The evening of November 5, London's Loftus Road Stadium.
In the Premier League's eleventh round, Man City traveled to challenge Queens Park Rangers.
In the seventy-fifth minute, Su Dong came on as a substitute, replacing Bosnia's center forward, Džeko.
In the eighty-sixth minute, Leighton Baines made a late run down the left. After receiving a pass from a teammate and making a slight adjustment, he sent in a cross from the left that landed precisely at the penalty spot.
Inside the penalty area, Su Dong used his body to shove away the center back marking him, Anton Ferdinand. Facing the incoming ball, he turned and unleashed a left-footed volley.
The ball was like a missile. After tracing an arc through the air, it burrowed into the Queens Park Rangers goal.
"A worldie!!!!!"
"In the eighty-sixth minute, Man City have scored the decisive winner!"
"A left-footed worldie from substitute Su Dong—three to two!"
Loftus Road Stadium erupted into complete chaos.
Some fans cried out in shock, some booed, and some applauded in admiration. The scene was utterly chaotic.
It was exactly the same inside the stadium.
Man City's players were in a frenzy too. They all chased after Su Dong, trying to stop him on the way, but he still nimbly dodged his teammates and raced to the touchline. There, he kissed the ring on his left hand, celebrating his twenty-third Premier League goal of the season.
Twenty-three goals in eleven rounds—that was some record!
"We have to applaud him."
"If I remember correctly, the statistics say he is a right-footed player. But looking at the data from his career, as well as that worldie just now, we can see that his left foot is in no way inferior to his right."
"We have every reason to believe that Su Dong