AustriaChristoph Baumgartner scored six seconds into the Saturday's 2-0 friendly win against Slovakia, which is the quickest goal in international football history.
The 24-year-old quickly ran from the middle of the field, evaded three opponents, and then shot the ball from outside the penalty area into the bottom corner of the goal.
As the home fans from Slovakia watched in shock, the Austrians at the Tehelne pole stadium in Bratislava rejoiced while the midfielder from Leipzig was surrounded by his teammates. RB His words were, 'We've attempted this move before, where I sprint away at full speed right after kickoff. Luckily, this time it worked out and I was able to make the run,' said Baumgartner.
This goal was earlier than Lukas Podolski’s for Germany against Ecuador in 2013, when the forward stole the ball and scored seven seconds into the game.
Substitute Andreas Weimann secured the win with a late goal eight minutes before the end.
Austria is continuing to get ready for Euro 2024 with friendly matches against Turkey, Serbia, and Switzerland. In the group stage in Germany, they will be up against France, the Netherlands, and either Poland or Wales.
Remarkably, Baumgartner’s accomplishment was nearly overshadowed just hours later during Germany’s friendly against France.
In his international return, veteran midfielder Toni Kross managed to make an assist in just eight seconds and astounded the Groupama Stadium.
Upon receiving the ball from the kickoff, Kroos quickly found the forward run of Florian Wirtz, who had moved forward toward the goal.
There was still a lot for the Bayer Leverkusen star to do, but he was equal to the task, striking an impressive right-footed shot past Brice Samba
Christoph Baumgartner has now made his mark in the history books.
