March 24th 2025
It's the 32nd minute and Osaka Kōkō High are down 2-0. Osaka's striker, Takashi Ren, kicks it to the Right Wing, Kenta Hayashi, off kickoff.
They are playing Tokyo Gakuen FC, who have a new striker that has been making waves recently, Yorunobu Kisaki. Ren is determined to defeat him to prove he's the best striker. But this this the first game of the season and it isn't going to well.
Hayashi dribbles the ball up the right wing, the midfielder, number 11, blocks his chances. Hayashi crosses it over to Ren, who controls it magnificently and sprints with it.
Suddenly he's outside the box and there is one defender ahead of him. He can't get past the defender, but Osaka's left winger is calling for a pass, he's in a better position to score. But Ren wants to prove himself and he slams the ball as hard as possible with his right foot. It seems like it's going to land top-right, where the keeper can't reach.
'Yes! Finally! A goal!'
He thinks.
But it slams off the crossbar. Ren's heart sinks.
'I should've passed...'
The Tokyo right back gets the ball and crosses it forward. And Kisaki jumps up and controls the ball. Osaka's defenders are no-where... It's up to the keeper...
An outside the foot shot in the top-left seals Osaka's fate.
3-0
Kisaki hat-trick.
Ren falls on the ground and looks at his hands, "What the fuck man!?" The left winger shouts, "I could've scored!"
"You don't think I know that!?"
Ren shouts back. Ren just gets up and goes back to kickoff. He kicks it to the midfielder, who dribbles it for a bit before passing it back to Ren. Ren runs with it... But his face slams to the floor after being slide-tackled.
"Ref!"
The referee doesn't call it and suddenly Kisaki has it again.
"Nobu! Get him!"
Ren calls the the centre-back. The Nobu tries to slide-tackle Kisaki, but Kisaki rainbow-flicks it over Nobu. Kisaki circles around Nobu at super-human speeds. And from outside the box, Kisaki slams a scissor kick top right.
4-0
Half Time
Osaka is down in spirits after what just happened to them, it was a total demolition. "Guys, what the fuck was that!?" The coach shouts, "We nearly got relegated last season and we're already playing like this!?"
"Coach we could win, if the bastard Kisaki wasn't there!" Nobu shouts out.
"Yeah coach we'll never wi-"
"Shut the fuck up you pussies." Ren says coldly, "I'll just score 5 next half."
"Like hell you will! You could've passed to Itoshi but you took the shot and Kisaki scored again... I should'a never signed you!"
The room gets silent, Ren too. Ren takes a sip of his water bottle, "Watch me."
Second Half
Both teams walk out onto the pitch, where it's now soaked because it's raining.
Tokyo kicks it, Kisaki goes to pass it to their right wing. But the ball is intercepted... By Ren! Ren dribbles it faster than ever, but before he can blink he sees Kisaki on his right. "Yo striker that's mine!" Kisaki goes for a slide tackle.
'Shit! There's nothing I can do! I'm gonna lose the ball... What's something I can do that can outmanoeuvre him!?'
Then Ren remembered what Kisaki did to Nobu.
'A Rainbow Flick!'
Ren executes the rainbow flick, he's in the clear. But somehow Kisaki gets the ball before him!? Kisaki jumped off of the ground with his hands, catching the ball with his foot. He scissor-kicks it to Tokyo's Left Winger.
"Shit!"
Ren exclaims.
"HAYASHI! GET IT!"
Hayashi nods and jumps, but so did Tokyo's left wing. It's close... But Hayashi headers it first! It flies to Ren. Ren taps it over Kisaki's head and dribbles with it.
'Kisaki's too fast, I have maximum of 5 seconds, but then I have to shoot. But I'll still be outside of the box at that point! I'll just have to give it my all!'
Ren runs for those 5 seconds, but he's still outside of the box, he knows he can't score this. But he sees Kisaki's foot going to claim the ball.
'Shit!'
But then Ren spies Itoshi running up on the flank.
'Get it Itoshi!!!'
Ren crosses it to Itoshi who hits it. But their keeper deflects it... To Ren.
Ren jumps up and puts as much power as he can into the shot. It slams into the top left corner of the net.
"YESSSSSS!" Ren screams, celebrating.
Maybe Osaka can win...