One week later. I and Touya were in the finals of the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament.
If we won this game, we would advance to the national tournament. And I might get into “Teijo High School” with a special recommendation.
Incidentally, Touya and I had both been to the Tokyo tournament before, including elementary school, but had never been to the national tournament. So it was only natural that I wanted to win, but I was sure that Touya wanted to win too, no matter what it takes.
“Kenji!”
“Nice pass, Takanashi!”
I carefully received the pass from Takanashi.
Like in the previous game, Takanashi was usually so-so to me, but he still gave me passes. I guess it meant that he acknowledged me in some ways.
“Kinu~! Do it! Go for it!”
I heard Ruri’s energetic cheering, as usual. I’m a passer, so I can’t go for it… but her cheering still gave me strength.
This was the most important match, but my mind was surprisingly calm.
“Kinu! This way!”
Touya called from the front. The score was tied 0-0. It was overtime again.
It was almost the same as the previous game.
“Don’t let their forwards get the ball!”
And the opposing team tried to surround me with multiple players, just like in the previous game.
But if I pass the ball to Touya, he will always score. That was how we always had won.
If our soccer team made it to the national tournament, there was a chance that I could get into the special recommendation slot of Teijo High School.
With that thought in mind, I calmly assessed my opponent’s moves. Then, I found one of the enemy players surrounding me with a wide open crotch and an opening.