Another 199: The fated conclusion

FLAMENGO'S KEEPER IS DEFEATED! AHHH! BUT THE ENVELOPPE SHOT IS STILL BLOCKED! THE ACE, SANTANA WHO STAYED IN THE FRONT LINE SO FAR, CAME BACK TO BLOCK THAT SHOT!

I'll defend the goal until Alberto comes back!!

MOREOVER, HE DIDN'T JUST BLOCK IT, BUT CLEARED IT!! It'S GOING TOWARDS TSUBASA, BUT, FLAT-FOOTED, HE...

What! No! His...

... WON'T BE ABLE TO...

"Movement change"...!!

... INTERCEPT I... WHA...!?


AHHH! IT ALL HAPPENED IN A FLASH! TSUBASA SOMEHOW MANAGED TO REPELL SANTANA'S CLEARANCE DIRECTLY TOWARDS FLAMENGO'S GOAL!! 4-4!! SAO PAULO MANAGED TO CATCH UP!

...! Wh...!! What!?

INCREDIBLE! THIS IS, UNDOUBTEDLY, THE GREATEST MATCH OF THE LEAGUE SO FAR! AHH, IT LOOKS LIKE RADUNGA AND ALBERTO ARE COMING BACK IN THE MATCH! ON THE OTHER HAND, IT LOOKS LIKE FLAMENGO IS REPLACING SANTAMARIA, WHO CAN'T MOVE WELL! THE VETERAN BEBETO, WHO IS SHORT OF BREATH, IS ALSO BEING REPLACED FOR SAO PAULO!

SANTANA KEPT ON ATTACKING AT FULL STRENGTH... BUT WITH BEBETO REPLACED BY A DEFENDER, THE COMEBACK OF RADUNGA, DETERMINED NOT TO LOSE, AND WITHOUT SANTAMARIA TO SUPPORT HIM...


Jumping enveloppe volley!!
I won't let you!!!

RADUNGA MANAGED TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF SANTANA'S JUMPING VOLLEY! THE BALL IS HIGH.... AND BAMORA, DESPITE BEING HURT TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, MANAGES TO CATCH THE BALL WITH HIS BIG RIGHT HAND BEFORE ANOTHER PLAYER OF FLAMENGO CAN SHOOT IT!!

Bamoraaaaa!!!

TSUBASA ALSO FOUGHT TO THE END, ALTHOUGH BECAUSE OF HIS EXHAUSTION, THERE WAS ONLY ONE WEAPON LEFT THAT HE COULD USE...


... AND EVEN THOUGH ALBERTO WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY HIS INJURY, HE STILL MANAGED TO DEFEND PERFECTLY AGAINST TSUBASA'S FIELD SHAPING... AS A RESULT...


... AND THIS IS IT! EVEN 5 MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL TIME IN THIS SECOND HALF, NEITHER TEAM MANAGED TO SCORE ANOTHER GOAL... THIS IS... A DRAW! THE STRONGEST TEAM OF THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP WON'T BE DETERMINED RIGHT NOW! SAO PAULO MANAGED NOT TO LOSE AT HOME... BUT FOR THEIR NEXT CONFRONTATION? IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON, FLAMENGO WILL BE AT HOME!


Congratulations Tsubasa, first, for your awakening as a miracle... Then, for this match... Which was
the greatest for me so far... It's too bad that I'm going to leave for Spain soon...

But if you ever feel a void... Then follow me... I'll be waiting.
What? A void? What are you talking about?

Don't worry. You'll eventually understand. For now... Let's exchange our uniforms.
Ah... Right, Santana!

THE NEXT WEEK, WITHOUT SANTAMARIA AND ALBERTO, INJURED, SANTANA DID HIS BEST FOR HIS TEAM... BUT AS A RESULT, TOOK ANOTHER YELLOW CARD, THAT PREVENTED HIM FROM PLAYING THE NEXT GAME. THE WEEK AFTER THAT, WITHOUT ITS THREE CORE PLAYERS, FLAMENGO WAS DEFEATED BY A LOWER TIER TEAM... AS FOR SAO PAULO, BECAUSE OF LIGHT INJURIES AND THE FATIGUE DUE TO THE MATCH AGAINST FLAMENGO, THEY LOST THEIR NEXT MATCH, AND ONLY MANAGED A DRAW IN THE NEXT ONE, AGAIN, AGAINST LOWER TIER TEAMS...


BUT THIS IS SOCCER, DESPITE THIS BAD LUCK, FLAMENGO AND SAO PAULO WERE STILL ON TOP OF THE BRAZILIAN LEAGUE, AND THERE WAS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO... ALSO, TSUBASA STILL CONSIDERED HIMSELF LUCKY, BECAUSE, BEFORE THAT...


So, you joined a charity association?
Yeah, they're helping children from poor families play the sport they want and go see pro matches...

When we heard helpers were needed to bring children for your match, we immediately voluntereed!
I'm glad I was able to see you again... Ah, and Manabu... And the others, of course...

Of course... But am I not being a bother? Shouldn't you be training?
Not at all! Truth is, I overdid it so much that I can't even take part in trainings right now... I'll be able
to play if I'm resting, but even if I'm fully resting I won't have recovered and will have to take it easy... I still have a long way to go.

So, for now... Let's enjoy the little time you have left!
Alright! Don't mind if I do!