Ashito and others have an unexpected reunion with Nakano and Kaneda, who played alongside him at the tryouts. After failing the tryouts for Esperion, Nakano and Kaneda joined the current top team in the league, Tokyo Musashino Soccer Club Youth, where Tachibana used to play. While Nakano is happy to see Ashito and others, Kaneda blames Ashito for his failing the tryouts.
Bet he worked his ass off
 after failin' the tryouts.
.لا بد أنه عمل بجد بعد أن فشل في الاختبارات
Hat sich sicher nach der Prüfung
so richtig reingehängt.
Se debe haber dejado la piel
tras no superar las pruebas.
Fijo que se dejó los cuernos
tras no superar las pruebas.
Il a dû se tuer à la tâche
depuis son recalage.
Dev'essersi impegnato molto
da quando ha fallito le selezioni.
Ele deve ter se esforçado 
muito depois que foi reprovado.
Небось как проклятый вкалывал…
после провала на отборе.