On the evening of April 20, at Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain.
The Copa del Rey final: Real Madrid versus Barcelona.
In the thirty-sixth minute, Real Madrid won the ball inside their own thirty-meter area. Kaka got to it first and immediately carried it forward, shaking off Xavi's challenge before sending a straight pass into Yang Yang's path near the center-circle arc.
Yang Yang darted behind Alves, collected the ball, and drove forward in great strides. Racing Puyol and Pique for speed, he tore upfield with the ball at his feet, heading straight for Barcelona's penalty area.
"Real Madrid's quick counterattack."
"Yang Yang is moving incredibly fast with the ball, but Puyol and Pique aren't slow in pursuit either."
"He's raced all the way to the edge of the box. Yang Yang suddenly stops... and bursts forward again..."
With a simple sudden stop and acceleration, he forcibly shook off Puyol with sheer speed and carried the ball into the penalty area. Yang Yang quickly caught up with it, reaching it before Valdes could rush out. With the inside of his left foot, he fired a low shot from a tight angle, sending the ball past Valdes's side.
Valdes reacted and stuck out a foot to intercept, but he was ultimately a beat too late.
The ball passed through the gap between the Barcelona goalkeeper and the left post, rolling diagonally into the net.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"In the thirty-sixth minute, Real Madrid have broken the deadlock! One-nil!"
"It came from Yang Yang—another goal from Yang Yang!"
"He's practically Barcelona's nemesis. Almost every time he faces Barcelona, he manages to score."
"Just three days ago at the Bernabéu Stadium, Yang Yang scored a brace to help Real Madrid defeat Barcelona two-nil."
"And now, once again, it's Yang Yang's goal, giving