Bellarabi's 9th second stunner

Bayer Leverkusen forward Karim Bellaribi (R) fires in a ninth-second goal, which is a Bundesliga record, against homeside Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Photo: Internet

Bayer Leverkusen's Karim Bellarabi hit the Bundesliga's fastest ever goal to help condemn title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund to a 2-0 defeat in their opening game on Saturday.

The Leverkusen attacker struck after just nine seconds and then set up Stefan Kiessling in injury time as the visitors won in Dortmund for the second season in a row.

Bellarabi's strike was two seconds quicker than the previous record held by Bayern Munich's Giovane Elber and Leverkusen's Ulf Kirsten, both of whom scored in the 11th second of a Bundesliga game.

The visitors needed just three passes after the kick-off to find the net. Sebastian Boenisch picked out Bellarabi on the edge of the penalty area and he turned inside Matthias Ginter before firing beyond Mitchell Langerak.

Dortmund were shellshocked and Leverkusen gave them little time to find their rhythm.

New recruit Hakan Calhanoglu drove a free-kick wide for Leverkusen before Boenisch screwed a shot well off target.

Last season's runners-up improved after the interval but Leno brilliantly saved a header from Ginter with six minutes remaining and denied Ciro Immobile a debut goal in the final minute of normal time.

Kiessling then sealed the win five minutes into stoppage time after Bellarabi won the ball from from Dortmund left-back Erik Durm.

Schalke were dumped out of the German Cup by third division Dynamo Dresden on Monday but Klaas Jan-Huntelaar's goal looked set to give them victory on Saturday at Hanover.

Last season the Dutch striker's 12 goals helped Schalke finish third and he opened his account for the new campaign 90 seconds into the second half.

RESULTS
Hoffenheim 2 (Szalai 33, Elyounoussi 35) Augsburg 0
Hanover 2 (Prib 67, Joselu 70) Schalke 04 1 (Huntelaar 47)
Hertha Berlin 2 (Schieber 16, 47) Werder Bremen 2 (Lukimya-Mulongoti 53, Di Santo 55)
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (Seferovic 15) SC Freiburg 0
Cologne 0 Hamburg 0
Dortmund 0 Bayer Leverkusen 2 (Bellarabi 1, Kiessling 90+5)