So, I may or may not have cried watching this during the crux of the match. I'm really not into football - definitely not into it enough to cry over it - but the way things worked out so beautifully was a strange sense of euphoria. I think my favourite part of this whole series is just seeing how the footballers' minds work and getting a glimpse into every thought. Ashito got to prove himself even a little bit, executing an attack alongside Kuribayashi and Akutsu that was the highlight of the episode, and then we got a debrief afterwards which showed that Ashito knows what he needs to work on in future, so I presume that'll be what we focus on in future. He clearly has a long way to go and I genuinely appreciate the fact that Fukuda makes him work for it in the way he does because everything Ashito achieves feels realistic. As someone who doesn't engage in football, this show makes me want to maybe try at least once, which shows just how enjoyable I find it.