对于被Esperion青年队的表现压制住的应征者们，福田就像是要带给他们更多打击般，说出“某件事情”。苇人也因阿久津的粗野动作而受伤，逐渐丧失斗志――。

苇人在理解母亲的想法后，下定决心造访东京City·Esperion。他再度和入队选拔时共同奋战的伙伴相见，并且和从少年队升上来的成员会合。但有一位录取者过了集合时间仍未出现。

东京City·Esperion FC青年队入队典礼的当天，因为福田的提议，让苇人他们突然面临分组对抗赛局面。而且据说表现出色的选手马上就能升到青年队A队。

在这场争夺升上A队资格的红白分组对抗赛中，苇人因为无法与队友好好沟通，使得队友们都不将球传给他。导致苇人完全无法融入比赛之中，只能呆站在场上。

苇人对于“停球后，踢球”这个足球的基本动作总是抓不到要领。和苇人同房的富坚实在不忍看到他钻牛角尖地去做个人练习，便说要告诉他这动作背后的真正意义。

在11人对21人的特殊小型比赛中，苇人因为无法和黑田、朝利相互配合，让两人完全失去对他的信赖。伊达给苇人一个课题，内容为“思考为何只有黑田与朝利发火”。

在东京都甲级联赛的首场比赛，一行人与成京高中的对决进入下半场。苇人透过与黑田及朝利的配合，了解到由3人运球前进的重要性。Esperion的B队总算从劣势缩小了分数上的差距，但比赛时间却已所剩无几。

在历经成京高中战后的庆功宴，烤肉店的电视播放着青年队的栗林在J1踢球的模样。在比赛中表现精彩的栗林结束赛后访问时，壬生的手机接到伊达打来的电话。

While still feeling unconvinced, Ashito makes up his mind that he must try and learn to be a full-back. He goes to practice, wanting to figure out Fukuda's intention. However, being unfamiliar to the position and disliking defending, Ashito doesn't quite get the meaning of "shuffle" and feels out of place.

Ashito and others have an unexpected reunion with Nakano and Kaneda, who played alongside him at the tryouts. After failing the tryouts for Esperion, Nakano and Kaneda joined the current top team in the league, Tokyo Musashino Soccer Club Youth, where Tachibana used to play. While Nakano is happy to see Ashito and others, Kaneda blames Ashito for his failing the tryouts.

Esperion B team starts to show some signs of improvement as they face undefeated Musashino in the next match. When the team needs to be united more than ever, Takeshima and Togashi, who are the key defenders of the team, have a huge fight. Tachibana, with a strong resolution that he will do anything he can to win the next match, goes to Yuma to ask him what happened between Togashi and the promoted players in the past.