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Perry Ng's ability to score spectacular goals had only been experienced through stories for Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy.
That was until Saturday afternoon's win over Luton Town, when the Cardiff right-back unleashed a 25-yard strike into the roof of the net.
The goal, Cardiff's third of the game, was not the first strike of quality that Ng has scored for the Bluebirds, but it was the first under Barry-Murphy.
"Perry is capable of producing a finish like he did today - so I'm told from previous seasons - so I'm glad to see it in the flesh," said Barry-Murphy.
"I thought there was a pass on to Ollie Tanner, luckily he listened to the supporters and shot!"
A knee injury during pre-season meant Ng, who joined Cardiff in January 2021, had to start the season behind Ronan Kpakio in the pecking order.
But the 29-year-old has wrestled back control of the right-back position, with Barry-Murphy admitting Ng's form has resulted in less game time for Kpakio than he would have liked.
"Ronan Kpakio had been doing exceptionally well in Ng's absence," said Barry-Murphy.
"It is a concern of mine that I haven't been able to play Ronan as much as I would have liked to because of the form of Perry, but that's the stage of the season we're in."
Victory over Luton took the Bluebirds four points clear at the top of League One, as their bid for an automatic return to the Championship took another step in the right direction.
David Turnbull and Joel Colwill opened the scoring before Ng's pick of the bunch.
And Colwill - who has come through the academy at the club - says he was "not surprised" to see Ng's effort hit the back of the net.
"I was stood just behind it and as soon as he hit it I thought it had a chance," said Colwill.
"We've all seen Perry strike a good ball, he's scored some really good goals over the years.
"Everyone who has been at the club a while knows he can do that, and I'm not surprised by it really."
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That was until Saturday afternoon's win over Luton Town, when the Cardiff right-back unleashed a 25-yard strike into the roof of the net.
The goal, Cardiff's third of the game, was not the first strike of quality that Ng has scored for the Bluebirds, but it was the first under Barry-Murphy.
"Perry is capable of producing a finish like he did today - so I'm told from previous seasons - so I'm glad to see it in the flesh," said Barry-Murphy.
"I thought there was a pass on to Ollie Tanner, luckily he listened to the supporters and shot!"
A knee injury during pre-season meant Ng, who joined Cardiff in January 2021, had to start the season behind Ronan Kpakio in the pecking order.
But the 29-year-old has wrestled back control of the right-back position, with Barry-Murphy admitting Ng's form has resulted in less game time for Kpakio than he would have liked.
"Ronan Kpakio had been doing exceptionally well in Ng's absence," said Barry-Murphy.
"It is a concern of mine that I haven't been able to play Ronan as much as I would have liked to because of the form of Perry, but that's the stage of the season we're in."
Victory over Luton took the Bluebirds four points clear at the top of League One, as their bid for an automatic return to the Championship took another step in the right direction.
David Turnbull and Joel Colwill opened the scoring before Ng's pick of the bunch.
And Colwill - who has come through the academy at the club - says he was "not surprised" to see Ng's effort hit the back of the net.
"I was stood just behind it and as soon as he hit it I thought it had a chance," said Colwill.
"We've all seen Perry strike a good ball, he's scored some really good goals over the years.
"Everyone who has been at the club a while knows he can do that, and I'm not surprised by it really."
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