Twenty-five minutes into the first half, Tsubasa and Misaki combine forces to tie up the game. Schneider now is even more revved up and goes head-to-head with Goalie Wakabayashi. Then Schneider boldly unleashes his Fire Shot. The result? Sparks fly.

Tsubasa intercepts again.
But Germany is hanging tough.
Tsubasa fängt wieder den Pass ab.
Tsubasa intercepta otro pase.
Tsubasa intercepta otro pase.
Nouvelle interception de Tsubasa.
Tsubasa la intercetta di nuovo!
Tsubasa intercepta outra vez.
Mas a Alemanha está na briga!
Цубаса снова подрезает пас!
Но Германия окружает со всех сторон!