Moero! Top Striker - Episode 22 [English Subs] (1991)

In the first half, Genoa were undone by poor team play.

Roma went two up thanks to their excellent forward trio.

Midway through the second half, Roma are still in control.

Can Roma see this out?

We await a Genoa comeback.

No way—losing in the first round?

We can’t let them run away with it!

Luca, play it to me!

Right!

Leave it to me!

Bruno, the defender, intercepts!

He pushes on with a dribble!

Watch this!

I’ll get one back in no time!

Bruno shapes to shoot!

No, Bruno—don’t!

A double tackle from Elio and Bento takes him out!

Even big Bruno can’t handle that!

Nero pounces on the loose ball!

Damn it!

You! Elio! Bento!

Elio!

Bento!

I won’t let you pass!

Again, Genoa ruin a counter with selfish play!

Meanwhile, Roma’s forward trio

combine to create yet another clear chance!

Hold the goal line!

Colony, track the shooter!

Keep your eyes on the ball and nothing else!

Got it!

Their slick team play right in front of goal is spectacular!

Shoot!

Vento hammers it, point-blank on the keeper!

What’s this?!

A cheeky dummy—he’s sold the keeper!

Hang on—

Elio was waiting—he’s racing to the goal!

Roberto just gets his head to it!

Mine!

Now the rebound—

Elio stabs it goalward!

What a save!

Hikaru from Genoa slides in and clears!

Even so, Roma’s trio keep pouring it on!

Tch! That Japanese kid is a nuisance.

Relax. Our chance will come again soon.

Even if we sit tight, they’ll mess up on their own.

We just need to wait.

That was close…

I warned them, but he ignored our team play.

Cut it out, Bruno!

Why are you poaching passes?

You’re a defender!

Who cares if I’m a defender?

If I don’t shoot, we’ll never score!

I stepped in because the forwards couldn’t trap it!

What did you say?!

Roberto! Bruno!

This is no time to argue!

We’ve got to pull together!

At this rate we’ll lose on their terms!

Right! No time to bicker!

What are they doing?

Looks like Genoa’s rhythm is broken!

Sadly, they’ve thrown away a great chance!

Meanwhile Roma’s front three

look a class above this Genoa side.

Seven minutes left, Genoa trail.

It’s like the ball just won’t find Hikaru.

At this rate the Akira Shot won’t even get a look.

No time. The team’s in pieces.

I’m the captain—this is on me.

But how do I fix it?

Mr. Robson…

Thanks so much.

Take care.

Next, please.

Everyone’s done with their checks.

Mr. Robson, hurry!

Nero to take the corner!

Mario just about clears!

Mr. Robson—what’s happening to Genoa?

If we lose, I’ll die of shame!

Don’t overreact just because we’re behind.

How can you laugh now?!

There’s no consistency to Genoa’s play at all!

Hikaru looks weighed down by the armband, but…

Hikaru… Hikaru!

As captain, set the example.

Remember that, Hikaru.

Hikaru!

At last the ball reaches center forward Hikaru!

A chance to counter!

It’s far out—will he try the Akira Shot?

I can’t lose here—not with Julian in mind!

Catherine! There’s something I have to say!

Tell Julian I believe—no matter what—he’ll return to the pitch!

Julian—the captain of San Podesta Juniors…

and the Genoa Cup final captain!

Mario—get up!

Huh?

Up! Rally the team!

R-Right!

Set the guard screen!

Yes!

Mario—be ready to assist!

Yes!

That’s it!

Don’t let that Japanese kid shoot!

Yes, sir!

Riku!

Nino! Riku!

Oh! Hikaru feints a shot and whips it wide!

Our Twin Towers will outmuscle even Nero!

Riku!

Mario and Rento—crash the box!

Right!

Nino! Rick! Win it back!

What?!

Take this!

That’s it!

Of course—the shot should be Hikaru’s!

Mario! Rento! Cannon ready!

It’s… not a shot!

Not a shot!

Not a shot!

He faked it!

Hikaru sends a perfect cross into the mixer!

Roma’s midfield, drawn to his shot feint, can’t recover in time!

Go on, Mario! Hit it!

If Roma want to press their forwards—

our junior two-top will fire back!

Huh?

Come on!

Finish!

Yes!

A brilliant triangle between Mario and Rento!

Mario ghosts in and shoots!

Goal!

Fifteen minutes into the half—

Roma seemed in cruise control,

but Genoa finally pull one back!

Great work, Mario! Rento!

All right!

At this pace we’ll level it next!

Keep it going—on to the next!

At last, team play!

Hikaru stopped forcing the Akira Shot and became the playmaker.

That’s…

I see!

In the Genoa Cup final,

Julian dropped into midfield and rebuilt the team!

That’s the idea, Hikaru!

Let’s go!

Alfred—Nero leads their trio.

Mark Nero tight!

Yes!

Nero!

I’m on him!

You too, Alfredo!

Move!

Bruno!

Bruno—use your power to spring the forwards!

All right—let’s go!

He’s free!

Here we go!

The jack-of-all-trades switches to a through pass!

From Hikaru dropping deep at CF, Genoa craft a chance!

A gorgeous blue-thread through ball!

Nice pass!

Beauty!

Mario goes first-time—no bounce!

But the keeper gets a touch!

Not over—follow up!

Goal!

2–2!

Genoa are level at last!

Team play flowing like never before!

We did it!

We did it!

Now we’ve got a real game!

Let’s go—this time we turn it!

Yeah!

With support from the guard trio,

this looked like Roma’s to lose—

but center forward Hikaru

became leader and playmaker, hauling Genoa level.

The match is back on a knife-edge.

Two minutes left.

Anyone’s game now!

Everyone’s moving better—good!

That’s it—go!

Roberto! Bruno!

Keep Nero and the others out of shooting range!

Yes!

Roma’s trio surge forward again—

Genoa meet them head-on!

All Genoa are behind you—hold firm!

That’s it—go!

Just a bit more!

Hang on, Hikaru!

Rento!

Mario! Hikaru!

They’re going to smash through!

They’ll smash right through!

What a charge through the middle!

Don’t kid yourself!

All three of us will stop you!

Let’s go!

Yeah!

A fierce duel—Hikaru vs. Roma’s forward trio!

We’re counting on you, Hikaru!

Go, Hikaru!

Take this!

He’s through!

Genoa’s center forward Hikaru—

a straight charge at Roma’s goal!

Incredible!

A towering shot through the clouds!

Yes!

The famed Japanese finish—Hikaru’s winning “Akira Shot!”

It’s in!

They’ve turned it around!

And that’s full time!

3–2!

Italian Boys’ Tournament, Round One—

Genoa defeat Roma with a late comeback!

We did it!

Yes!

Well played, Genoa!

Mr. Robson—Hikaru sealed it with the Akira Shot after all!

We did it, Hikaru!

We did it! We did it!

To think we almost lost in round one…

We can’t play like this and hope for the final!

Right, Coach Carone?

Nice work, Hikaru.

I hate the Akira Shot—when I’m on the other team.

But when it’s ours, I can’t help but love it.

They can feel that too.

According to the latest report—

in Block B’s opener at Sempione Stadium, Napoli’s center forward, Caesar,

blew away Torino in the first half—

advancing with a hat-trick to his name.

I don’t know why, but I’ve got a bad feeling—

like trouble’s coming.

I don’t know why, but—

trouble’s coming.

Something’s—

not right.

Feels like—

trouble’s coming.

Somehow—

trouble’s coming.

A bad—

feeling.

Like…

trouble’s coming.

Just—

a really bad feeling.

Caesar is Napoli’s center forward?!

What’s going on?

Caesar…?

He’s in this tournament?

What?!

Roma were hard to put away,

but we scraped the win today.

If you play like that again,

you won’t win another.

Anyone who ignores team play and messes up next match—

is getting benched immediately.

Don’t worry, Coach Bertini. Tell them straight.

Talking won’t fix it—

they won’t listen.

Coach Carone only wants Genoa to win—to make his own name as a coach.

Don’t say that. What are you implying?

You’re the one who ignored team play—Bruno.

It’s weird that I’m a defender like Roberto.

With my shot, why am I not a forward?

Quit it!

Hey, stop fighting.

Why cling to positions so hard?

Every position in football has its fun.

Yeah—and today, center forward Hikaru

dropped into midfield to make the game.

That’s how we made the semis.

Still—“teamwork” is easy to say,

but you don’t become best buddies overnight.

Right—so let everyone play to their strengths.

Starter or sub—do what you do best!

Hikaru—I won’t take orders from you.

Guys!

Wait, Bruno!

What—still got complaints?

I used to think only about myself—just like you.

But football like that is empty.

At Columbus I finally learned that.

Huh?

Luca!

Football is something all eleven of us enjoy.

Right, Hikaru? Roberto?

Right.

That’s how we at Columbus got so far.

Bruno—yesterday we were rivals. Today we’re Genoa’s teammates.

If everyone pulls together,

we can play great football.

Teammates in Genoa…

I’ll never forget losing to Columbus at the Genoa Cup.

Alfredo…

And I swore to our captain I’d erase that regret.

We’ll pour all that frustration into this tournament!

Some “great captain.”

He betrayed Genoa and is starring as Napoli’s center forward.

Caesar will do anything for himself.

He’s not that kind of man!

Not him.

He said he wanted to find a place

where he could fight at full throttle.

And his goal is to defeat Hikaru—and this Genoa select.

What?!

Napoli are in Block B—so we’d only meet in the final.

In other words, Caesar is waiting for us there.

To answer our captain’s faith, we WILL reach the final!

And to repay everything he taught us,

we’ll face him with everything we’ve got!

Shida…

We’ll be ready—count on it!

No—the ball!

I told you—I’m Hikaru, from Japan.

Next time, I’m beating you for sure!

Caesar…

He won’t forget that sting.

I’ll crush you—Kouei Shida!

Magnum Slash!

Day 2 of the Italian Youth Tournament.

Genoa vs. Firenze—

kickoff!

Genoa vs. Firenze!

Kickoff!

TEAM NAPOLI

Napoli win again—thanks to Caesar’s heroics!

But this time, with half-baked play, Rento can’t beat Caesar’s Magnum Shot.

There’s little time left.

Caesar—are you going to lose here?

Next time on Burn! Top Striker—

Super Magnum!

Kick off toward our burning dream!