2. Bundesliga (Week 18) : Nürnberg beats Karlsruhe 2-0
GERMANY, Dec. 16, 2014 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 18: After two straigth victories against Eintracht Braunschweig and 1860 Munich, KSC lost 2-0 against Union Berlin.
Union Berlin dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Christopher Quiring in the 2nd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Union Berlin players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Polter in the 72nd minute.
Karlsruher SC remains in second place with 30 points from 18 games, 6 points behind FC Ingolstadt 04, which has a game in hand.
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 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 9 +3
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 3-1 SV Sandhausen (18 Oct.)
- Previous game:Eintracht Braunschweig 1-1 Union Berlin (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Fortuna Düsseldorf - Union Berlin (19 Dec.)
Karlsruher SC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:FC St. Pauli 0-4 Karlsruher SC (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:1860 Munich 2-3 Karlsruher SC (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Karlsruher SC - FSV Frankfurt (19 Dec.)
Union Berlin
2:0
Karlsruher SC
2:0 (1:0)
- 16 December 2014
- 17:30
- Berlin
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 |  |