Now for our roster for our match against Italy,
Nitta and Hyuga, you\'re forwards,
Yes, sir,
Tsubasa, Sawada, Tachibana brothers in midfield,
Yes, sir,
Matsuyama, Ishizaki, Soda, Jito, defenders,
Yes, sir,
Wakashimazu, you\'re goalie,
Huh? Y-Yes, sir,
I\'m trusting you with Japan\'s goal, Wakashimazu,
Wakabayashi,
- Misaki, - Yes, sir,
You haven\'t seen this team play yet,
I want you observing for the first half,
If there\'s an opportunity in the second half, then you\'ll go in,
Yes, sir,
Let\'s go, guys,
To make it past prelims,
let\'s make it happen against Italy today,
Yeah!
CAPTAIN TSUBASA: JUNIOR YOUTH ARC,
EPISODE 9 A GREAT JOURNEY,
The Japanese and Italian teams enter the pitch to a sea of cheering fans,
- Italy! - Yay!
- Go! - Italy!
This is the opening match, Japan vs, Italy,
Participating players from around the world
are also eagerly watching from the stands,
Go, Japan!
Go, Misaki!
Italy Junior Youth refused to play
that practice match against us, saying we were a waste of time,
They\'ll regret they ever said that,
What are they looking at?
It\'s Tsubasa,
They\'re staring at Tsubasa,
I let you get by that time,
This is the real deal,
It won\'t be as easy this time around,
I swear on my reputation as Europe\'s number one goalie,
I\'ll put an end to your Drive Shot,
Team Italy\'s different now,
Is it because that was a practice match and today\'s official?
I can feel the tension in my bones,
I know they\'ll come out stronger than they did against Bremen,
Watch out Tsubasa, they\'ll mark you this match,
Wait, Misaki\'s not playing?
No way,
Wakabayashi is not in the starting roster,
The goalie is not our Wakabayashi?
It\'s time,
It finally begins,
Three years ago, their skills and styles shocked everyone,
This generation of talented players like Tsubasa Ozora,,,
JAPAN TEAM FORMATION,
With a little more time and practice,
they\'ll lead Japan to the top of the soccer world,
This match will be the first step toward that incredible dream,
It\'ll be a grand journey,
Japan Junior Youth vs Italy Junior Youth, kick off!
JAPAN VS ITALY,
The match starts with the Italians in possession,
Let\'s go, Nitta,
All right,
Let\'s see just how Japan handles the Italians
and their long-held tradition of European soccer!
Is Japan okay without Misaki?
I thought they could play a good match,
but only with Wakabayashi and that number 10,
The Italians with some quick pass work,
Team Italy controls the ball midfield and,
Go!
Puts the ball in the open space to the right where the sides run for it,
I\'ve learned something from our European tour,
It\'s that the accuracy of their passes
and the speed of their play is unlike anything we\'ve faced in Japan,
But we\'ve also gradually gotten used to their moves,
You think you can beat us?
Don\'t let him center it,
All right,
Oh no!
A good fake out, He evades, then centers it,
They may\'ve adapted to the European playing style,
but this is Italy Junior Youth,
Each one has been selected from all over Italy,
and they\'re surprisingly formidable opponents,
Mine!
Tardelli, the tall forward, heads the ball,
Have the Italians scored the first goal already?
Perfect timing,
Go!
He stops it!
What?
No way!
Wakashimazu the goalie, grabs it in a diving catch,
Nice one, Wakashimazu,
Wakashimazu,
Of course I could stop the shot,
He\'s not bad,
Okay, guys, counter! Here, Tsubasa,
Ball goes to Tsubasa,
Okay,
Time for a Japanese counter attack,
But the Italians are running their hearts out,
Crush him!
I\'m gonna stop ya,
Tsubasa meets the Italian charge head-on,
Tsubasa Ozora, captain of Team Japan!
He takes on blue lightning Italy,
the proud successors of European soccer tradition,
Guys, keep your eyes on number 10 and his movements,
That number 10 wasn\'t there the last time we saw Japan play,
He\'s the one coach was talking about,
He\'s getting by them, First one, then two, with dazzling fake outs
and skilled foot work, Tsubasa gets past Team Italy,
Tsubasa!
Wh-Who is that guy?
So Japan has Misaki and this amazing guy?
Who is that?
Tsubasa,
Tsubasa, watch out!
I\'m marking him,
All right,
Italy charges hard with two players,
Foul, that\'s a foul!
Tsubasa!
Tsubasa\'s been injured and only just joined this tour,
This doesn\'t look good,
Are you all right, Tsubasa?
Hey,,,
Yeah, I\'m okay,
They know Tsubasa\'s a dribbling master,
so they\'ll foul him to stop him if they have to,
Yeah,
Tsubasa\'s able to stand, He seems okay,
Without Tsubasa, a top-tier finish is out of the question,
Italy will continue to fight to stop you,
Don\'t stop fighting, Tsubasa,
People will always try to get you when you\'re the best,
And we\'re back,
Team Japan once again sends the ball to Tsubasa,
He is their one and only playmaker,
All right, let\'s pulverize him,
Oh, another foul!
Tsubasa is unable to make his plays,
Jeez, these guys are going to just keep going after Tsubasa,
It\'s play time,
Maybe instead of Tsubasa,,,
Here, give me the ball,
Tsubasa!
Here, Tsubasa,
Hyuga!
Hyuga,
Hyuga takes his team\'s ball and passes to Tsubasa,
Here I come, Italian Junior Youth,
Come on and tackle me, Bring it!
I\'m not going to lose, I\'ll get by every single one of you,
CAPTAIN TSUBASA: JUNIOR YOUTH ARC,
BIRTH DATE OCTOBER 6 / HEIGHT 163 CM WEIGHT 53 KG / BLOOD TYPE B,
H-He\'s,,,
Tsubasa rushes headlong into the danger zone
where the Italian players await,
Tsubasa, you stubborn bastard,
That\'s some good fighting spirit,
I see why Wakabayashi is always going on about him,
Oh, this time he passes,
He brushes it to the left and receives a one-two from Sawada,
Not only can he dribble, but he has great judgement for passing,
Oh, the second he trapped the ball, he\'s tackled from behind,
That\'s already a third foul by Italy,
And they\'re all against Tsubasa,
Tsubasa!
The referee certainly seems to be giving Team Italy a talking-to,
That\'s enough, jerks,
Tsubasa,
Hey, guys, this is our chance,
I can shoot directly for the goal from here,
I get it, You can aim for the goal from here with your Drive Shot,
Wow, you\'ve thought this through,
Yeah, but they know about Tsubasa\'s Drive Shot,
Oh yeah,
That\'s why, Matsuyama,,,
Now Japan gets a free kick in front of Italy\'s goal,
And Italy builds its wall,
That shot we saw the other day, he\'ll definitely use that to try and score,
Yeah,
Tsubasa takes the free kick,
Will Team Japan bet on Tsubasa\'s Drive Shot?
They may\'ve built a wall, but the Drive Shot can clear it to score,
But the goalie for Italy Junior Youth
is Zino Hernandez, known as the best goalie in all of Europe,
Will Japan be able to score against his record?
Jump!
Tsubasa doesn\'t kick!
What?
It\'s Matsuyama from behind who kicks,
All right,
Got it,
Shooting through an opening in the wall, it\'s the ground-hugging Eagle Shot,
We did it, the plan worked,
Oh, he stopped it!
What?!
He one-handed Matsuyama\'s powerful Eagle Shot,
Wh-What reflexes, what grip strength!
Yes! Good one, Zino,
There you have it, Zino Hernandez, number one goalie in Europe,
He returns it immediately to his team mates,
Now comes Italy\'s counteroffensive,
Oh no, go back!
No, the ball goes to Tsubasa,
What?
Come at me,
The goalie, he did this on purpose,
Is he telling me to take my Drive Shot?
Come on, bring me your Drive Shot,
All right, I\'ll do it,
Tsubasa,
I\'ll give you
my Drive Shot!
Stop it
if you can!
It\'s the Drive Shot!
Tsubasa!
All right, it\'s gone,
We score the first point,
Tsubasa\'s Drive Shot!
Forming a rainbow arc, it\'s headed straight for the Italian goal,
What kind of shot is that?
Zino!
It\'s that shot!
That goalie anticipated Tsubasa\'s Drive Shot and positioned himself,,,
Just at the edge of the goal line, like Wakashimazu,
And as the Drive Shot lengthens as it falls, he timed it so,,,
Oh and it\'s a one-handed catch!
Wh-What?
Just like the Eagle Shot, he stopped it with one hand,
The Drive Shot is still alive!
Will it take the goalie with it and score?
Oh, Zino!
All right, keep going,
Get in there!
He adds his left hand and manages to stop it!
What?
Zino,
H-He stopped it! No goal! It didn\'t go over the goal line,
And the crowd gives a hearty applause for both plays,
The shot from Japan\'s number 10 was great but,,,
The Italian goalie Zino Hernandez is amazing,
That\'s a great save right there,
Nice, Zino,
Only you,
Even I couldn\'t stop Tsubasa\'s Drive Shot,
Tsubasa\'s Drive Shot is a no-go against Zino Hernandez, Europe\'s best goalie,
Get it now?
There\'s no chance in this match you\'ll ever break the Italian defense,
Damn it, I\'m the number one goalie in Europe,
To make the team stronger, Genzo sacrificed himself
and threw away his opportunity to play in this tournament,
Yet he\'s still an athlete who lives to stand on the pitch,
Ts-Tsubasa,
Amazing, This is the power of the true home of soccer,
But I haven\'t lost yet,
I\'ve got more than my Drive Shot,
Tsubasa,
Roberto taught me the Drive Shot,
It\'s just one technique of many,
And the stronger the opponent, the more fired up I get,
All right, guys, We go from here,
Yeah,
Yes, this is what Tsubasa\'s been waiting for,
An unbelievably powerful opponent,
For Tsubasa to get to the next stage, this formidable rival
is exactly what he needs right now,
I\'ll put the ball in the goal next time, Hernandez,
His first opponent is Zino Hernandez,
It\'s been a while since Tsubasa has faced someone that good,
Okay, time for Italy Junior Youth to fight back,
Yeah!
Guys, let\'s get back,
All right,
He must be,,,
The match resumes and the Italians have control,
Some quick passing by the Italian midfield,
Can Team Japan keep up?
What?
And they can! Tsubasa intercepts,
It\'s number 10 again,
All right, here I come,
Japan\'s very own soccer genius, Tsubasa Ozora,
He was born to play,
Not to mention his playing is effective against the Europeans,
Nice, Tsubasa,
He really is amazing, that guy,
Yeah,
Having his Drive Shot stopped doesn\'t seem to have slowed him down at all,
In fact he seems to relish having a strong opponent
and is rushing towards the Italian goal,
I\'m coming, Zino Hernandez,
All right, let\'s go Tsubasa,
Hyuga,
Tsubasa\'s dribble is supported on the side by Hyuga,
Two long-time rivals in Japan, Tsubasa and Hyuga,
now go after the Italian goal with a combination play,
Will they score the first goal?
Tsubasa, and Kojiro joined him,
All right, go! Tsubasa! Hyuga!
Go!
Italy goes in for an early charge,
Stop him!
Tsubasa passes to Hyuga who is running beside him,
What?
Oh, he doesn\'t pass,
He faked a pass and just dribbled his way through,
Nice, Tsubasa,
Hyuga follows Tsubasa and runs behind,
Don\'t let him do what he wants, Grind him down,
Tsubasa breaks through again, He skillfully moves the ball
and throws the Italian players into confusion,
Is he not thinking of passing to Hyuga at all?
Th-That\'s,,,
Tsubasa is already at the Italian goal,
Oh, and there\'s the pass, A very clever pass to Hyuga in front of the goal,
Oh no!
Nice pass, Tsubasa,
Hyuga with no mark in front of the Italian goal,
All right, it\'s mine,
Non-Trap Shot!
Go!
What?
Oh, no! Hernandez grabs hold hard,
The goalie Hernandez has had many stellar plays already today,
He read Tsubasa\'s pass,
then ran and blocked Hyuga\'s path,
Team Japan has created opportunities but none have come to fruition,
Damn, he defends perfectly,
He totally read my pass,
Zino Hernandez, Italy Junior Youth\'s impenetrable goalie,
NEXT EPISODE THEY\'VE RETURNED! THE GOLDEN DUO!!