Go for it, Misaki,
It\'s in! Goal!
Misaki\'s Jumping Volley evens the score,
Go for it, Taro, One more point and you\'re in the top four,
CAPTAIN TSUBASA: JUNIOR YOUTH ARC,
Team Japan has just evened the score,
But there\'s still plenty of time left in the second half,
EPISODE 16 A BATTLE OF UPS AND DOWNS,
Plenty of time that is, for somebody to turn this game around,
And there goes the starting whistle,
Diaz!
What\'s this?
Captain Diaz of Argentina has the ball and is rushing in all by himself!
This is unreal, I can\'t lose,
I\'m soccer genius Juan Diaz, and I refuse to lose against Japan!
- Let\'s do this, Misaki! - Okay!
Tsubasa is charging at him head on,
Diaz, dodges to the left,
I\'m not done yet!
Tsubasa kicks out his right leg in a fight to steal the ball,
But he won\'t let him have it! Diaz has slipped past Tsubasa,
But wait! Misaki cuts in!
- What?! - Diaz!
Come on, let\'s do this, Tsubasa!
Okay, Misaki!
Japan launches an attack on Argentine territory!
Will they turn this game around?
Diaz,
I see in you
what happened to Japan\'s Number 10 at the very beginning of the match,
Even superstars can crack under extreme pressure,
Climb your way back, and you\'ll see the path to becoming a true champion,
You can do it, Diaz,
Defense, everyone!
Diaz, you\'re the one usually saving us!
But this time each and every one of us is gonna fight back against Japan!
Yeah!
Guys,,,
Tsubasa!
All right!
- Get out there! - Let\'s fend them off!
What a defensive play by Argentina!
Take this!
They\'re determined to keep us from scoring another point,
They\'re fighting with everything they got,
But we can\'t allow a draw, We won\'t stay in the top four,,,
Get ready, because this fight is just beginning!
Whoa! Tsubasa runs right into that tackle!
And the ball rebounds to,,,
Misaki picks it up!
We\'re going to fend you off without Diaz\'s help!
Amazing! A truly fierce defensive play by Argentina!
The ball goes flying, but Hyuga picks it up!
I won\'t let you have it!
What?!
The ball is knocked away and rolls off!
Seven people on Argentina\'s side of the field are on the ground!
Who\'s going to get this loose ball?
There!
Wow! Argentina\'s goalie, Galtoni, jumps out and clears the ball!
What?!
It\'s Japan\'s Three Musketeers, Tsubasa, Misaki, and Hyuga, launching an attack,
but Argentina fends them off with spirit and tenacity!
We know you can do it, Diaz!
We\'re not expecting you to pull our weight!
We pass to you because we believe in you!
Guys,,,
That\'s right, There\'s no need to worry, because everyone\'s got my back,
All right!
Let\'s do this!
The ball goes to Diaz!
He\'s signaling a counter attack with this dribble!
Juan Diaz,
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
to a poor family as the youngest of eight siblings,
At nine months old, his first steps were spent kicking a soccer ball,
What?!
Nitta, Sano!
And now, he gets past Izawa!
Crap! We have to stop him!
Team Japan\'s defense will put an end to this!
Diaz! I\'ll always be right behind you!
Pascal,,,
I\'m Pascal,
I\'m Diaz,
At five years old, his brothers taught him soccer,
That\'s when he met Pascal, who lived nearby,
and together, they polished their soccer skills,
They began to make rapid progress,
and would sometimes take on some eleven players at once,
What\'s with those two?
How\'d you like that?
We did it, Diaz!
At twelve years old, he was paid a visit by a scout from a local soccer club,
I\'ll only do it if Pascal can join too,
Diaz,
No biggy if you don\'t want to, I\'ve got other offers on the table,
Little does he know,,,
Very well, we\'ll sign up the both of you,
All right!
Diaz is sprinting into enemy territory!
It\'s Mr, Guts Ishizaki!
And Jito the Boulder,
He slipped past them!
What?!
- Blast it! - Ace Killer Soda performs his Razor Tackle!
Amazing! Diaz evades him as well!
What?!
When Diaz was thirteen,
he won a fourteen-and-under club team tournament,
and became number one in Argentina,
With his soccer skills far exceeding his brothers,
he would receive a small bonus whenever he won a tournament,
And once his older brothers started working,
things started to look up for the Diaz family,
At fifteen, he was selected to be on Argentina Junior Youth
and was appointed captain,
The plan was to play him as a regular on a professional team in the next season,
He made his professional debut
at just fifteen, as early as another Argentine hero,
What\'s this?!
He has slipped past Matsuyama, Team Japan\'s last remaining defender,
- Oh no! - Dang!
It\'s now a duel between him and the goalie!
Wakashimazu jumps out without hesitation!
Wow!
Diaz has evaded even Wakashimazu!
I-Incredible! He has bested eight opponents!
Diaz has slipped past eight people and takes a shot at an unmanned goal!
It\'s 4 to 3! Argentina is once again leading Team Japan!
Genius Diaz is back!
This is the fourth goal he has made on his own in this match!
I did it, everyone! Did you see that?
Behold, the true Juan Diaz!
Great job, Diaz!
You\'re number one!
See that, Japan?!
Now you know what Diaz is capable of!
As long as we\'ve got you, Argentina can\'t lose!
People on the ground and in the stands are cheering as if they\'ve won!
Diaz overcame because he knew that everyone had his back,
This is a major point,
The rest of the match is theirs for the taking,
He got past eight of us all by himself,
Sorry, team,
When we tied the game,
I wanted to turn the game around so badly that I stopped marking Diaz,
Tsubasa, it\'s not your fault,
We\'re to blame for letting him slip right past us,
Eight people all by himself,
I\'ve got to hand it to Diaz,
But I,,, We,,, aren\'t down for the count just yet!
We\'ll tie again and then turn this game around!
Tsubasa,
Tsubasa is right, We still have time,
We\'ll keep fighting to win until time runs out,
- Misaki, - Misaki,,,
That\'s right,
They think they\'ve won, but we\'re not giving up on winning,
Pass the ball to me, Tsubasa,
This time, I\'ll make the shot,
Hyuga,
Okay, Hyuga,
All right, let\'s go, everyone!
Yeah!
- Ishizaki, - Huh?
I guess that\'s why Nankatsu won for three straight years,
Huh? You okay, Hyuga? Why bring that up now?
No reason,
It\'s just that
after being on the same team as Tsubasa, I\'ve got this feeling,
That we can deal with anything that comes our way as long as he\'s on our side,
He makes me feel like we can win as long as we give it our all,
Good ol\' Number 10,
CAPTAIN TSUBASA: JUNIOR YOUTH ARC,
BIRTH DATE OCTOBER 25 / HEIGHT 165 CM WEIGHT 53 KG / BLOOD TYPE O,
Tsubasa!
And we\'re back!
Can Team Japan pick apart Argentina\'s energized defense?!
We\'re counting on you, Tsubasa!
High expectations are super-charging their attack,
Captain Tsubasa\'s reputation as a playmaker is on the line!
Tsubasa has the ball and Diaz is already pressing him!
I\'m gonna keep my momentum going,
I\'m gonna steal your ball and make it a two point lead!
Our time for a showdown is later,
Tsubasa decides to make a pass!
What?!
The ball goes to Misaki!
- Stop him! - Yeah!
It\'s no good!
They won\'t let me easily slip past anymore,
Tsubasa!
Misaki passes the ball back to Tsubasa!
Hyuga! Tsubasa, pass it to Hyuga!
Takeshi,
Hyuga\'s a gifted striker,
But he\'s got more than just natural talent,
Before the national tournament,
Hyuga underwent extreme training in Okinawa with Coach Kira
so that he could defeat Nankatsu and Tsubasa,
He created his Tiger Shot, which allowed Toho to get a V1,
And now, he\'s aiming to become a striker who can compete on the world stage,
Since coming here, he\'s been training with that
extra heavy black ball that Coach Kira sent,
That\'s why it has to be Hyuga,
Japan needs Hyuga\'s abilities to even the score!
Tsubasa is already well aware of that,
Misugi,
But right now, Argentina has set up the perfect defensive shift,
Hyuga won\'t have an opening unless we can minimize his chances of getting marked,
Yeah,
Bring it on, Number 10!
You\'ll never score unless you can get past me!
Go ahead, keep talking,
This guy,,,
I\'m going in,
Matsuyama! You\'re gonna try overlapping?!
That didn\'t work in the match against Italy and we lost a point,
So what? You expect us to sit around twiddling our thumbs?!
We defenders can do more than defense!
Matsuyama,
What\'s this? Matsuyama is stepping in!
Matsuyama!
All right!
Tsubasa makes a pass and go!
He passes the ball to Matsuyama
and runs towards the opposing team\'s side of the field!
What will you do, Diaz?
Will you come after me?
Or will you,,,
All right!
If I wasn\'t facing Number 10, this should be easy!
I\'ll steal the ball and score a fifth point!
Diaz is following Matsuyama,
And I\'m being marked after running towards the goal,
But this means that Hyuga is less likely to be marked,
All that\'s left is Matsuyama,,,
We\'re counting on him to hold onto the ball!
It\'s a one-on-one match between Matsuyama and Diaz!
It\'ll be all right, Matsuyama!
We\'ll be defending while you\'re away!
If he takes the ball, don\'t worry!
Guys,,,
And also,,,
Tsubasa trusted me enough to pass me the ball,
Diaz,
I may not be the most talented, but when it comes to holding onto the ball,
I, Hikaru Matsuyama,
can fight just as hard as Japan\'s soccer genius, Tsubasa Ozora!
It\'s mine!
And nobody can beat my fight and grit!
What?!
Incredible, Matsuyama blocked the ball with his knee and kept him from taking it!
Here you go, Tsubasa!
I leave the rest to you!
Knock it into Argentina\'s goal one more time!
It\'s Matsuyama\'s Crawling Eagle Shot Pass!
He\'s passing it to Tsubasa!
No way!
Thank you, Matsuyama,
I promise not to waste this pass!
Take it, Hyuga!
This is Tsubasa\'s Drop Kick Pass!
A final pass to Hyuga, who\'s running in front of the goal!
Let\'s block him!
Hyuga!
We\'re counting on you to score, Hyuga!
If I can\'t make this,,,
Then I\'m not an ace striker!
Hyuga trained with that infamous black ball from Coach Kira,
But it didn\'t just strengthen his Tiger Shot,
It enhanced his agility, running speed, and even his jumping height,
With these three strengths, this truly is Kojiro Hyuga\'s,,, Fierce Tiger Charge!
Break your way into Argentina\'s goal!
This is Hyuga\'s Tiger Diving Header!
Goal!
Japan has once again evened the score!
Hyuga!
Tsubasa provides assistance as Hyuga scores!
This is the second time this match that these two have teamed up!
And helping them out was their defender, Matsuyama!
We\'re caught up, Hyuga!
Yeah, this is where the real challenge begins!
Yeah!
Nice job, Tsubasa and Kojiro!
Nice play, Matsuyama!
Yeah!
We\'re 19 minutes into the second half, Japan Junior Youth is once again tied!
This truly is a battle of ups and downs!
Who knows which way it\'ll go?!
It isn\'t just Number 10,
Number 12\'s ability to hold onto the ball,
Number 9\'s powerful shot in front of the goal,
They\'ve improved a lot since their game against Germany,
All right!
Tsubasa passed the ball to Matsuyama because he knew
how good he is at holding onto it,
That\'s what allowed us to get that point,
Tsubasa\'s really something!
Sawada, Misugi,
Get warmed up, One of you will be going in for the finale,
O-Okay,
Misugi,
Okay!
Diaz,
Those guys just don\'t give up,
We\'re not fighting simply against the Asian country of Japan,
We\'re fighting against Japan, a country that wants to win just like us,
Let\'s fight guts with guts!
If they go all out, we go all out!
Yeah!
Got it, Diaz!
Tsubasa,
You\'ve really improved, haven\'t you?
The Tsubasa I know is Tsubasa the forward,
Captain Tsubasa, who\'s not only
an excellent scorer, but a player who lifts up his teammates,
You\'ve become a player
who leads by bringing out his teammates\' unique strengths and abilities,
In that message I left you, I told you to become a midfielder,
You managed to do that and more, you far exceeded my expectations,
and became an exceptional midfielder,
Even without me, you\'re,,,
Ten minutes left,
To advance to the top four, Argentina can get by with a draw,
But Japan needs a victory here to move forward,
Let\'s go, everyone!
Yeah!
Argentina isn\'t interested in a draw,
They\'re going for points to win!
What a battle we have here folks!
Naturally, Diaz is at the center of their offense!
Japan is marking Diaz with Tsubasa!
Diaz presses on despite Tsubasa\'s fierce marking!
Juan Diaz truly is a genius!
There!
Tsubasa makes a desperate slide!
The ball is loose!
Kick it, Pascal!
Get in there!
Pascal makes a shoot!
Goalie Wakashimazu makes a diving catch!
All right!
Get out there, everyone!
Now it\'s Japan\'s turn on the offense!
The ball goes to Misaki!
Every time Japan scored a point, this guy was assisting,
In that case,,,
Diaz!
Well hello there, Number 10,
Whoa, this time, Diaz is marking Tsubasa!
Misaki will be the alternate playmaker for Japan,
We\'re counting on you, Misaki!
There!
What?!
Misaki makes an exquisite pass to Hyuga, who ran behind the opposing defense,
Nice, Misaki!
Take this!
He\'s making yet another pass!
Hyuga holds off on making a shot and kicks the ball in front of the goal!
Stop him!
Block his shot!
All right!
There!
Nitta makes a back pass!
The ball heads towards Sano,
Get in!
And he takes a shot!
So close!
What a save by Galtoni!
- Crap! - Nice job, Goalie!
Let\'s do this!
Argentina has the ball once again!
It\'s back and forth with these teams, folks!
Diaz is marking Tsubasa who has four assists,
It\'s going to be difficult to score any points,
If we want to win with Hyuga, who\'s already scored two goals,,,
Should I throw in Sawada?
Or perhaps,,,
You can do it, Argentina!
One more point, Diaz!
Don\'t lose, Japan!
Just one more point!
Both teams\' cheering squads are cheering their hearts out!
This battle has the stadium going wild with excitement!
Only five minutes left, This is it!
The aces and captains of both teams have marked one another
and are unable to find an opportunity to score!
Diaz!
I won\'t lose, Number 10!
The other players aren\'t backing down, either!
What a clash of fighting spirit!
All right,
The ball goes into the sideline and is handed to Argentina,
What\'s this?
It appears that Japan is changing their lineup,
In place of Number 18 Nitta,
with Number 24 on his back,,,
Misugi!
Jun Misugi is going in!
You can do it, Misugi!
Yeah!
The Glass Ace,,,
The Young Noble of the Field, Jun Misugi!
Could he be Japan\'s secret weapon?
Misugi never played in the goodwill match
when Team Japan went on tour, or even in this tournament,
But in the match against Argentina,
he\'s standing on the stadium field for the first time!
Misugi!
Tsubasa, I\'m finally standing on the pitch with you,
NEXT EPISODE THE YOUNG NOBLE OF THE FIELD RETURNS!!