Haikyuu! POV:
August 24th, 2015 – at 3:45PM in the Niigata Seiro Sports Center – Soccer field #2
"Team Karasuno and Team Predators, please report to the soccer field #2! I repeat, please report to the soccer field #2! This is the last warning announcement!" Fixed speakers surrounding the whole Sports Center boomed. Coach Ukai yelled out:
"Come on you guys! We're gonna be late!" The team members started running from the festival booths. Hinata curiously asked:
"What about Takeda-sensei and Onoda?"
"Forget them. They'll meet us at the field. We've got to hurry before getting disqualified on our FIRST day of our FIRST match." After that said, the seniors of the volleyball team had motivation to run faster than the others.
"No! I'm not letting you beat me!" Hinata declared.
"I'm gonna win Shoyo!" Nishinoya appeared beside Hinata. Kageyama added:
"No! I'm gonna be the first one." Hinata didn't like that, so he said:
"Try me!" And both idiot duo ran super fast. When the coach and the seniors arrived at the scene a few minutes later, they saw Hinata and Kageyama getting disciplined by Kiyoko for almost ruining the soccer field. Nishinoya nudged at Tanaka.
"Tanaka, why aren't we the ones being scolded by Kiyoko?" Tanaka looked at Kiyoko and got squirm-ish.
"I want to be the one that needs discipline!" Tanaka's sister, who was nearby, hit Tanaka's head.
"Baka! Be a little more attentive about soccer than about girls." Sugawara saw his juniors fooling around and chuckled. He looked towards the opponent's side. They had the same jerseys written Predators, and all the players looked short, except for the goalie. Sugawara asked the coach:
"So, those are the guys we're up against?" Daichi answered:
"Yup! Don't be fooled by their appearances, they are pro soccer players since elementary school. I did some research on them before and they gained some recognition on sponsorships. I just can't believe that they are in their first year of high school." Coach Ukai added:
"And their coach was once an awesome pro soccer player. This isn't gonna be an easy win you know! We've got to have strategies." But the thing is, Coach Ukai didn't really know how to start coming up with plans. All his strategy plans were for volleyball.
Just beside Team Karasuno, Team Predators' coach Hanashima Masaru from Mamayama had the players warm up their feet by juggling with soccerballs. The coach and the new advisor observed Karasuno's team. They seemed nervous and not really knowing what to do. The advisor commented:
"Well, I just heard that their specialty is volleyball. So of course, they might be a bit shaken up. But let's see how their volleyball skills adapt to soccer."
Once the coaches agreed to put in 11 players each and use the rules of soccer; no modifications, a screen appeared and listed the players on the field.
Team Predators from Mamayama:
Goalie – Sugiyama Tagi, 1
Sweeper – Akira Kageura, 8
Stopper – Saionji Reika, 3
Left Defense – Furuya Ouzou, 5
Right Defense – Oota Shou, 10
Left Midfielder – Furuya Ruuji, 2
Left Center – Shindou Takuto, 6 (sub from another team)
Right Center – Nozaki Sakura, 12 (sub from another team)
Right Midfielder – Takatou Erika, 7
Left Forward – Furuya Kota, 9
Right Forward - Aoto Gonzales Takuma, 11
!&&&&&&$$$$$$!
The stadium was filled with spectators watching and cheering on the two teams.
Team Karasuno:
Goalie – Asahi Azumane, 1
Left Defender – Sugawara Koshi, 6
Left Back – Nishinoya Yu, 3
Right Back – Sawamura Daichi, 10
Right Defender – Tsukishima Kei, 11
Left Midfielder – Tanaka Ryunosuke, 5
Left Center – Yamaguchi Tadashi, 12
Right Center – Kazuhito Narita, 7
Right Midfielder – Hisashi Kinoshita, 8
Left Forward – Hinata Shouyou, 2
Right Forward – Kageyama Tobio, 4
Coach Ukai sat on the bench laughing at this line up, because really, it was super random; he chose the players based on their consistent skills in their daily warm-up practices, and how willingly they are to play in this match. Azumane really wanted to be the goalie, so the coach put him in goalie just to test the water. The first year duo wanted to play forwards, so the coach let them. The whistle blew signaling the start of the first half of the game. Momoyama Predator started with the ball. Furuya K. and Aoto G. T. passed the ball to each other before Furuya K. ran with it. Aoto G. T. was wide open, but Furuya K back-passed to his brother Furuya R, which made Tanaka trip on his shoe laces.
"Awh! NOO!" Hinata ran super fast to Furuya R, who passed it to his brother Furuya O, the defense, he booted the ball across the field. Azumane, the goalie looked up and the ball was flying in his direction. He was about to boot it back to the other side, when it "magically" went into the net. The magic was that Azumane was waving his hand, thinking he was defending but really, didn't know what to do. The ball bounced near Azumane and deflected into the net as Azumane leaped up and around to stop the ball. Basically, he had no clue what he was doing.
It was just 5 minutes into the game, and Team Predators scored their first goal. Coach Ukai quickly stopped the game to make a substitution. He called out Asahi Azumane from the net, switched with Yamaguchi for Left Center, and Yamaguchi took goalie. The audience was mocking Team Karasuno.
"Ha! Team Predators has already won this game. This is ridiculous!" Azumane was feeling cold sweat, his face pale (almost blue); Nishinoya jumped on Azumane's back and yelled out:
"Don't worry partner! We'll get the next one!" And then he ran back to his position.
Author's note: Surprise! Surprise! You didn't think I would put Ginga e Kickoff! huh? Well, so far, the characters in Ginga e Kickoff! scored a goal, so you'll see that the skills are incredible. But remember, they are first years in high (that's what I'm making them be). Just being skilled isn't enough. What's gonna happen to Team Karasuno? Will they give up? hmm...
Oh! Um, I also added two Inazuma Eleven players to Team Predator because there aren't enough players in that team.
