During her final winter of middle school, Nozomi Onda struggles to decide where to go for high school. Nozomi wants to continue play on the boys' soccer team even in high school, but at the recommendation of her advisor Samejima, she decides to join the Warabi Seinan High School girl's soccer team, also known as the "Warabis." On her first day on the team, the new students are made to play against the second-years, and her team includes midfielder Midori Soshizaki, who led her team to third place at the national tournament in middle school, as well as Sumire Suo, a lightning-fast full-back.

The Saitama prefectural prelims are finally starting. Unable to conceal her excitement at playing in her first official game as a Warabi, Nozomi is unable to fall asleep. On game day, the Warabis face off against Asaka Trade, the previous year's third place team. With the score tied 3-3 in the second half, the Warabis would like to avoid giving up points at any cost, but instead they serve up a great opportunity to Asaka Trade. In order to save the Warabis from a desperate situation, Nozomi boldly leaps into the penalty area.

The Warabis close in on Urawa Hosei's goal with an attack focused around Nozomi, but at the last second, they fail to score the first point of the game. As both teams struggle for dominance, Urawa Hosei takes advantage of a split-second opportunity, and their eccentric forward Alice Adatara scores the first point. The Warabis attempt to even the score, while Urawa Hosei's attacks centered around forwards Tenma and Adatara continue.