NHSA – National High School Soccer Association Episode 6: “Two Inches Forward”

Perfect! Here's Episode 6 of your anime series National High School Soccer Association (NHSA), focusing on Haruki’s hilarious confrontation with Ichiro, their tactical training, and their second league match — which ends in a narrow but inspiring loss.

⚽ NHSA – National High School Soccer Association

Episode 6: “Two Inches Forward”

🎬 Scene 1: Training Ground – Haruki Meets Ichiro

Haruki walks onto the pitch with full fake confidence and puffs his chest.

Haruki:

"Yo! What’s up, new defender?"

Ichiro (cold glare):

"Don’t stand in my way."

Haruki (sweating instantly):

"Sorry, please don’t end me."

Ichiro (cracks a laugh):

"You’re such a weakling. Hilarious."

Haruki (sighs in relief):

"Thank God…"

⚽ Scene 2: Tactics Session – Brian's Philosophy

The team sits as Brian draws on the whiteboard.

Brian:

"Forget ego. Forget flash. Football is control. Work with your team. And always—always—keep an eye for the goal."

They begin training:

Sora takes kickoff, passes to Kaido.

Kaido sends it wide to Ren.

Ren drives forward and passes to Kashikoi.

Kashikoi calculates passing options and makes choices based on positioning and probability.

They repeat this drill over and over—building the habit.

🏟️ Scene 3: Match Day – Phoenix 11 FC vs Iron Fang High

Kickoff.

Sora yells:

"Kaido! Right side!"

Kaido misreads it and panics.

Ichiro steps in and steals the ball from an opponent, then calmly passes to Kaido.

Kaido (panicking):

"Ren or Rin?! Ren or Rin?!"

He chooses Rin, who wasn’t expecting the pass.

Rin controls it anyway and lays it off to Kashikoi.

Now Kashikoi sees three options:

Option A: Pass to Ren – 90% safe.

Option B: Back to Rin – resets attack.

Option C: Pass to Haruki – 1-on-1, but risky.

Kashikoi (muttering):

"Two inches closer… and it works."

Kashikoi (yells):

"Haruki, move two inches forward!"

Haruki (confused):

"Uh… okay?"

Kashikoi hits the perfect ball. It lands on Haruki. He fumbles, swings, and—

Blocked by the keeper!

The ball bounces up.

Haruki (gritting teeth):

"NO WAY I MISS TWICE!"

He jumps and heads it in.

GOAL! 1–0 for Phoenix 11 FC

🕒 Halftime Score: Phoenix 1 – 2 Iron Fang

🥈 Second Half Begins

Phoenix is trailing but fighting hard.

Kashikoi wins the ball in midfield.

Kashikoi (calculating in his head):

"Kazama has a 21% scoring chance…

Francis—based on leg movement and positioning—has a 34% chance. The smarter play."

Kashikoi (yells):

"Francis!!"

He sends a through ball.

Francis (trapping the ball with his chest):

"Omooo! Time for direct fire!"

Francis volleys the ball hard into the top left.

GOAL! 2–2!

⏱️ Final Minutes

Phoenix pushes hard, but a late corner from Iron Fang leads to a header goal.

Final Score: Phoenix 2 – 3 Iron Fang High

🧤 Scene 4: Post-Match

Brian (smiling faintly):

"We lost again. But this… this was football."

Renji:

"We'll win next time, I swear!"

Francis:

"Na real wah! But we dey ball small small now."

Haruki (grinning):

"At least I scored with my head and not my face."

Ichiro (to Haruki):

"Still a weakling. But you’ve got guts."

Haruki:

"I’ll take that as a compliment!"

📺 End of Episode 6

Next Episode Preview:

Ichiro’s past is revealed. Maya gets into an argument with Brian. Phoenix FC prepares to face a rich school team that has a private jet and elite coaches.

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