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.
You ran twice as much as the other players, 
yet you still have the energy to—
،ركضت ضعف ما ركض بقيّة اللّاعبين
—إلّا أنّك ما زلت تملك الطّاقة لـ
Im Spiel bist du schon
mehr gerannt als alle anderen.
Corriste el doble que los demás
y aún tienes energía para…
Has corrido el doble que los demás
y aún tienes energía para…
Tu courais deux fois plus que les autres,
et il te reste encore de l’énergie.
Hai corso il doppio degli altri.
Você correu o dobro dos 
outros e ainda tem energia—
В два раза больше других пробегал,
 так ещё и силы остались!