Betrayed at 17

Incredible! That was a terrific shot!

This must be the rumored super shot some of the media were speculating about,

the Tiger Shot!

We were lucky.

Damn it!

I got distracted by Tsubasa's movements, and wound up not hitting it dead on.

The Tiger Shot's power is still scary,

even after having already seen it several times before...

We can do this! We can win!

As long as we get the ball to Hyuga,

we are sure to win this.

A FATEFUL SHOWDOWN, ONCE AGAIN

The final match between Nankatsu and Toho has started with a bang!

The ball is being replaced now.

Power and speed enough to blow a ball up...

So that's the Tiger Shot.

Who would've thought Hyuga had such an amazing shot in store...

What are you talking about, guys?

We have Tsubasa—

No... In this final match, we have to...

We have to do our best!

If our spirits waver, there's no way we'll be able to beat Toho!

Yes, Ishizaki's right!

He really said it. We have to do our best!

Let's go!

We should score the first goal and take some of the burden off of Tsubasa's shoulders!

Yeah!

Guys...

Come at us if you will, Nankatsu.

No matter how closely you mark Hyuga,

I will break through and make sure my passes reach him!

It's on, Tsubasa!

That Tiger Shot lit up Tsubasa's fighting spirit!

Tsubasa vigorously closes in on Toho's side by himself!

Tsubasa!

Here's an attack from the ex-Shutetsu Trio, Izawa, Taki and Kisugi,

who have gotten even stronger during this tournament.

In this final match...

...we can't put the whole burden on Tsubasa.

We have to do this!

Let's get down to it, Toho!

Damn it! As expected, the attacks Tsubasa starts flow too smoothly!

Captain! Please don't come back here!

We will stop this attack ourselves!

Guys!

Nankatsu are attacking!

But, Toho's defense in front of their goal is unyielding!

Like I'd let you shoot!

Izawa!

The ball goes back to Izawa!

He's gonna shoot!

We'll stop him!

Let him shoot!

If it's from that far, it won't make a difference!

What did you—

Wakashimazu!

Damn you! Do you take me for a fool?

Come!

Izawa!

Let me shoot!

Ishizaki!

Wakashimazu!

They made it look like Izawa would shoot, but here's a shot from Ishizaki!

Don't you dare look down on Nankatsu!

Wakashimazu was distracted for a moment, there!

Still, he manages to perfectly catch Ishizaki's shot towards the corner of the goal with a long, sideways leap!

Nice one, Wakashimazu!

Damn it!

That was close, Ishizaki!

I really can't let my guard down around the rest of Nankatsu, not just Tsubasa...

Wakashimazu, as long as we have you, I have no worries.

It's my turn now.

I'll open the score with my Tiger Shot!

Against anyone else, that shot would've been a goal.

It's true that Wakashimazu is no ordinary goalkeeper.

While my leg is still fine, I should put us ahead with a Drive Shot...

Hyuga might really be an eternal rival for Tsubasa.

Because, the way I see it, every time he plays against him,

Tsubasa shines the most.

Here!

Toho is passing the ball around in the midfield area.

Of course, they'll try to get the ball to Hyuga,

who has come back to play in this tournament armed with his Tiger Shot.

Mark Hyuga thoroughly!

Got it!

The ball is sent to the first-year playmaker, Sawada!

I must make a pass reach Hyuga, no matter what!

The one who is coming for Sawada is none other than Tsubasa!

Tsubasa!

To prevent Hyuga from using his Tiger Shot,

first, I'll stop Takeshi.

A showdown between two fellow control towers in the midfield!

That's just like in my match!

In football, the one who rules the midfield can swing the match to their advantage.

Tsubasa has made it this far following that principle.

Let's go Takeshi!

Send the ball to me, Takeshi!

Koike!

As a playmaker, Tsubasa is my idol!

Takeshi!

Please,

let me go against him now!

Sawada confronts Tsubasa!

Takeshi!

Izawa slides through and cuts the duel short!

What?!

Nice, Izawa!

Nankatsu's Shutetsu Trio attack!

As he advances, Izawa has

Taki on his right side,

and Kisugi on his left.

To whom will he send a pass?

We won't let him!

Yeah!

Izawa, over here!

Tsubasa!

Okay!

Izawa sends the ball back!

And...

the ball reaches Tsubasa!

I will do this for everyone!

Tsubasa!

Tsubasa!

Go!

Drive Shot!

Drive Shot!

Here it is!

This time, it's Tsubasa's super shot, the Drive Shot!

Here it comes!

Wakashimazu!

So this is Tsubasa's Drive Shot!

It's the first time I'll see it firsthand.

The goalkeeper Wakashimazu is on the move against the Drive Shot.

But he can't reach!

The ball ruptures upon hitting the goalpost!

This is the same thing we witnessed with the Tiger Shot!

The power behind that Drive Shot is insane!

I can't use my Drive Shot as many times as I want. Yet...

A-awesome...

Tsubasa's Drive Shot is something to behold too.

The speed was on par with our captain's Tiger Shot...

It flies over to the goal, then it falls.

No... it's not just that it's falling.

It's diving.

It's like the ball is aiming to dive down.

Both teams have attacked and defended relentlessly from the start!

And among this battle, the showdown between Hyuga's Tiger Shot and Tsubasa's Drive Shot,

which far surpasses the middle school level, is quite breathtaking!

Well played, Toho.

Nankatsu really are a force to be reckoned with...

Just 5 minutes have passed in the first half.

Both teams seem to be on equal footing so far.

That was a close call, Tsubasa!

Yeah.

Are you all right, Wakashimazu?

Guys...

I may have found a clue to stop the Drive Shot.

Wakashimazu?!

Wakashimazu...

Captain!

Please fire another Tiger Shot for me!

It will help serve as a measure against Tsubasa's Drive Shot in the final.

Please!

There's no spin in my shot, you know.

But I think the speed and the power are somewhat similar.

Please!

All right, I hear you!

Damn it...

So I can't after all...

All right! Once more!

Here I go!

It's all thanks to my special training with the captain...

I will stop him!

I, Ken Wakashimazu, will stop Tsubasa Ozora's Drive Shot!

So guys, pour your entire spirit into this game, as Toho always do!

Yeah!

Wakashimazu has always been so calm.

While I wasn't playing, you really pulled Toho together.

No, it wasn't only Wakashimazu.

Captain! Don't come back here!

We will stop this attack ourselves!

Let me go against him now!

You guys have all grown up so much...!

The game resumes with a new ball.

Oh! Hyuga leaves Nankatsu's goal and comes back all the way to the midfield.

Hyuga!

It's as the coach says.

I bear a huge responsibility for selfishly leaving my team.

For everyone who worked to win their way here,

I, Kojiro Hyuga, will score the first goal!

Send it to me, Wakashimazu!

Captain!

All right!

The ball is going to Hyuga!

Is he intending to act as the playmaker in the midfield?

Hyuga...?

Mark him!

He can fire a Tiger Shot, even from that far out!

If you mark me here, the front of your goal

will be unprotected, you know.