決勝の舞台に仲間を連れて行くために――。
女子サッカー・ワールドカップの決勝戦を7月6日に控えたなでしこジャパンに安藤梢が帰ってくる。
安藤は6月8日に行われたワールドカップ初戦のスイス戦に先発し、決勝点につながるPKを得たが、この相手GKとの接触で左足首を骨折。今大会中の復帰は絶望で、チームを離れ日本に帰国し、手術を受けていた。チームが決勝に進んだことで、安藤は再びチームに合流し、決勝戦ではベンチから仲間を支える。
このプレーで安藤は負傷した
無念の負傷離脱中、他のチームメイトは、安藤の分までと奮起したという。
「試合前に（宮間）あやが、『アンチ（安藤）の分まで頑張ろう。気持ちだけじゃなくプレーで示そう』って円陣を組んで言ってくれた。正直、あそこに立ちたかった気持ちはあったけど、頑張ったみんなに元気をもらいました」と声を震わせながら話し、「私のユニフォームをベンチに持って行ってくれて、私の方にもそのユニフォームを見せてくれました」
（なでしこ安藤梢、負傷で無念の帰国「私は気持ちの中で戦いたい」 | サッカーキング 2015/06/14）
グループリーグ第2戦までは、安藤のユニフォームをベンチにかけて戦っていたが、選手からは「安藤とともに戦うためにぬいぐるみが欲しい」と要望があり、クマのぬいぐるみに背番号7のユニフォームをつけ、ベンチに連れてきていた。
イングランド戦を前に、クマのぬいぐるみを抱える岩渕真奈
準決勝のイングランド戦に勝利したあと、インタビューに答える選手はこのクマを手に取り、決勝への思いを語っていた。
奇跡のドラマには必ず伏線がある。決勝進出なら、スイスとの初戦で左腓（ひ）骨外果骨折を負って帰国した安藤が再合流することになっていた。試合前とハーフタイムのロッカールームは安藤の帰国以降、無料通話アプリ「ＬＩＮＥ」でつないでいる。この日の試合前、安藤の願いがロッカーに響いた。「バンクーバーに私を連れていって」。その言葉に誰もが奮い立った。「それを実現できた彼女たちは素晴らしいと敬意を表したい」と指揮官も目を細めた。
（離脱安藤が“女神” なでしこ、劇的決着でＷ杯連覇に王手！ ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex サッカー 2015/07/03）
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