2. Bundesliga (Week 5) : Nürnberg and Leipzig play to a 1-1 draw
GERMANY, Aug. 28, 2015 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 5: The match between Union Berlin and RB Leipzig ended in a 1-1 draw on Friday.
Union Berlin players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Union Berlin midfielder Sören Brandy in the 25th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by RB Leipzig with a saving goal from Union Berlin defender Michael Parensen into his own net in the 83rd minute.
RB Leipzig remains in 6th place with 8 points from 5 games, 2 points behind FC St. Pauli, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of August 28, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | SC Freiburg | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | SV Sandhausen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Heidenheim | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | FSV Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | FC Nürnberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Paderborn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 16 | 1860 Munich | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 10 +3
- Previous game:1860 Munich 0-0 Union Berlin (23 Aug.)
- Next game:Karlsruher SC - Union Berlin (12 Sep.)
RB Leipzig
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Eintracht Braunschweig 0-2 RB Leipzig (15 Aug.)
- Previous game:RB Leipzig 0-1 FC St. Pauli (23 Aug.)
- Next game:RB Leipzig - Paderborn (11 Sep.)
Union Berlin
1:1
RB Leipzig
1:1 (1:0)
- 28 August 2015
- 18:30
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  VfL Bochum | 12 |
| 2 |  SC Freiburg | 12 |
| 3 |  SV Sandhausen | 10 |
| 4 |  FC Heidenheim | 10 |
| 5 |  FC St. Pauli | 10 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 28 August 2015 | ||||
| SC Freiburg | 4-1 | SV Sandhausen | |
| FC Heidenheim | 3-1 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| Union Berlin | 1-1 | RB Leipzig | |
| Saturday 29 August 2015 | ||||
 | Paderborn | 13:00 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| MSV Duisburg | 13:00 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  | |
| Sunday 30 August 2015 | ||||
 | FC Nürnberg | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13:30 | Karlsruher SC |  |
 | FSV Frankfurt | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | |
| Monday 31 August 2015 | ||||
| VfL Bochum | 20:15 | 1860 Munich |  |