Son wins Matchday 8's Goal of the Week

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Cologne - There were some terrific strikes on Matchday 8 in the Bundesliga, but it was 's second of the afternoon in Bayer 04 Leverkusen's eventual with VfB Stuttgart that got your vote for Goal of the Week.

Worthy contenders

The South Korean needed just nine minutes to complete his brace and take his tally to four for the season, courtesy of a dipping 30-yard half-volley that left the back-tracking Thorsten Kirschbaum with no hope whatsoever in the Stuttgart goal.

Son took 60 per cent of the poll at the final count, with FC Bayern München's Mario Götze a distant second with 17 per cent, despite matching an exquisite first touch with an equally well-executed curling finish in his side's 6-0 rout of SV Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena.

Down in third (12 per cent), Borussia Dortmund loanee Marvin Ducksch showed his parent club what they're missing out on with a game-changing goal in the second half of SC Paderborn's 3-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Leverkusen's Karim Bellarabi (seven per cent) and 1. FSV Mainz summer signing Jairo Sampeiro (four per cent) completed the ballot.

Check out the top five goals from Matchday 8 courtesy of the Bundesliga's official YouTube channel: