In the 18th minute, Ryoma received the ball near the center circle. Kojiro Hyuga, on crutches, shouted from the sidelines: “Move forward, Hoshino! Don’t just pass sideways!”
He feigned a pass to the left wing. Two Nankatsu defenders lunged. Then— Mirage Pass . To the crowd, Ryoma seemed to split into two ghostly figures, each juking a different direction. The real Ryoma slipped through the gap. He was inside the penalty arc. Captain Tsubasa--- Rise of New Champions -NSP--JP...
Tsubasa closed in. Ryoma didn’t shoot. Instead, he back-heeled a blind cross —a move he’d practiced 5,000 times in the game’s “Training Mode.” The ball curved unnaturally, landing perfectly at the feet of Touho’s striker, Sato. In the 18th minute, Ryoma received the ball
The All-Japan Youth Championship finals. Stadium floodlights carve shadows into the wet grass. 50,000 fans roar. Two Nankatsu defenders lunged