It will have taken longer to read this sentence than it took Al Hilal to take a 1-0 lead over Al Shoalah in a Prince Faisal bin Fahad Cup tie last weekend.

Nawaf Al Abed took the opening touch from a teammate and lofted a left-footed shot all the way down the pitch and over the head of the Al Shoalah goalkeeper.

The play took less than three seconds, and set the tone early – very early – for Al Hilal’s 4-0 victory.

Curious to know some of the other fastest goals? The fine folks at The Times in London have compiled a list of the fastest recorded goals in history:

Fastest goal in a World Cup qualifying match: Davide Gualtieri in 8 seconds for San Marino v England, November, 1993
Fastest goal in a World Cup finals match: Hakan Sukur in 11 seconds for Turkey v South Korea, June, 2002
England’s fastest goal: Bryan Robson in 27 seconds against France, June 1982
Fastest Champions League goal: Roy Makaay in 10 seconds for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid, March, 2007
Fastest Premier League goal: Ledley King in 10 seconds for Tottenham Hotspur against Bradford City, December, 2000
Fastest Football League goal: Jim Fryatt in 4 seconds for Bradford Park Avenue against Tranmere Rovers, April, 1964
Fastest goal in English senior football: Colin Cowperthwaite, 3.5 seconds for Barrow against Kettering Town, December, 1979
Fastest recorded FA Cup goal: Gareth Morris after four seconds for Ashton United against Skelmersdale United, September, 2001
Fastest FA Cup Final goal: Louis Saha after 25 seconds for Everton against Chelsea, May, 2009
Fastest own-goal in English football: Pat Kruse of Torquay United in 8 seconds against Cambridge United, January, 1977
Fastest recorded own-goal: Jaanis Kriska of Kuressaare in 5 seconds against Lavadia in the Estonian League in September, 2009