Munich was barely awake to the rhythm of a Bundesliga restart when Augsburg found a way through Bayern’s defence without needing to build an attack. Eight seconds after kick-off, Robin Fellhauer punished an extraordinary mistake by Manuel Neuer to give Augsburg the lead in Saturday’s fifth-round meeting.
An instant gift in Bavaria
The Bundesliga had resumed on Friday following the international break, but Bayern’s home match against Augsburg began with a moment of confusion that will stay in the record books.
- Bayern played the ball back towards Neuer immediately after the opening whistle.
- The veteran goalkeeper attempted to clear it, but misjudged his kick badly.
- Fellhauer reacted first, beat Neuer to the loose ball and finished for Augsburg.
- The goal arrived after eight seconds, making it the fastest goal in Bundesliga history.
Neuer’s immediate apology
There was no ambiguity over the scale of the error. Neuer, one of Europe’s most experienced goalkeepers, apologised straight away to his Bayern team-mates after handing Augsburg an early advantage.
For Fellhauer, the moment was a ruthless piece of alertness: he pressed the Bayern goalkeeper, seized on the failed clearance and turned the opening seconds of the contest into a landmark Bundesliga goal.
