That's right!
Header Lock!
But this time, Beckham didn't lock it with the head.
Su Hang had never experienced such a dangerous moment on the pitch.
When the ball was still two or three meters away, he already felt a chill between his legs.
This…
Dodge?
Su Hang's powerful sense of landing-point prediction instantly replayed the ball's trajectory in his mind.
If he tried to dodge—bending forward and pulling in his stomach—the result would be… a direct hit to a very sensitive spot.
The next instant, Su Hang decisively inhaled.
He sank his breath into his core.
His abdomen pushed slightly forward as he half-turned his body.
He chose to meet it head-on.
By making contact earlier and shortening the ball's downward path, he managed to redirect it at the last possible moment.
Bang!
The ball bounced straight toward the goal.
The entire stadium was stunned.
For a full three seconds, even the commentators were frozen.
"Th-this… did that go in?"
"Su Hang… Su Hang scored!"
"GOAL! Five–one! Su Hang with a brace!"
"Incredible! What did we just witness?"
"Su Hang scored in the most unbelievable way possible!"
"When people are still scoring with their feet and heads, Su Hang has already started scoring with a body part no one talks about!"
"What kind of finishing is this?!"
"Look at Van Nistelrooy's stunned face—he looks like he's wondering whether Su Hang is more of a King of the Six-Yard Box than he is!"
"In all my years of commentary, I've never seen a goal this absurd!"
"Every part of Su Hang's body is a lethal weapon! He can score with anything—anything!"
On the Real Madrid bench.
Zidane rubbed his bald head, a chill running down his spine.
This… he couldn't help but feel sorry for Jennifer and Clara.
As Su Hang's rumored girlfriends, if something really happened, would they be at risk of bodily harm?
Modrić looked down at himself in silence.
So accidental discharge wasn't just an exaggeration—it could be literal.
Kompany was just as dumbfounded:
"No wonder Captain Su once beat up seven Barcelona players by himself. With that kind of power, Catalonia really has no one who can stand up to him!"
On the pitch, this was the first time Su Hang felt too embarrassed to celebrate.
Whether teammates, opponents, or fans in the stands, everyone was staring at his midsection.
As if he weren't wearing pants at all.
He even noticed a few female fans with eyes practically glowing.
Pure torture.
Fortunately, Capello knew how to save Su Hang with numbers.
He subbed Cassano on for Su Hang.
Su Hang hurried to the bench, sat down, and grabbed a jersey to cover his stomach.
Only then did it hit him—his path as a shooting superstar seemed to be missing just one last unconventional goal.
Tear effect?
What kind of skill was that, exactly?
Su Hang was extremely curious.
In the 82nd minute, Raúl Bravo's disaster-class performance continued.
A sweeping shot came in, Raúl Bravo stuck out his foot to block it, and the ball ricocheted off his instep, carving an outrageous arc into the far corner.
Five–two!
Steaua Bucharest had clearly found their confidence through Raúl Bravo today.
In the 88th minute, with the match nearing its end, Beckham launched a long-pass-guided counterattack.
Cassano collected the ball, dribbled past defenders with flair, and beat the onrushing goalkeeper to the shot.
The ball sailed over the keeper and into the net.
Six–two!
Real Madrid returned home with a commanding victory.
But after the match, there was only one thing anyone remembered…
"Su Hang Scores Twice in Unbelievable Fashion!"
"Van Nistelrooy's Header Is Ordinary—Su Hang's Goal Shocks the World!"
"Su Hang Smashes One to Open the Scoring and Completes the Brace in Absurd Fashion!"
"Su Hang, the Human Weapon—Every Part of Him Is Deadly!"
It exploded.
The moment went viral.
As cameras zoomed in on Su Hang's midsection again and again, even he couldn't stand watching it.
Worse still, the TVs in the team cafeteria, gym, and other public areas kept replaying his highlights on loop.
Su Hang went to the training base manager and reviewed the surveillance footage.
They discovered a short player sneaking into the control room late at night to upload the videos.
Because it was late, the footage wasn't very clear.
It was hard to identify the culprit based solely on a height of about 1.72 meters, a skinny 60-kilogram build, and shoulder-length hair.
After all, there was only one player on Real Madrid who matched all three traits: Modrić.
After uploading the video, he even excitedly mimed two bench presses.
His recent physical-strength program had just entered the bench-press phase.
The next day, Modrić discovered his bench-press workload had tripled.
No matter how much he insisted he couldn't keep going, the trainer refused to stop.
By the time he got back to the dorm, Modrić couldn't even lift his arms—everything hurt.
When he woke up, he screamed so loudly that he startled his roommate, Kompany.
Modrić kept shouting that he "had no arms" and "couldn't feel where his hands were."
In reality, his arms were simply so overworked that he couldn't raise them in the morning and mistook it for numbness.
When Kompany told the story at lunch, Su Hang affectionately dubbed Modrić "Venus."
Despite Modrić's fierce objections, the entire team unanimously approved the nickname, officially adopting "Venus" as his alias.
The more he resisted, the more excited his teammates became.
And honestly, Venus and Modrić did look a bit alike.
After all, Modrić already had fairly delicate features by European standards.
After gaining the nickname Venus, Modrić found himself awkwardly avoided by his teammates, who suddenly didn't know how to act around him.
Only Casillas consistently sought him out during one-on-one training sessions to help him complete drills.
...
"Rising Star of the Empire! Congratulations to Barcelona player Lionel Messi on his first Ballon d'Or nomination!"
"Barcelona's Full Revival! Led by Ronaldinho—Eto'o, Puyol, Messi, and more are counting on your votes!"
"A Massive El Clásico Victory to Pave the Way for Ronaldinho's Ballon d'Or Defense!"
"Ballon d'Or Voting Officially Opens! El Clásico Gains New Meaning—Ronaldinho's Best Response to Su Hang and Zidane!"
As December drew to a close, the Ballon d'Or process officially got underway.
Many club stars made the shortlist.
With it also being a World Cup year, several players who had shone on the world stage were widely predicted to rank highly.
Among the frontrunners were Su Hang, Zidane, Figo, Henry, Ronaldinho, Raúl, Cannavaro, Buffon, Klose, Casillas, and Vieira.