2. Bundesliga (Week 19) : Düsseldorf beats Nürnberg 1-0
GERMANY, Dec. 19, 2014 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 19: After losing 2-1 to Eintracht Braunschweig on December 16, Fortuna Düsseldorf returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Union Berlin this Friday.
Union Berlin made Fortuna Düsseldorf doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Ivorian midfielder Bolly with one minute left in regular time.
Fortuna Düsseldorf climbed to fifth place with 31 points from 19 games, only one point behind SV Darmstadt 98, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 19, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Ingolstadt | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 33 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | FC Kaiserslautern | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 8 | FC Nürnberg | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | FC Heidenheim | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 25 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 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 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 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 |
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Overview
Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Darmstadt 98 1-4 Fortuna Düsseldorf (5 Oct.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Karlsruher SC - Fortuna Düsseldorf (8 Feb.)
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 3-1 SV Sandhausen (18 Oct.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 2-0 Karlsruher SC (16 Dec.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - VfL Bochum (7 Feb.)
Fortuna Düsseldorf
1:0
Union Berlin
1:0 (0:0)
- 19 December 2014
- 18:30
- Düsseldorf
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Ingolstadt | 39 |
| 2 |  Karlsruher SC | 33 |
| 3 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 33 |
| 4 |  Darmstadt 98 | 32 |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 31 |
Week 19 Results
| Friday 19 December 2014 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-0 | Union Berlin | |
 | FC Heidenheim | 0-1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| Karlsruher SC | 4-1 | FSV Frankfurt |  |
| Saturday 20 December 2014 | ||||
 | FC Nürnberg | 13:00 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
 | FC St. Pauli | 13:00 | VfR Aalen |  |
| Sunday 21 December 2014 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen |  |
| Darmstadt 98 | 13:30 | FC Ingolstadt | |
| Monday 22 December 2014 | ||||
 | RB Leipzig | 20:15 | 1860 Munich |  |