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8 seconds: Augsburg scores fastest Bundesliga goal after Manuel Neuer blunder

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In a Bundesliga match on Saturday, Augsburg's Robin Fellhauer scored the fastest goal in league history by finding the net just 8 seconds after kickoff against Bayern Munich. Stats provider Opta confirmed this as the quickest goal since the league’s establishment in 1963, surpassing previous records held jointly at nine seconds. The goal came when Neuer, attempting a clearance, was intercepted by Fellhauer who then tapped it into an unguarded net.

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On Saturday in Augsburg, Germany, Robin Fellhauer scored what appears to be the fastest goal in Bundesliga history by finding the net just 8 seconds after kickoff against Bayern Munich. According to stats provider Opta, this is the quickest goal since the league's formation in 1963. During the match, Bayern Munich initiated play and passed back to goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, but Fellhauer intercepted Neuer’s attempted clearance and scored easily into an unguarded net. The Bundesliga officially records goals down to the nearest second; previously, the record was shared between Kevin Volland and Karim Bellarabi, each needing 9 seconds for their respective goals in earlier matches against Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

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AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Augsburg player Robin Fellhauer scored what appeared to be the fastest goal in Bundesliga history on Saturday by finding the net in just 8 seconds after kickoff against Bayern Munich. asserted

what → score → Munich

Stats provider Opta said it was the fastest goal ever scored in the German top division since its formation in 1963. asserted

it → say → 1963

Bayern kicked off the game and played the ball back to goalkeeper Manuel Neuer but Fellhauer closed in and intercepted Neuer’s attempt at a chipped clearance. asserted

Fellhauer → kick → clearance

He then tapped the ball into the empty net. asserted

He → tap → net

The Bundesliga recognizes goals to the nearest second and the record was jointly held by Kevin Volland, who needed nine seconds to score for Hoffenheim against Bayern in 2015, and Karim Bellarabi, whose goal for Bayer Leverkusen against Borussia Dortmund in 2014 also took nine seconds. asserted

goal → recognize → seconds

8 seconds: Augsburg scores fastest Bundesliga goal after Manuel Neuer blunder

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