Bayern Munich draws with Augsburg after conceding fastest-ever Bundesliga goal

Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer handed Augsburg the lead after 8.4 seconds with an error that Robin Fellhauer capitalised on. | Photo Credit: AP

Bayern Munich twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at Augsburg on Saturday after a mistake from Manuel Neuer led to the fastest goal in Bundesliga history.

Neuer handed Augsburg the lead after 8.4 seconds with an error that Robin Fellhauer capitalised on, before two assists from Harry Kane helped rescue a point in the second half.

Bayern missed the chance to knock Borussia Dortmund off the top spot after the draw and remains two points behind the league leader in second.

“It feels more like a defeat. On another day we would have won this game, but that’s football. We gave away two sloppy goals, and they punished us for it,” Kane told DAZN.

Augsburg could not believe its luck after 40-year-old Neuer’s howler handed the side the lead after just eight seconds. Having received the ball straight from kick-off, Neuer chipped it directly into the path of Fellhauer, who ran it into the empty net.

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“We would have preferred a better start, but Manu has played football long enough. He can’t change what happened; he just needs to do what he’s always done in his career and keep on showing how good he is,” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany told DAZN.

The Bundesliga later confirmed the goal had beaten the previous record of nine seconds held jointly by Kevin Volland and Karim Bellarabi. “Those guys must have been really slow,” Fellhauer told Sky with a laugh after the game.

“In all seriousness, it’s an unbelievable feeling because a record like this means you’re part of something really big,” he added.

Bayern remained shell-shocked for much of the first half and was lucky not to go 2-0 down when Juma Bah missed a sitter in the 36th minute.

The visitor found the net shortly after the break when Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen fumbled a brilliant volley from Luis Diaz, but the goal was ruled out for an offside in the build-up.

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Ismael Saibari broke Augsburg’s resistance a few minutes later as the Moroccan slotted the ball home after an elegant assist from Kane.

Yet the host struck back quickly, thanks in part to another off-colour moment from Neuer.

After Augsburg unlocked the defence with a long ball forward, Neuer parried Calvin Brackelmann’s shot straight at Rodrigo Ribeiro, who smashed the ball under the bar to restore the lead.

Both Diaz and Serge Gnabry had goals ruled out for offside before Kane set up Nathaniel Brown for Bayern’s second equaliser ten minutes from time.