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The mythical feint born from a coincidence.

I tried again and again,

but wasn't able to pull it off in the match.

Still, our Enoshima Soccer Club

continued to win in the qualifiers.

Meanwhile, I met up with someone I once seriously injured,

my childhood friend, Koichi Hibino.

Hibino continued to play soccer on his unrecovered knee.

In the end, we never quite connected.

Strong Opponent?! Tsujido

The time has finally come!

The final regional match in the Kanagawa prefecturals,

Enoshima High versus Tsujido!

Up until now, our Enoshima Soccer Club

has won three matches against other schools

with incredible strength.

If they can defeat Tsujido,

Enoshima Broadcast Club

they will be entered into the Kanagawa qualifier:

the final tournament.

Shut up! Go home.

You're annoying!

What a cheering squad, huh, Kota?

Fight!

Show 'em!

Man, I really want to play!

You'll have your chance.

I have a feeling that today's match will be a little different.

Right. They just don't look like a team that

could've defeated the powerful All Japan team.

They're late, and they aren't even warming up.

Don't underestimate them.

In the past matches, when the whistle blew

they got it together and played unbelievably well together.

I think they've already warmed up.

It's evident. Look, their shirts are sweaty.

They look like a gang or something.

Indeed.

Coach!

I've strategized all I could strategize this last week.

Let's be confident and play.

Yeah!

First, the starters for Enoshima High...

the strong goal keeper, Reo Kurebayashi!

Reo-kun!

Thanks!

The two-back system we've seen in past matches is here again.

First, the physically strong Go Kaiouji.

Kaiouji!

We're with you!

Just the guys?

The sniper with the cruel smile, Akito Horikawa.

Horikawa's creepy!

Those girls... I'll kill you.

The defensive midfielder with amazing physical fitness,

in the center, Ryoma Oda.

Oda-san!

On the left side, the captain, Yuji Sawamura.

Sawamura-san!

On the right side, today we have the tall Sakamoto.

Who's that?

The offensive midfielders, of course, are these two.

They can protect and attack,

the stable Makoto Hyodo and the pride of the Enoshima,

the fantasista, the magician on the second line,

number 10, Ryuichi Araki!

Mako-kun!

Araki-kun! Lose some weight!

I have lost quite a bit!

And now, the forwards...

On the right side, the technician, Kaoru Matoba.

Kaoru-kun!

Kaoru-kun! You're cute!

Don't call me cute.

The center forward, with three goals,

the ace striker, Junpei Hino.

And on the left, the huge forward,

Michiro Takase.

Enoshima Tower!

I'll present the lineup for the opposing Tsujido.

Goal keeper, number 1, Mikio Onizuka.

The defenders are in a four-back layout.

The right side is number 4, Kei Ishikawa.

The center-backs are number 2, Tooru Akagi

and number 3, Sho Sugama.

The left side is number 5, Kenta Honda.

The defensive midfielders, number 6, Kinichi Fuwa,

and number 8, Kazuo Kumada.

Three offensive midfielders, from the right,

number 11, Shintaro Seta.

Below the top, number 10, Tae-Seung Kim.

On the left, Nobuaki Shindo, number 7.

The forward is number 9,

Kyosuke Hasegawa, in a one-top formation.

The Tsujido Eleven look like they're ready for a figh—

I mean, they look physically strong!

Hey, Sho! Back up. I'll kill you.

Shut up, Kim. I know.

Hey, if it isn't Jun Hino.

Huh?

Left the group and went back to soccer?

Oh, it's Fuwa.

What's someone like you doing here?

Keep talking. I'll never let you get your job done.

Let it go, Junpei. It's kickoff time.

It's Enoshima's ball for the first half kickoff.

Hino passes the ball to Hyodo right away,

and leaves the center circle aggressively.

Here come Tsujido's Fuwa and Kumada yelling!

What energy!

What's this?

I'm counting on you.

Araki!

I'll take that.

He's lost the ball!

Isn't that a foul?

No. He approached his mark from a blind spot

and cleanly went for the ball.

All right.

Here comes Shindo up the side.

He's bringing it in with a dribble.

I won't let you!

Watch out, Sakamoto!

Huh?

Tsujido's Shindo miskicks.

He's hit Sakamoto with the ball and created a throw-in.

What's this?

Kim comes upfield for the throw-in.

What could be behind this excitement?

The center-backs started running.

It's started.

Takase-kun, cover the goal!

Okay!

What could these movements be?

Hasegawa leaves his forward position,

and two tall center-backs are sprinting at full speed

towards the Enoshima goal.

What could this be about? I have no idea!

Number 10, Tae-Seung Kim,

approaches and throws...

There it goes. What?!

It really went.

What is this throw-in?

The ball traveled over 30 meters!

It's mine!

Takase clears it!

Wait, the ball's still in play.

No way. No way. No way!

Nice defense by Horikawa.

Enoshima is saved.

Shit!

So close!

Even so, that throw-in was like a laser beam.

That was close.

We all saw it in the video, but I couldn't believe it.

Looks like you did your research,

but our truly frightening stuff is still to come, Iwaki.

Kim's corner kick!

All right!

Hasegawa jumps!

You're easy.

However, the goal keeper, Kurebayashi, securely catches it.

Show us a comeback, Enoshima Eleven.

Fly!

Got it.

Araki-san!

It's Araki!

Will it be a dribble penetration or a through pass?

When this man has the ball,

you get a feeling something's going to happen.

Let's stop him!

Fore-check, Shindo!

You're persistent.

Come at me!

They've got an unexpectedly organized defense.

I'm counting on you!

Yeah!

What happened, Araki-san?

Show us your god-like feints!

For a feint to work he needs either a one-on-one or speed,

but Araki-san has at least two defenders marking him

and one is in his blind spot waiting for an opportunity.

Even Araki-san won't be able to easily penetrate with a dribble.

But they have the same 11 players, right?

If they're putting two or three players on Araki,

then they're missing players elsewhere, right?

That's true.

That could be why the Tsujido defenders

are gathered in the center,

leaving the sides wide open.

Then that's where we should aim

and go for a sideline penetration!

Go up the sides!

All right!

Sawamura-san and Sakamoto-san are running up the sides.

Matoba is going to the sideline as well.

With Oda-san's long feed, there might be a chance!

That's strange.

Huh?

Indeed. I didn't notice in the last Tsujido match,

but now that I think about it, the opponent at the time,

All Japan High, didn't attempt a side penetration...

Could the open sides be a trap?

A trap?

This is bad!

Go!

The sides are no good!

What?

There it is!

Oda's pin point long feed.

It's a straight shot to Matoba!

This is their chance!

Okay.

We're not letting you through!

Good.

If we can stop them in the middle of their breakthrough...

Takase!

Tsujido's Kim intercepts!

All right!

Here we go!

It looked like an opportunity. Tsujido's forward, Hasegawa,

and midfielder, Seta, break into a run.

They've broken into the penalty area.

Seems a little over-eager.

Take it back!

Kim miskicks and it's a side out.

Not with Tsujido still in the penalty area!

Go!

Here it is again!

Number 10, Kim's laser beam throw!

Hasegawa received it in the penalty area!

He's obviously offsides!

There's no flag?

Horikawa is trying to chase it down.

Goal keeper Kurebayashi jumps out as well!

They've scored a goal!

Wasn't that offsides?

I see. So that's what it was!

It was not offsides.

That shot was good.

It's 1-0 at 15 minutes into the first half.

The first goal is scored by Tsujido!

That had to be offsides, right?

Kota...

I mean,

when that Kim guy threw in the ball,

number 11 and number 9

were past the defenders' last line.

The defensive line doesn't matter.

Why not?

Offside rules don't apply to throw-ins.

I didn't know that. Really?

Kaiouji and the others should have already known

that you can't be offsides on a throw-in,

but even if you imagined that a throw-in from that position

could reach the penalty area like a free kick,

their bodies just didn't respond in time.

That was my mistake.

Coach Iwaki.

Predicting the opponent's strategy

and reacting immediately is the coach's job.

Don't aim for the opponent's sidelines carelessly.

Also, even if the forward, number 9 is offsides,

Kaiouji, stick to him like glue.

All right.

Araki!

Our ball control is far better,

but we never know when their laser beam is coming,

so we can't let our guard down.

They have a considerable defense.

The four defenders have left the sides open

and concentrated in the middle,

so Araki can't find a gap for a through pass.

Meanwhile, the wide open sidelines might be a trap.

Triple teaming?

Araki!

Take it!

Fuwa!

I told you I wasn't going to let you do your job, Jun Hino.

You!

That was a dangerous tackle!

The ref raises a card!

Number 9, Junpei Hino, receives a yellow card.

Hey, Junpei, don't get hot-headed.

Shit! He's pissing me off!

Don't get mad so easily and foul me.

Why you...

Junpei, stop it!

That number 10 again.

Just in case, I'll mark the forward.

Shoot! Kaiouji-kun, bring up the line!

Oh, no!

Kim swiftly free kicks!

He's aiming for the space between Kaiouji,

marking the forward Hasegawa,

and Oda, who was upfield for the attack.

Shit, shit, shit, shit!

Horikawa sprints back on defense,

but Seta is one step ahead of him.

Hasegawa is signaling for the ball,

but Kaiouji is marking him.

Will Seta go for it?

Come at me.

What? A pass to the side?

What's this? The center-back, Sugama, overlaps!

It's mine!

Kurebayashi gets a touch.

Is it a goal? Is it safe?

Goal!

Tsujido Enoshima

It's 2-0!

Too cautious of Kim's long throw,

Enoshima High's defense had holes,

which Tsujido spectacularly aimed for!

They're strong.

Huh?

Tsujido is really strong.

Kakeru?

I want to get into this match.

Brother, I want to fight, too.

Our team is in trouble, but...

I can't help feeling excited.

It seems like my brother's heart is saying,

"I want to play against a strong team like this."

Kakeru.

Wh-What is it, Seven?

Do you remember, Kakeru?

What?

When the opponent scores a goal,

and it feels like the game is over,

Suguru-san would...

It's 2-0. We're in a bind, Kakeru.

Yeah.

Idiots! It's only just starting.

Things are only just starting to get interesting.

He'd say that, and look so excited.

Then, he'd always score a goal.

What's going on, Seven?

Why are you bringing this up?

The game is only just starting, right?

Yeah. Of course!

Araki!

Hino!

There it is! Araki's through pass!

It's going to Hino...

No! He's brought down by Fuwa's tackle.

Is there a foul?

No, the ref lets it go.

That's how you do a tackle.

You...

Fuwa, you son of a bitch!

Cut it out, Hino!

That's no good.

Enoshima's forward, Junpei Hino,

was riled up by Tsujido's Fuwa, and grabbed him!

That's his second yellow card this game, which means...

You're out.

No, but this guy...

Junpei!

He's been removed!

At two goals behind, with the loss of their ace striker,

and left with only 10 players, Enoshima's in a bind!

That's the end of the first half.

It's 2-0, and only 10 players in the second half.

This is a disastrous situation for Enoshima.

C-Coach Kondo...

You idiot!

If you just kept yourself from losing your temper so easily,

even when you were on SC,

you would have undoubtedly been a regular from your first year.

B-But they were playing dirty!

Tsujido's plays were dirty?

Take a look at the scorebook.

In the first half, including the yellow card you just received,

we had five fouls.

Tsujido, however, hasn't been called for a foul once!

I'm sorry.

They may come off as somewhat rude,

but Tsujido's soccer is clean, organized,

and above all else, truly strong!

Acknowledge that and, in the second half,

fight as a challenger!

All right?

Yes!

Coach Iwaki?

Mishima-san, I'll be right back,

so take care of distributing water.

O-Okay.

I've got to do something... something...

This is happening because...

It's your fault!

Uryu.

That's what you were thinking, right?

You've always been like that.

You take everything on and try to do it yourself.

Just like in that match, 10 years ago.

I'll tell you one thing, Teppei.

If you think it's all your fault,

it's because you don't trust your teammates.

Don't let me down in the second half.

Coach!

Among the reserve players,

if there's anyone who really wants to play,

raise your hand.

Yes!

Me, too!

Oh, Ri-kun, too?

Please use me.

I won't let them have another goal.

I see.

Then, as of the second half, you're in for Kurebayashi-kun.

Yes!

Kota-kun, Kakeru-kun, start warming up.

You're in for the second half, as well.

Yes!

I'll be changing our system and strategy in the second half,

but more important than anything is your fighting spirit.

Change the flow of the game with your fighting spirit.

I trust you guys.

Yes!

Did you wash your face and feel refreshed, Iwaki-kun?

Uryu set me straight.

Uryu did?

Yes. He asked me if I was going to keep swinging at windmills.

"If you blame yourself,

it's because you don't trust your teammates."

That really hit me.

Iwaki-kun.

Thanks to him, I remembered.

I remembered the regret I had left behind in high school soccer.

But it's all right now.

We still have plenty of time.

To start off with, let's have our wonderful teammates get to work.

I plan to try my best to come up with something in the mean time.

A strategy...

that will take down my greatest rival.

We're approaching the second half kickoff.

Enoshima suffered the loss of their ace striker, Hino,

and put in the forward who's had two goals so far,

the first year, Kakeru Aizawa.

On the left side, with the aggressive attack,

also a first year, Kota Nakatsuka,

and the goal keeper, Kurebayashi, who's allowed two goals this match,

has been replaced by third year, Akitoshi Ri.

Go get them!

Comeback time!

C'mon, Tsujido!

I've got to get forward somehow.

Being two goals down, just defending won't...

Give me the ball! The ball!

What's with this guy?!

He's so persistent!

Instead of throwing in, he sent it to the middle?

Side change!

The ball goes to Shindo on the left side.

I won't let you through here.

Shoot!

They went for the throw-in again.

Could this again be...

I'll do it!

Shit! Here it comes again.

Kaiouji, leave number 9 to me.

Keep an eye on the number 2, number 3 overlap.

Got it.

There it is! The laser beam throw!

A distance of 40 meters

covered instantly and heading for the goal.

You're mi—

It's Ri! He's high!

Nice one, Ri-kun!

The ball goes straight back onto Tsujido's side.

The first chance in a while for Enoshima.

All right. Let's go, Kakeru.

I'll put it away!

As if I'd let you!

All right.

In a harsh contest for a header,

both players went flying head over heels.

Are they all right?

Kakeru!

The ball is Tsujido's.

Kim heads in with a dribble.

They're pushing in! Enoshima's in a pinch.

We won't let you into the area.

No way, no way, no way.

Kim!

Shindo!

Wh-What?

Whoa! And the one who intercepted it was...

Aizawa!

Damn first year brat!

Kakeru...

Next Episode The Empty 3 Seconds

In the height of the match against Tsujido,

a change occurred in Kakeru.

While his opponents and teammates alike are thrown

by plays that seem to belong to another person,

Kakeru, caught up in the moment,

presses in for the comeback goal.

Not wanting to give anything to their opponents,

both teams fight hard.

Heading into the remaining time with a tie,

Kakeru's mythical feint finally becomes reality.

Next time on Knight in the Area,

episode 16: "The Empty 3 Seconds."

You finally did it, Kakeru!