2. Bundesliga (Week 17) : Leipzig defeats Fürth 1-0
GERMANY, Dec. 12, 2014 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 17: After losing 0-1 to FC Ingolstadt on December 7, Die Bullen bounced back with a 1-0 victory over SpVgg Greuther Fürth this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither RB Leipzig nor SpVgg Greuther Fürth have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Austrian defender Niklas Hoheneder in the 77th minute.
RB Leipzig climbed to third place with 27 points from 17 games, only one point behind 1. FC Kaiserslautern, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 12, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Ingolstadt | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | FC Kaiserslautern | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | FC Heidenheim | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 25 |
| 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | FC Nürnberg | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | FSV Frankfurt | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | VfR Aalen | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | 1860 Munich | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 13 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:SpVgg Greuther Fürth 5-1 FC Nürnberg (11 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:SpVgg Greuther Fürth - VfL Bochum (16 Dec.)
RB Leipzig
- Position: 3 +5
- Best performance of the season:RB Leipzig 4-1 FC St. Pauli (23 Nov.)
- Previous game:RB Leipzig 0-1 FC Ingolstadt (7 Dec.)
- Next game:VfR Aalen - RB Leipzig (17 Dec.)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
0:1
RB Leipzig
0:1 (0:0)
- 12 December 2014
- 18:30
- Fürth
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Ingolstadt | 33 |
| 2 |  FC Kaiserslautern | 28 |
| 3 |  Karlsruher SC | 27 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 27 |
| 5 |  Darmstadt 98 | 26 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 12 December 2014 | ||||
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1-1 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-1 | RB Leipzig | |
 | SV Sandhausen | 0-0 | VfL Bochum |  |
| Saturday 13 December 2014 | ||||
 | 1860 Munich | 13:00 | Karlsruher SC | |
 | FSV Frankfurt | 13:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13:00 | Union Berlin |  |
| Sunday 14 December 2014 | ||||
 | VfR Aalen | 13:30 | FC Nürnberg |  |
| FC Ingolstadt | 13:30 | FC Kaiserslautern | |
 | FC St. Pauli | 13:30 | Darmstadt 98 | |