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.
Aoi-kun was nearly always on the ball, 
and I figured we'd never win with him on the field,
،كانت الكرة دائمًا مع أوي-كن
،وظننت أنّنا لن نفوز بتواجده في الملعب
Das Spiel bei ihnen lief nur über ihn.
Aoi jugaba demasiado bien
Aoi jugaba demasiado bien
Comme il monopolisait le ballon,
La palla era come incollata ai suoi piedi,
O Aoi-kun sempre tava com a bola, então 
achei que não ganharíamos se ele ficasse no campo,
Мяч во время матча шёл только к нему…
и я боялся, что против него не выиграем.