The words of goalkeeper Fernando said it all.
The Compostela goalkeeper was speaking about the game in October 1996 when he conceded a goal of Martian proportions to Ronaldo, the phenomenon announcing his arrival at Barcelona.
"He stopped and he started again and when I saw him coming I was thinking 'oh my God, this guy is amazing'," Fernando said.
According to NASA's footballing equivalent, everything happened on the night of October 12, 1996, a date of discoveries at the Estadio San Lazaro.
The protagonist, Ronaldo, had just turned 20 a month earlier and had already showed that he was a footballer who would keep people talking for a long time.
In the post Johan Cruyff era, Barcelona were looking for glory under Bobby Robson in a team that also included Pep Guardiola, Luis Figo and Luis Enrique.
Ronaldo appeared in the 36th minute, popping up to trap the ball in a wide area 50 metres from the opposing goal, with a long way in front of him.
Then the aforementioned 'stop and start' demolition job began as he took 10 seconds, 34 strides and 16 touches to avoid five opposing players on a dizzying slalom.
Images of Robson on the touchline with his hands on his head, stunned at the goal, became iconic. The final score was 5-1 to Barcelona but the real end came after that third goal was scored.
MARCA's front page was dedicated to him the next day, simply declaring 'a genius'. In El Mundo, 'Di Stefano now sees Barcelona' and El Periodico went for: 'In Santiago, Ronaldo preached like never before'.
After the game, the forward attempted to explain his moment of magic.
"I picked up the ball in the centre of the field and I noticed defenders trying to grab my jersey but I kept running and I got between several defenders so I could shoot," he recalled.
The eyewitnesses, those who tried to stop the speeding comet as it hurtled towards goal, couldn't hide their admiration.
"If I had been in the stands, I would have applauded," said William.
"To see him on television and then on the field, I couldn't doo too much," Bellido said.
"I don't know how to explain it, he was an uncontrollable force," Jose Ramon added.
"If was the best goal anybody ever scored against me. I thought that he would fall after all of the attempted tackles," goalkeeper Fernando admitted.
"It is the best goal I've watched, the only similar one was Diego Maradona's goal in Mexico," Gheorghe Popescu, his teammate, added.
The only person who wasn't as kid was Compostela's president, Jose Maria Caneda, who wasn't in the mood to praise it.
"Ronaldo's goal was s****y, he stumbled through and if I was there, I'd make sure to nudge him and then we'd see if it happened," he said.
For those who weren't there, what happened that night is still remembered.
It is only necessary to say: Ronaldo's goal against Compostela.