Bundesliga: Bayern concede a goal after six seconds against Augsburg

According to RMC Sport and Foot Mercato, Bayern Munich conceded a goal after six seconds of play at Augsburg on Saturday, as the Bundesliga resumed. A blunder by Manuel Neuer is said to be behind this record goal.

Manuel Neuer, joueur de football

Photo: Rufus46 — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (new window)

Bayern Munich had a nightmare return to the Bundesliga. According to RMC Sport, the Munich club conceded a goal after just six seconds of play at Augsburg on Saturday. Foot Mercato also mentions this very quick goal, which came after the three-week international break.

A mistake by Manuel Neuer to blame

According to several media outlets, including Terra and Record, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer made a rare mistake. Voetbalzone speaks of a "horrorblunder" that led to this historic goal. Foot Mercato mentions a "fatal blunder" by the Bavarian goalkeeper. Terra, which presents him as one of the greatest idols in Bayern's history, highlights the rarity of this failure.

A record in the history of the league

According to RMC Sport, this goal conceded after six seconds is a record. Terra specifies that it is the fastest goal in the history of the German championship. The sources agree on the speed of this goal, but none give the name of the Augsburg scorer. The match, played at Augsburg, marks the resumption of the Bundesliga after a three-week break, as Foot Mercato reminds us.

Sources

  1. RMC SportUne grosse bourde et un record: le Bayern encaisse un but après six secondes de jeu contre Augsbourg (new window)rmcsport.bfmtv.com
  2. TerraNeuer falha, e Bayern sofre gol mais rápido da história do Alemão (new window)terra.com.br
  3. Foot MercatoBayern : la bourde fatale de Manuel Neuer… après 6 secondes de jeu (new window)footmercato.net
  4. VoetbalzoneWat een fout: horrorblunder Manuel Neuer bij Bayern München leidt historische goal in (new window)voetbalzone.nl
  5. RecordNeuer comete erro inacreditável e Bayern sofre golo... aos 6 segundos (new window)record.pt