Misugi!
That\'s right,
We know how hard Misugi was working to support Team Japan as our coach,
And just how amazing of a player he is,
And also, his frustration at being unable to stand on the field,
Do it, Misugi!
I\'m going to make it in,
In order for Team Japan to win, I have to make it in,
Get in there!
He\'s done it!
Misugi\'s Overhead Shot flies straight into the right corner of Argentina\'s goal,
The tables have turned!
Team Japan has taken their first one point lead in this match,
CAPTAIN TSUBASA: JUNIOR YOUTH ARC,
EPISODE 18 THE TOP FOUR ASSEMBLE!
D-Diaz,
We\'ve got two, no, one and a half minutes left,
But we\'re not giving up until it\'s over,
Diaz!
Let\'s concentrate, guys,
With two minutes to go, they\'ll come at us with all they\'ve got,
Celebrate now, and they\'ll score in an instant,
We need to keep pushing until the very end,
Yeah!
Thataway, Tsubasa, That\'s the mindset,
Barely any time\'s left, but as soon as we let up they\'ll jump on the opportunity,
Don\'t stop pushing until you hear the final whistle,
Can Japan beat Argentina and make it to the semifinals?
We will not lose, Number 10,
The only ones going through to the semifinals are us, Team Argentina,
Diaz,
And we\'re back,
Go!
What?!
He\'s gone for a direct shot,
Wakashimazu!
Oh and we got a Drive Shot!
With so little time left, Diaz is aiming straight for the goal,
H-He stopped it!
He blocked it with his right hand and punched it away with his left!
The Drive Shot is a no-go now against Wakashimazu,
Let\'s go, guys,
Yeah,
Last attack by Argentina, everyone\'s on offense,
Defend! Don\'t let them through!
If they get a goal now, all our hard work will be for nothing,
We have to clear it,
We\'re not going to lose, We haven\'t given up yet,
Argentina won\'t let Japan clear the ball,
Argentina picks up the loose ball,
Nice try, pal!
Japan gets it back lickety-split,
And right before the end of the game, a fierce battle unfolds on the Japan side,
Keep going and take the shot!
Defense! Clear it!
Both teams have three points
but Argentina has more points overall,
Even a draw will take them to the semifinals,
Who will be making it through is anyone\'s guess,
Bring it in, Brown,
Hit the ball into Japan\'s goal,
All right!
Nice, Misugi,
Not so fast,
Pascal gets it right back, and he brings it in,
Matsuyama intercepts, but will he keep the ball?
No, Diaz with a fierce tackle,
Matsuyama can\'t hold on to it,
Argentina with a last-ditch effort, and a final show of grit,
Diaz the genius will not lose,
No way am I losing!
Diaz! Diaz! Diaz!
And Diaz is marked by Tsubasa,
Come at me, Diaz,
Hang in there, Tsubasa!
Tsubasa! Tsubasa!
Oh! Pascal moves in front of Tsubasa,
- Okay! Right here! - Now!
Pascal returns Diaz\'s pass with a Diving Header,
He can\'t go after Diaz now,
Tsubasa,
All right, I\'ve lost Number 10\'s mark,
Will Diaz take a shot?
No way!
- Block it! - All right,
Come at me, I\'ll defend Japan to the end,
Japan\'s defense builds a wall in front of Diaz to shut down the shot,
Goalie Wakashimazu completely alone, awaits,
but he doesn\'t have a shot from here,
Guys,
Diaz,
With almost no time left, will Japan win this one?
No wall on Earth is gonna stop me,
And no one is gonna keep me from victory,
I\'m number one,
I am Juan Diaz, the genius!
With superb control, Diaz launches his Banana Shot,
If it\'s in, that means a tie and the semifinals for Argentina,
Go!
Crap, I gotta get to it,
No way,
The ball is being pulled into the net,
Jito!
Ishizaki!
- What? - Jito!
Ishizaki!
What\'s this? Jito and Ishizaki with a last second combo play,
Ishizaki with a ball to the face!
And that is the whistle to end the match!
It\'s 5 to 4!
Team Argentina with genius Diaz, was once pegged to win, but couldn\'t do it,
W-We did it,
We did it, Ishizaki,
Ouch,
We won, we won!
Nice block, Ishizaki,
This is a huge win for Japan Junior Youth,
After a brutal match, they go to the semifinals
in the first International Junior Youth Tournament here in France,
Argentina first led by three this match,
but in the end the score is 5-4, an impressive come-from-behind victory,
Way to go, Misaki,
Misaki,
Are you okay, Ishizaki?
The combination play by Jito and Ishizaki saved them from a tie,
No biggie, We got the W,
And then we have the man who defeated Diaz\'s Drive Shot, Wakashimazu,
We won,
And speaking of combination plays,
let\'s not forget the Tachibana Twins\' efforts who had to sit out due to injury,
And Izawa and Sano, who swapped in for them fought hard and well,
Misaki got the fourth point,
and Misugi came in for the second half to contribute the winning goal,
Taro,
Then there\'s Matsuyama, who showed
both strength and persistence in keeping the ball,
And with two points this match, Hyuga has proven he is truly an ace striker,
And last but not least, our star,
Tsubasa Ozora, who as captain kept the team together
and was integral to all points with five assists,
Without a doubt Tsubasa was the driving force behind today\'s victory,
The entire team is crowding around Captain Tsubasa,
We did it, we\'re in the top four,
The top four,
We beat Italy and Argentina too,
Let\'s keep this up, and we\'ll win this whole thing!
That\'s right, if we can work together,
our soccer, J Boys soccer, will have a place on the world stage,
We lost, I lost,
Diaz,
Well, I guess that\'s a loss, guys,
Juan Diaz, the man destined to be world number one,
the first chapter of the legend is now tarnished,
And that\'s all thanks to Number 10 from Japan,
Hey, Number 10,
Your name, you haven\'t told me yet,
Tsubasa, Tsubasa Ozora,
Tsubasa,
I\'ll remember that name for the rest of my life,
Thanks,
Your uniform, will you swap with mine?
It\'d be my pleasure,
You know, this reminds me of that match between Nankatsu and Toho,
Yeah,
This was certainly a memorable match for Diaz,
I went after points aggressively,
He calmly planned the match out and went after five assists,
At this point, his skill as a midfielder exceeds mine,
It pains me to say, but he\'s the best midfielder in the tournament,
Good luck in the semifinals, and beyond,
But I won\'t be the loser forever, I promise I\'ll get my payback,
Remember that, Tsubasa,
Juan Diaz, I\'ve never met such an amazing opponent,
There will always be someone better, and I\'ve still got a long way to go,
Today\'s win was a group effort,
I may\'ve made five assists, but I can\'t be satisfied with the match,
I want to become a midfielder who can set up the game as well as score,
I need to think about why I was unable to make a goal today,
I\'m sure Roberto would\'ve told me the same,
I know he was watching, and I know Roberto was here,
Are you sure? You\'ll leave without seeing Tsubasa?
Congratulations on making it to the semifinals,
Thanks, But the next match is Japan versus France,
We go up against Uruguay in the semifinals, And then,,,
Our next opponent is Japan,
They beat Italy and Argentina with skill, not luck,
We have to take them seriously, Pierre,
I know,
But France Junior Youth will win,
And I\'ll settle things with Misaki,
Pierre,
CAPTAIN TSUBASA: JUNIOR YOUTH ARC,
BIRTH DATE AUGUST 17 / HEIGHT 170 CM WEIGHT 59 KG / BLOOD TYPE O,
As soccer fans the world over watch,
TEAM JAPAN TEARS IT UP! SEMIFINALS FOR THE FRENCH TOURNAMENT DECIDED
the top four semifinalists of the first International Junior Youth Tournament
in France have been decided,
FIRST FRENCH INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR YOUTH TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALISTS DECIDED,
Let\'s look at what makes each team unique,
First off from Europe, Team Germany,
GERMANY,
They are the top contenders to win the tournament and led by Karl Heinz Schneider
also known as the Emperor,
A solid midfield has supported Schneider
who has achieved a hat trick in every match so far,
The individual players all play at a high level
and the well balanced team is a powerful unit,
The second team, from host country France,
FRANCE
is led by renowned coach Carbonara, who has assembled a team
of players who produce goals from dazzling pass work,
Elle Sid Pierre and Louis Napoleon are key players,
Watch out for combination plays
from the passing expert Pierre and goal poacher Napoleon,
Our third team today is Uruguay from South America,
URUGUAY,
Comparatively they\'re a bit of the lesser known team, aren\'t they?
You may be right, but whoever plays them can\'t let their guard down,
Of course the key to their attack
is ace Ramon Victorino nicknamed the Black Panther,
With his outstanding speed and scoring ability, controlling him will be the key
to winning against Uruguay,
And finally our Team Japan, who slid into the semifinals by defeating,
JAPAN
Italy and Argentina, which were both predicted to win the tournament,
With Captain Tsubasa Ozora
and ace striker Hyuga at the core of their varied attacks,
the team\'s continued ability to step up has earned them a spot in the prelims,
Their ability to shoot from anywhere thanks to the breadth of their
varied attacks is probably their greatest weapon,
JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH ADVANCE TO THE TOP FOUR!!
How far can Japan go against such powerful opponents?
The semifinal matches are Germany versus Uruguay and Japan versus France,
JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH ADVANCE TO THE TOP FOUR!!
What can we expect to see in these matches?
With the addition of Napoleon to the French team led by Pierre,
their attacking ability has improved greatly,
Just how will Team Japan handle the combination plays by these two?
That will certainly be an aspect to look out for,
I see,
I\'m looking forward to seeing Japan play against the home team
and watching Misaki, an athlete who\'s played in France now for three years,
Catch Japan versus France live exclusively with us,
Tsubasa and the guys did it,
Yeah, it\'s amazing they took down Italy and Argentina and made it to the top four,
JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH ADVANCE TO THE TOP FOUR!!
I\'m getting nervous,
Let\'s all watch it together next time,
Okay, I\'ll spread the word,
Yeah, we\'ll all cheer \'em on,
JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH ADVANCE TO THE TOP FOUR!!
Tsubasa and the other guys are amazing, aren\'t they, Sis?
Tsubasa,,, Oh!
JAPAN JUNIOR YOUTH ADVANCE TO THE TOP FOUR!!
Hey Sanae,
What are you doing?
Wow, Tsubasa!
I have to let Dad know,
I see, they made it to the semifinals,
Good luck, Tsubasa,
Where\'s Tsubasa?
With today\'s win, I\'m sure he\'s already reporting back to Sanae,
You\'re probably right,
Tsubasa, score a goal in my heart, too,
You don\'t sound like her at all,
Yeah, we managed to win with everyone working together,
Congratulations, you\'re in the semifinals,
We go up against France next, They\'re a strong team so we need to focus,
We\'ll all cheer for you from here, We\'ll be as loud as they are in Paris,
That sounds good,
- Hey,,, - Hey,,,
What is it?
Yeah, Umm, I,,,
Oh, there you are,
Yo, Sanae,
Ishizaki?
Oh, I wish you could\'ve seen my face block that helped us win,
Tsubasa did a great job pulling the team along,
I bet you fell in love all over again,
I really think you got a good hubby there,
I-Ishizaki,
If you\'d come over to cheer us on, then Tsubasa,,,
Oh, shut up,
SANAE NAKAZAWA CALL ENDED,
She hung up,
She\'s being shy,
Seriously!
Jeez! Jeez!
My bad, I guess I interrupted,
It\'s okay,
Tsubasa,
Do you have a second?
What, you didn\'t get to talk to Tsubasa at all?
No but it\'s okay, I want him to concentrate on the match against France,
I see, Long distance relationships are difficult,
Don\'t tease me,
Oh, but speaking of,,,
Yayoi seemed really pleased that she got a beautiful post card from Misugi,
See, this one,
Oh, how pretty,
That guy,
Excuse me,
Here you go,
Thank you,
Is anything wrong?
Huh? No, it\'s nothing,
What? The São Paulo junior team?
Yeah, They\'re in Paris to play friendlies,
And their coach is Roberto Hongo,
I see, Roberto is coaching a junior team in Brazil,
Tsubasa!
What Roberto?
Don\'t forget, the ball is your friend,
Viva, Tsubasa!
You\'re amazing, Tsubasa,
It\'s the top junior team in Brazil and they haven\'t lost a match in Paris yet,
Thanks for asking around even when you\'re tired from the match,
It\'s not a big deal,
But about that São Paulo junior team, they\'re playing their last match
on the same day as our semifinal near the stadium,
The match starts at 9:30,
Afterwards, they\'re leaving for Brazil on the afternoon flight,
I see, back to Brazil,
What will you do, Tsubasa?
I want to see you, Roberto,
He\'s here,
Yeah,
Welcome,
A powerful addition to the Germany Junior Youth,
The mythical goalie, Deuter Muller,
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