A bit different from what I expected it to be but it wasn't bad at all. I feel like it's to early to judge anything with the story as we were limited with what we saw besides the begging ultra short backstory and the ending cliffhanger, but overall I feel it's a good start. Character wise it's kind of the same since we only got to really see two members of the team and your generic asshole "kid-adults". But so far I liked both Yuni and Hajima, I just can't wait to see the rest of the team. And finally what most people would agree was the strong suit of this pilot episode: the animation. David Productions is a household name by now and they did not disappoint with the animation at all. It's super clean and I can't wait to see it in action during upcoming matches.
Overall even though the time in the anime went quickly, the story itself didn't really advance. But that's ok, it's what we usually see in sports anime. As I said, it's still to early to judge anything but I like where it's going so far. It will be interesting to see how the story builds off the cliffhanger. The story really has some great potential, Im looking forward to upcoming eps!