Nikolai Ivanov scored one of the fastest goals in football history, possibly the fastest ever, during his team's match, "Mashuk-KMV" of Pyatigorsk, against Khimik Dzerzhinsk in the Russian Second Division. Ivanov unleashed a "rocketing" shot from the center circle right after the kickoff, with the ball finding the net approximately three seconds later, after the goalkeeper failed to save it.
The exact duration the ball was in the air before entering Khimik Dzerzhinsk's goal has not yet been precisely determined (it will not exceed three seconds), but the Russian site "sport24" speculates that Ivanov's goal could be among the fastest goals in football history and possibly the quickest ever.
Moreover, the press service of the Russian Second Division (practically the third tier) stated that the goal by the Belarusian midfielder could claim the title of the fastest in global football history. The record for the fastest goal in football history belongs to English player Ryan Hall, who scored his goal just 2.31 seconds after the start of his team's match against Cockfosters in the London Championship.
