Tim Cahill has scored the quickest goal in MLS history with a screamer inside seven seconds in New York Red Bulls' 3-0 win over the Houston Dynamo this morning.

Cahill's goal came from the kick-off, with the ball sitting up perfectly for the Socceroos midfielder to hammer home an exquisite right-foot volley past Dynamo keeper Tally Hall.

The first half finished 1-0, before Ibrahim Sekagya and Bradley Wright-Phillips added two more to ensure a comfortable win in Houston.

The win means New York remains second on the MLS ladder, a point behind Kansas City.