Aoi Ashito is an ace of a weak soccer team at a junior high school in Ehime. His play almost gets the team to the semi-final in his last tournament in junior high, but provoked by the opponent’s goalie, Ashito receives a red card and is removed from the game. While Ashito is running on the beach to forget the frustration, mysterious Fukuda Tatsuya, who calls himself the manager of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team, approaches Ashito.
Now, now, Noriko-chan. We don't get a lot 
of entertainment in this town, you know.
بحقّك يا نوريكو-تشان. لا نحظى بالكثير 
.من التّرفيه في هذه البلدة كما تعلمين
Sei nicht so hart zu uns, Noriko.
Die Stadt hat halt sonst nichts zu bieten.
Tu sais bien que cette petite ville
manque de distraction, Noriko.
Su, Noriko, non dire così.
Ah, que isso, Noriko-chan. A gente não tem 
muita coisa pra fazer nessa cidade, poxa.
Да будет тебе, Норико.