The Emperor, Tooru Asuka, and a strong opponent, Yoin.
Their strength was far greater than we had expected.
Even so, we gritted our teeth and attacked,
but we couldn't bring down Yoin's defense.
I can't beat him.
We cannot win against this team.
The moment I thought this, all of sudden
I heard my brother's voice.
Just be quiet and watch.
Right now I'm running on the field
with Suguru Aizawa, my brother.
Who did I think he was?
That's Suguru! His pass will definitely come here!
But the pass is hard. This is...
Believing in my speed,
believing in my direct play...
It connects! It's a direct volley!
Goal!
All right!
It's good!
The ace, Araki, scores the second comeback goal and ties the game!
Fierce Battle! Finale
Did you see that?
We're tied!
Amazing, Araki!
I can't believe it.
Who's that number 20?
He's playing like a completely different person.
Coach Toaka, he's...
You're going to say he's Suguru Aizawa's brother, right?
Yes...
As the younger brother of the genius midfielder
who died in that accident,
it might not be strange if he had the same abilities,
but the difference between now and before is just too big!
In any case, don't let Aizawa or Araki do what they want.
No matter what happens, put a body between them.
Something’s different from the usual Kakerucchi.
You're right.
What do you mean, Leo?
You should already know, Ricky,
who he is right now.
Kakeru...
Mishima-san?
Oh, nothing.
Let's stop thinking about it.
Yes.
Only four minutes plus loss time remain in the game.
Who will the goddess of victory choose?
The game is going our way.
Don't stop now.
Yeah!
We've come this far.
Let's get another goal for a comeback win!
Of course!
Enoshima puts on the pressure.
They're running around like they can't feel exhaustion.
Don't stop moving.
Keep possession of the ball.
We need to take a shot to stop them.
Go, go, Enoshima! Push, push, Enoshima!
Yoin! Yoin! Yoin!
There's still time left.
There's no need for a penalty kick.
Keep it up, Enoshima!
Oda steals the ball!
Aizawa's there to receive it. Will they manage a pass?
Well done, Oda!
While the defender was worrying about Aizawa,
he slipped past himself.
Nice, Oda-san!
Send it over to Araki-san!
To the left side!
We can do it!
If we keep this up, we could win, Coach.
Yes. Even with loss time, there's about three minutes left,
but there's no doubt that everyone is
being pulled forward by Kakeru-kun and playing better.
Keep pushing forward!
Remember your beach training
and keep moving your feet. Become a wave!
Go, go! One more goal! One more goal!
Araki!
Inaba is here to stop Araki.
Hino.
All right.
Asuka clears it!
Crap.
The clock flips over to loss time.
Nakatsuka is running up the left side.
Will he hold onto it until he crosses?
Onimaru is closing in.
Damn.
The speedster who's been overrun
on the sidelines time and time again
is running desperately towards the defense,
but Nakatsuka is fast!
What a terrible dribble, but he isn't losing any speed.
Nakatsuka still isn't stopping.
Is he planning to pull an Onimaru and
wait until the last second before the line to cross?
Go, Nakatsuka!
Don't let them catch you, idiot!
That's perfect.
It may not be pretty, but with that speed...
He won't be easily caught.
He can make it to the cross.
Don't get ahead of yourself!
Nakatsuka crosses at the last second.
You scumbag!
But it isn't in front of the goal.
It's heading back outside of the penalty area.
Wait! Araki is running straight for it.
I won't let you shoot.
If I shoot now, he'll cut me off,
but if I aim high, I might float it over.
What will Araki do?
Kakeru!
It's a pin point one touch pass to where Aizawa is running.
Shoot!
Enoshima's big comeback chance!
Will Aizawa take it in for a shot?
Kakeru!
I won't let you!
Kakeru...
Kakeru.
Kake-nii!
Kakerucchi!
Kakeru-kun.
Kakeru would "run with the ball" to shake off the defense
and take a shot from inside the area.
But if it's him... if it's Suguru...
He's going for the middle.
I'll score.
I'm a striker.
Right, Brother?
I can do it by myself, now.
I'll "run with the ball"
and win this game!
It's a middle shot!
He shot...
Brother...
Kakeru! Kakeru!
Where am I?
Kakeru Aizawa
Kakeru!
Dad... Seven...
What's wrong? Mom, that hurts.
Mom...
All right. Nice, Kaoru-chan.
No way, no way, no way!
Kakeru!
Go!
Naive!
Hi!
Mai-chan!
That girl...
I've wanted to see you, Mai-chan!
Hey, Kakerucchi.
Mai-chan, what are you doing here?
Oh, stop it. I was worried about you.
Are you feeling better?
Yeah.
Well, good.
I thought I recognized her.
Mai Murasaki from Nadeshiko Japan.
What?
At the last send-off match,
she came in below top,
and played a big part in their victory.
Along with Mishima, she's one of Nadeshiko's key players.
You seem to know a lot, Oda.
So that's your type?
Oda-chan, I'm surprised. You're a fanboy?
Are you stupid? I only respect her as a player.
He says he likes you.
Wow. Really?
No!
But, sorry.
I'm happy you feel that way, but I'm...
Right, Kakerucchi?
That's life for you.
Chin up, Oda.
I told you, I don't...
What are those tears?
Wait! Where are you taking me?
Cut it out!
Hey, what's my position?
For beach soccer.
I came prepared and everything.
H-Hey!
See?
Goal!
Well? It suits me, right?
Um...
You're open!
Coach!
It's just this once. Let's put her on team B.
Kakeru-kun, you're out.
Huh?
U-Um...
I understand that you want to keep practicing,
but you were only just released from the hospital.
You mustn't overwork yourself, Kakeru-kun.
Coach Iwaki...
Come, sit.
I'm fine now.
It's not like I collapsed because of my heart.
When I asked my doctor
he said that it was just a lack of oxygen.
Just take it easy.
Here.
I don't...
want you to collapse like that again.
Seven...
Now that I think about it, it was the same situation as back then.
Clear, it's clear!
Enoshima's perfect chance has been crushed!
There's the whistle.
Aizawa's shot didn't go in, so we'll go into penalty kicks...
What happened? Aizawa is on the ground.
Kakeru!
Kakeru-kun!
Kakeru, get it together, Kakeru!
Bring a stretcher.
Kakeru! Kakeru!
I'll go.
But...
What are we going to do, if you're upset?
I'm counting on you.
Coach.
It's the penalty kick shootout.
For Kakeru-kun, who worked hard up until now,
let's go home victorious.
Yes!
Number 20, Kakeru Aizawa,
who pulled Enoshima through many tight spots up until now,
is being taken off the field on a stretcher following an unknown accident.
The game proceeds into a penalty kick shootout starting with Yoin.
Goal! It's good.
Neither team has missed so far.
They've made every shot.
Enoshima's fourth shooter is Ryoma Oda.
We're counting on you, Oda. Make this shot!
You don't need to tell me.
We will win!
Goal!
Yes!
All right.
The score is 4 to 4. It's down to the last kicker.
Yoin's last kicker is the Emperor of Kanagawa, Tooru Asuka.
Please stop him, Akitoshi Ri!
His pivoting foot is...
Outside!
What?
Goal!
Asuka's shot was right in the middle.
What guts during such an important battle.
Despite being the opponent, well done. Too bad, Enoshima.
I'm sorry, guys.
Don't worry about it.
With nothing left, it all comes down to Enoshima's last kicker, Araki.
We're counting on you, Araki.
Put it away, Araki.
Araki.
We're counting on you, Araki.
We don't want it to end here.
Show us why you're the ace!
Araki-kun.
There it goes!
He missed!
Yes!
Araki's aim was perfect,
but he had already exceeded his stamina.
So, at the moment of impact, his posture faltered just a little
and, in the end, he missed his shot.
In that moment, we were eliminated.
But no one would say that it was Araki-san's fault.
They aren't thinking it either,
because if Araki-san wasn't here,
then Enoshima wouldn't have made it this far...
Thanks for the cheering up.
I know I was wrong for missing.
Yeah, yeah. I messed up.
Araki-san.
I'm going to the bathroom.
Kakeru?
It's my fault.
At the end, when I received the pass from Araki,
I thought, "if I run with the ball and get past the defender,"
"I can get a shot."
But I...
That middle was perfect.
It didn't go in because the opponent was good.
That's not it, Seven.
Huh?
If I was a knight...
If I'm the knight in the area my brother talked about,
then I needed to make that shot.
If I had made it... if I had made it then...
Kakeru...
You did well, Aizawa.
Sawamura-san.
Of course, if I said I had no regrets, I would be lying.
As a third year, this is my last inter-high competition,
but I don't intend to give up, Aizawa.
There's still a chance to pay them back...
at the winter championship.
The winter championship?
I plan on fighting
with all three years of high school behind me.
This time we'll defeat Yoin
and obtain that ticket to Nationals.
Sawamura-san!
Winter will be here before you know it.
We don't have time to sit around, Aizawa.
I believe...
that you'll definitely score the goal next time.
Seven...
Right?
It's Kakerucchi!
I told you to take it easy.
Yoin moves forward as one of the Top 4.
But good work, Enoshima.
We'll never forget today's battle.
Good work, Enoshima!
Nice game, nice game!
Enoshima, banzai!
Sawamura-san.
Araki.
One week later,
Yoin and Kamakura played in the semi-finals.
As predicted, the match between
the two powerhouse teams was a close one.
Neither team yielding, the score was 0 to 0 until 10 minutes
before the end of the second half.
The rebound of Yusuke's shot was received by
Takajo-san's jumping kick.
Asuka-san put his foot in and the ball hit the post...
But it was a goal.
Kamakura held on to this single goal and won.
They were in the finals and advancing to Nationals.
For the second year in a row,
Yoin missed their chance to advance in the inter-high competition.
Kamakura, who won in a landslide victory
in the finals the next day, was going to Nationals.
Not so rough! No, Nana-chan...
This is a first.
Kakeru!
We were already running,
towards tomorrow,
towards the winter championship.
With "overthrow Yoin" and
"overthrow Kamakura" as our goals.
All of us, united.
They've become reliable.
Yes. After the last battle,
they've matured once or twice over.
Still, we cannot be satisfied yet.
There is a wall far greater
than anything they've seen on the path before them.
That's right.
Kota-kun, your legs aren't moving.
Kakeru-kun, take it to the sides.
Okay!
Yes!
Next Episode: Professional
Enoshima restarted.
Brazil's prize, Leonardo Silva's leading pack.
Kakeru and his teammates face
Tokyo Shukyu High's extreme attack power,
The piercing attack from that fearsome team.
Meanwhile, Mai has trouble integrating with Nadeshiko Japan.
The lonely girl takes comfort in the
Eno High soccer team's friendly atmosphere.
Next time on Knight in the Area,
episode 26: "Professional"
Look, Takeru.
This is the strength of a true prodigy.