A new rival has appeared! ,
His name is Kojiro Hyuga,
Appearing suddenly during Nankatsu FC\'s practice,
he displays his overwhelming power to Tsubasa and his friends,
Despite being part of Meiwa FC, Saitama\'s representatives,
his overly rough play style creates a separation between him and his teammates,
As a result, he leaves his team to fend for itself during the qualifications,
On the other hand, Nankatsu has discovered Wakabayashi\'s injury,
With worry and anxiety, they enter the prefectural preliminaries,
Due to Tsubasa\'s efforts, they achieve a magnificent victory,
Nankatsu FC continues to climb the ranks easily after their win,
Now, it\'s time for the semi-finals match in the Youth Football League\'s Shizuoka Prefecture,
The second semi-final, Nankatsu FC vs, Shimada Elementary FC, is about to start, ,
Hooray! Hooray! Nankatsu! ,
Fight! Fight! Shimada!
What? Wakabayashi won\'t be playing in the match?!
What\'s the meaning of that, coach?
It seems that Wakabayshi\'s leg has not completely healed yet,
What,,,?!
Don\'t worry, I\'m just trying to make sure I can be in tomorrow\'s match,
Shimada Elementary has no finishers,
There aren\'t any specific players to worry about, so we can go without Wakabayashi, ,
You can count on me for the finals, so for today,
I\'ll leave the goal to you, Morisaki,
Yes, I\'ll do my best!
Okay, I got it!
We\'ll show them that we\'re the stronger team,
even without Wakayabashi playing!
Yeah!
You guys have done well this far,
But, the opponent today is Nankatsu,
They\'re a powerhouse,
Yes, sir!
There\'s no need to give up right at the start,
We\'ll study each and every single play that Nankatsu makes,
Yes, sir!
We\'ll give it our all!
EPISODE 11: AN UNEXPECTED STRUGGLE ,
Shizuoka prefecture semi-finals, second game,
Nankatsu FC vs, Shimada Elementary Football Club,
All eyes are on Nankatsu FC, the favorite team to win the preliminaries,
The attack that revolves around the center-forward Tsubasa Ozora
has averaged 9 goals a match, They are the tournament\'s leading power!
Also, the keeper Wakabayashi has kept a streak of no goals conceded in six matches,
He is not starting this match, due to some issue with his leg,
The starting goalkeeper for this match will be #12, Yuzo Morisaki,
On the other side, Shimada Elementary is a team
that\'s made it this far through their perseverance, tenacity and hard work,
So far, the first match of the semi-finals was won by the famous Shimizu FC,
with their keeper Kawakami drawing comparisons to Wakabayashi, ,
Will it be Nankatsu FC or Shimada Elementary
that will go to the finals, victorious?
Wow,,, so this is Nankatsu?
Everybody looks like they are good at this,
Let\'s have a good match!
Go easy on us!
What\'s with these guys?
(They\'re kinda killing the mood,,
Hey!
You!
It looks like they aren\'t very strong!
Hey, Izawa!
What are these guys doing?
Aren\'t they going to attack?
They aren\'t pressuring us to take the ball,
Looks like we\'ll win easily, today,
Go for it, Tsubasa!
Nankatsu\'s Izawa sends a long pass to the front line!
All right!
It\'s intercepted!
Izawa\'s long pass does not connect!
Nice cut, Fujisawa!
Oh, that\'s bad,
A little obvious, wasn\'t it? ,
There!
Fujisawa, the man that stole the ball,
Crap, fall back!
is sending a long pass forward to his teammate,
The ball reaches Nagasaki, Shimada Elementary\'s captain!
(Damn it! ,
Nankatsu\'s defense is caught by surprise! ,
What are you doing, Morisaki?
You\'re supposed to handle the first line of defense!
Y-Yes!
It\'s all or nothing! ,
What!?
Nagasaki unexpectedly fires away at the net from a long distance!
The keeper can\'t get it! ,
It\'s in!
Unbelievable! Shimada Elementary opens up the score!
I did it! It feels to good to be true!
To think we could score against Nankatsu,,, ,
Hey! What are you doing, goalkeeper?!
You have to stop those weak shots properly!
Boss!
After a fast counter-attack and long pass,
a long shot from outside the penalty area finds the back of the net!
The streak of no conceded goals by Nankatsu FC has come to an end in the 6th match!
I don\'t think Nankatsu is very good,,
Sorry,
Don\'t lose heart, Morisaki,,
We\'ve scored an average of 9 goals per match,
We\'ll make a comeback before you can even realize it!
Everybody,,,
Do you think that we, Nankatsu, will lose in a place like this?!
Let\'s pick ourselves up and go for it!
Shizuoka prefecture tornament semi-finals,
Nankatsu FC vs, Shimada Elementary,
Nobody could\'ve ever imagined the match would turn out this way,,,
It looks like it\'s about to rain,,,
The first half ends here!
Nanbu FC are comfortable in a three-goal lead!
We\'re in good shape!
We got this! ,
This is impossible!
Without Hyuga, reaching the nationals is,,,
So, is that all you\'ve got?
Hyuga! ,
Well, what happened?
Weren\'t you guys gonna win with your football?
Captain,,,!
Please don\'t say things like that
and participate in the match!
Please!
Sure,
But,,, only if you guys play my way,
Hyuga\'s football,,,?
That\'s right!
My style is one that doesn\'t accept defeat!
Be ready and willing to do anything to win,
It\'s time for the second half to start,
Meiwa FC will be substituting players,
# 10 Hyuga enters, replacing #13 Nakamoto,
What? Hyuga\'s coming?
He hasn\'t played in any of these matches, Why now?
# 15 Sawada enters, replacing #14 Koyama,
I can play with Hyuga at last!
Captain! Takeshi\'s still in 4th grade!
Why is he even in this match?!
Watch the second half and find out for yourself, ,
Takeshi\'s my partner,,
Let\'s go, Takeshi!
Yes!
The tournament semi-finals,
Meiwa FC vs, Nanbu FC,
the second half to decide the Saitama representative starts now! ,
Kisugi fires away,,,!
But the ball goes over the bar!
This is his 10th shot in the first half!
Damn it!
Kisugi, why didn\'t you pass to Tsubasa,
who was standing right in front of the goal?
I had a chance to shoot! Isn\'t that fine?
Can you look at the scoreboard and say that?!
We\'re losing by a point to them!
If you just look at ball possession and shots, we might have the upper hand,
but even then, we haven\'t been able to score,
What are they doing? ,
Shimada Elementary counter attacks with another long pass!
Kishida cuts the pass!
Mark him!
This time, we\'re scoring!
Everybody, mark him!
Yeah!
Shimada Elementary defends against Nankatsu\'s monstrous attack!
The defense pushes back with force!
The pass is aimed at Kisugi!
It\'s another long shot!
The ball is safely caught by the goalkeeper!
Is Nankatsu rushing to end things?
They\'re caught up in Shimada Elementary\'s defense
and are unable to score!
Why won\'t they pass to Tsubasa?!
Oh! It\'s the end of the first half!
In the Shizuoka prefecture semi-finals 2nd match,
Shimada Elementary leads at half-time, 1-0!
Nankatsu FC, the tournament favorites, end the first half without scoring a single goal!
What are you guys doing?!
Your attacking rhythm is all over the place!
Why don\'t you follow Tsubasa\'s rhythm?
Well, since our passes are connecting easily past them,
we end up shooting by instinct since we can easily dribble past them,
I understand how you feel, but Tsubasa is much stronger than you guys,
Pass more efficiently and
match Tsubasa\'s pace in the second half,
Got it?
Yes, sir!
Should I go in the second half, coach?
Wha,,,
No, we\'ll go just like this,
We\'re counting on you, Tsubasa!
Yes, sir!
Huh,,, it\'s raining!
How many times have we seent his scene so far?
He dribbles past his opponents and
brings the ball up the line!
#15, Takeshi Sawada! He is the youngest player in this tournament!
Was Takeshi this good before?
Hyuga!
Takeshi sends a cross to Hyuga who is in front of the goal!
That\'s right!
This duo came into the game for the second half,
and Meiwa FC has caught up to the 3 goal lead!
Get Hyuga! Mark him!
We won\'t let you score anymore!
Hmph! ,
We got you now!,
Hyuga shoots! ,
The match is over!
4-3! ,
The team going for Saitama prefecture finals
is Meiwa FC! What a huge comeback!
What a terrific striker he is!
The boy came in during the second half and
scored 4 goals, leading his team to victory,
His name is Kojiro Hyuga!
Misaki steals the ball! ,
Nankatsu FC\'s offense hasn\'t slowed down in this second half!
Send it here, Misaki!
Oops!
I wonder if it\'s due to the rain, but it looks like they can\'t play like they were before,
It seems the goddess of luck is finally smiling down on us,,,!
What happened to you guys?
Shimada Elementary\'s matches were always close until now,
I really doubt they\'re strong enough to stop us,
Coach, please show me the data of Shimada Elementary one more time, ,
Sure,
Wait, this is,,,!
As expected of Nankatsu!
Even on the soaked pitch, their passes find their mark,
All right!
Oh! The ball gets caught in a puddle!
Certainly, all of their matches were close, but,,,
Shimada Elementary didn\'t give up any goals
until now, either, Just like us,
What did you just say?
Every match they\'ve let the opponent shoot away, often in the double digits,
Even then, their entire team protects the goal, ,
When they can secure the ball, they gamble with a long pass to counter,
This is how they\'ve won \'til now,
So you\'re saying Shimada is,,,
Yeah, they\'re a defensive team through and through,
Shimada Elementary counters again with a long pass!
Guys, get back, quickly!,
He shoots, unmarked! It\'s in! ,
Shimada Elementary gets a precious second goal! ,
We scored a second one!
We\'re not dreaming, right? ,
It\'s all good, It\'s our way of football, nothing else,
We\'ve never had any good finishers to begin with,
Our team was never able to score much,
Those kids really thought it through,
"If we can\'t score, then we just have to stop them from scoring, too," is what they said,
You might call it a passive or half-hearted way of playing,,,
But, with their diligence and excellent teamwork,
those kids have cultivated their own skills, little by little,
Now, Shimada Elementary\'s football is trying to shine,
Good, we can win this match,,
What an unexpected turn of events!
We\'re 10 minutes into the second half,
and the favorites, Nankatsu, are behind by 2 goals!
I definitely won\'t lose! ,
In the second match of the semi-finals,
less then 15 minutes remain,
Nankatsu FC, the tournament favorites,
are having difficulties again Shimada Elementary\'s strong defense,,
Coach!
Put me in!
I\'ll block Shimada Elementary\'s counters
to let us focus on our attacks, I\'ll,,,
No, I won\'t let you play,
Wakabayashi, our goal isn\'t just to participate in the Nationals,
It\'s to win the Nationals!
If we can\'t overcome an ordeal like this one,
we can\'t possibly keep up in the Nationals
where the competition will be at its peak, ,
If that\'s the case, it\'s better to lose right here and now,
Coach,,,
Everyone from Shimada Elementary gathers in front of the goal,
and tightens their defense,
Roberto, Tsubasa won\'t lose, right?
No,,, I\'m not sure this is something that can be done
with Tsubasa\'s skills alone,
Eh?
Passing the ball around and crushing Shimada Elementary\'s defenses,,,
There\'s nothing wrong with Nankatsu\'s tactic,
However, the rain is the problem here,
Normally, Nankatsu\'s better at controlling the ball,
but because of the rain, the speed of their passes and their ability to trap the ball worsens,
You could say there isn\'t much difference between their skills, now, ,
If it keeps going like this,,, Shimada Elementary, who scored first,
has a huge advantage towards winning,
Ah,,,
Also, there\'s always someone marking Tsubasa,
So,,,
Tsubasa creates an opening upon receiving a pass,
and fires away from a difficult position!
It goes right at the goalkeeper!
Wait, he fumbles it!
The ball slips away due to the rain!
Shimada Elementary saves it!
They send this dangerous ball out of play somehow!
Nankatsu can\'t score!
Well done, Uesugi!
Nice cover!
Even if we get the ball to Tsubasa, we can\'t score,,, ,
Nankatsu\'s going to lose this match, ,
The ball flies over to Nankatsu\'s side,
Even though Nankatsu tries to get back quickly,
their moves are slowed due to the rain,
There are less than 8 minutes remaining,
Going to lose?
Is Nankatsu really about to lose?
Tsubasa,,,
Like we\'d ever lose! ,
Tsubasa demonstrates his fighting spirit!
He takes the ball and dribbles forward!
Stop him!
All we have to do is stop him,,,
All right, guys! Let\'s advance while passing the ball around,
Okay, over here!
All right!
Take this!
Tsubasa!
Okay, we\'ll keep going, too!
Yeah!
Nankatsu keeps the ball in the air
and continues to connect their passes without using the damp field,
What splendid teamwork!
That\'s right,,, That\'s it, Tsubasa!
Your role isn\'t just to score,
You can also be a playmaker,
and lead the game yourself!
Without Wakabayashi, no one else can lead this game but you!
Led by Tsubasa, Nankatsu has created a gap in front of Shimada\'s goal!
Tsubasa!
Tsubasa receives the ball with his right foot
and turns his body around! He shoots!
Goal!
He turns Misaki\'s perfect cross into a magnificent volley shot!
Nankatsu finally scores against Shimada!
That was great, Tsubasa!
All right!
You did it, We need one more goal!
Yeah!
Shimada Elementary\'s no goal winning streak
ends with this sixth match!
Don\'t worry, guys!
Will Nankatsu go after the game-tying goal?
Or will Shimada Elementary manage to keep their lead?
Only 5 minutes remain,
Take this Tsubasa!
Misaki!
All right!
Misaki sends a long pass in front of the goal,
Got it!
A mid-air battle in the rain!
Nankatsu\'s Izawa wins the ball!
Tsubasa dashes in!
A diving header!
Goal!
With only 2 minutes left in the match,
Nankatsu finally scores the game-tying goal! ,
You did it Tsubasa!
Nankatsu is really strong, after all,,,
Yeah,,,
So this is their true power,,,
What shall we do, guys?
Should we go on the defensive?
It\'s not like we have a choice, do we?
But, can we really keep Nankatsu\'s attacks at bay this way?
Well, even if the match ends in a tie, we\'ll still have extra time,
Guys, how about we attack?
Eh?
Our teamwork being so good has always been our strong point,
Even if we\'re not great individually,
we\'ve been able to get results when we all work together, haven\'t we?
Now is the time for us to come together as one,
and aim for Nankatsu\'s goal!
We have to do this for our coach\'s sake, and for all the training he\'s given us! ,
We\'ll score a goal all together!
Yeah!
Shimada Elementary, who have defended with dogged determination all game,
come attacking right out of the gate into Nankatu\'s side!
What?!
Has this surprise attack successfully caught Nankatsu off guard?! ,
Shimada toys with them with their excellent pass work! ,
Are you stupid, suddenly? Don\'t lose your cool!
Mark them individually!
Hey!
Not yet!
Shimada Elementary manages to pick this ball up!
Shimada Elementary is showing their excellent teamwork!
They aren\'t letting Nankatsu keep up!
Everyone, attack with all we\'ve got!
Yes!
That\'s a good team,
Yes, Their play is loose and free, ,
All right! I won\'t lose either!
Tsubasa recovers the ball!
However, Shimada Elementary follows up again,
Damn it!
That\'s it!
Protect that ball!
The football you play relies on teamwork,
You help each other and carry the ball to the goal,
Oh no!
It\'s a cross towards the goal!
Uesugi is unmarked!
The goalkeeper, Morisaki, stops it!
An excellent save!
Morisaki,,,
I protected our goal, Wakabayashi!
Morisaki kicks the ball far forward!
It\'s Nankatsu\'s turn to counter-attack!
Damn it!
Everyone, fall back!
Tsubasa gets the ball!
All right!
Tsubasa dribbles forward in a mad dash! Shimada Elementary can\'t keep up!
Tsubasa is one-on-one with the goalkeeper!
GOOOOAAAAL! ,
The whistle blows! The match ends here!
Nankatsu has turned the tables around and won!
Shimada Elementary was certainly persistent, but they ran out of energy in the end,
Nankatsu\'s eleven are shouting with joy after a hard-earned victory! ,
They advance to the finals of the Shizuoka Prefecture Tournament,
And with this last goal, Nankatsu\'s Tsubasa Ozora
scores a hat-trick for the sixth time in a row!
All right, ,
You did well, boys,
Let\'s go and line-up,
We gave everything we had against an opponent like Nankatsu, ,
We can hold our heads high, ,
Yeah!
Thank you very much!
Good luck in the final,
Let\'s play again!
Yes!
Go to the Nationals in our stead,
You don\'t have to tell me twice! ,
Shimada Elementary Football Club, you have great teamwork,
I feel like I finally understood what we lack at Nankatsu,
Tsubasa, we\'ll finally be in the finals next,
Yes,
Let\'s make sure we win, everyone!
Yeah!
COMING UP, EPISODE 12: CRUSHING WAKABAYASHI
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!