He's over there. Go around.
Go around. We'll break through fast.
I'll handle it.
Flank left. Somebody do it.
You okay?
I'm fine.
Now! Go!
Shoot! Go for it!
Shoot! We're going for it!
There!
Go!
This is it!
Hideto! Hideto!
Shoot!
What are you doing, Hideto?
Keep an eye on your magazine, dude.
I can't believe you.
Wait, is this my fault?
Why weren't you guys backing me up?
Not again.
So it's our fault, then?
Our fault?
It's our fault your shots don't go in?
Why?
Why can't you win...
when you've got me?!
Kakegawa High School was once famous for Kubo's 11-Man Dodge,
and top players like Tanaka, Hiramtasu, and Shiraishi.
But its once-famous soccer team is now in danger of being shut down...
I thought they could win, as long as they had me.
I didn't realize how arrogant I was until...
Sahara!
Damn it!
He left me.
And we stopped being able to win at all.
They all labeled us useless. Worthless.
Go! Go!
Get in there!
Shoot! Shoot!
Kazama!
You're passing?
You should be shooting!
Everybody's like that. They treat us like objects.
They forget they ever liked us in the first place.
And the ones left behind are labeled...
Worthless.
They're just like me.
Losers, just like me.
Worthless, with no hope left.
You were laughing at us, weren't you?
I wasn't... laughing.
Don't lie to me!
Yeah, we looked awful out there.
Maybe we deserved to be laughed at.
But we did our best!
We gave it our all!
Yeah, you're right.
You and Kurokawa had some good moves out there.
Good moves?
Do you know a lot about soccer, Tsuji?
No, not at all.
I don't care about it at all.
So somebody who doesn't care about soccer at all was laughing at us?
I was not laughing!
You were!
H-Hey, Jo! Cool down! Cool down!
That's right.
Don't get so upset.
It's just soccer.
"Just" soccer?
I dare you to say that again!
There are two things I hate:
*ing up to people, and people who act like know-it-alls!
What do you know about soccer?
You don't even care about it!
The only thing that matters in soccer is whether your shot goes in the goal or not.
You don't know a damn thing!
Do you know how hard it is to get to where you can take that shot?
How we spend every day training till we want to puke
to get to where we can take just one shot?
Why don't you try it?
Want to see if it's that easy to get a shot in the goal?
There's no reason for me to do that.
No, there sure as hell is.
You were laughing at our soccer game.
I was not!
Then what the hell were you laughing at?
I apologize.
That's good enough, right?
Wait.
What are you so scared of?
It's just soccer, right?
It's just about whether the shot goes in the goal, right?
Face off with me, then!
In soccer!
Stop it! Stop!
Never...
drag me back into soccer again!
You little...!
Remember this!
I'm never playing soccer again!
Never talk about it in front of me again!
What's wrong with him?
You okay?
Leave me alone!
Is there anything else you want to say?
No, I'm sorry...
But please understand!
He just gets really upset when somebody makes fun of soccer.
I wasn't making fun of soccer.
I really just don't care about it.
What's his problem?
Pass! Pass!
There!
Over here!
Pass to me!
Over here!
Shoot!
Over here! Go for it!
Now!
It's in!
Nobody was able to block Tsuji's shot!
We did it!
Sorry!
Can you kick it back?
Please!
Over here!
I guess you know better than to yell at kids.
Thanks!
You're...
"Never drag me back into soccer again!" I liked that.
Look at those kids.
When they play soccer, all they do is race after the ball.
Did you get hurt and now you can't play?
Or did something really bad happen?
Who are you?
Leave the awful past behind.
If you stay stuck in it,
you'll never be able to move forward.
Leave the past behind?
You don't know a thing... Not a thing!
What do you mean, "Go forward!"
You...!
Hideto! Sorry I'm late!
My meeting ran long and then I got a call just as I was leaving!
You hungry?
Sorry, I'm logging off.
This early?
We're doing great today!
That's right. We can get our rank up—
Night.
Hideto! Did something happen?
Stay out of my room!
I am staying out.
What do you want?
You look down.
I'm no different than usual.
Sheesh. Why not put the video games away and get some exercise?
Or some day, your young body will have stored up so much energy it'll explode!
That sounds kind of dirty.
It does not!
Okay, wait 20 minutes while I get dinner ready!
Get some exercise...
You don't know a damn thing!
Do you know how hard it is to get to where you can take that shot?
How we spend every day training till we want to puke
to get to where we can take just one shot?
Did you get hurt and now you can't play?
Or did something really bad happen?
Hideto's shots just don't go in.
Yeah. They used to.
Without his buddy, he's just useless.
Shoot! Go for it!
Shoot, you're amazing!
No, it's because you were there to help me!
Shoot, let's keep playing soccer together forever!
Damn it! No...
Damn it all...
He... He...
Leave the awful past behind.
If you stay stuck in it,
you'll never be able to move forward.
Hideto, dinner's ready!
Are you crying?
Did you get dumped?
I made it! Just in time!
That's our soccer team's ace!
He moves at the speed of light!
His team's the lowest ranking in the league, though.
Shut up!
Your awful baseball team lost in the first round and—
It's okay. That was just the first bell.
Really?
I could've slept a little more, then.
That doesn't mean you get to sleep in class.
What?
About yesterday...
I...
Kazama, you got a sec?
Sure.
Tsuji, you're into Last Survivor, right?
I've got a ticket to the Ariake event. You in?
This Saturday.
Sorry.
I'm busy Saturday.
Next time, definitely.
Sure thing.
He's always busy, though.
You've got that right.
What? You're kidding me!
Why, though?
Don't blame me.
They refused to do it.
Then our game today...
Ain't happening! It's just practice.
It'll be a nice break, right?
Break?
They said anybody who wants a day off can have it.
Anyway, there you go.
See you.
Damn it!
What's wrong?
Nomada must have refused the practice match.
The one they do every year?
I guess they said we're not even worth practicing on.
Does it feel good?
I'm asking if it feels good!
Stop it, Jo!
You hate soccer, don't you?
I didn't say I hated it.
I just don't care.
Listen, you don't need to play for the school team, right?
There are private clubs...
Hell no!
Do you know what this place is?
Kakegawa used to be one of the best teams in the country!
They made it all the way to the national championships
just two years after the team was founded!
And then they won!
Toshihiko Tanaka.
Atsushi Kamiya.
Kazuhiro Hiramatsu, the genius!
Kenji Shiraishi, one of the best goal keepers ever!
Kakegawa started from nothing, and they took it all the way to the top!
I've always looked up to the Kakegawa soccer team!
My goal is here, and nowhere else!
And you laughed at soccer! I'll never forgive you!
What do you want me to do, then?
Prove it to me.
Prove that it's "just" soccer.
Play a game with me.
Sure.
But I have a condition.
It's not a game of soccer between you and me.
It's a PK match.
PK?
Remember what I said?
The only thing that matters in soccer
is whether the shot goes in the goal!
Sure, fine by me.
You laughed at our school!
At Kakegawa's soccer team!
I'll show you the Kakegawa soul!
Okay, Kazama! Block him!
You're ready, right?
You've got ten shots!
Got it!
Do these shoes fit okay?
They're a 6.5.
Yes. Thank you.
You're sure the answer is no?
Mr. Isogai highly recommended you for the role of coach...
Come on, what's wrong?
It's gotta go in the goal!
Huh. Kazama said he was having a PK shootout.
I thought he'd be up against someone good.
But it's just an amateur?
Okay.
Here I go!
Go.
You can do it!
Shoot, get closer!
Follow me!
Go for it!
Shoot!
It went in!
I-I couldn't follow it!
I couldn't tell if it was coming from the right or left!
Here I go!
Are you sure?
I want the old, strong Kakegawa back! I want to dream again!
Kamiya, please.
You're the only one who can do it.
Do it for me.
You be the game maker, instead of me.
Bring back the old Kakegawa soccer...
It's up...
to you now.
I can't figure it out!
He's not shooting fast at all!
There's no reason I shouldn't be able to stop him!
But...
But!
What are you doing?
That's the fourth one!
I can't figure it out!
Where are his shots coming from?!
I can't figure it out!
Are you sure the answer's no, Kamiya?
Won't you please let this school dream again?
Kazama, that's five!
One more!
One more and I can...
give up...
on...
soccer!
No! I can't figure it out!
I can't figure out where his shots are coming from!
Go in!
GO IN!
It's in!
Kazama!
Jo!
I can't believe it!
Jo couldn't even stop one shot?
Those shots looked totally ordinary!
Damn it!
I can't see where his shots are going!
I can't figure out his kicks!
Damn it!
We're done here, right?
I got six in, so I win.
That was perfect!
You'll be great to have!
You're amazing!
We'd be glad to have you!
I wasn't trying to join the team...
I guess you played soccer.
Why did you quit?
Atsushi Kamiya?!
I'll ask a different question.
Do you want to play soccer?
I'm not interested.
I see.
Then leave.
I'm not interested in you, either.
Um, why are you here?
I was asked to be your coach.
No way!
You're going to be our coach?
I'll start by making this clear.
This soccer team is terrible!
If I decide you're a group of losers, I'll quit being your coach on the spot!
When that happens, the team will be shut down.
Thank you.
Hey!
If you've got talent, but don't do the work to make it blossom,
you're even worse than a loser.
You're useless.
You don't know me! You don't have the right to call me a loser!
Hey, there!
Shoot!
Hey, there!
Nomada High?
What are they doing here?
I thought they called off the practice match.
I called them.
That's right.
We can't turn down a request from Kamiya.
Shoot! It's you, right?
What's... What's he doing here?
The person I least want to see in the world...
Shoot! I missed you!
Shoot!
I'll never love it.