Nankatsu SC is engaged in a match against Hanawa Youth Football Association in a must-win situation,
with a ticket to the final tournament at stake,
Thanks to his coordinated play with Misaki, Tsubasa managed to open the score,
However, the flow of the game completely changed in the second half,
The trump card of the Tachibana Twins, the Triangle Shot, explodes!
To further complicate things, Nishio was injured during the play,
Player change for Nankatsu,
#14 Ishizaki replaces #3 Nishio,
Ishizaki!
We\'re counting on you, Ishizaki!
Guys, I have a message from our coach,
If we get a draw at the end of this game, we won\'t be able to go the finals,
So, both Tsubasa and Misaki should attack as usual,
All right! We\'ll do everything we can to score some goals, Right, Misaki?
Yes!
Masao, Kazuo! I trust you to keep this up and widen our lead,
Yeah!
You guys keep up your tight defense!
Tsubasa! Do your best!
As Hanawa catches up, things have suddenly become interesting,
The last match of the group stages of the National Youth Football Tournament,
Nankatsu SC vs, Hanawa Youth Football Association, resumes with Nankatsu\'s kick-off,
After Hanawa tied the game, Nankatsu changes their formation,
Tsubasa and Misaki, who had been in charge of marking the Tachibana Twins
have both moved forward in the field!
Tsubasa and Misaki!
They are coming to attack us, too!
All right! We\'ll properly block their advances!
Yeah!
Will Nankatsu\'s Golden Duo, Tsubasa and Misaki,
be able to overcome Hanawa\'s strong defense?
Or will Hanawa stop the two in their tracks?
Will it be Nankatsu or Hanawa who\'ll advance to the finals?
Who will be the one laughing in the end?
EPISODE 17:4 MINUTES LEFT! A DECISIVE BATTLE IN MID-AIR!
The pain in my left leg is almost gone,
If it\'s this much, I think I can make it for a match at least,,,
Genzo!
They\'ve caught up to Nankatsu, ,
What? How?
They were doing so well,
It was Hanawa\'s Tachibana Twins,
Tsubasa\'s got the ball,
Stop him!
Yeah!
Tsubasa finds a small opening in the defense and takes his shot!
The ball hits Aizawa! It\'s a close call,
Take this! Masao! Kazuo!
All right!
The ball is passed forward to the Tachibana Twins!
It\'s a chance for Hanawa to score another goal!
Those two have started to a do a special kind of
combination play that they\'ve kept hidden until now,
A special combanation play?
Let\'s do it again, Kazuo!
All right!
Ah?!
This is,,,
It\'s the same attack from before!
We\'ll stop it!
Nankatsu quickly gathers around Masao!
I\'m leaving it to you, Matsumoto!
Masao passes the ball back,
and starts running towards to the goal by himself,
What?!
Let\'s do this, Masao, Kazuo!
Matsumoto fires off a long pass!
Both Masao and Kazuo keep on dashing forward,
What the,,,?!
Here comes their twin aerial acrobatic football again!
This time,,,
They\'ve both jumped at the same time!
Which one,,,
Which one will shoot?
Masao fires a screaming mid-air volley shot, trying to pierce the goal!
Will Hanawa finally get the lead?
No! Morisaki drives it away with a smart punch!
What?!
You did it, Morisaki! ,
The ball goes to Ishizaki who has been hanging around near the back,
Good, Ishizaki! Pass it to Tsubasa and Misaki!
Okay!
What?
That can\'t be, ,
Oh no, what a huge gaffe!
It goes into the goal! Nankatsu suffers an own goal!
Yes, we did it! Lucky!
We\'ve got ourselves a second goal!
How stupid! That\'s what you get for having someone like him on the field,
With this, things are really looking good for us,
What the hell do you think you\'re doing, Ishizaki?!
How could you score on our own goal?!
I\'m,,, I\'m sorry,,, ,
We have to win this match at all costs!
And yet you,,,
Stop it!
Misaki,,,
Please, stop fighting each other,
I didn\'t want to tell you yet, but this tournament will be the last one where I get to play with all of you,
What?!
Misaki,,,?
So, please, let\'s stop fighting each other, ,
Misaki,,,
Are you saying that,,,
You\'ll transfer schools again?
Yeah,
However, even though I\'ve kept changing schools,
Nankatsu is the first and only team with whom I was able to play football
all the way into the National Tournament,
That\'s why,,, I want to win at all costs, and leave as a champion, ,
Misaki,,, ,
So come on, the real game starts now, guys!
Let\'s turn this around for Misaki\'s sake, too!
Tsubasa,,,
Yes, you\'re right!
The real match starts now!
Yeah!
Let\'s turn the tables around!
We\'ll be the ones to advance to the finals!
Morisaki!
Here you go,
All right, everyone! Put your entire soul into it!
Yeah!
That\'s the spirit! Don\'t lose!
Let\'s show them we can make an immediate comeback! ,
Fight, Nankatsu!
Ishizaki, don\'t worry about it! ,
Yeah,,,
They are so dumb!
Once we get a one-goal lead, this match is as good as ours,
Nankatsu has conceded an unfortunate goal and now find themselves in a tight spot,
Getting a draw in this match won\'t work for them if they want to advance to the finals,
Unless they score two more goals and win this match,
they won\'t be able to advance to the finals,
The match resumes,
Looking to change the flow of the game, Nankatsu fiercely come attacking into Hanawa\'s side!
All right, let\'s start by scoring a goal!
Okay!
Please win this, Tsubasa, and keep advancing in this tournament,
I can\'t wait to play against you,
Aiming to score the goal that\'ll start their comeback,
Nankatsu is putting all of their strength into attacking,
You, over there, get to covering!
I\'ll stop them right here!
However, Hanawa\'s defense tightens up!
Tsubasa!
Oh, the pass meant for Tsubasa is intercepted,
Taki runs towards the line, but Oizumi won\'t let him through,
Matsumoto sends the ball out of the touch-line,
Nankatsu attacks with all they\'ve got,
but they keep getting caught up in Hanawa\'s solid defense and can\'t score,
What are you doing, guys?
Damn it!
This is all my fault!
The match resumes with Nankatsu\'s throw-in,
Over here!
Eh?
Take this!
The ball gets to Taki, He goes on the offensive once again,
However, the worst thing for Nankatsu right now,
is that Tsubasa is being completely marked by the goal,
Damn it!
Marking Hyuga in our match against Meiwa taught us a lot!
Sure did, ,
With that kind of marking, it\'s hard to pass to Tsubasa,
Taki!
Over here!
Nankatsu\'s Kisugi starts running to the other side of the field,
They call me Shutetsu\'s scorer for a reason!
I\'ll tie the score with this!
A direct shot!
Goalkeeper Kobayashi slides on his side to make the catch,
Wow, nice save!
Damn it!
Keep fighting!
We believe in you, Nankatsu! Get those goals and make your comeback! ,
Don\'t let them catch you, Hanawa!
With a berth in the finals at stake, Nankatsu vs, Hanawa continues!
15 minutes have passed, and there are only 5 minutes remaining in this game!
It looks like this is as far as Nankatsu will go,
You can\'t help but notice how well Hanawa is enduring Nankatsu\'s attacks,
Protecting that one goal lead, it really looks like they believe they\'ve won this,
and they aren\'t letting the pressure get to them,
Hanawa\'s defense is perfect!
Izawa!
Got it!
Oh no!
Nankatsu is caught panicking!
The ball is stolen from them by Hanawa!
Take this!
A long pass is sent to the Tachibana Twins up front!
If Nankatsu were to concede another goal here,
their hopes of advancing to the finals would be as good as gone!
All right! Let\'s score another one and wrap up this victory! ,
Eh?!
That\'s a great move!
Ishizaki intercepts the ball!
- Ishizaki! - Ishizaki!
Ishizaki! ,
Ishizaki dribbles ahead,
We fell behind this game due to my mistake,
After winning all these matches with everyone,,,
There\'s no way in hell I\'d let us down like this!
Ishizaki!
For Misaki, who will have to transfer and leave us,,,
I\'ll give this goal right back!
Ishizaki fires a determined long shot!
Okay,
But it\'s headed straight for the goalkeeper—,
Misaki dives in, redirecting the ball!
Goal!
Nankatsu has tied the game with just 4 minutes left!
They have finally caught up!
It\'s 2-2, a draw!
With this, we are back to square one!
I did it!
,
Nankatsu has tied the game!
Th—Thank you, Misaki!
With only 4 minutes left in the second half, Nankatsu manage to tie it up!
We\'re tied!
It really was a hell of a play,
A gentle push from Misaki as though he\'d planned it all along!
And for Ishizaki, he shot off a good long shot,
right after breaking the opponent\'s offense!
It was a marvelous play, helping to bury his past mistakes!
You\'re the kind of man who gets it done when it counts, Ishizaki,
Let\'s get one more and win this!
Yeah!
That\'s it Ishizaki! You also endured that hellish training,
just like everyone else on this team!
Keep it up!
Still, Nankatsu need to score another goal
in the remaining 4 minutes to advance into the finals!
Meanwhile, Hanawa will be fine with a tie,
Damn it! We must defend this score, no matter what!
Which team will the goddess of victory smile upon?!
This match is heading towards its climax!
You have come this far,
Hanawa, you must pull through somehow,
Score one more and advance to the nationals, Tsubasa,
If it\'s come to this, we\'ll just have to score another one by ourselves!
The Tachibana Twins start dribbling ahead as soon as the match resumes!
Let\'s steal another goal before they can go back to their mid-air acrobatics!
Yeah!
Nankatsu are fired up after tying the game!
They won\'t let the Tachibana Twins do as they please!
Let\'s go!
Masao!
Masao is furiously chased down!
Damn it all!
The Tachibana Twins won\'t lose the ball so easily!
We will steal the ball here!
Sure!
Masao dodges two in the blink of an eye!
Nice going, Masao!
That\'s bad, go after him!
The Tachibana Twins are closing down on Nankatsu\'s defensive line again!
I will steal this ball no matter what,
Nankatsu catches up with Masao!
,
Kazuo!
All right!
Misaki continues to do a great job today as he reads the course of the pass
and cuts the ball mid-flight!
Crap! ,
Nice interception, Misaki!
Okay, I won\'t lose to him!
Nankatsu has finally gotten a hold of the ball!
They turn and push towards Hanawa\'s goal!
If we let them score here, it will be all over for us!
Concentrate and defend the goal until the very end!
Yeah!
Nankatsu\'s offense and Hanawa defenders,
It\'s their last battle, with advancement to the finals at stake!
Here it goes!
Misaki fires away!
The ball hits and is deflected by a defender,
It\'s a corner kick for Nankatsu,
Have a look at this!
Hanawa has gone into a defensive formation with all of their members,
save for the Tachibana Twins,
They\'ve formed an incredible wall before the goal!
Will Nankatsu manage to break this wall and score?!
There are only 3 minutes left!
Hurry up, Taki!
,
The ball flies in front of the goal!
Is Nankatsu going to try to head it in?
The keeper Kobayashi jumps and punches the ball away!
Brilliant decision-making!
Good job, keeper! ,
The ball drops at Tsubasa\'s feet!
All right!
The keeper is still recovering!
Tsubasa quickly shoots!
Tsubasa\'s shot is blocked with his body!
,
It\'s Masao Tachibana!
Going good Hanawa!
The Tachibana Twins, who were not supposed to participate in defense,
had their part in it!
I won\'t let you score, even if it costs me my life!
Having you guys here is like having 100 men! ,
Sure, leave it to us!
With the Tachibana Twins joining the defense, it has become a literal all-man defense!
Hanawa\'s defense has become all the more intense,
When a team like Hanawa, who already has a reputation for its defense,
doubles down on their defending,
even Nankatsu can\'t shoot the ball!
The 20th minute of the second half is here!
There is just one minute of additional time,
Nankatsu is out of options!
Tsubasa, Misaki! Do something!
There isn\'t any time left!
All right, just a little more,
I won\'t ever let you shoot!
Just,,, how should we attack such an intense defense?
,
Is this really going the be my last game with them?
I won\'t let it end here!
Nankatsu will win!
As the captain, I will not accept anything else!
Misaki, send it up!
Oh—I see!
Misaki sends a ball high with the signal from Tsubasa,
What are they up to?
Masao, don\'t tell me that guy,,,
This is the Tachibana Twins\' speciality, mid-air football!
Tsubasa has copied their technique!
He has beaten his markers in mid-air!
Tsubasa executes a somersault overhead kick in the air!
It\'s in! Goal!
Nankatsu has finally turned the tides!
Tsubasa!
We did it, it\'s a complete comeback!
You did it, Tsubasa!
Finally, the whistle blows!
With their last-ditch effort, this fierce battle comes to an end! It\'s 3-2!
The ones who have seized this victory are the Shizuoka representatives, Nankatsu SC!
Nankatsu has guaranteed its spot in the finals,
placing second behind Meiwa FC!
We did it!
We got past the group stages!
Good job!
Tsubasa,,,
Congratulations,,
Thank you Tsubasa! Now we can all keep playing together a while longer,
Phew,,,
Nankatsu managed to overcome this fierce trial,
Indeed,,,
They made it into the finals with a score of 3-2,
They really had me sweating, there,
You did it, Tsubasa!
I can\'t wait to finally play against you,
Nankatsu advanced, just as I thought,
Roberto, Tsubasa actually did it!
(Roberto? ,
Hanawa, you did great! ,
Congratulations, Nankatsu,,
Damn it!
We were so close to making it to the finals,,,
We fought with all we had,
Let\'s keep our heads up until the end,
Yeah,
Thank you so much for cheering for us!
Try again guys!
Do your best in our stead in the finals,
Sure,
He won\'t relent until he makes every football technique known to man his own,
Tsubasa, I remember the first time I met you,
Even though I didn\'t teach you a thing,
you kept growing up with every single match,
Maybe Tsubasa doesn\'t even need me anymore,
The matches of the group stages of the National Youth Football Tournament have concluded,
All 16 teams who have advanced to the finals stage are gathered here,
So, you\'ll really be changing schools?
Yes, I\'ll be moving to another school again for the second semester,
I see,,,
If it has come to this, then our only choice is to become champions with Misaki,
Tsubasa,,,
There\'s no way that I\'ll let you leave us as a loser,
All right, we are aiming for the champion\'s title!
We\'ll be champions with Misaki!
Thank you, guys!
Hey, Misaki!
It\'s the guys from Furano,,,
You were great during today\'s match, Misaki,
According to the draws in the finals stage, Furano and Nankatsu won\'t be playing each other
unless we both advance to the final match,
Wow, you\'re right,
If possible, I\'d love to play our final match between Nankatsu and Furano, if we make it, ,
Yeah, you bet!
I keep changing schools, but thanks to football, I was able to make this many friends,
Captain, the meeting is about to start,
Okay,
See you later, Misaki,
Sorry,,, ,
Captain!
Look where you\'re going, you idiot! ,
Kojiro!
You rotten bastard! ,
Stop it, Matsuyama!
Misaki,,,
Don\'t get carried away just because you were able advance to the finals, Misaki! ,
What?!
In the end, it will be Meiwa\'s victory!
I\'ve had enough of this! ,
Stop! Settle this on the pitch! ,
Tsubasa,,,
Tsubasa is right, Getting injured before the match would be troublesome, ,
Jun Misugi,,,
My, my,,, looks like you\'re having fun, guys,
Isn\'t he,,,
He\'s the goalkeeper of Naniwa FC, Nakanishi!
My Nankatsu fellows, if I\'m not wrong, the first match in the finals will be between us, ,
Well, please go easy on us, will you?
Everyone looks so strong, Tsubasa,
Yes, I\'m really looking forward to our matches from now on,
All right! Wait for us, finals!
,
COMING UP, EPISODE 18: HERE WE COME, FINALS! ,
The smell of the grass when I stumbled,
the endless blue of the sky above,,,
This winding, back-and-forth path
is a map for our endless dreams,
Even if my hopes miss the goal
if I stand back up, my dreams will never end,
No,1! Race forth, faster than anyone,
Make a starting dash toward the world stage with your tricky plays!
Run & Run!
Aspirations are the one buzz, buzz, buzz that gets us moving
Blaze, blaze, blaze! Let\'s go, it\'s kickoff!
Leap out into a giant field of dreams
koronda toki no shibafu no nioi
aogimita sora no ao hateshinakatta
mayotte modori susumu kidô ga
hateshinai yume o miru boku-tachi no chizu
goal o soreta kibô ga atte mo
mata tachiagaru nara yume wa owaranai,
No, 1! Dare yori hayaku kakenuke
tricky na play de sekai e muke Start! Dash!
Run & Run!
Akogare dake ga boku-ra o chiri-chiri-chiri ugokasu yo
mera-mera-mera iku ze kickoff
tobidasô dodekai dream field
chotto are mi na ace ga tooru
suguremono zo to machijû sawagu
chô-chô samba, zigzag samba
aitsu no uwasa de chamba mo hashiru
sore ni tsukete mo ore-tacha nan na no
ball hitotsu ni kiri-kiri mai sa,
Dash, dash, dash! Kick and dash!
Itsuka kimeru ze inazuma shoot
son toki ore ga super hero sa,
Dash, dash, dash! Kick and dash!
Moete seishun kakenukero,
Hey, look over there at the ace passing through,
He\'s the best, and the whole town cheers him on,
Butterfly samba, zig-zag samba,
Even little old ladies go around talking about him,
So, even if we have him, who are we?
The ball spins round and round,
Dash, dash, dash! Kick and dash!
One day, I\'ll score with a lightning shot!
When that happens, I\'ll become a super hero!
Dash, dash, dash! Kick and dash!
This fierce youth is on the field!