It had been only seven minutes since the previous goal, yet Man City launched another fierce attack down the right.
Relying on his individual ability, Sánchez dribbled forcefully past his marker on the right wing, cut inside horizontally near the edge of the penalty area, and tried to link up with Su Dong. Lucas, however, had raced back in time to intercept him, forcing him to pass the ball back to Toni Kroos.
After receiving the ball, Toni Kroos seemed ready to slow the tempo and reorganize the attack, but he suddenly sent a long cross-field pass, switching play to the left wing. By then, Marcelo had already surged forward. He controlled the ball on the left and drove straight ahead.
Only at that moment did everyone realize that Toni Kroos had not intended to slow the tempo at all. He had been waiting for Marcelo to make his run.
After receiving the ball, the Brazilian left back charged along the flank to the left side of the penalty area. He played a beautiful one-two with Di Maria, then sent a low cross toward the near post from close to the byline.
Su Dong used his body to hold his position, pinning Skrtel firmly behind him. He stopped the ball with his left foot, then flicked it backward with his heel.
David Silva quickly followed up behind Su Dong and Skrtel. He stopped Su Dong's pass, then side-footed the ball into the far corner, scoring Man City's second goal!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
"Two-nil!!!!"
"Man City have scored again!!!"
"Another assist from Su Dong!"
"This time, the scorer is David Silva!"
Once again, Man City's players rushed off the pitch to celebrate the goal.
Su Dong immediately chased after David Silva, reached out, and vigorously ruffled his hair, grinning from ear to ear.