANTAMARIA AND ALBERTO AT THEIR CORE, IT'S USELESS! SANTANA IS TAKING THE BALL FROM GIORGINO!


AND OF COURSE.... THIS IS THE FATED CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE TWO ACES OF THE TEAM! SANTANA HAD AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS IN THE FIRST HALF, BUT THE TIDE STARTED TO TURN IN TSUBASA'S FAVOR... WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS TIME!


AH, BUT THIS TIME SANTANA IS USING A COMBINATION WITH SANTAMARIA!

Your "movement change" ability won't work against passplay!

THE FLAMENGO COMBI IS CUTTING THROUGH SAO PAULO'S DEFENSIVE NETWORK!! IS SANTAMARIA GOING TO USE HIS TRADEMARK BANANA SHOT? NO, HE'S SENDING A HIGH CROSS TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE GOAL! SANTANA IS GOING TO USE AN IMPROVED VERSION OF LEANDRO'S HEADER!!

There Santana! Don't settle for a hat trick!

AH, BUT BAMORA CAME OUT OF HIS GOAL TO INTERCEPT THAT CROSS BEFORE SANTANA, IN A DIFFICULT SPOT, BUT STRETCHING ALL OF HIS BODY, ONLY USING HIS "BIG HAND", HE'S MANAGING TO CATCH IT!!

Bamoraaaa!!!

Yes! And your "shot improvement" ability won't work if the ball is intercepted before you can shoot!