2. Bundesliga (Week 18) : Braunschweig beats Düsseldorf 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 16, 2014 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 18: After a 0-2 victory over FSV Frankfurt on December 13, Fortuna Düsseldorf lost 2-1 against Eintracht Braunschweig.
Fortuna Düsseldorf made Eintracht Braunschweig doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Nielsen ('67) and Kessel ('90).
Eintracht Braunschweig climbed to third place with 30 points from 18 games, tie on points with Karlsruher SC.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 16, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Ingolstadt | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 8 | FC Heidenheim | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 25 |
| 9 | Union Berlin | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | FC Nürnberg | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 23 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | FSV Frankfurt | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | VfR Aalen | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | 1860 Munich | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 13 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 13 |
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Overview
Eintracht Braunschweig
- Position: 3 +4
- Best performance of the season:FSV Frankfurt 0-3 Eintracht Braunschweig (22 Nov.)
- Previous game:Eintracht Braunschweig 1-1 Union Berlin (13 Dec.)
- Next game:FC Heidenheim - Eintracht Braunschweig (19 Dec.)
Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Position: 6 -2
- Best performance of the season:Darmstadt 98 1-4 Fortuna Düsseldorf (5 Oct.)
- Previous game:FSV Frankfurt 0-2 Fortuna Düsseldorf (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Fortuna Düsseldorf - Union Berlin (19 Dec.)
Eintracht Braunschweig
2:1
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2:1 (0:0)
- 16 December 2014
- 17:30
- Braunschweig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Ingolstadt | 36 |
| 2 |  Karlsruher SC | 30 |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 |
| 4 |  Darmstadt 98 | 29 |
| 5 |  FC Kaiserslautern | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Tuesday 16 December 2014 | ||||
 | Union Berlin | 2-0 | Karlsruher SC | |
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-0 | VfL Bochum |  |
 | FSV Frankfurt | 2-0 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| Wednesday 17 December 2014 | ||||
 | SV Sandhausen | 17:30 | Darmstadt 98 | |
 | VfR Aalen | 17:30 | RB Leipzig |  |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17:30 | FC Nürnberg |  |
 | 1860 Munich | 17:30 | FC Kaiserslautern | |
| FC Ingolstadt | 17:30 | FC St. Pauli |  |