Augsburg benefit from Neuer error for record Bundesliga goal

Robin Fellhauer wrote history for FC Augsburg by scoring the fastest goal in Bundesliga history. After just 8.4 seconds, the 28-year-old capitalised on a catastrophic error by Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer to open the scoring in the Bavarian derby, which finished 2-2.

Neuer had received the ball from a teammate from kick-off and attempted to chip the onrushing Fellhauer. The ball stuck to the Augsburg forward, who sprinted past the 40-year-old goalkeeper and slotted into the empty net. Fellhauer thereby eclipsed the previous record of nine seconds jointly held by Karim Bellarabi and Kevin Volland. "It was a stupid mistake by me," Neuer said after the match. "I had to put the ball onto my left foot because I was closed down from the right by two players."

Derby Points Shared

The early lead provided the foundation for another strong Augsburg performance against the record champions. After Ibrahim Saibari's equaliser in the 55th minute, Ruben Ribeiro restored the lead in the 64th, before Noel Brown secured the final score ten minutes from time. The draw from last weekend continues a run of picking up points against Bayern. In the previous title-winning season, Augsburg was the only team to defeat Munich and deny them an invincible campaign.

The FCA currently sits sixth in the Bundesliga with eight points from five games, just five points off the top. The team is showing solid form with a goal difference of +5. The next task is an away match against ninth-placed SV Elversberg this Saturday. The squad list list and further statistics are available in our squad overview.

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