Many local football fans were full of praise for the 35m ‘rocket’ which the South Korean blasted in from a freekick, saying such goals are rare in domestic football.

Tae-su’s 20th-minute screamer also impressed Fifa.

The world football governing body tweeted: “Take a bow, Park Tae-su! There’s nothing like a 40-yard rocket hitting the crossbar on its way into the net. One for the @SabahFCofficial history books.”

So far, it has been retweeted 4,000 times and garnered over 6,000 likes.

A video clip of Tae-su’s wonder goal was also shared on the Twitter account of the Bleacher Report website, which focuses on football and sports culture, garnering 5,700 retweets and over 13,500 likes so far.

Faiz Subri, who won the 2016 Fifa Puskas Award for best goal of the year, said such stupendous goals would indirectly inspire others to raise their performance.

“All goals have their own uniqueness and qualities. Each goal that is considered a wonder strike can surely have a positive impact on the team’s performance because it will act as motivation for all the players to go on and score more goals,” he told Bernama when contacted today.

Faiz caused a sensation when he became the first Asian player to lift the Puskas Award after his wonder goal helped Penang beat Pahang 4-1 during a Super League match in February 2016.

In the Malaysia Cup Group D clash at the Petaling Jaya City Council Stadium yesterday, the 31-year-old Tae-su’s opener was cancelled out by PJ City’s Darren Lok in the 80th minute as both teams settled for a 1-1 draw.

Sabah FC, who finished ninth in the season’s Super League, are third in Group D with one point after the opening round of matches.