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The fierce Inter-high Soccer
Tournament was over

and Enoshima was off on summer vacation.

We headed to Yakumo-kun's
relative's beach house

at Shirahama Beach in Izu.

The soccer club has been
busy making fried noodles

and selling shaved ice
with their unique staff.

We met up with Seven and Mai-chan
and had a wonderful time.

We got to see a new side
of a number of the seniors

and I think it was a good experience.

The Summit Battle!
Kamakura vs. Shukyu

Today is the day of the Inter-high Finals.

Yusuke, and other nostalgic friends
and senpais at Kamakura High,

play against my brother's rival, Silva,

at Tokyo Shukyu High
School for the championship.

I thought we were early,

but the place is packed for the finals.

Yusuke...

We're finally here.

The national title is right before our,

the Kamakura Soccer Club's, eyes.

Sorry, Kamakura, but Shukyu's
victory is decided. Yeah!

Yeah!

It's show time for the world class
eleven who've gathered

from around the world to train.

Gracias for coming to watch our
first championship victory.

Everyone, I hope you cheer us on!

Mai-chan!

Shukyu looks like they're at a festival.

What ridiculous people.

Shukyu Certain Victory!

On top of wealth and foreign students,

they're making a scene at the Inter-high.

But they look like they're having fun.

Don't you think it would be

shameful for us, too,
if we lost to a team like that?

But they really are strong.

Don't you have any pride?

It doesn't matter to me who wins.

They're only here to set the stage

for the true king once we meet
in the next championship.

Why don't you lose some weight first?

Hayase, do you remember the
summer of your first year?

Yes!

You teamed up with Suguru,
just a third year middle-schooler,

at the Prince League match.

Yes.

Kunimatsu, Saeki, and Nishijima,

you all played with Suguru during
your middle school club years.

Yes.

Don't forget.

You all had the same purpose,
had the same dreams,

as you chased after the ball.

Now, Aizawa's rival, Leonardo Silva,

is standing on that field.

To think that you'd be able to play

against the Brazilian Youth
League's top soccer player.

Today's opponent has two other players

who could go straight into the
pro league, besides Silva.

Of the teams that I have coached,

you are the best developed,

but this will be a tough match.

Don't forget,

most of you have shared
experiences with Aizawa,

who was said to stand
shoulder to shoulder

with Leonardo Silva.

Show Suguru, watching from above,

what you're made of!

Yeah!

It's getting on my nerves.

What is, Ricky?

Going on about Aizawa this, Aizawa that.

It makes me want to run
my fist through them.

Because Japan with Suguru
hurt the Argentinean pride?

Leo!

Are you trying to start a fight
with a teammate before a match?

Don't forget that we're
here on business.

I can't forgive losing to a team

that won't earn us any money
even if we beat them.

Don't fall into some boring
pitfall from your past.

I know.

You don't need to tell me.

Is Ricky all right?

He tends to get caught
up in his own psyche.

He plays better when there's
nothing to provoke him.

His psyche, huh?

I believe the soccer gods
treat everyone equally.

Which is exactly why the scars

of inferiority that were
carved on the soccer field

are so deep.

It's time for the kickoff.

Again. He's staring at me again.

He? You mean Leonardo Silva?

Do you think I've captured the heart

of a world class soccer player?

Silva...

The Kamakura eleven lineup
is the same as before.

Gojo Makito

Shimura Kazushi

Three fullback defenders:

Kunimatsu Hiromi

Kimizuka Naoki

Five midfielders.

Ohkoshi Yutaka

Shima Yuki

Saeki Yusuke

Ikushima Takuya

Hayase Atsushi

Sera Ukyo

Below Top is Sera,

and the forward is Takajo,
in a One Top formation.

This strange Tomahawk formation,

Takajo Akira

with the key players
lined up in the middle,

allows the ace striker, Takajo,

to instantly move straight
toward the opponent's goal.

He is the crowning glory
of the Tomahawk.

I don't want you to give up hope,

but against the Golden 11,

scoring a goal with the Tomahawk

will be next to impossible.

We don't even need to explain

the lineup to the real fans, right?

It's your average looking
middle diamond line up,

but the components are different.

On defense, the pride of Argentina,

named after the highest peak
of the Andes, Aconcagua,

the U-17 representative,
"Ricky" Ricardo Vernardi!

Below top, the man everybody knows,

the U-17 Brazilian representative,

the embodiment of Ginga, Leonardo Silva.

Forward, the black panther
from Cameroon, Patrick Jenpa.

These are the strong ones.

Yay! The Inter-high Soccer Finals kick off!

Let's take our time.
Use both sides.

Maki.

Leave him to me and worry

about what's in front of you.

Okay.

Stuck with Silva right away.

He's a worthy opponent.

What a presence.

It's like that time
against Suguru-san...

Hey. Suguru's underclassman. Come at me.

Watch out, Saeki-kun.

Yusuke!

What is he thinking going one-on-one

against the treasure of Brazil?

Leo, show him that difference in ability.

Well done, Saeki.

Pretending to get drawn
in by provocation,

he sends an easy pass to
Hayase in Silva's blind spot.

I see. So he's been trained.

However...

Naive.

Leo has eyes on the back of his head.

Saeki got a pass through,

only to fall into a trap on the right side.

If they can steal the ball this far upfield,

they'll have a chance at
the first goal, right away.

Crap!

You're not going anywhere!

Hayase!

There he is. It's Takajo.

The U-19 representative ace striker

had fallen all the way back here.

Takajo-san!

Hey! Leave him to me.

Karaki and Kato, take care of both sides.

Takajo slows down.

Isn't the future Japanese forward
being a little too careful?

That's right.

It's still so early.

Wouldn't it have been fine if he'd
pushed forward with a dribble?

I wonder.

Araki-san.

Ricardo is an Argentinean
U-17 representative.

He's not the type you can score a
chance off of by charging recklessly.

That said, just holding on to the
ball in the middle of the field

isn't going to score any goals, either.

Obviously, he has some sort of plan...

That might be true.

Look, Kakeru.

Shukyu's moved their defensive
midfielders and fullbacks up.

This is the opposite of

what happened in the last Shukyu match.

Right. That time,

they made use of the space that the
attacker's impatience created to attack.

The usually offensive Kamakura

is patiently passing around the ball.

If this is their attempt to bring
out the Shukyu defense...

If you're not attacking,
then we'll have to go to you!

I'll take that!

All right. Pat's going for it.

It's a chance. Move up!

What?

Wait. You're moving up too far.

The ball was spinning.

Don't underestimate Pat's speed.

Kunimatsu looks like
he'll get there first.

What a clear!

I mean, what a great pass.

Yusuke!

This is probably what they were going for.

To draw out the opponent
during the opening

of the game and force Shukyu's play,

Sera-kun sent an
intentionally weak pass.

This might be a trap
formation based around

Sera's precision kicking skills.

Crush him!

What speed!

Takajo is running off at rocket speed.

No problem. Ricky will stop him.

What?

Is this a long shot?

Goal! It's in!

All right.

Against world class foreign
students, Kama— no,

the Japanese youth
representative striker,

Takajo scores a goal!

All right!

1-0. Kamakura scores the first goal.

Amazing.

Kamakura really is amazing.

Against a team with Silva and Ricardo,

scoring the first goal
within five minutes...

That was, without a doubt,
a goal scored with ability.

From deep on their own side,

they brought the ball all the way up

with dribbles and passes to score.

But that attack was so fast.

It was possible because of

this year's Kamakura players,
nicknamed Tomahawk.

The opponent's lapse and
the momentary opportunity

to pass the ball to the
goal in that instant:

they used both accurate
passes and tactical players

aligned vertically in the middle.

That opening was an opportunity
created by Kamakura.

Yeah.

Takajo slowing the ball
down without attacking

was probably a strategic move.

Probably.

Ricardo may be world class,

but itching to go after the ball

is a characteristic of every defender.

First, they were drawn out
and moved upfield of their position,

by what first appeared to be a mis-kick,
and then a back pass by Sera appeared.

From there Shukyu's entire team

went into attack mode,

like a wolf pack stalking their prey,

toward Kamakura's goal.

But the ball had a spin on it.

It moved as if it was
running away from the forward

because it was a trap kick.

Kicking a ball with that
precision and spin

is a strategy that exists only
because of Sera-kun's unique ability.

Probably from the moment they
gained him as a conductor,

predicting the strong teams
they'd meet at Nationals,

they came up with this formation play.

That sounds similar to the concept

of our Booby Trap Formation.

A big chance at a goal

doesn't always happen down
in the opponent's territory.

Actually, what it really comes down to

is that momentary lapse in defense

during the shift into an attack.

Certainly, in a hard-to-score situation,

like the World Cup or
tense domestic games,

such cases would arise.

It's like avoiding the
enemy's key players

and scoring a goal, without letting
the opponent even play soccer.

It was a terrifying game.

Kunimatsu's defense instinctively
crushed openings.

Yusuke and Sera-kun had
game-making ideas and plays.

Takajo-san's shots were
stirring and razor sharp.

Ricardo Vernardi's play is
so perfect you have to wonder

how Kamakura scored that first point.

Leonardo Silva's dribble penetration
and passes were striking,

not to mention Patrick
Jenpa's acrobatic shots.

Both teams went back and forth

between onslaught and defense

without reaching a conclusion by the
time the game reached halftime.

A passing mark for the first half.

Yes!

Everyone, I'm not worried.

You already know, right?

Our objective isn't the championship
of this tournament.

It's your quota.

And the same goes for me, right?

Yes, sir!

Unlike the teams we've played before,

Kamakura is not just a practice team.

Think of them as a real
game team and play.

That's all from me.

Yes, sir!

Show me what you can
do in the second half.

Make it worth that high payoff.

Yes, sir!

Hey, Kakeru.

What?

About the first point by Kamakura:

I think it was something that
Suguru-san said a long time ago.

Something my brother said?

From the sweeper, Kunimatsu,
to the defensive midfielder, Saeki,

to the below top, me.

While drawing out our opponent,

we move the ball with almost no dribbling.

And, of course...

He said that you would score.

My brother did...

I hope Kamakura wins.

Yeah.

The Tomahawk, which my brother

dreamed of perfecting with me,

was being played out

with Sera-kun and
Takajo-san at the finals.

When the game finally
started moving again,

it was 25 minutes
into the second half.

The moment suddenly appeared in
the game, like an air pocket.

Great job, Yusuke. Good call.

They're one goal ahead,

so avoiding the risk of a
counterattack is most important, right?

You think so?

Huh?

Plays that don't create any risk

give the opponent an
opportunity, don't you think?

The ball goes to Hayase on the right side

and they restart from here.

Come on, number 9.

Aren't you underestimating
the Shukyu midfielders?

See? Look. Here comes Ricky.

Shima makes a good call,

but the pass might be a little short.

He's good.

He takes that momentary
opening to intercept.

Now it begins.

There it goes:

an accurate pass straight
to where Pat is headed.

Watch out!

Pat's strong.

With his incredible balance,

he keeps the ball against two defenders.

Hey, Pat! Over here.

It's back to Silva.

With a one touch,
it's back in the area.

Pat's running for the ball.

Watch out!

Yay! Pat evens the game.

At 30 minutes into the second half,

the game is back to where it started.

Damn it.

Forget about it.
We still have five minutes.

If we take it back right away,
we win the championship.

Right!

They must have gotten tired of trying

to just protect that one goal lead.

Yes. If you don't attack,
then your opponent won't be scared.

That's why the centerback, Ricardo,

was all the way up near the center line.

That's right.

In a moment of panic, Silva attacked.

Still, how they took

an instant like that, and turned
it into a comeback point...

I guess that's what it
means to be world class.

The game went into
loss time with only

one minute left on the clock.

Anyone could sense the tension.

Silva, whether by accident
or by animal instinct,

takes possession of the
ball in a great position.

Number 9, number 11, mark him!

He's going for a dribble.

What? From way out there?

Silva's dribble penetration.

He's unstoppable.
No one can stop him now.

Is he... Is he going to...?

Yay! Comeback goal!

With less than a minute left in loss time,

our Leonardo Silva has
scored a miracle goal!

A-Amazing...

The world is big, isn't it?

This is where your brother was fighting.

Y-Yeah...

Silva! Silva! Silva!

It was overwhelming.

Yeah...

There's no analyzing that last goal.

The closer a game is,

the less time that's on the clock,

the greater the expectation
for something to happen.

The small opening born from an accident

was tied to a goal through
Silva's genius footwork.

Leonardo Silva, capable
of performing a play that

stands on a different level
from everyone else.

Despite being 17, he is probably
already a world class player.

There was less than a
minute left in the game,

but Kamakura didn't even
think about giving up.

Yusuke received a pass from
a surrounded Takajo-san

and, from inside the area,
he attempted one last shot!

It was a long, long whistle.

If Kamakura...

If they had Suguru,

what do you think would
have happened in this match?

Kota...

I would've liked to see that.

Hey, first year, what's with the sigh?

I'm actually a little depressed.

Kamakura may have lost,

but when I think about

having to beat that team
to move on to Nationals...

Even if we make it to Nationals,

Shukyu will be blocking our way.

Right?

Our dream feels so far away.

My, my. Sounds like our dream has shrunk.

Your ultimate goal was to enter
the World Cup and win, right?

I'm the opposite.

There isn't much of a difference between

me at my best and Leonardo Silva.

Now I know that I'm about even,

in terms of soccer ability and technique.

If there was a difference,
it would be in experience and...

...this pile of fat!

That's the spirit, Araki-kun.

Despite being overconfident,
looking forward isn't bad.

Overconfident?

We still have over two months

until the championship qualifiers.

In addition to the training
we've been doing,

if we add some additional drills
to the menu and improve,

we won't be able to recognize
who we used to be

when we butted heads with
teams like Yoin or Kamakura.

Really, Coach Iwaki?

Yes. Believe me.

Everyone, make sure
you go straight home

and get some rest.

We start practice again tomorrow.

Yes!

I wanted to tell Suguru-san we'd won.

It was a close game.

Next is the championship.

See you on the field!

Yeah!

Next Episode
Partly Cloudy

Facing the winter championships,

Enoshima Soccer Club
starts training.

Iwaki's new training leaves
the members exhausted,

but the reward in their
sights fuels them.

However, Araki, who's
put on weight again,

is slowing everyone down.

When will they
get the reward?

On the other hand, Mai, who still
can't mesh with Nadeshiko Japan,

suddenly visits Enoshima High

and makes an intimate
approach toward Kakeru.

Next time on
Knight in the Area,

episode 29:
"Partly Cloudy."