Fellhauer scores Bundesliga’s fastest goal as Augsburg draw 2-2 with Bayern

Augsburg’s Robin Fellhauer scored the fastest goal in Bundesliga history against Bayern Munich on Saturday, October 10, 2026, but the visitors twice came from behind to draw 2-2 in Augsburg. His goal, recorded at eight seconds, broke a nine-second record shared by two players. The match ended with Bayern taking one point despite conceding another goal in the second half.

How Fellhauer scored after eight seconds

Bayern played the kick-off back towards goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. As Fellhauer closed him down, Neuer came out and tried to chip the ball over the Augsburg player. The ball struck Fellhauer’s back instead. He gathered it, went past Neuer and scored into the empty net. The goalkeeper’s first involvement had given Augsburg an immediate lead.

The previous Bundesliga mark was nine seconds, jointly held by Kevin Volland, who scored for Hoffenheim, and Karim Bellarabi, who scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Fellhauer’s goal moved the record ahead by roughly a second. BR24 described the 28-year-old Augsburg player as a quick wide attacker in its account of the opening sequence.

BR24 reported that Fellhauer told Sky the moment was indescribable because he had become part of something significant. He also said he could have scored after six or seven seconds, but wanted to make sure the ball went in. His account helps explain why he took the ball past Neuer before shooting rather than striking immediately.

Why reports give different goal times

Those figures describe the same opening goal rather than separate incidents. The distinction matters when comparing a rounded match report with a decimal measurement: the reported 8.3 and hand-timed 8.4 seconds should each be attributed to the outlet and method that supplied them. All three accounts identify Fellhauer’s strike as the fastest in Bundesliga history.

How Bayern recovered in the second half

Fellhauer’s record did not settle the Bavarian derby. Reuters reported that Bayern improved after the break, following a first half in which Harry Kane had hit the woodwork. An Augsburg effort was ruled offside in the 51st minute. Four minutes later, Ismael Saibari scored Bayern’s first equaliser, bringing the visitors level after the extraordinary start.

Augsburg went back in front in the 64th minute through Rodrigo Ribeiro. Reuters said Neuer punched Calvin Brackelmann’s shot into Ribeiro’s path, leaving him to push the ball over the line. It was Neuer’s second error in the account: his attempted chip had created Fellhauer’s opening goal, and his punch preceded Augsburg’s second.

Bayern recovered again with about 10 minutes remaining. Kane cut the ball back for Nathaniel Brown to tap in the second equaliser, according to Reuters. Serge Gnabry then hit the post three minutes after Brown’s goal. Bayern had chances to turn the comeback into a win, but the final score remained 2-2.

What the draw meant for the league table

Reuters reported that Bayern finished the match second in the Bundesliga on 11 points, with Borussia Dortmund leading on 13. Those were the standings in its match report, rather than a forecast of where either side would finish. The draw left Bayern two points behind Dortmund at that point in the season.

The result also added to a recent Augsburg-Bayern sequence noted by Reuters: Augsburg had inflicted Bayern’s only league defeat in their previous 48 matches, in January. This time Augsburg led twice, including through a league-record opener, but could not keep Bayern behind. Fellhauer’s goal remains the match’s historic event; the two recoveries determined its result.