Stoppelkamp reflects on wonder goal for leaders Paderborn

Moritz Stoppelkamp said shooting was the only thing that crossed his mind when he picked up the ball inside his own penalty area in the final minutes of Paderborn's 2-0 win over Hannover on Saturday.

What followed was a stunning 80-yard goal which took the East Westphalians to the top of the Bundesliga after four matches.

"The ball fell perfectly for me and the only thing I could do was shoot," said Stoppelkamp, who took advantage of Hannover goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler leaving his net unguarded as he had ventured forward for a stoppage-time free-kick.

"I hit it perfectly and it's fantastic that I was able to contribute to this success."

The unbeaten Bundesliga newcomers currently lead the way ahead of three other sides on eight points, including defending champions Bayern Munich.

"It's a nice feeling, but it's only temporary" said Michael Heinloth after he made his Bundesliga debut.

"We're so proud of what we've achieved. It was a really good game from us."

The secret to Paderborn's success has been their fearless approach to their first ever season in the Bundesliga.

Unlike Greuther Furth and Eintracht Braunschweig in recent seasons, they have no intention of being lambs to the slaughter.

"The lads were on fire and they desperately wanted this first win at home this season," said coach Andre Breitenreiter on his club's website.

"We played exciting attacking football and had the better chances in the first half too.

"We then raised our game in the second half and the praise cannot be big enough."