Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 5:13 PM• Wessel Antes • Last update: 17:21

Vito van Crooij made history in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon. The Sparta Rotterdam winger opened the score against AZ after eight seconds, equaling the record for fastest goal ever in the Eredivisie. AZ therefore looks at a backlog early on.

The Sparta march had only just ended when Younes Namli immediately sent the ball deep into the sprinting van Crooij, who passed AZ-keeper Hobie Verhulst and shot the ball into the empty goal. For a moment the party seemed to be canceled because the linesman waved his flag, but in the end the Spartans were able to celebrate. Van Crooij equals the record of Koos Waslander, who opened the score against PEC Zwolle on March 20, 1982 as a player for NAC Breda.

????????????: @SpartaRotterdam equals the record for fastest Eredivisie goal ever! ??? Vito van Crooij only needs 8 seconds…#spaaz pic.twitter.com/1t89DWCWe2

— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) August 14, 2022