An A-League game punctuated by a Michelle Heyman milestone goal was briefly halted on Sunday when a dog invaded the pitch at Porirua Park in New Zealand.
But it wasn’t just any dog — it belonged to none other than Wellington Phoenix captain Annalie Longo.
‘Tiger’ bolted down the halfway line before zigging and zagging between players, evading capture each time.
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Quick-witted Phoenix fans moved to chant the famous 2000s number ‘Who Let the Dogs Out’ while he continued to run rings around the opposition in the midfield.
Longo was among those to kneel down in a bid to catch Tiger but he took some time before deciding to go in for a reunion.
And he might have regretted that, too, with Longo wasting no time picking it up and passing it off to a team official.
Longo had little else to smile about as Wellington suffered their second straight defeat to start the season, with Canberra United notching a 1-0 win to maintain their unbeaten start.
Heyman’s 11th-minute strike, her 100th goal for Canberra, proved the match-winner.