2. Bundesliga (Week 18) : Darmstadt defeats Sandhausen 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 17, 2014 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 18: Two wins in a row for Darmstadt 98. After their 0-1 win against FC St. Pauli on December 14, Darmstadt 98 continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory over SV Sandhausen this Wednesday.
Darmstadt 98 dominated the first half as a result of the unfortunate own goal scored by midfielder Manuel Stiefler in the 15th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Darmstadt 98 players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Behrens with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
SV Darmstadt 98 climbed to second place with 32 points from 18 games, 7 points behind FC Ingolstadt 04.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 17, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Ingolstadt | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Karlsruher SC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | FC Kaiserslautern | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | FC Nürnberg | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | FC Heidenheim | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 25 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 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 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | VfR Aalen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 17 |
| 16 | 1860 Munich | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 13 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
SV Sandhausen
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-3 SV Sandhausen (5 Dec.)
- Previous game:SV Sandhausen 0-0 VfL Bochum (12 Dec.)
- Next game:FC Kaiserslautern - SV Sandhausen (21 Dec.)
SV Darmstadt 98
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Darmstadt 98 4-0 FSV Frankfurt (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:FC St. Pauli 0-1 Darmstadt 98 (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Darmstadt 98 - FC Ingolstadt (21 Dec.)
- 17 December 2014
- 17:30
- Sandhausen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Ingolstadt | 39 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | 32 |
| 3 |  Karlsruher SC | 30 |
| 4 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 |
| 5 |  FC Kaiserslautern | 29 |
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 | 1-2 | Darmstadt 98 | |
 | VfR Aalen | 0-0 | RB Leipzig |  |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0-1 | FC Nürnberg |  |
 | 1860 Munich | 1-1 | FC Kaiserslautern | |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2-1 | FC St. Pauli |  |